I started a new tumblr site for posting images depicting the differences between stand-up and improv comedy. Here’s the first in the set!
Update 1/27/2025: Will Hines wrote a terrific article on stand-up versus improv, including this insightful quote:
Improv feels primarily REACTIVE, and stand-up feels primarily PROACTIVE.
Stand-up is like “Here’s what I’d like to talk about” and improv is “here’s my reaction to what’s happening to me.”
Very, very true.
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