Season 2 · Episode 7
Improv Comedy with Donald Chang, Producer of UCB's "Asian AF" Show in NYC
Ezra interviews improv comedian, actor, and Upright Citizens Brigade's (UCB) New York "Asian AF" show host and producer Donald Chang about getting into improv comedy.
The Mechanics of Storytelling · Ezra Justin Lee, Ezra Lee, Donald Chang
May 4, 202040m 24sExplicit
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Show Notes
- How Donald got into improvisational (“improv”) comedy and acting (1:15)
- Improv as a way to break out of his shell (4:00)
- How you become the producer for the Asian AF show at Upright Citizens Brigade New York? (7:25)
- Do you improv differently when your audience is mostly Asian? (11:45)
- Basic technique to improv comedy (14:20)
- As an improv actor/partner, what are you trying to achieve in each improv skit? (20:15)
- How you know when the skit is over/ending! (20:50)
- What goes through Donald’s mind as he performs improv (23:35)
- Even in improv, audiences want to see interesting relationships between people (25:00)
- Being afraid of being yourself and improv as a way for repressed adults to return to a place of childhood playfulness (26:30)
- What NOT to do when doing improv(29:00)
- How improv will help you in your life (33:40)
- Doing improv in a way where you’re not worrying about saying the wrong (even if morally wrong) thing (34:11)
- Why do you think there’s suffering in the world? (36:45)
Connect with Donald Chang's Instagram at http://instagram.com/donaldkchang
Learn more about UCB's Asian AF show (and about upcoming performances) at https://www.asianafshow.com/
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