Bob Hollister
Bob Hollister is an actor and improv performer whose presence in the public record is limited to a Facebook actor profile and general web listings. No biographical detail, institutional affiliation, or performance history has been identified through the sources available for this entry.
The publicly available record for Bob Hollister as an improv performer is minimal. A Facebook actor profile under the name Bob Hollister Actor exists but contains no career narrative, institutional affiliation, or performance history accessible through public web sources. Searches were conducted for Bob Hollister in connection with ComedySportz, iO Chicago, The Second City, UCB New York, UCB Los Angeles, and general improv comedy performer databases. None of these searches returned results linking an improv performer named Bob Hollister to any of these institutions. The Grokipedia database, which covers major improv figures, cities, and institutions, does not contain a page for Bob Hollister. The IRC Improv Wiki, which catalogs Harold Night rosters and iO ensemble histories across New York and Los Angeles, does not list a performer by this name in the accessible search results. A search of general web databases for Bob Hollister combined with terms including improv, comedy, performer, director, and teacher produced no results identifying an improv practitioner of this name connected to major institutions or documented performance history. The absence of institutional connection in the available web record makes it impossible to place Bob Hollister within the documented narrative of the American improv tradition based on publicly accessible sources. This entry is included in the archive on the basis of an existing database record and awaits supplementary documentation that would allow an institutional biography to be written.
Recommended Reading
Books are ordered from the strongest direct connection outward to broader relevance.

Group Improvisation
The Manual of Ensemble Improv Games
Peter Campbell Gwinn; Charna Halpern

Improvise!
Use the Secrets of Improv to Achieve Extraordinary Results at Work
Max Dickins

Putting Improv to Work
Spontaneous Performance for Leadership, Learning, and Life
Greg Hohn

The Art of Making Sh!t Up
Using the Principles of Improv to Become an Unstoppable Powerhouse
Norm LaViolette; Bob Melley

Comedy and Distinction
The Cultural Currency of a 'Good' Sense of Humour
Sam Friedman

Process: An Improviser's Journey
Mary Scruggs; Michael J. Gellman
References
How to Reference This Page
The Improv Archive. (2026). Bob Hollister. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/people/bob-hollister
The Improv Archive. "Bob Hollister." The Improv Archive, 2026. https://improvarchive.org/people/bob-hollister.
The Improv Archive. "Bob Hollister." The Improv Archive, 2026, https://improvarchive.org/people/bob-hollister. Accessed March 17, 2026.
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