Episode 72: Jason Perez on How to be a better improviser
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Jason Perez is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Edinburgh International Improv Festival. Jason is a teacher with Will Hines’ WGIS. You can see him perform with Billy Merritt, Julie Brister, Sarah Claspell, and Josh Simpson in The Good Leads in which they perform The Glen. Me and Jason talks about the four ways of being a better improviser, to learn something new every week and to be okay with your own comedic voice. We talk about Pirate Robot Ninja, game of the scene and the differences between teacher, director and coach. We are also talking about X-men, bank vaults and why you should be pulling out your fellow improvisers legs and shit in their mouths.
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