September 10, 2010 By
A great philosopher once said, “If you want to know something, ask a question.” We took that advice two steps further: we wanted to know a whole bunch, so we asked three questions. In fact, we asked the same three questions to several improv teams in Chicago, hoping to get a glimpse into the comedic process, and maybe even learn a thing or two about what makes them tick. We’re super-especially interested in improv teams who have formed organically (i.e. not by audition) in order to explore and discuss team dynamics. Our first victims-er-guests are Sherman Edwards, Warren Phynix Johnson, Ramon Smith, and Darwin Smith of the improv team BLACKOUT. We asked them the same questions separately. Here’s what they had to say …MORE

