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About Fort Wayne Improv
Fort Wayne Improv is a theater group established in 2024 to bring more improv and sketch comedy to Fort Wayne and the surrounding Indiana area.
What is Long-Form Improv Comedy?
Long-form improv comedy is a spontaneous artistic expression usually inspired by one audience suggestion at the beginning of the show. In long-form improv, the actors are free to explore the performance to find the interesting parts. It is completely made up on the spot. (Examples: Murderville, Middleditch and Schwartz)
What is Short-Form Improv Comedy?
Short-form improv comedy is very interactive and relies more heavily on audience participation than long-form. Generally performed as a series of games with rules that the performers follow, it is completely made up on the spot. (Examples: Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
What is Sketch Comedy?
Sketch comedy has its roots in vaudeville and consists of short–usually between 10 seconds and 5 minutes–scripted vignettes which are usually rehearsed, performed, and perfected. (Examples: Saturday Night Live, Key & Peele, The Kids in the Hall, Mad TV, Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, and many, many more)
What is Stand-Up Comedy?
Stand-up comedy is probably the most familiar form of comedy to the majority of people. Usually, it is a scripted series of jokes performed by one comedian with a microphone. (Examples: What every comedian’s mom thinks they do, What Netflix spends money on)
Kelsey Bradt and Michael Bradt performing long-form improv comedy as M’Kay.
