Improv is Dead
Improv is Dead is an immersive comedy podcast hosted by Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White. Every week we chat 'n prov, then apply some slick post-production effects, to create a totally unique show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears. Support the pod! For bonus episodes, access to our Discord and more premium content join our Patreon at Patreon.com/improvisdead
Jimmy Fallon or Else with Jake Prizant
It's Mr. Deli Boys Season 2 himself Jake Prizant back on the pod this week for another mic cackling episode! We chat'n'prov about clay therapy, going viral, commenting for clout and getting on Fallon the wrong way.
Watch Jake on Deli Boys, Season 2 now streaming on HULU
See Jake improvise with Cream Boy at iO
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It Swallows with Avery Ford and Ryan Bowman
On the pod this week it's the debut of the very funny Avery Ford and Ryan Bowman! We get chat'n'provin on whales, rent-a-sons, and more!
See Avery and Ryan as part of Blue Print at iO Thursdays at iO
You can also see them at the 11 pm show Fridayst at iO
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Guests: Avery Ford...
Angel Numbers with Meghan Babbe and Jon Butts
Another week of first timers with our pals Meghan Babbe and Jon Butts! We get chat'n'provin about beach parties, very good bar food, and how to pick a sick nickname.
You can check out Jon in New Orleans with his theater Two Friends Theater
Go see Babbe every Sunday at LSI with Late 90's!
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Spawn Vs. Hancock with Mike Brunlieb
It's the return of everyone's favorite Mike and we get nasty on some prov ranging from massage work, to Hancock, all the way on down to SPAWN!
Check out Mike with Real Angels every Wednesday night at LSI
Follow 3 Actors Living in a Cave
See us all perform at 2nd Best Fest this weekend in Richmond!
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Petey Ponytail with Ali Ghandour and James Mannion
A west coast connection baby! Ali Ghandour and James Mannion make their Improv is Dead deubeatiful and the laughs keep coming. We chat'n'prov about stretching it out, all the way back ponies and sad sacks.
Grab a Ticket For June 6th Mud City Improv Festival!
See James and Ali play at UCB with ASSSSCAT
Follow LEROY for Show Updates!
Follow Bangarang for Show Updates!
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Just easing into Improv is...
Michael 3000 in 4DX with Lauren Frost and Erin Washington
Lerin is back on the pod and we chat'n'prov about high school dances, what TWIRP means (The Woman is Responsible to Pay) the many Michael spinoffs, and horrendous scents.
Get tickets to see us and many more at Mud City Festival June 6th
Follow Lerin on Instagram for show updates!
See Birdlady at iO On Wednesdays!
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Stellar Wireless with Kyle Bethea and Ollie Hobson
Our good buddies Kyle Bethea and Ollie Hobson are back on the mic to chat'n'prov about Stellar Wireless, bungled baggage claim, and getting into eat just in the nick of time!
Check out Process at LSI Saturday at 6 pm!
Follow 3 Actors Living in a Cave for live show updates!
Use Code IMPROV to get 10% off your order from Cult Classic Coffee!
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Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
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Pogo Pandamoniuem with Laurel Krabacher
Tim's best friends Laurel Krabacher is back on the pod and we go brazy on trampolines, CBD drinks, and pogo for transportation.
Check out Laurel and Damian during their run of PROCESS at Logan Square Improv
Improv is Dead Playlists on Spotify
Improv is Dead Starter Platter
NYE Best of the Year Eps
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Groufon to Graceland with Veronica Rooney and Traer Schond
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Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
We're doing it up live again this Saturday night in Chicago with Mike Brunlieb and Laurel Krabacher.
Improv is Dead LIVE Tickets are available for $5 right here!
Welcome in pervs, today we sit down for a chat'n'prov with fresh faces to the pod Veronica Rooney and Traer Schon to discuss...
The Wind, The Tree, and Richard with The Tuesday Goodies
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Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
It's Tuesday and what a fun way to start off the day than with our pals Keller Paulson and Kelly Foy of The Tuesday Goodies!? You can see them perform every Tuesday at CiC at the Western Bar and Kitchen with The Tuesday Good Show. A fantastic show that brings together the best of impro...
Emotional Ham Plate with Clare Ruddy and Shand Thomas
The last of our in person LA recordings and this one is with our very good friends and long time prov buddies Clare Ruddy and Shand Thomas! We chat'n'prov about our emotions, ham plates, sandwiches and more!
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Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
Justice for Judge Valentine with Trevor Haaker and Will Stiles
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Trevor Haaker and Will Stiles, A couple of the Mud City boys, stop by the pod for a little chat'n'prov about liminal spaces, low level judges, and alien invasions!
We're doing Mud City on June 6th and you can get your tickets now!
Mud City Improv Festival is a Chicago-based improv festival that aims to celebrate the massive improv hub that Chicago is. We are excited to announce that our final and ultimate show for...
Death of a Toe with Caroline Cotter and Dan Lippert
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Dan Lippert is in the house alongside LA's very own and pod favorite Caroline Cotter! We chat'n'prov about the 13th Warrior, call in radio shows, getting stuck in the bathroom, and blood girls.
We've got a LIVE show this Saturday night at LSI and its only $5!
Listen to ManDog Pod for more Lippert goodness.
Be sure to check out Big Grande!
Check out Caroline at UCB in AssssCAT
Hosts:
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*WORM HOLE OPENS*
GAHH! Finally, after a full year of kicking around the prov-verses, we're back as Improv is Dead. This is no joke! While it is related to April Fools, because of the April Fools paradox, we really are Improv is Dead, the REAL audibly enhanced improv podcast. We sent those FUDGECAST guys back to their own Damin-verse on their proper Tim-Line.
Now we're back to chat'n'prov with Dan about nipple covered TikTok trends...
Can anyone hear this...the story so far...are we coming through...?
Improv is Dead...back..April fools Paradox...sent us...into anoth...prov-verse!
Plz st4nd by...
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That Dogs Gonna Run with Mark Ratterman
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Mark Ratterman pops by the pod again for some chat'n'prov about getting our cards read, running for fun, and new hip haircuts.
Check out Marks pod with Cook County Social Club "Get it to Dutch: A Screen Writers Journey
Sign up for Marks Cook County Workshop at iO
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
Sound Design by Nick
The Curtain That Moves with Elim Almedom and Daniela Aguilar
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Elim Almedom and Daniela Aguilar are Women of a Certain age every Thursday night at LSI in Chicago. They pop by the pod to chat'n'prov about being fashionably late, making yourself at home, and a club for bad dreams.
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
Sound Design by Nick
Dungledore Vs. Mark Neato with Ariel Sinha
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Our guest today is a producer and performer on one of the hottest shows in Chicago, the consistently SOLD OUT Friday show at LSI ft. Holy Goat. Not only is she a hilarious improviser, she’s also an incredible illustrator who’s done work with The Chicago Bulls, White Sox, Bears and more! You can follow her work and shows on IG @arielsinhaha, returning to the pod, it’s the very funny Ariel Sinah.
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya...
Claude's Song
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The fellas get into talking Blink 182, how much life is left and what we want to do with it. It sounds deeper than we get unfortunately.
Sound Design by Nick
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White
The DVD with Lauren Frost
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Lauren Frost is back to get her prov on!
Lauren does shows all over Chicago including the famous Wednesday night free show at iO with Birdlady and Dumb John. She also co-hosts one of the hottest spots to get your indie team up to play at Open Stage Thursdays at The Western Bar and Kitchen. Starting March 19 you can check her out with her duo Lerin and 3 Actors Living in a Cave during their Thursday night run at LSI...
Sweet Trampoline Dreams with Cadence Messier and Grace Goze
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This week we've got two folks making their pod debuts in a big way!
Grace Goze
Grace is a self proclaimed improv pervert and alumna of The Second City’s 2024 Victor Wong Fellowship. She performs weekly with High Stakes Productions and currently her Harold team and first all-POC house team at iO, D.A.R.E. Dropouts Presents: After School Special is happening every Saturday at 9:30 pm. She also hosts, writes, and produces her very own late-n...
Ted Zepplin ft. Barely Naked Ladies with TJ Jagodowski
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Our guest today is hitting his record 6 time appearance on the pod which means we get him roughly once a year and even that blows my mind. You’ve seen him in countless Film and TV projects from The Great and Powerful OZ to Get Hard. He’s one half of an iconic improv duo you can show to you parents and say “see, this is why I do it” to help make them understand with TJ and Dave and you can curr...
Bald Avatar
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This week we FUDGE out to chat'n'prov about Tim's foot health, Dan's VR obsession and Damian being Mandela effected by Avatar.
Minnesota Ways to Help
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White
Sound Design by Nick
Fire County with Laurel Krabacher
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The Minneapolis Edit Ways to Help
Stand with Minnesota
A Minnesota Built, constantly updated resource hub connecting you with mutual aid, funds, legal supports, food assistance, rent help. and volunteer opportunities,
MN NOICE
Statewide directory of organizations that support immigrants and refugees across Minnesota from legal help to community service
Community Aid Network MN
Organizes weekly free food distributions across the Twin Cities and supports volunteer participation.
Ou...
Sticky Ball with Mike Brunlieb and Thomas Kelly
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If you’re a true improv pervert you’ve seen this episodes guests perform in every out house, pent house, hen house and dog house around the country. You’ve seen their work in TV and Film from Southside, and Work in Progress to SHRINK and Trial of the Chicago 7. They’ve produced countless live shows around Chicago including the famous Spitballin variety show! Together they form SAND, an absolute tour de force of improv talent, it's Mike Brunlieb and Thomas Kelly...
Maddin 2024 Re-Release
We're back with all new episodes next week Jan 20th but for now enjoy this FUDGECAST/Improv is Dead throwback from October 2023!
"What game or movie universe would you most like to live in?" Support the pod! Join our Patreon for additional content. www.Patreon.com/fudgecastThis week we answer a question from Improv Pervert MatthewDubs in our Discord.Performers:Damian Anaya (@DamianAnaya ( / damiananaya ) )Tim Lyons (@TimLyons ( / timlyons ) )Dan White (@atdanwhite ( / atdanwhite ) )Editor/Producer:Matt Williams
Improv is Dead Trailer
Improv is Dead is an immersive comedy podcast hosted by Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White. Every week we chat 'n prov, then apply some slick post-production effects, to create a totally unique audial comedy show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears.
Best of 2025 NYE Spooktacular
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It's our annual NYE Spooktacular where we grab a bunch of scenes that really made us chuckle hard from 2025 and slap them all into one neat little back to back package for you to consume and enjoy!
Thanks to Nick McMillin for putting this together and to all the improv perverts who sent us their favorite scenes. Thanks to everyone who listened to the pod this year new and old! Y'all rule and it makes doing the pod that...
Don't Forget the Grinch Sauce (2025 Holiday Spooktacular)
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All the boys are back home for the holidays! Dan White returns for our Holiday spooktacular where we talk about the gifts we would've given had we actually bought each other gifts and then we prov it out one last time for 2025! It gets grinchy!
Sound Design by Nick McMillin
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White
Alpha Kings of Kentucky with Bill Arnett and Kyle Bethea
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This week on the pod we have the return of good friend Kyle Bethea and making his pod debut, local Chicago improv titan Bill Arnett joins us to chat'n'prov about your first sip of beer, alpha dogs, Hannibalesque bears and more!
Listen to Bill on his own podcast MPZ Listening Party
Follow 3 Actors Living in a Cave for updates on live shows!
Come see Tim and Damian do it LIVE this Saturday December 20th at L...
Pixie Cut Cleaners with Dina Facklis and Abby McEnany
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This week on the pod we have the fantastically funny duo of Dina Facklis and Abby McEnany to chat'n'prov about bad hair cuts, costume parties, and more!
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
Better Be Beats with Andrew Lemna and Devin Henderson
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This week on the pod we welcome back Andrew Lemna and Devin Henderson to chat'n'prov about Black Friday deals, Friendsgivings, and giving the perfect gift to your nieces and nephews that won't drive your siblings insane.
Sound Design by Nick McMillin
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
Wanna Date with Lauren Frost and Erin Washington
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We're taking the week off from the main feed for the holiday, but wanted to give a little episode to gobble up! If you're not on the Patreon, this was one of our most recent bonus episodes with our friends Lauren Frost and Erin Washington!
Follow Erin and Lauren as Lerin on socials for live shows!
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons,
Live from NY it's Johnny Cage with Dan Lippert and Ryan Rosenberg
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This week on the pod we do a little holiday chat'n'prov with two of the best and Mandog Pod hosts Dan Lippert and Ryan Rosenberg! We talkin' buffet's, frying turkeys, and more!
Listen to Dan and Ryan on their podcast Mandog Pod!
See them perform live as Big Grande at UCB!
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons,
Chicken and Gas with Mike Geraghty and Linda Orr
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This week we're chat'n'provin with 2/4's of Chicago's Dumb John Mike Geraghty and Linda Orr! We get into it about first jobs, fartin' on the pepperoni, and impossible word problems.
Check out Mike and Linda at iO Chicago every Wednesday night for the free show!
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
Bad Battle Bots with Alex Honnet and Sophie Delaney
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This week on the pod we've got Alex Honnet and Sophie Delaney to chat'n'prov about battle bots, the unfunny workplace friend, and sippin the water polo water.
Check out Alex every first Saturday of the month performing and producing Old Dogs Wild Hogs at the Clubhouse in LA.
Listen to Sophie on her podcast Chompin! Friends hanging out learning more about each other by what they consume!
Hosts:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
...Understood the Consignment with Ariel Sinha and Tricia Louise Brown
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This week on the cast we welcome back Ariel Sinah and making her Improv is Dead debut in hilarious form, it's Tricia Louise Brown! We chat'n'prov about breaking up over board games, books smells that make you poop, and raising money to bring back the WWF.
You can check out Ariel and Tricia together every Friday night at LSI in Chicago for Holy Goat!
Follow Tricia and Ariel on their grams!
Hosts:
Damian...
VHS the Pirate with Katie Klein and John Sabine
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On this weeks show we've got Katie Klein and John Sabine to chat'n'prov about practical effects, amalgamations, pirates and more!
You can catch Katie and John together Sunday nights at LSI with The Late 90's!
Keep an eye on Superhuman's Instagram to find out where they are playing next!
The 3 Shells with Phylicia Mcleod and Zoe Agapinan
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This week on the pod we've got Chicago friends Zoe Agapinan and Phylicia Mcleod to chat'n'prov about lemonade stands, demolition mans, and Ed Sheeran stans.
Check out Zoe and Phylicia Thursdays at the iO Theater as part of Blast Improv!
Squish the Little Guy with JPC and Mike Brunlieb
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This week we get down and dirt with our good pod buddies JPC of Hey Riddle Riddle and Mike Brunlieb of Sand! We chat'n'prov about Air BnB's, stinky sheets, little guys, pizza face and more!
Check out Hey Riddle Riddle and Whirled News Tonight
See Real Angels at LSI Wednesdays
Performers:
Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons