Talk:Improv comedy teacher

The term improv comedy teacher refers to the instructor of an improvisational workshop. Improv comedy teachers can be part of an established school, associated with a performance venue, or independent. Some of the most notable schools of improvisation in the United States are Second City Training Center, Groundlings , The Players Workshop , Upright Citizens Brigade, and Improv Olympic. Impov workshops consist mainly of on-your-feet creative exercises leading to the spontaneous adlibbing of scenes, often referred to as "an improv" or "a sketch". This method and structure is often credited to one of improv comedy's founders and earliest teachers, Viola Spolin. Some of the most notable early improv comedy teachers and innovators are Viola Spolin, Paul Sills, Josephine Forsberg  , David Shepherd , Martin DeMaat , and Del Close. There are many dozens, possibly even hundreds, of other notable improv comedy teachers in the United States and abroad.