“aw, the clues”
susan messing
FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER: 11AM - 2PM
THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT!
The only way to heighten funny is to be funnier. Good luck with that. We’re all better than that. Get some specifics in your character, so you don't stand there as yourself and argue until the audience is grateful it’s over. Lots of deliciousness to pull out the comedy instead of hoping you'll be funny and then wanting to drive to Wisconsin, never to be seen again. Your work will become more effortless, whether in long or short form.
About Susan Messing
Susan is a New Jersey native and graduate of Northwestern University’s Theatre School, has been doing improv stuffs for almost 40 years. She is an alumna of the iO Theatre, Second City’s Mainstage, and a founding member of Chicago’s infamous Annoyance Theatre. Susan created and teaches her curriculum at iO Chicago, iO West in Hollywood, The Annoyance Theatre, The Second City, and around the world. Susan has taught for DePaul University, Lloyd University, The School at Steppenwolf, and is currently facilitating at The University of Chicago. The scene’s all burnt to a crisp. Her standup act with her puppet, Jolly, was featured at the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and NBC’s Late Fridays, and her most impressive bit movie role was as a bad stripper in a halo brace in Let’s Go to Prison! Why do we even bother? Her critically acclaimed show, Messing with a Friend, ran for over ten year at The Annoyance and she currently tours the states and the globe performing and teaching with the brilliant John Lehr or the delicious Rachael Mason. None of this matters
“Improviser of the Year” – Chicago Improv Festival*
“Best Improviser” – Chicago Reader*
“Funniest Woman in Chicago” – Chicago Magazine*