improv act ideas?

Question

i need help thinking of improv ideas like what should i say and it has to be funny so like if i play freeze and then i say freeze what should i improvise about like one time i did something about punk'd it was funny i was like you just got punk'd!! omg funny so i need new ideas for improv thanks

Answer 1

As the above people said, if you plan ahead, it's not improv. And it's usually not funny.

Here's one of the Secrets of Improv: If you say something that is obvious to you, it will be surprising/delightful, and will probably get a laugh.

And another S of I: If you "try" to be funny, you won't be.

Trust your instincts, trust your imagination, and you'll be fun to play with.

Answer 2

I agree that Improv must be spontaneous, but besides being off the cuff, it usually is either an exagerated perspective on a situation, self or other person or a rather wry "duh" comment that states the overlooked obvious. As for being funny, if people you hang out with aren t laughing at your improvised humorous take on life situations a bunch of strangers won t be laughing either. So before causing an audience to laugh only out of embarrassed discomfort for you, ask yourself if the people you know find you funny. Then quit taking yourself so seriously and stop trying so hard to be liked and to be cool. Let yourself see the hilarious oddities in yourself first, then in others and situations. Hang out with people who keep others laughing til they cry and watch comedies and dramadies, visit Improv nights on Open Mic Night. And last but not least; don t be so serious about being funny or you won t be funny. I know this because when I had my brain surgery the doctor must have found and fixed my funny bone. And remember, not everyone is going to laugh at your Improv. Good luck.

Answer 3

With no offense meant at all, I only noticed the first two answers and both are totally spot on. Consider the definition in this context of "Improv"

Certainly it can't hurt to have a sustainable repitoire one can draw from, but Improv in the comedic sense has to be as spontaneous in its timing as rehearsed skits, but not at all rehearsed, memorized, GIFTED TO YOU from others.

A good, but commercial example is Whos Line is it Anyway. Obviously all accomplished at their craft, and since I can't prove any of what they did was rehearsed before airing, I want to assume it was all off the cuff, off the top of the head, and drawn from everything they had ever learned prior to being given a situation.

Steven Wolf

Answer 4

of course famous people r shy, prince charles for example is very bad out in the public, tell tale signs of famous people being nervous, is when dey fiddle with there fingers and papers, or put there hands behind der back as well....... speaking from experience i used to be dead shy, i wouldnt say boo to a ghost, i think alot of the whole shyness thing is age, when i was younger i was sickly shy but no im older, only about 2 years in the difference, and people i new from b4 wouldnt even no me nemore, so id say growing up has alot to do with it, but having a hobby like acting would sure to be able to bust your confidence levels......good luck wit the hole thing:):)

Answer 5

its not improv if you preparing for it...dont worry so much about being funny rather than making yourself look like an idiot by saying something that is not funny...go up there with an open mind and try your best

Answer 6

Improv is about making up stuff on the spot...not really something you can prepare for. the funniest things are spontaneous. but think outside the box...not that that helps or anything...

Answer 7

http://www.unexpectedproductions.org/living_playbook.htm

This site has like over 100 different types of improv games. It's really cool.

Answer 8

Be a rockstar or be in a doctors office.