TEMPERATURES KRISTIN. SPRING AND SUMMER WILL GET
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. BOY, IS IT TAKING IT'S TIME.
>>> SURE ARE HOWARD.
THANKS SO MUCH.
HERE'S SOMETHING TO CHECK OUT
THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WEEKEND. PREMIERE TRAINING GROUNDS ARE
SOME OF THE BIGGEST COMICS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME CLASSES
ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
HERE'S MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> WE'VE ALL HEARD OF IT.
THERE'S NAMES MANY OF US WILL
RECOGNIZE.
RECOGNIZE. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE THEATER AND
SOME OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE THAT
HAVE COME OUT OF THERE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. LET'S SEE.
LET'S SEE. PEOPLE THAT I WAS IN WITH WHEN
I FIRST GOT INTO THE COMPANY
WAS LIKE MELISSA McCARTHY AND
WENDY McCLENDON COVEY.
I GOT IN AS KRISTIN WAS LEAVING
TO GO TO SNL.
THE LIST IS SO LONG.
LISA KUDROW.
LISA KUDROW. SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARE FUNNIEST
AND BEST COMEDIANS IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. >>
WORLD. >> IT'S EXCITING FOR ALL OF US.
OF COURSE YOU'VE HAD TO PIVOT
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
THIS IS ONCE AGAIN THE FIRST
TIME YOU'RE OFFERING CLASSES
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. HOW CAN SOMEBODY TAKE PART AND
BE A PART OF THIS?
GO TO THE GROUNDLINGS WEBSITE
AND CLICK TO SEE EVERYTHING
OFFERED.
OFFERED.
OFFERED. WHEN WE STARTED WE HAD OVER 400
STUDENTS IN THE FIRST MONTH
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. WHEN WE STARTED THIS, IT WAS
KIND OF LIKE LET'S SEE IF THIS
WOULD WORK.
WOULD WORK. COULD WE DO THIS ONLINE?
WE TRIED IT OUT WITH FIVE
TEACHERS I BELIEVE.
I WAS ONE OF THEM JUST TO SEE.
IT WAS RIGHT AWAY I WAS LIKE OH
THIS WORKS.
THIS WORKS. IT WAS SO FUN.
WE ALL FELT THE NEED TO BE
CONNECTED.
CONNECTED. YOU KNOW, MY FIRST CLASS, WE
SPENT TWO AND A HALF HOURS
LAUGHING SO HARD.
THEY WERE PITCHING SKETCH
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL. IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN.
>> IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL NEED
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. IT'S
NOW. IT'S NOT JUST IMPROVE CLASSES.
>> WE'RE EXPANDING OUTSIDE OF
WHAT THE GROUNDLINGS THAT
NORMALLY OFFERS.
NORMALLY OFFERS. WE'RE GOING TO TEACHERS AND
SAYING WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
TEACH WITHIN THIS WORLD OF
IMPROV, WRITING, CREATING
CHARACTERS WHICH IS WHAT
GROUNDLINGS ARE KNOWN FOR.
TEACH HERS ARE TEACHING WITH
THE APP.
THE APP.
THE APP. ONE TEACHER IS GREAT AT
CREATING SOLO SHOWS.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD
NORMALLY OFFER.
NORMALLY OFFER. HE'S USING WHAT WE DO AT THE
GROUNDLINGS WHICH IS CREATING
CHARACTERS AND CREATE A SHOW
THAT'S JUST YOU.
WRITING WORKS WELL.
THERE'S LOTS OF WRITINGS AND
THEN THERE'S IMPROV.
>> TAKE CLASS IF YOU'RE GETTING
UP GIVING A LOT OF SPEECHES.
EVERYTHING YOUR SPEECHING AND
NOW THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO, HOW
CAN A LOT OF THAT HELP US GOING
ABOUT OUR PAST TO OUR GOALS IF
WOO ERE NOT WANTING TO BE A
COMEDIAN OR ACTOR OR SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE.
NIGHT LIVE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE LOTS EVER CLASSES.
WE'RE OFFERING MORE OF THESE
ONLINE CLASSES TOO WITH NO
PREREQUISITE.
PREREQUISITE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. BEFORE THIS, WE WOULD HAVE
WORKSHOP CLASSES WHICH WAS --
WE'D HAVE A DOCTOR IN THERE.
WE'D HAVE A RANDOM GROUP OF
PEOPLE, ALL DIFFERENT AGES THAT
WANTED TO TRY IT.
IT WAS GREAT FOR BUILDING
CONFIDENCE.
CONFIDENCE. IT GETS YOU UP ON YOUR FEET,
TRUSTING YOUR FIRST INTUITION.
WE ALWAYS SAY DON'T THINK JUST
SAY IT.
SAY IT.
SAY IT. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
JUST DO IT.
IT GETS YOU MORE COMFORTABLE
DOING THAT AND TRUSTING
WHATEVER IS GOING TO COME OUT
OF YOUR MOUTH IS GOING TO WORK.
WE TEACH TEAM WORK TOO.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S GREAT
WITH IMPROV FOR EVERYBODY IS
YES.
YES.
YES. AGREEING WITH ANOTHER PERSON
ADDING TO WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
IT KEEPS THINGS MOVING FORWARD
AS OPPOSED TO I DON'T LIKE YOUR
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. THAT WORKS GREAT IN BUSINESS.
BRAINSTORMING.
BRAINSTORMING. THE BEST BRAINSTORM AS GOOD
WHEN PEOPLE ADD ONTO WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE ARE THINKING OR SAYING.
SO WE GO INTO BUSINESSES AND
TEACH THIS AND IMPROV TO PEOPLE
THAT WILL NEVER IMPROVISE
PROFESSIONALLY.
PROFESSIONALLY. THEY LEAVE GOING I WANT TO BE
BETTER IN MY JOB AND MORE
EFFICIENT BECAUSE I HAVE THIS
SKILL NOW.
SKILL NOW. >> CLASSES ARE AMAZING.
IMAGINE LEARNING FROM THE BEST
IN THE