Deckard practice
Just a really good face.
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A Jackie Jennings Joint
About the author
Oh, hi! I'm Jackie, a writer, improvisor, video editor and general purpose human. I work at a pretty great place called Outbrain and perform improv with my team Dr. Sickbone. Contact me:
JackieEllenJennings@gmail.com
My improv profile
Example of my writing
I have been trying to make healthier choices.
The last five times I ate burgers, I got singles instead of doubles.
All of them were in this calendar week.
Just ate a whole box of Ellios and frozen lasagna. Feeling good.
I’m moderating this event at The Paley Center this Saturday in NYC & you should come to it! Buy tix here.
Just bought tickets. So excited.
Teaching Interviews: Chris Gethard, Part 1 of 2
This is a series in which I ask great improv teachers to write down their thoughts on teaching improv. We start with Chris Gethard, who was the second person to ever run the UCBT-NY school after Kevin Mullaney.
Gethard wrote the first full curriculum for the school, taught dozens and dozens of very popular classes at all levels and also coached some of the best teams to ever develop at the theater. For a majority of the people who have considered themselves UCB performers in the last 10 years, Chris has been one of their prominent coaches/teachers.
He also has a new book out, A Bad Idea I’m About To Do, which you could check out.
Q: What are common notes you give to students?
Gethard: Here are pretty much all the notes and speeches I give, all the lines I draw in the sand. Honestly, I think if anyone reads all these they don’t even need to take a class with me:
- Chill the fuck out.
Really great
Uggie, the dog from the film The Artist, poses backstage with the award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Picture: Mark J. Terrill/AP
Life is good.
David Guetta has something figured out.
This is Netlflix saying “Come on, man. You’re better than this.”
But I’m not.
the world’s greatest
i wish i had something incisive and insightful about what this child and family’s existence means for america but i don’t. no one does. no one could. that’s not what this is about.
if george bush was the signal of the end of the american empire, this child is like if a rabid elephant got loose on the appian way. you’d be like, holy fucking shit and watch it forever until the sun set. it’s like if a crazy meth head got benjamin buttoned. it’s like, the best.
devil’s advocate
when someone’s like “just gonna play devil’s advocate” i’m like “that’s ok.” and stop listening.
