The DC Traveler

So you think you’re funny?  John Belushi, Chris Farley, Bill Murray and Mike Myers all got their starts in Improv. 
Some learned their trade at Chicago’s famous Second City, others at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade or other improv schools across the U.S.  The best ended up in Hollywood or on Saturday Night Live.
But improv is a learned craft, where students learn the basic skills of listening, spontaneously, off the cuff story-telling, confidence, teamwork, comedic instincts and how to never stop or never laugh, no matter what happens.
If you have a desire to try out your comedic skills, …read more

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Created by a few of Chicago’s famous Second City improve and comedy players, Chicago City Limits is one of New York City’s longest-running improvisational comedy revues, having performed over 8,500 shows.
With skits such as “torture the actor”, where one of the cast has to guess an unusual or obscure phrase, supported only by limited clues and other improvs where the audience suggests material that the players must turn into sketches or songs, you never know where the story or the humor may lead.

Chicago City Limits
the Barns at Wolf Trap
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, VA 22182 (map it)
Just off the Dulles Tollroad …read more

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