false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172523163m/184703.jpg 184703 2 Who would have ever thought that learning the finer points of improvisation could be such fun? The "Harold," an innovative improvisational tool, helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Chris Farley, George Wendt (Norm on "Cheers") and many other actors on the road to TV and film stardom. Now it is described fully in this new book for the benefit of other would-be actors and comics. The "Harold" is a form of competitive improv involving six or seven players. They take a theme suggestion from the audience and free-associate on the theme, creating a series of rapid-fire one-liners that build into totally unpredictable skits with hilarious results. The teams compete with scoring based on applause. The "Harold" is a fun way to "loosen up" and learn to think quickly, build continuity, develop characterizations and sharpen humor. 178522 1 4 1994 Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation total:208|5:64|4:71|3:56|2:12|1:5| 208 801 259 26 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:55:54 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:54:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Apr 02 10:01:38 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 10:02:26 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Tue Dec 11 11:54:12 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 11:54:48 -0800 2007 2 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Dec 30 11:39:17 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 11:43:50 -0800 2008
Look, Charna has done some big things for the world of comedy, and had a big hand in legitimizing improvised comedy as a theatrical art.

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