Improv Comedy with Donald Chang, Producer of UCB's "Asian AF" Show in NYC

05/04/20 • 40 min

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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05/04/20 • 40 min

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