The Improv turns 60 this year and, despite the spontaneity that the name might suggest, there’s a methodical plan to grow the comedy organization. In 1963, founder Budd Friedman opened the fi…
turns 60 this year and, despite the spontaneity that the name might suggest, there’s a methodical plan to grow the comedy organization.
Shlesinger talks about the emotional support she’s gotten from the Hollywood location’s longtime employees such as assistant general manager J Chase and talent booker Reeta Piazza. “You’re with these people all the time and they take care of you like family and that warmth shows,” Shlesinger says. “Some clubs you walk into, and it’s ice cold and you don’t feel like you can even sit anywhere.”
Comic Taylor Tomlinson is loyal to the DC Improv, noting, “that club booked me to headline pretty early on in my career and they have such great crowds.” Maz Jobrani admits a preference for the Hollywood and Irvine clubs because “I can sleep in my own bed at night.” But Jobrani stresses that “the company has set up a system that no matter which club you’re at, you’re going to be taken good care of.
“In our road clubs, the batting order is MC, feature act and headliner,” says von Schonfeldt. However, in Hollywood, “with multiple artists appearing on any given night, creating the right talent line-ups is very nuanced.
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