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The Backline

Canadian Comedy Award winners Rob Norman and Adam Cawley discuss weekly improv-based topics based on a theme.
May 21 2025

Barprov

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While there are many different forms of improvisation, there are none more derided than Barprov. This week Rob and Adam...
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May 07 2025

Starting It Off Right

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It's the launch of Season 9! Rob and Adam discuss how to start off a monoscene, things to avoid in...
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Dec 24 2024

Three Ghosts of Improv

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It's the season finale of The Backline.  This episode Adam and Rob reflect, vivisect, and/or project the past, present, and...
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Dec 09 2024

Too Many Teachers

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It seems like there's a billion improv teachers each with their own philosophy, terms and way of improvising.  But what...
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Nov 29 2024

Defensive

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To perform comedy, you have to be vulnerable - but its incredible difficult to do so when surrounded by people...
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Nov 22 2024

Playing the Verb

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In this episode, Rob and Adam open up the Backline Mailbag to answer listener questions about Rob's book Improvising Now:...
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Oct 09 2024

Control

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Built into the fabric of improv is going with the flow, not thinking ahead, and letting go of control.  But...
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