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This week we welcome Jaqson Johnston-Lynch to the show. Jaqson discovered LCI over the last year and has had an absolute blast since doing so. He is learning a lot from attending the Monday night drop-ins on a regular basis and is already able to see how improv is having a positive impact on all aspects of his life. We are excited for his enthusiasm to rub off on you! So sit back, relax and enjoy Jaqson's true story about making stuff up.

This week we return to our A-Z of Improv series and this time the focus is on the Letter F. We welcome back Emma T to the show to discuss the various words associated with F with our host Iain Luke Jones and as always it is a fun and fascinating chat that will really get your improv juices flowing. It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy all things the letter F.

We are kicking off the new year in style with the wonderful Mimi van Amerongen! Mimi is a gifted improviser and facillitator with a wealth of experience and as well as hearing her fascinating improv journey you will be treated to a really lovely chat about all things improv. It is a super start to 2024 and we can't wait for you to listen to this fantastic chat. So sit back, relax, grab a cuppa and enjoy Mimi's true story about making stuff up.

This week our host Iain Luke Jones brings the year to a close by reflecting on the episodes of 2023. There's plenty more to come in 2024 and we look forward to bringing your more great content in January. Until then, have a wonderful festive period and thank you as always for your continued support. Happy Holidays

This week Iain and his fiancee Sekki are here to tell us all about an improv show they watched when on a recent trip to Berlin. They discuss the show and the venue and then delve into an improv centric chat all about long and short form and individual improv styles. It is as insightful as ever and a lot of fun. So sit back, relax and enjoy hearing all about the Comedy Cafe in Berlin and the Four Eyes Improv show.

This week our host Iain Luke Jones welcomes one of his oldest and dearest friends Sam Wilkes onto the show. Now those of you in the improv world may well have no idea who Sam is, but she is a massive supporter of improv and has attended countless improv shows in the North West and North Wales. She was at Iain's first improv gig at an LCI show and has been to pretty much every other gig he has performed in ever since! There is some fun improv chat from a different perspective in this wide ranging conversation and of course you can't have two long time frineds having a good old chin wag without sharing some fun stores from the many years of friendship they have shared together. Many of you from the LCI community will have heared Sam laughing from the audience at gigs and now it's time to get a proper introduction . So sit back, relax and grab yourself a brew as we find out all about Sam's true story of friendship and supporting all things improv.

This week we welcome Sekki Tabasuares back to the show to discuss building a community in Improv. Sekki has co founded three different improv centric groups that are all thriving and this chat pulls back the curtain on exactly what it takes to build a community in the first place. So sit back, relax and enjoy this wonderful chat and who knows, maybe it may inspire you to start your own community. Afterall, if you build it, they will come.

This week our host Iain Luke Jones is taking some time to tell us all about his journey into voice acting. Hear how it all started, where he trained and where he is currently at with this exciting adventure. It is somthing a little different, but it is just as informative and interesting as always, so sit back, relax and enjoy Iain's true story of breaking into the voice acting world.

This week we welcome Phil Edwards to the show! Phil has been a regular at LCI over the past year and during this chat he reveals all sorts about what ultimately made up his mind to try improv for the first time, as well as a whole host of other interesting topics from D&D to celebrity encounters and films reviews. It is a really fun chat that gets a little geeky at times as Iain and Phil start to discover they share many similar interests and we know you are going to love hearing all about Phil's journey in improv so far. Head over to www.liveforfilms.com to find out more about what Phil gets upto when he isn't enjoying some improv fun. Now it's time for you to sit back, relax and enjoy Phil's true story about making stuff up.

This week we return to our A-Z of Improv series and this time the focus is on the Letter D. We welcome back friend of the show Mark Turpin to discuss the various words associated with D with our host Iain Luke Jones and as always it is a fun and fascinating chat that will really get your improv juices flowing. It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy all things D.

Episode 90 is here & we are delighted to welcome Kate Butler to the show to celebrate. Kate is relatively new to LCI and to improv in general, but she already has a great instinct for it. She has been absorbing all of the improv that she can and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. The chat is very improv centric, but we do hear a little about her training as a therapist and about her passion for singing. Theres loads to enjoy, so sit back, relax and grab a brew as we find out all about Kate's true story about making stuff up.

This week we welcome back Sekki Tabasuares to the show for a trip down memory lane as she discusses memories of her favourite childhood show 'Whose Line is it Anyway?' with our host Iain Luke Jones. There's not much more we need to tell you! It is two people discussing something they both really enjoy and we know lots of our listeners love the show too, so hopefully this episode will have you feeling all nostalgic. There is some useful information about upcoming LCI courses and drop ins for you to make a note of too, and you can also hear about an upcoming gig featuring Iain and Sekki in Chester. So with all that said, it's now to to sit back, relax and enjoy a wonderful improv chat about one of the most influential improv shows in the world.

This week our host Iain Luke Jones is flying solo and talking to you all about 'VAPAPO' from Jill bernard's 'Small, Cute Book of Improv'. It is a really great book full of interesting improv tidbits and whether you have heard of VAPAPO beofre or not, we hope you enjoy Iain's breakdown of it.

This week we return to our A-Z of Improv and this time we are focusing on the letter C. We are joined by friend of the show Michael Ananins to discuss a great variety of topics from the suggestions offered by the worldwide improv community and there’s so much ground to cover that it is a bumper episode! So settle down, grab a brew and enjoy this great improv based chat.

This week we welcome the fantastic Karla Dingle to the show. Karla has a very interesting improv journey and this chat details how she went from the retail world to the world of improv with Queen City Comedy and everything in between. As if the improv chat isn’t enough to excite you, you are in for a treat as a whole host of other fascinating topics crop up, including the muppets and cultural differences such as biscuits in the UK compared to the US. It’s a really fun chat that we know you are going to love. So sit back, relax and enjoy Karl’s true story of making stuff up.

This week we welcome Mark Smith to the show to tell us all about the Liverpool Improvisation Festival. The festival opens on Friday the 21st of April (3pm) and runs through till late on Saturday the 22nd of April (10pm). They have a packed and exciting programme of work from artists and companies from across the North-West. There are 12 shows across the two days, all the work is improvised and draws upon numerous art forms including clown, comedy, fooling, music, puppetry, storytelling, and theatre. There are also four workshops in which participants can learn and expand their knowledge of improvisation. For more information on the festival and to get your tickets, you can follow this link: www.liverpoolimprovfestival.com This is a fascinating chat that details how the festival came to be and goes in depth to Mark's own improv journey and everything that happened that led him to this point in his life. It is a really interesting chat that we know you are going to love, so sit back, relax and get the lowdown on the Liverpool Improvisation Festival

This week we return to our A-Z of Improv series and focus on the Letter B. Friend of the show Dave Hodgson joins our host Iain Luke Jones and they have a lot to discuss! Did your suggestions make the list? There's only one way to find out... There is a lot to pack into this episode, so sit back, relax and enjoy our latest A-Z special.

Happy New Year! It’s been a almost a year since we last had Hannah Carson on the show and we are delighted to welcome her on as the first guest of 2023! During this chat Hannah recaps the amazing year she has had in terms of improv and details how she became a member of the phenomenal ’Broken Chair Improv’. Hannah and Iain discuss a variety of topics from nerves before a show to the differences between long and short form and it’s a really fun and improv centric chat that we can’t wait for you to hear. So sit back and relax as it’s time to find out Hannah’s true story of making stuff up.

This week we are delighted to welcome the fantastic Vera Chok to the show. Vera is currently starring as Honour Chen-Williams in Hollyoaks, but when she isn’t filming for the show you will often find her involved in improv in some way, shape or form. During this very varied chat Iain and Vera cover all sorts of topics from culture to comedy, and there’s even an unexpected discovery of a mutual love of Australian soap ’Home & Away’! Vera started out as an actor who didn’t think much of improv, but find out what happened to change that opinion and how it ended up becoming a true passion. It’s time to sit back, relax and find out Vera’s true story of making stuff up.

Andêl Sudik is a fantastically talented improviser who recently taught a sketch comedy course at LCI. During this chat we hear all about how she discovered improv at the age of 15 and how she has never looked back since. Improv is very much her life & you can hear the passion in her voice as she talks about her improv journey. She is a well travelled person and has improvised in many countries around the world, but how easy is it to cope with all of those accents? There’s so many fascinating tidbits of information that you can add to your improv tool belt and we know you are going to love this episode! So sit back, relax and enjoy Andêl’s true story about making stuff up.