Brad’s Corner

The Pandemic’s Effects on Improvisational Theater

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Mad Faves 2018 Has Begun!

Monkey Business Institute Wants Your Vote Choose MBI As Your 2018 Mad Fave Voting has begun for the 2018 edition of The Isthmus’ Mad Faves.…

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Monkey Business Institute cast members and other improv comedians duke it out at the 5th annual Improv Retreat

Improv Retreat

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah: Reflecting On the 5th Annual Improv Retreat My five takeaways from camp For the 5th year in a row, a swarm…

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Improv Lab 411

The Low Down On MBI’s Experimental Improv Comedy Shows A long time ago in a neighborhood far, far away (14 years, the far West side…

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Kids Improv Camp

a.k.a. The BEST Summer Camp Ever Registration starts soon for our wildly popular Summer Kids’ Improv Camp. Our highly-trained instructors will teach campers the fundamentals…

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A group of six men in an office setting engage in a team-building activity, raising their hands in a circle.

Improv In the Workplace

Recently Monkey Business Institute got an opportunity to use improv in an exciting new way. We have been hired by Emelar Consulting Group to come…

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Diversifying Improv

Brad’s Corner  Improv has historically struggled to be diverse. When I started doing improv 25 years ago, the art form was predominantly practiced by white…

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Benefit for Julie Sheldon (aka Wonder Woman)

MBI will be performing at a benefit for one of our superfans, Julie Sheldon, on December 2nd at Doubledays in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. It was…

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Brad ‘the Dark’ Knight on creating ‘BIFF! BANG! KA-POW!! The Super Power’

One of the great joys of my improv career has been designing new improv games and shows. I’d say I’ve easily been a part of…

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Living Proof that Improv Improves

Brad’s Corner   I may be biased, but I think everyone should take an improv class. Yes, I know, it’s becoming a trendy thing to…

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