improv
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of improv
By shortening
Example Sentences
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We started to see it; the producers were trying to cut it for comedy and it felt more like they were leading it into a not great version of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” because these are not improv comedians.
From Los Angeles Times
He told Vanity Fair it was the hardest role he had played because he didn't have the "ability to improv and be spontaneous".
From BBC
And because you love laughing, consider checking out Hollywood Improv, which hosts multiple events throughout the week.
From Los Angeles Times
Although he’s made his mark online, Anderson studied theater in college and did sketch improv in Chicago before moving to New York.
From Los Angeles Times
His eventual move was a fortuitous one: Samaras was able to attend Rutgers University from 1955 to 1959, and to study with Pop Art’s best sculptor, George Segal, as well as Allan Kaprow, the originator of those inchoate versions of improv theater and performance art called “happenings.”
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