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Sam Wasson
Improv Nerd With Jimmy Carrane
English - December 22, 2017 06:01 - 56 minutes - ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsComedy comedy culture interview news business health funny science interviews women Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Sam Wasson is the author of the new book, Improv Nation: How We Made A Great American Art. Jimmy talks to Sam about the history of improv, from beginning of improv with The Compass Players to Del Close and The Harold, Bill Murray, the Chicago improv scene in the '90s and more. If you want to know more about improv's history, don't miss this episode.