The nanonanofilm Improv Comedy Podcast
Aug 2, 2026 · 15 min · 10 segments
I've read a lot recently around whether you can effectively combine Game of the Scene (i.e. improv games within improv scenes) with really developing relationships between characters. I started to try…
Dave HeronHost
So today, I wanna talk a little bit about the two schools of thought with respect to game of the scene in improv and relationships, and this sort of ongoing conjecture that the two can never meet in improv scenes.
It's a hotly discussed topic all the time, I guess, between different improvisers, whether you can have a game of the scene and whether you can have relationships in the same scene, or whether actually they are two distinct sort of approaches to longer form improv.
And if you subscribe to different newsletters, podcasts, mailing lists, et cetera, you'll see lots of improvisers have spoken about it.
Oh, I'm not sure whether he'd describe himself as theorist, but some of the theories he puts forward and his depth of thinking is quite remarkable.
And he's talked a lot about it, and he does support the fact that game of the scene and relationships can be combined.
But what do I mean by game of the scene and relationships can be combined? Well, let's break that down a little bit.
So today, I wanna talk a little bit about the two schools of thought with respect to game of the scene in improv and relationships, and this sort of ongoing conjecture that the two can never meet in improv scenes.
It's a hotly discussed topic all the time, I guess, between different improvisers, whether you can have a game of the scene and whether you can have relationships in the same scene, or whether actually they are two distinct sort of approaches to longer form improv.
And if you subscribe to different newsletters, podcasts, mailing lists, et cetera, you'll see lots of improvisers have spoken about it.
Oh, I'm not sure whether he'd describe himself as theorist, but some of the theories he puts forward and his depth of thinking is quite remarkable.
And he's talked a lot about it, and he does support the fact that game of the scene and relationships can be combined.
But what do I mean by game of the scene and relationships can be combined? Well, let's break that down a little bit.
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