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Kevin Patrick Robbins
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Standard-length performances, demonstrations, interviews, and instructional material.
6:58Flying Pig Improv
A local television segment on KSN TV featuring an interview with Jessie Gray of Flying Pig Improv. Hosts Bri Smith, Avery Osen, and Malley Jones conduct the conversation.
22:58The Prophecy - UCB HAROLD NIGHT - "Amtrak"
The Prophecy performs a macroscene Harold set entirely aboard an Amtrak train at Upright Citizens Brigade New York on February 24, 2026. The team consists of Nikita Burdein, Donald Chang, Curran Connor, Brandon Dzirko, Risa Harms, Shane Nielsen, and Beth Slack. The macroscene Harold is a structural variation in which the ensemble maintains a single continuous setting and narrative thread rather than cutting between separate scenes, requiring sustained group commitment to a shared environment.
6:34Angela’s best performance from The Ultimate Secret Improv Show | In all ears, yours, years
An extracted highlight from The Ultimate Secret Show featuring performer Angela Giarratana. The scene is inspired by an audience-submitted secret in which the caller confesses to hitting a child with a car (the child was unharmed). The clip captures approximately six and a half minutes of the resulting improvised scene work.
9:39Robin Williams & John Ritter: Improv | Off the Wall (1978)
A clip from Robin Williams' first HBO special, Off the Wall (1978), in which Williams invites actor John Ritter to the stage for an improvised segment. Both performers were early in their television careers at the time, with Williams starring in Mork & Mindy and Ritter in Three's Company. The segment highlights Williams' rapid character work and physicality alongside Ritter's comedic timing, offering a look at two performers whose backgrounds in sketch and physical comedy informed their approach to unscripted performance.
20:38Getting a Tattoo on Friday the 13th | Dropout Presents: From Ally to Zacky [Clip]
A clip from Dropout's comedy special "From Ally to Zacky," featuring Ally Beardsley, Zac Oyama, and additional performers in an extended improvised scene built around a Friday the 13th tattoo parlor premise. The twenty-minute segment is drawn from a longer special produced by Dropout.
10:42The Difference Between Standup and Improv Comedy | We Might Be Drunk
A clip from the We Might Be Drunk podcast in which hosts Sam Morril and Mark Normand discuss the differences between standup comedy and improvisational comedy with guest Ben Schwartz. The conversation explores how the two disciplines diverge in preparation, audience interaction, and performance style.
21:17An Interview with a Very Important Motivational Speaker [Very Important People - Full Episode]
A full episode of Very Important People, the Dropout series in which a host conducts a seemingly earnest interview with a performer playing an improvised character. In this installment, Vic interviews Zac Oyama as fictional motivational speaker Tommy Shriggly. The format blends character improv with the structure of a talk-show interview.
14:08Make Some Noise contestants understanding the assignment (Season 1)
A fan-compiled supercut of standout first-beat performances from Season 1 of Make Some Noise, the Dropout improv game show. The compilation highlights contestants who immediately lock into the premise on their opening response. All footage originates from Dropout.TV's original broadcast of the series.
35:09Adam and Eve Broach an Open Relationship | Make Some Noise [Full Episode]
A full episode of Make Some Noise, the competitive improv game show produced by Dropout. Performers Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki, and Vic Michaelis compete across multiple rounds of prompted character and scenario invention. The format challenges players to generate comedic premises on the spot within structured constraints.
38:20The Best of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
A compilation episode of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" that originally aired on ABC in 2000. The special collects highlights from the show's run and is sourced from the official DVD releases, which also include unaired games and behind-the-scenes material. Uploaded by the fan channel Dyloneth.
5:05When ROBIN WILLIAMS was on WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (2000)
Archival footage of Robin Williams appearing as a guest on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, from Season 3, Episode 9, originally broadcast in 2000. Williams joins the regular cast for short-form games in one of the show's most frequently cited guest appearances. Hosted on the Flix & Clips channel, the clip includes a brief section of blurred footage due to copyright restrictions.
33:49"Surgery" | The Reckoning | Harold
A full Harold performance by the team The Reckoning, with "Surgery" as the suggestion. The video is presented for educational purposes, offering a complete example of the Harold long-form structure from opening through three beats. Posted on the Kevin Patrick Robbins channel.
58:35Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories Special Documentary
A documentary produced by WTTW Chicago tracing the origins of improvisational theatre from Viola Spolin's work at Jane Addams' Hull House during the Great Depression through to the modern era. The film positions Chicago as the birthplace of the art form and examines how Spolin's original intent was not comedic but educational and community-oriented. The documentary features discussion of Spolin's early life, the Hull House settlement environment, and the subsequent lineage that produced performers such as Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Stephen Colbert. Contemporary Chicago improvisers also appear alongside the historical narrative.
28:21At Last! at UCB Harold Night 10/15/2019
House team At Last! performs at UCB Harold Night, the weekly showcase in which Upright Citizens Brigade house teams each perform a Harold. Recorded October 15, 2019.
10:07Organic Harold | Long form Improv Comedy
A long-form performance in the organic Harold style, a variation of the traditional Harold that de-emphasizes the standard three-beat structure in favor of scenic connections that emerge naturally from the opening. Posted on the Susan Zheng channel.
8:53Making It Up - Upright Citizens Brigade
A segment featuring the Upright Citizens Brigade, posted on the Poehler Videos channel. The title suggests a behind-the-scenes or introductory look at UCB's approach to improvisation.
14:13The Harold: The Improv Shapeshifter - Ex Machina - #11
Arnaud Pierre examines the Harold, one of long-form improvisation's foundational structures. The video traces the format's origins in the Chicago school tradition and explores its connection to organic improv principles, including an unexpected link to the Beatles. Part of the Ex Machina educational series.
26:04Rumpleteaser - UCB NY Cagematch Finals - January 26, 2017
House team Rumpleteaser performs in the finals of the UCB NY Cagematch, a competitive long-form format in which two teams perform and the audience votes for a winner. Recorded January 26, 2017 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York.
4:05Improv Game with Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key leads an improv game segment on the daytime talk show Live with Kelly, teaching the format to host Kelly Ripa and two audience volunteers. The clip demonstrates how short-form improv games translate to a mainstream television setting.
4:53Rules of Improvisation
An animated short introducing foundational rules of improvisation, produced using the PowToon animation platform. The video covers basic principles of the art form in an accessible, explainer-style format.
23:14Harold - Night Terrors [Long Form Improv Game] TBDComedy
To Be Determined Comedy, a nine-member ensemble from North Dakota State University, performs a full Harold. The college team's set runs just over 23 minutes and features John Streifel, Michelle Pierce, Lane Flaten, Alex Stoks, Austin Oltmanns, Colter Pratt, Zach Schulte, Levi Schlosser, and Tracey Matheny.
29:06Second City Improv 3 Graduation Show
A graduation performance from the Second City Hollywood Level 3 improv class. The full-length show captures students performing at the conclusion of Second City's training program at its Hollywood location.
2:04Improv lesson from Tina Fey
A short clip of Tina Fey discussing improv principles during a Google Talk appearance. Fey shares observations drawn from her training and performance background in improvisational comedy.
22:43Bucky - UCB NY Weekend Team Harold Night - June 24, 2014
Weekend Team Harold Night performance by Bucky at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, recorded June 24, 2014.
34:18Death By Roo Roo - UCB NY Weekend Team Harold Night - June 24, 2014
Weekend Team Harold Night performance by Death By Roo Roo at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, recorded June 24, 2014.
22:32The Enemy - UCB NY Harold Night - June 10, 2014
Harold Night performance by house team The Enemy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, recorded June 10, 2014.
27:28Graceland - UCB Harold Night - November 26, 2013
Harold Night performance by house team Graceland at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, recorded November 26, 2013.
42:59Upright Citizens Brigade - ASSSSCAT Improv
A full-length recording of ASSSSCAT, the long-form improvisation show produced by the Upright Citizens Brigade. ASSSSCAT uses a monologue-based format in which a guest monologist's stories serve as source material for improvised scenes.
10:50TEDxVictoria - Dave Morris: The Way of Improvisation
Dave Morris presents a TEDx talk at TEDxVictoria (November 2011) on the principles of improvisation and their broader application. Morris, an improviser and storyteller, outlines seven steps to improvising and connects each to everyday decision-making and creative practice. The talk blends live demonstration with lecture, making it both a performance piece and an introductory lesson in applied improvisation.
4:38Improv-a-ganza Jeff and Ryan Sentences Gold
A clip from the first season of Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza on GSN featuring Jeff Davis and Ryan Stiles playing Sentences, a short-form game in which performers incorporate audience-written lines drawn at random during a scene.
8:54del close 1986
A 1986 cable access profile of Del Close, originally shot and edited by Brian Stack. The segment captures Close during a period when he was deeply influential in the Chicago improv scene, several years into his tenure as artistic director at ImprovOlympic.
10:17Follow the Fear: The Influence of Del Close (10min promo)
A ten-minute promotional excerpt from Follow the Fear, a documentary directed by Ed Zareh exploring the influence of Del Close on modern improvisation. The film features interviews with former students and colleagues including Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Stephanie Weir, Robin Williams, and Joan Rivers, alongside commentary from comedy historian Kim "Howard" Johnson.
4:49The Reckoning performs perfect Harold - Part 2
Part two of a four-part Harold performed by The Reckoning with the audience suggestion "surgery," sourced from the DVD release Art by Committee. This segment continues the development of scenic threads established in the opening beats.
7:21The Reckoning performs perfect Harold - Part 3
Part three of a four-part Harold performed by The Reckoning with the audience suggestion "surgery," sourced from the DVD release Art by Committee. This segment captures the middle-to-later beats of the performance as the piece builds toward its conclusion.
5:32The Reckoning performs perfect Harold - Part 4
Part four of a four-part Harold performed by The Reckoning with the audience suggestion "surgery," sourced from the DVD release Art by Committee. This segment captures the later beats of the piece, where earlier scene threads typically converge and callbacks emerge.