The Principles of Comedy Improv is an authoritative handbook for beginners and experts alike. More than just entertainment, improv鈥檚 tenets enable you to change every moment of your life. Your guide is Tom Blank, who crystallizes two decades of experience to convey improv in unparalleled scope, depth, and fun.
鈥淣ot only is this the most fun, joyful, and informative book about improv I know of, it鈥檚 also an invaluable crash course in life and communication.鈥濃擧eidi Gardner, actor, Saturday Night Live
鈥淭his book is a brilliant look into the fascinating and often mystical process of being creative in a flash. It鈥檚 fast, funny, and bursting with instant insights. Just like you when you鈥檝e finished reading it. Warning: improv is highly addictive.鈥濃擝ill Steinkellner, writer/producer, Emmy Award winner
鈥淚mprov changed everything for me as an actor, writer, director, and human. Tom has written a smart and eye-opening book that has made me a student all over again. Happily so. Because, we can always be better. Especially at the human part.鈥濃擩im Rash, actor, Academy Award winner
鈥淭his ingenious book lets you improvise with great confidence. Tom鈥檚 take on the ins and outs of comedy improv is not only educational, it鈥檚 an exploration and celebration of all things creative. Read it or else . . . that鈥檚 not a threat, I鈥檓 just improvising.鈥鈥擩illian Bell, actor, Brittany Runs a Marathon
鈥淪hhh, don鈥檛 tell Viola Spolin, but Tom Blank has written the definitive book on comedy improv with wit, and clarity. Whether or not you are in the comedy business, it will expand your mind and broaden your world.鈥濃擲teve Little, actor, Eastbound & Down
鈥淲atching Tom Blank do improv is one of the great joys of my life. Working with Tom Blank has been one of the great joys in my life. Read this book if you want to know how to improvise with excellence.鈥濃擩ordan Black, actor, The Black Version
鈥淭om has been around the block at the major improv theatres, and brings all his wisdom and humor to examine the psychological, social, and technical sides of improv.鈥濃擲tephanie Courtney, actor, Flo, the Progressive Insurance lady