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The Backline

Canadian Comedy Award winners Rob Norman and Adam Cawley discuss weekly improv-based topics based on a theme.
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Oct 07 2025

Technique

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The improv world is full of technique.  What techniques help individual improvisers? What techniques benefit the theatre you play at?...
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Sep 30 2025

Tethering

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This week Rob and Adam discuss tethering: the act of linking your emotional state to what your partner is doing. ...
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Sep 10 2025

Game Revisited

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This week Rob and Adam debate the merits of Game of the Scene, pulling premise, and how to create meaningful...
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Sep 03 2025

Get Connected

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This week Rob and Adam discuss connection, rapport, relationships onstage and offstage. Also, is it possible to have a meaningful...
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Aug 27 2025

Form Follows Function

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This week Rob and Adam discuss improv forms!  What makes a good improv form? When does your improv format get...
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Aug 18 2025

Do You Like Me?

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There's nothing more unfair when an audience picks their collective favourite onstage.  How important is it to be likable onstage?...
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