Improvisation

Improvisation is the act of making something up as it is performed. This term is usually used in the context of music, theater or dance.

Television

In the 1990s, a TV show called Whose Line Is It Anyway? popularized comedic improvisation. The original version was British, but it was later revived and popularized in the United States with Drew Carey as a host. More recently, television shows such as HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (starring Seinfeld co-creator Larry David) and Bravo series Significant Others have used improvisation to create longer-form programs with more dramatic flavor. Another improvisation based show is PAX-TV's "World Cup Comedy." In Canada, the Global Television soap opera Train 48, based on the Australian series Going Home, uses a form of structured improvisation, in which actors improvise dialog from written plot outlines.

Related Topics:
1990s - Whose Line Is It Anyway? - British - United States - Drew Carey - Curb Your Enthusiasm - Seinfeld - Larry David - Bravo - Train 48 - Going Home

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