Special musical guest Ben Lee returns along with improvisers Danielle Schneider, Rose O’Shea, Jacob Wysocki, and Devin Field for this week’s improv4humans! Ben plays songs from his musical “B Is for Beer” that inspire scenes about a campaign to make beer more drinkable, the Dalai Lama’s messy personal life, and a plant-based romance. Later, we’ll meet a couple that everyone is betting on as well as a rock star defending her title to the death.

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Will Hines, Shaun Diston, and Seth Morris join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They’ll introduce us to a human doormat, a registered poser, and a student who takes lunch wherever he pleases. Plus, we’ll hear about a “history of the future” class, a musical about the banana shortage, and a stand-up comic who relies on charm instead of humor.

Mary Holland and Matt Newell join Matt Besser to dig deep into the couple mind on this week’s improv4humans! They’ll disagree over the aspirations of Barbies, experience a beaver injection, and take a visit to laugh therapy. Plus, we’ll meet the hype man at a video resume service and a weed shop that specializes in paternal feelings.

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Ed Greenberg of the legendary improv group The Committee joins Matt Besser and Horatio Sanz for a special improv4humans! First, Matt interviews former vaudeville performer and Three Stooges rival Poo Baloney. Then, Ed talks about the formation of The Committee and the Harold before they call up actress and fellow Committee member Ruth Silveira to get into a discussion on Del Close, women, and improvisational theatre.

Musician and author Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah the Hills joins improvisers Andy Daly, Danielle Schneider, and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! Ryan talks about his book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, inspiring scenes about a homeschooled music class that goes off the rails, a musical jug salesman, and a U2 imposter band. Later, we’ll hear calls to an LSD support hotline before meeting a couple of disinterested local heroes.

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Jon Gabrus, James Adomian, Betsy Sodaro, Horatio Sanz, and Lauren Lapkus join Matt Besser for a live improv4humans from SXSW! They’ll take audience suggestions that inspire scenes about a very young babysitter, a couple swapping disturbing stories on a first date, and a series of wasted wishes. Later, Alex Jones unearths an ice cream conspiracy and millennial students learn how to use their imaginations.

Dan Lippert and Toni Charline join Matt Besser for scenes about a talk show host who gets physical during interviews, a confrontation over stolen newspapers, and a series of destructive prank phone calls. Later, a rich kid’s fort getting knocked down leads to an investigation and Toni’s housemates use her teeth grinding to their own advantage.

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Musical guest St. Lenox joins improvisers Paul F. Tompkins, Seth Morris, and Janet Varney for this week’s improv4humans! St. Lenox plays a selection of songs that inspire scenes about a jingle karaoke bar, the ghosts of deceased authors, and law students with big dreams. Plus, they’ll visit a highly advanced kindergarten before following Janet through her high school reunion.

Carl Tart, Hillary Matthews, and Ali Ghandour join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! We’ll hear about an extremely personalized wine bar, airplane passengers who rally against an obnoxious farter, and cheerleaders that lead their cheers with facts. Later, a street interview inspires terrible gift ideas for a nephew’s birthday.

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Jon Gabrus, John Gemberling, Gavin Speiller, and Brett Morris join Matt Besser for this year’s special 420 edition of improv4humans! They perform scenes about introducing your old circle jerk buddies to your wife, getting cold feet before a wedding because the groom isn’t funny, and an attempt to bust a baby-beef conspiracy. Plus, a couple must hide from their child in order to discuss their workdays, and a teen has a tough time getting his friends excited about the mystical land in his parents’ wardrobe.

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Tim Meadows, Peter Hulne, and Colton Dunn join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They’ll fact check a Peter Gabriel expert, take a homophobic uncle skydiving, and argue over the name of their gang. Plus, a phone-hat tech trend gains traction and a group of police officers comes up with creative ways to be dicks on the job.

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Michael Dean Damron returns to improv4humans along with fellow musician Mishka Shubaly and improvisers Joel Spence, Lou Wilson, and Matt Besser! Michael and Mishka perform songs that inspire scenes about Jesus’s most annoying fan, a couple so polite they ruined their sex life, and a wildly vulgar audition. Plus, a teacher shuts down the life dreams of his students and a nephew uses his newfound size to intimidate his uncle.

Scott Aukerman, Horatio Sanz, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino, Craig Rowin, Mookie Blaiklock, Peter Hulne, St. Lenox, Laura Willcox, Don Fanelli, Brett Morris, James Adomian, and Betsy Sodaro join Matt Besser for LIVE Sing A Long experiments from UCB Sunset’s Inner Sanctum and SXSW! They get the audience grooving with songs by The Band, Radiohead, Johnny Cash, Foo Fighters, The Smiths, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, Tom Petty and many more. Using lyrics as inspiration, they perform scenes about a support group for kissing addicts, a rock & roll musician who appreciates the hotel experience, and a farmer who cultivates organic dirt. Plus, we meet bar patrons who bond while waiting to fight and a priest who can’t give his sermon because of the holes in his socks.

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The humons have voted, and here are your favorite scenes of 2017! These performances feature Andy Daly, Bob Dassie, Mary Holland, Lauren Lapkus, Erin Whitehead, Stephanie Allynne, Mookie Blaiklock, Craig Rowin, Brandon Gardner, Tim Meadows, Shaun Diston, Chad Carter, Horatio Sanz, Rafe Williams, Eric Christensen, Ben Lyons, Melissa Darch, John Gemberling, Gil Ozeri, Jen D’Angelo, Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham, Will Hines, Scott Aukerman, Anthony King, Alex Fernie, Jason Mantzoukas, Sasheer Zamata, Noël Wells, Jon Gabrus, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Drew Tarver, Jessica McKenna, Eugene Cordero, Gavin Speiller, and Brian Huskey. Let these humons know you love them on improv4humans!

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Jess McKenna, Jon Gabrus, and Horatio Sanz join Matt Besser straight from SF Sketchfest! They’ll take audience suggestions that lead to scenes about a group of campers that turned to piracy, finding real human connections in the grocery story, and the world’s most annoying dentist. Later, a bachelor deals with his stripper PTSD and a support group for wrongdoers reacts harshly to minor misdeeds.

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