Improv Nerd With Jimmy Carrane

Antoine McKay is a former member of the Second City Mainstage, a teacher, actor, and is appearing in the new show Empire on Fox. In this episode, Antoine talks about coming up through Second City Detr...

5 Jan 20151h 14min

In this episode, Jimmy brings in a whole bunch of the Improv Nerd team to discuss their favorite moments from 2014. Listen as some of the behind-the-scenes folks talk about exciting times, embarrassin...

28 Des 20141h 1min

Rachael Mason is the Head of Advanced Improvisation at Second City, a phenomenal improviser, and a beloved improv teacher in Chicago. In this episode, Rachael talks about the responsibility women have...

20 Des 20141h 7min

In this episode, Jimmy talks Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, creators of the new show, "Broad City," on Comedy Central, about starting out at UCB in New York, setting goals, investing their own money ...

13 Des 201437min

Best known for creating the HBO sketch series Mr. Show ,playing criminal lawyer Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad, and writing the famous ''Matt Foley'' sketch on SNL, Bob Odenkirk is a comedy legend. He ...

7 Des 20141h 4min

Jack Newell is a writer/producer/actor/director. He is the head of the brand new TV, Film and Digital Department at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. He's a comedy director who uses improvis...

30 Nov 20141h 2min

Stephanie McCullough, musical improv virtuoso, has been the piano player for Music Improv since 1997, on the Second City faculty (music director, teacher, and composer) since 2002, and is the founder ...

24 Nov 20141h 12min

Michael Delaney has been a member of the UCB since 1998, where he teaches improv and sketch writing. He’s been part of legendary teams like “The Swarm” and “Stepfathers.” We talked to him about why he...

20 Nov 201454min