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Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content!*WORM HOLE OPENS*GAHH! Finally, after a full year of kicking around the prov-verses, we're back as Improv is Dead. This is no joke! While it is related to April Fools, because of the April Fools paradox, we really are Improv is Dead, the REAL audibly enhanced improv podcast. We sent those FUDGECAST guys back to their own Damin-verse on their proper Tim-Line.Now we're back to chat'n'prov with Dan about nipple covered TikTok trends, Georgia Girls, and our trip to LA where Damian ate mediocre street corn.It's good to be back!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, Dan WhiteSound Design by Nick

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Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Mark Ratterman pops by the pod again for some chat'n'prov about getting our cards read, running for fun, and new hip haircuts.Check out Marks pod with Cook County Social Club "Get it to Dutch: A Screen Writers JourneySign up for Marks Cook County Workshop at iOHosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Elim Almedom and Daniela Aguilar are Women of a Certain age every Thursday night at LSI in Chicago. They pop by the pod to chat'n'prov about being fashionably late, making yourself at home, and a club for bad dreams.Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Our guest today is a producer and performer on one of the hottest shows in Chicago, the consistently SOLD OUT Friday show at LSI ft. Holy Goat. Not only is she a hilarious improviser, she’s also an incredible illustrator who’s done work with The Chicago Bulls, White Sox, Bears and more! You can follow her work and shows on IG @arielsinhaha, returning to the pod, it’s the very funny Ariel Sinah.Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!The fellas get into talking Blink 182, how much life is left and what we want to do with it. It sounds deeper than we get unfortunately.Sound Design by NickHosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and Dan White

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Lauren Frost is back to get her prov on!Lauren does shows all over Chicago including the famous Wednesday night free show at iO with Birdlady and Dumb John. She also co-hosts one of the hottest spots to get your indie team up to play at Open Stage Thursdays at The Western Bar and Kitchen. Starting March 19 you can check her out with her duo Lerin and 3 Actors Living in a Cave during their Thursday night run at LSI. Her stand-up and characters were recently featured in The Lincoln Lodge’s Future of Comedy Festival. She’s got a big laugh, big glasses, and has taken all the improv classes. The very funny improviser and comedian, Lauren Frost.!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week we've got two folks making their pod debuts in a big way!Grace GozeGrace is a self proclaimed improv pervert and alumna of The Second City’s 2024 Victor Wong Fellowship. She performs weekly with High Stakes Productions and currently her Harold team and first all-POC house team at iO, D.A.R.E. Dropouts Presents: After School Special is happening every Saturday at 9:30 pm. She also hosts, writes, and produces her very own late-night style talk show (that we had the privilege of being on) Good Graces Tonight.Cadence MessierCadence is a local improv and sketch comedian by night and dog walker by day. Follow on instagram @cadence_messier and catch the debut of her all female sketch team, The Carries, at Bughouse Theater in March! She also performs with The Wretched as an iO House Team at The iO Theater.Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Our guest today is hitting his record 6 time appearance on the pod which means we get him roughly once a year and even that blows my mind. You’ve seen him in countless Film and TV projects from The Great and Powerful OZ to Get Hard. He’s one half of an iconic improv duo you can show to you parents and say “see, this is why I do it” to help make them understand with TJ and Dave and you can currently catch him in his new movie alongside Matt Trudeu, Meir Steinberg, and Michael Shannon called BULLS streaming on Apple TV+. Heck of card player, helluva a magnet fisherman, and one of the all time great improvisers, It's TJ Jagodowski.Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠,Sound Design By Nick

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week we FUDGE out to chat'n'prov about Tim's foot health, Dan's VR obsession and Damian being Mandela effected by Avatar.Minnesota Ways to HelpHosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠Sound Design by Nick

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!The Minneapolis Edit Ways to HelpStand with MinnesotaA Minnesota Built, constantly updated resource hub connecting you with mutual aid, funds, legal supports, food assistance, rent help. and volunteer opportunities,MN NOICEStatewide directory of organizations that support immigrants and refugees across Minnesota from legal help to community serviceCommunity Aid Network MNOrganizes weekly free food distributions across the Twin Cities and supports volunteer participation.Our guest today is quite possibly one of the funniest people we’ve ever had the privilege of performing with. In 2016 she was stretched out by Orlando Bloom on Netflix’s EASY, she’s had roles on Chicago Med and PD, for years she absolutely put on a clinic at Second City on their ETC stage providing them with countless characters that they will cash in on for years to come. She’s truly one of a kind, it’s Laurel Krabacher. We chat'n'prov about what makes a bf a bff, TV roles, and getting set on fire for a big finale.Sound Design by NickHosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠,

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!If you’re a true improv pervert you’ve seen this episodes guests perform in every out house, pent house, hen house and dog house around the country. You’ve seen their work in TV and Film from Southside, and Work in Progress to SHRINK and Trial of the Chicago 7. They’ve produced countless live shows around Chicago including the famous Spitballin variety show! Together they form SAND, an absolute tour de force of improv talent, it's Mike Brunlieb and Thomas Kelly!We chat'n'prov about casino's, sexy TV's, and the latest and greatest headphones you can guy on the market right now!Sound Design by Nick

Improv is Dead is an immersive comedy podcast hosted by Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White. Every week we chat 'n prov, then apply some slick post-production effects, to create a totally unique audial comedy show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears.

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!It's our annual NYE Spooktacular where we grab a bunch of scenes that really made us chuckle hard from 2025 and slap them all into one neat little back to back package for you to consume and enjoy!Thanks to Nick McMillin for putting this together and to all the improv perverts who sent us their favorite scenes. Thanks to everyone who listened to the pod this year new and old! Y'all rule and it makes doing the pod that much more fun when we know folks are enjoying themselves!We'll see ya in 2026!Episode Order of Scenes Bathroom Hog w/ Erin Keif and Ryan RosenbergShoulda Woulda CouldaThe 3 Shells with Phylicia Mcleod and Zoe AgapinanShirt Twins! (w/ Erin Keif and JPC)Only Dads w/ Brenden Jennings and Mark RattermanKarma Sleeptra w/ Shand Thomas and Caroline CotterFedexCommunicated w/ Clare Ruddy and Erin WashingtonSub Snacks w/ Ollie Hobson and Lauren SummersChester ModeBlazer Boys with Greg Hess and Joey BlandMommy and Daddy Devin Henderson and Kristen AvilesScience Fair Slams with Ollie Hobson and Devin HendersonWanna Date with Erin Washington and Lauren FrostGrimace Chair with Ella Nagle and Jake PrizantSquish the Little Guy with JPC and Mike BrunliebLive from New York It's Johnny Cage with Ryan Rosenberg and Dan Lippert

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!All the boys are back home for the holidays! Dan White returns for our Holiday spooktacular where we talk about the gifts we would've given had we actually bought each other gifts and then we prov it out one last time for 2025! It gets grinchy!Sound Design by Nick McMillinHosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week on the pod we have the return of good friend Kyle Bethea and making his pod debut, local Chicago improv titan Bill Arnett joins us to chat'n'prov about your first sip of beer, alpha dogs, Hannibalesque bears and more!Listen to Bill on his own podcast MPZ Listening PartyFollow 3 Actors Living in a Cave for updates on live shows!Come see Tim and Damian do it LIVE this Saturday December 20th at LSI with Dina Facklis and Abby McEnany

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week on the pod we have the fantastically funny duo of Dina Facklis and Abby McEnany to chat'n'prov about bad hair cuts, costume parties, and more!Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week on the pod we welcome back Andrew Lemna and Devin Henderson to chat'n'prov about Black Friday deals, Friendsgivings, and giving the perfect gift to your nieces and nephews that won't drive your siblings insane.Sound Design by Nick McMillinHosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!We're taking the week off from the main feed for the holiday, but wanted to give a little episode to gobble up! If you're not on the Patreon, this was one of our most recent bonus episodes with our friends Lauren Frost and Erin Washington!Follow Erin and Lauren as Lerin on socials for live shows!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠,

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week on the pod we do a little holiday chat'n'prov with two of the best and Mandog Pod hosts Dan Lippert and Ryan Rosenberg! We talkin' buffet's, frying turkeys, and more!Listen to Dan and Ryan on their podcast Mandog Pod!See them perform live as Big Grande at UCB!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠,

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week we're chat'n'provin with 2/4's of Chicago's Dumb John Mike Geraghty and Linda Orr! We get into it about first jobs, fartin' on the pepperoni, and impossible word problems.Check out Mike and Linda at iO Chicago every Wednesday night for the free show!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week on the pod we've got Alex Honnet and Sophie Delaney to chat'n'prov about battle bots, the unfunny workplace friend, and sippin the water polo water.Check out Alex every first Saturday of the month performing and producing Old Dogs Wild Hogs at the Clubhouse in LA.Listen to Sophie on her podcast Chompin! Friends hanging out learning more about each other by what they consume!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick McMillin

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week on the cast we welcome back Ariel Sinah and making her Improv is Dead debut in hilarious form, it's Tricia Louise Brown! We chat'n'prov about breaking up over board games, books smells that make you poop, and raising money to bring back the WWF.You can check out Ariel and Tricia together every Friday night at LSI in Chicago for Holy Goat!Follow Tricia and Ariel on their grams!Hosts:⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!On this weeks show we've got Katie Klein and John Sabine to chat'n'prov about practical effects, amalgamations, pirates and more!You can catch Katie and John together Sunday nights at LSI with The Late 90's!Keep an eye on Superhuman's Instagram to find out where they are playing next!

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week on the pod we've got Chicago friends Zoe Agapinan and Phylicia Mcleod to chat'n'prov about lemonade stands, demolition mans, and Ed Sheeran stans.Check out Zoe and Phylicia Thursdays at the iO Theater as part of Blast Improv!

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week we get down and dirt with our good pod buddies JPC of Hey Riddle Riddle and Mike Brunlieb of Sand! We chat'n'prov about Air BnB's, stinky sheets, little guys, pizza face and more!Check out Hey Riddle Riddle and Whirled News TonightSee Real Angels at LSI WednesdaysPerformers:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentHoly fun filled episode!This week on the cast we've got two of our very funny friends Ariel Sinha and Erin Washington to join us in a chat'n'prov about young love, signing year books, triplets and more!You can see Ariel as part of the Friday show with Holy Goat at LSI!Check out Erin at iO every Wednesday night with Birdlady!Come see us LIVE tomorrow night at iO for FUDGE and Friends with Laurel Krabacher and Mike Brunlieb! USE CODE IMPROVPERVERT for $5 off!

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentOh heck yeah! This week on the pod we welcome back two best buddies who are also good at improv, Sean Coyle and Waleed Mansour!We chat'n'prov about triple dating at the sonic, Meta's sick new perv glasses, being the best bond and more!Check out Sean and Waleed together on their Youtube Show Awesomely Awful!Waleed has a hilarious pod on DROPOUT with Rekha Shankar called We're Dead! Check it out!Sound Design by Nick

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentWe've got LA pals Molly Kiernan and Jackie Young joining us for the first time on the pod today! We chat'n'prov about Elvis, grinding it out on the dance floor, and getting crafty for comedy.You can see Molly on her UCB team Lohan most Monday's in LA at UCB!Check out Jackie on socials for upcoming shows happening this month and through October!

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week on the pod we've got certified bad boys John Randall and Garrett Williams. They're both coming to town for a show on October 11th and if you're around, like fun live music and comedy, it's worth checking them out at Color Club!We chat'n'prov about roofing, neighborhood dynamics, and being good church boys.Follow Garrett on Social Here!Follow John on Socials Here!

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week on the pod we have the FUDGECAST debut of Mike Jimerson and the return of our pal Farrell Walsh! We chat'n'prov about bowling, drink pairings, one holers and more!Check out Farrell's new cool ass bar in Chicago, The Western. See Mike in Improvised Shakespeare and follow him on socials for word on The Orbit. Also we realized we've had back to back to back Spider-Woman Jemma Nicole scene requests and I think because of the order of our recordings and releases it just happened that way! So thank you Spider-Woman Jemma Nicole for your continued banger scene requests and we'll be a little more conscious of spreading folks scene requests out!

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentWe welcome back Alonso Ramirez and Kristen Aviles to the pod! We chat'n'prov about heists, sleep away camps, she-wolfs in closets and more!See Kristen, Alonso, and Damian with ESCÁNDALO!Hosts:Hosts:⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠⁠,

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week on the pod we've got two of our very best friends and improvisers Lawrence Collerd and Laurel Krabacher. We chat'n'prov about baby sitting, sausage, and the expedient passage of time.Performers:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week on the cast, we're joined by the hilarious Ella Nagle and Jake Prizant! We Chat'n'prov about spooky old antique signs, Roman torture devices, and AI-generated pizza commercials.You can follow Ella on socials to see when and where she's dropping some stand-up and improv lore around town!Check out Jake on Cream Boy Saturday nights at iO and Missed Call at the Annoyance! You can also see him on the smash hit Deli Boys on Hulu!

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week we welcome back Nick Mestad and Clare Ruddy to chat'n'prov about Fortune Cookies, creepy Robin Williams movies, and Pyramid Schemes. This weeks episode with edited by Nick McMillin!Check out Nick on UCB Betty night in NYC!Follow Clare for hilarious funny videos on the web!Performers:Hosts:⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠Dan White⁠⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! ⁠Join our Patreon ⁠for $3 a month for full episodes an $5 bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content!⁠Join the Discord community⁠ Dive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Two of the nicest, coolest, and most intelligent improvisers on the planet join us to chat'n'prov about ice baths, meditation, anxiety, and loaded beers. We had a blast and we hope you do to!Big thanks to anyone and everyone who came out to see us at iO Fest and chatted us up after! Means a lot and we hope to do some more live shows soon!Go see Mary Cait in her group Superhuman, Thursdays at 8 pm at The Annoyance Theater here in Chicago!Performers:Hosts:⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠Dan White⁠⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week on the pod we welcome back Greg Hess of Mega Podcast fame and for the first time Joey Bland! Joey just dropped his new super fun and funny trivia podcast Like Minds. We'll be on an upcoming episode so be sure to subscribe and follow on social media to you know when it drops if you want to hear us struggle through brilliant trivia questions! It also features folks from Dropout!, Hey Riddle Riddle and more! Don't miss it!On the pod today we chat'n'prov about job security raffles, ill fitting clothes, a nice blazer, and more!You can also listen to Greg on his hilarious podcast MEGA! wherever you get your pods!Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentWe got the man, the myth, the OG FUDGE boy Dan White back this week on a little break from his big city job! We catch up for a bit and get into prov'in on his first ep back as FUDGECAST and in our new format!Performers:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentIt's an all new episode ft. our very funny and good friend of the pod Kyle Bethea and for the first time the VERY funny Sage Huston! We chat'n'prov about travel, tables for dogs, insta- cancels and more!Local to Chicago?Follow Kyle on social media to see what he's up to on a weekly basis!See Sage as part of Creamboy, Saturdays at iO and Little Hero's Sunday at Logan Square ImprovHosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentIts an all new ep with our friends Rudy Mendoza and Dylan Doetch! We chat'n'prov about driving tests, younger siblings, over painting your minions, and more!Check out Dylan's show at LSI The Saturday Show!See Rudy perform on the Thursday show and Antojitos at LSI also check out Rudy's Bilingual Comedy School and take a class!Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentOllie Hobson and Lauren Summers join us on the pod today to chat'n'prov about palm readings, triple Virgos, ham sub snacks, slip'n'slides and more!Follow Ollie on socials for info on upcoming shows and music!Follow Lauren for updates on where to see her performing around town!Performers:Hosts:⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠Dan White⁠⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week on the pod we've got improv and podcast royalties Erin Keif and Ryan Rosenberg on the pod! The team up you didn't know you needed is here and it's good! We chat'n'prov about pickles, the worst times in our lives, and jerks hogging the bathroom!Listen to Erin on Hey Riddle Riddle but we know you do! They're going on tour so if they come to you you should go!Listen to Ryan on ManDogPod and check out more of his improv teams stuff at BigGrande Website!HostsHosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentIt's that good good improv slop that you love! This week with chat'n'prov with Trent Dozier and Jesse Kendall about all thing thrifty, spooky, Soprano and more! More bad impressions for us to really sink our fangs into. This will make sense once you listen.If you're looking to see us LIVE, you can June 24th at 8 pm at iO with Jesse and Erin Keif! Grab a ticket below and use code FUDGEFRIEND for a discount!If you're in LA make sure you go see Mandatory Improv Thursdays nights at 7 pm at The Yard before the Yard closes its doors later this summer!Check out Jesse in his movie Love Dump on Prime!Performers:Trent DozierJesse KendallHosts:⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠Dan White⁠⁠Sound Design by Nick

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium contentThis week we're joined by Ariel Sinah and Meredith Weir to chat'n'prov about spy gear, LOST, Beatles Cover bands and all of our AI's becoming besties.Thanks to DTrain389 for our opening scene request!OUT OF YOUR EARS AND ONTO THE STAGE!Check out Ariel and Meredith every Friday with Holy Goat at LSI in Chicago!Performers:Guests: Ariel Sinah and Meredith WeirHosts:⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠Dan White⁠⁠