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Brian G. Smith is an award-winning film-maker, educator, and alumnus of The Second City. Over the last 20 years, Brian has helped thousands of students exercise their creative spirits, and find their own storytelling voices.
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Nov 6, 2025 ∙ 1 min
"Duolingo for Gibberish" [guest blog]
In his most recent blog, Annex Improv guest teacher David Raitt offers some practical techniques to get better at speaking gibberish. Dave and I agree completely that practising gibberish is great for rounding out the Improvisor's pallette, because it compels us to use 'other' forms of communication, besides English. [full post linked below] " Gibberish is a made-up language improvisers speak using completely random sounds. It has no verbal content, which encourages us to be more expressive...
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Aug 31, 2025 ∙ 1 min
Annex Improv-4 Parts (of make-em ups)
📌 EPISODE 1: Positive Addiction [Latin: Improvisus Spontaneus Gimme-us] Why laughter hooks harder than caffeine—and why improv is the...
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Aug 24, 2025 ∙ 1 min
Improv On-Camera, FTW!
Brand new Annex Improv student Bryan McGahey pulled me aside during class break to tell me an Annex Improv Success Story . He was tasked...
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