Jordan Black
Adventures in Improv
English - May 12, 2021 16:53 - 53 minutes - 61.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingComedy Interviews Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A start-to-finish, thrilling interview with the mega talent, improviser/actor/writer Jordan Black.
Jordan is an alum of The Groundlings, the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and theater where he founded the long running improv show The Black Version.
Writing credits include SNL, The Last OG, Last Man Standing and Punky Brewster. As an actor he has appeared in such shows as The Mindy Project, 2 Broke Girls and Key and Peele among several others including a recurring role on Community as Dean Spreck.
As a voice actor he’s worked on many shows including South Park and American Dad.
In the interview, Jordan talks about his advance through The Groundlings, sharing some insight into style of the theatre.
He shares stories about working with some very Hollywood names including a section on how improv is used in acting, when he's worked with Larry David and Christopher Guest.
He talks about his experience writing for SNL and performing in The Crazy Uncle Joe Show. The interview culminates with his recount over the formation of The Black Version and his experiences touring overseas.
Check out Jordan's IMDb