{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Funny People Talking","title":"Vicki Hanes and Cavan Rogers of Improv Asylum - Twice as Funny","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4948,"description":"What's it like to work in a professional improv theatre? Plus, illusions, an American Idol moment, pugs, an emotional press conference, performer relationships on and off stage, Boston vs. New York, and nostalgic TV. Vicki Hanes and Cavan Rogers, MainStage cast members of Improv Asylum in NYC, join Marc Raco, Danielle Beckmann, and producer Elsie.\nIn this episode:\nDanielle shares some book nerd facts for the readers out there\nMarc shares his experiences at the Museum of Illusions, and how we live in our own illusions day to day\nHow American Idol has fueled people’s illusions and evolved over time\nDanielle’s experience meeting Donna Summer and Paula Abdul\nThe upcoming The Jeffersons and All In The Family remake specials, and the tendency to bring back familiar franchises that shook things up in their time, but seem to be nostalgia vehicles\nDanielle and Vicki share their love for pugs\nA plea to the Comedy Gods to get Tina Fey on the show\nA round of “Emotional Press Conference,” where we shout out a question with an emotion and the improvisor has to answer with that emotion\nHow Cavan and Vicki met, discovered improv, and how they came to be a part of Improv Asylum\nCavan and Vicki's partnership as improvisors, and why their relationship on stage isn’t too different to how they interact offstage\nFinding structure in an improv environment that utilizes audience participation and other variables\nHow Improv Asylum is structured, from the improv classes, to the house teams up to the NXT shows\nThe experience of doing improv at Improv Asylum in New York compares to improv in Boston or Chicago\nCavan and Vicki’s career highlights as performers\nPlus, Elsie brings in some smoky End of Show Food!\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1QUEWBDcWaHiBcwC2rPqrzWhn0UEgcmTRY_yx0yYuBE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5MzEyLzE3MDg4/MTE1NTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}