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improv

[im-prov] / ˈɪm prɒv /














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There’s not a lot of improv in the show, but we would all just joke around and say it to each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It was part of an improv exercise aimed at helping scientists amp up their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

What I love most about improv is the responsiveness of it.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

But also I knew early on that he was absolutely the right person to do this because we’d had a brief meeting where he and I began to improv.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Here’s one more example, from a workshop conducted by Del Close, another of the fathers of improv.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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