Do Ron Ron Improv Game
List of musical improv games. Do check out improv encyclopedia too. All - 'Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron'.
Ron Hill has trained with, and is an alumni of, New York City's Gotham City Improv, formally known as The Groundlings East. The Groundlings serves as the comedic birthplace of notable greats WIll Farrell, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig, Jack Black and many more. Ron is a cast member of Ha! Comedy Club located in Times Square, and National Comedy Theater (NCT) (aka Manhattan Comedy Theater) located in the heart of Manhattan, and has had several appearances at the famed Caroline's Comedy Club with Rebecca Vigil in 'Rebecca and Ron'.
He is a member of 'Heater Michael Hill' and can be seen performing regularly at The People's Improv Theatre (The Pit), The Tank and Gotham City Improv where he has shared stages with Rick Overton and David Stork. Ron's comedic style may be described as highly physical and character-based. Ron is the creator of RoosterCOMICS, a touring improv comedy company, and adds to his credit Improv instructor for RoosterCOMICS, National Comedy Theatre (NCT) and Gotham City Improv. Recently, Ron has worked with HBO in their promotion of Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire and can soon be seen in his ad for Crate and Barrel. To follow Ron go to facebook. ROOSTERCOMICS The ROOSTERCOMICS offer a brand of improv comedy and comedy-writing packed full of Boundless Energy, Whacky Characters and Explosive Physical Comedy.
Created by Ron Hill, an alum of NYC's Underground Improv Circuit, and featuring comics varying in background from Chicago's famed 'SECOND CITY' to NYC hotspot 'UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE'. Taking our audiences on adventures through intelligent,creative and funny sketches, improv games and character monologues. And it's all MADE UP ON THE SPOT!.And since it's improvised, No two shows will ever be the same!
The ROOSTERCOMICS are excited to bring their Fresh and Hilarious brand of comedy to towns/areas who have little to no comedy clubs/shows. And are becoming involved with local communities to offer Improv Training and Comedy Workshops, as well as Children's Improv Workshops. We are also available for events / parties and are capable of customizing any comedy to your specific event needs/demographics.
ROOSTERCOMICS - creator RON HILL.
In my previous post I discussed the difficulty of talking about improv in a general sense due to the varied and sometimes exclusive techniques used in different styles of play. There is another factor that makes talking about improv tricky.
It’s the fact the improv portion of an improv show isn’t the only thing the audience is responding to. “Da-Doo-Ron-Ron” was a hit for The Crystals back in 1963 and as a short form game, spelled innumerable different ways, is a hit around the world today. It involves rhyming and following a very basic doo-wop tune. It’s a favorite of mine because I think I’m good at it. Somehow, magically, I’ve always been good at it, even when I first played it and had very little improv training.
The reason, of course, is there is essentially no improv involved in Da-Doo-Ron-Ron. I could get a group of college students who know nothing about improv, teach them the game without ever mentioning yes and or support and they’d be 98% as good as a group that received full improv instruction. The audience couldn’t tell the difference and, most importantly, wouldn’t care. Learning the rules of improv may have had me better marginally at Da-Doo-Ron-Ron but just like rap improv games you can either do it or you can’t. (Let me rephrase that, you can either do rap improv games jaw-droppingly well without really trying or you can achieve a modest level of decency only with very hard work.) If there is no improv in Da-Do-Ron-Ron, how much improv is there in Harold? Before you say, “Clearly 100%.” consider this improvised scene: Julie (excited and nervous): I got it! The letter from Harvard!
Tom (calm): I’m sure it’s an acceptance letter, Honey. You have worked very hard for this. Julie: I’m so nervous. Here, you read it.
Do Ron Ron Crystals
Tom: Jules, I’m not going to open the letter for you. You need to read it. Julie: Without your support, Dad, I wouldn’t be here.
You should read it. If this were a scripted scene it would not be funny at all.
As an improvised scene, if performed well, it is funny. Despite pimps and denials the audience appreciate the fact that the players are making it up and see them shifting the burden of creation between each other. Above the rules of improv are the realities of a live performance and the audience is very much aware of and responsive to theses. At times following every rule or breaking every rule has very little to do with our success on stage. When you step onstage you are in two shows at the same time. One show is called “technically-skilled improv”, the other show is called “a bunch of people making things up as they go.” Success and failure in each show is independent.
This notion of being involved in two shows at once is a point I’ve made before and often. As teachers we need to break the two apart when we give notes. A hilarious scene may work due to a large, warm performance, skilled word play or both. When a scene fails we need to look at it’s performance and not simply it’s execution of the improv rules. We need to acknowledge both parts specifically. These last two posts taken together illustrate the difficulty in talking about improv. Style and execution.
The Crystals
Without knowing these I can’t judge a scene or a shows success. I have to know the intended style because an amazing Country and Western song is at the same time a terrible New Wave song.
Da Do Ron Ron Shaun Cassidy
I also have to see it executed; hilarious jokes can be ruined by poor delivery. Post navigation.