improv4humans
with Matt Besser
March 8, 2018
Mookie Blaiklock, Paul Rust, and Neil Casey join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! We’ll hear scenes about getting stuck on a fence after eating mushrooms, a fake doctor who infiltrates a hospital, and an overly suspicious checkout lady. Plus, Al Roker opens up his own theme park and climate change scientists get to meet their comedy hero.
This episode is sponsored by Audible.
March 1, 2018
EP. 332 — Noah Gundersen and the Long Lost Prom Queen
Guest Noah Gundersen , Eugene Cordero & Toni Charline Ramos
Musical guest Noah Gundersen joins Eugene Cordero, Toni Charline, and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! Noah plays songs off his latest album White Noise that inspire scenes about how often Jesus washes his beard, hiring a stripper based on musical taste, and a relationship mystic with dubious aims. Plus, a prom queen gets recognized later in life and a nerdy kid must audition for a sports team.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (code: IMPROV) and NBC’s A.P. Bio.
February 22, 2018
Professor Rich Fulcher joins Matt Besser for the pilot episode of the new podcast, Marijuana Advice. They take listener calls about all things marijuana, from what the future of the cannabis industry looks like to the dangers of driving high to the best weed for an amazing sexual experience. Plus, they give tips on the best way to combat paranoia as well as how to get your pot brownies to kick in faster.
This episode is sponsored by NBC’s A.P. Bio, SeatGeek (code: IMPROV), and Warby Parker.
February 15, 2018
Gavin Speiller, Dannah Phirman, and Chad Carter join Matt Besser this week for scenes about a new friend that can’t get acknowledged, a man who won’t use any toilet but his own, and the theft of a neighbor’s BarkBox. Plus, a cafe goer demands a cereal straw for his milk, a mobile game gets in the way of a funeral, and a breast-exam rap group takes a closer look at their lyrics.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (code: IMPROV) and SeatGeek (code: IMPROV).
February 8, 2018
EP. 329 — The First YouTube Video: LIVE from UCB Sunset
Guest John Gemberling , Gil Ozeri & Curtis Gwinn
John Gemberling, Gil Ozeri, and Curtis Gwinn join Matt Besser for a live improv4humans! They take a selection of Crap on YouTubes that inspire scenes about a disagreement over a clichéd joke, sharing a manhole fetish on the first date, and an intervention disguised as a Pokémon tournament. Plus, we hear the story of the first elf-reindeer hybrid and the inventors of YouTube share their very first captures.
This episode is sponsored by MVMT Watches and Beachbody On Demand (text IMPROV to 303030).
February 1, 2018
EP. 328 — K.Flay and the Sexy Talk Cafe
Guest K.Flay , Eugene Cordero , Paul F. Tompkins & Seth Morris
Musical guest and Grammy nominee K.Flay joins improvisers Eugene Cordero, Paul F. Tompkins, Seth Morris & Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! K.Flay performs songs off her latest album “Every Where Is Some Where” that inspire scenes about a cafe where people tell their sex stories, a gargoyle who can’t turn to stone, and a BDSM sub who can’t be pleasured by jerks. Plus, girls’ night gets ruined by a tag-along boyfriend and a narrator gets sent into homes to accompany one of the first TV shows.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (code: IMPROV) and MVMT Watches.
January 25, 2018
Bobby Moynihan, Dan Lippert, and Betsy Sodaro join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! A singer gets pulled out of retirement to perform a song about her greatest tragedy, a botched visit by the Men In Black has a long-lasting impact, and a boy with two pee holes learns how to use his gift. Plus, a flat-Earther finds himself in a world he never knew existed, and a special Case Closed with a Trump “shithole” defender leads to a scene about a whole economy based around making one building as tall as possible.
This episode is sponsored by SeatGeek (code: IMPROV).
January 18, 2018
Don Fanelli and Laura Willcox join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They perform scenes about PTSD after a bomb cyclone, Don’s mom’s obsession with the soundtrack from The Holiday, and a complicated audition for a Dr. Scholl’s ad. Plus, Lana Del Rey debuts a new song with a familiar tune, and a coffee mug slogan writer goes in for his big pitch.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (code: IMPROV).
January 11, 2018
Phil Rosenthal, Andy Daly, Katie Dippold and Ari Voukydis join Matt Besser this week for scenes about restaurant patrons ordering as a collective, injured schoolkids with fantastical excuses, and an attempted apology for driving through a barbershop. Plus, a teacher pays a visit to an archaic school board and a villager speaks out against the penis artwork spreading through his town.
This episode is sponsored by HBO’s Crashing and Beachbody On Demand (text IMPROV to 303030).
January 4, 2018
Danielle Schneider joins Matt Besser this week for an improv2humans! They perform scenes about a mom who just wants a birthday card on time, a waiter who offers deep-cutting character critiques, and a doctor with acting career advice. Later, a cheerleader gets interrogated about her cheers after a car accident, and the sandwich-on-head bet turns into a flight risk.
This episode is sponsored by Bombfell.
December 28, 2017
This week, author of “Improv Nation” Sam Wasson joins Matt Besser for a far-reaching discussion about the history of improv. Sam and Matt outline the milestones of improvisational theatre as it evolved from a rehearsal exercise into the comedic performance art form that we know it as today. Learn more about Sam Wasson’s book “Improv Nation” here.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (code: IMPROV).
December 21, 2017
EP. 322 — Worriers and the Cynical Begrudgings Cards
Guest Worriers , Mary Holland , Eugene Cordero & Brian Huskey
Special musical guest Worriers join Mary Holland, Eugene Cordero, Brian Huskey and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! Worriers play a selection of songs that inspire scenes about a vegan who sells animal-shaped jewelry, a party host who won’t leave the coat closet, and a cynical greeting card company. Plus, a teacher uses sarcasm to teach math and a father fondly reminisces about his kids’ worst summer ever.
This episode is sponsored by “Improv Nation” by Sam Wasson.
December 14, 2017
Jon Gabrus and Jessica McKenna join Matt Besser for part two of a live episode from Chicago! They take audience suggestions that inspire scenes about a team of nerdcatchers, a specialty toilet for a bad back, and a genie that gets wished into a relationship. Plus, teens make a high speed Taco Bell run and Jon has a hard time concentrating during his wife’s work stories.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (code: IMPROV) and “Improv Nation” by Sam Wasson.
December 7, 2017
EP. 320 — Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About How Twist And Shout Is The Worst Beatles Song
Guest Horatio Sanz , Brett Morris , Mike Hanford & Will Hines
Welcome to the very first episode of Matt Besser’s new podcast, Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About How Twist And Shout Is The Worst Beatles Song. Matt is joined this week by engineer Brett Morris, rock and roll doctor David Fricke of Rolling Stone, and Beatles guitarist John Lennon as they call up notable Beatles podcaster Will Hines to help Will understand why Twist and Shout is not just the worst Beatles song, but also the worst song of all time.
This episode is brought to you by “Improv Nation” by Sam Watson and Casper Mattresses (code: IMPROV).
November 30, 2017
EP. 319 — Not Without My Gun/Love After Death
Guest Sarah Claspell , Kimia Behpoornia , Devin Field , Travis Coles , Jake Sprague & Kristen Studard
Sarah Claspell, Kimia Behpoornia, Devin Field, Travis Coles, Jake Sprague, and Kristen Studard join Matt Besser for a special i7h Movie Form episode! First, we visit a nail-focused survivors collective, parents that don’t want their child to know it’s the zombie apocalypse, and a roadster who can’t get to his heat unless he performs social pleasantries in “Not Without My Gun.” Then, it’s the gritty crime drama “Love After Death,” in which a grieving widower on the hunt for the truth, a single mom sheriff in the midst of a custody battle, and a serial killer with a Nixon fixation cross paths with explosive results.
This episode is sponsored by HBO’s Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady.