Truth in Comedy
The Manual for Improvisation
by Charna Halpern
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appears in Improv, Acting, and Fiction.
Want to learn the improv techniques that helped Mike Myers, Chris Farley, John Belushi, and many others along the road to TV and film stardom Then let two esteemed founders of longform improvisational theatre, Del Close and Charna Halpern, teach you the "Harold." This groundbreaking acting exercise emphasizes pattern recognition and subversion of...
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