Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 1:39PM I'm a big believer in the idea of multiple intelligences. And thanks to Twitter, I'm realizing, there are multiple kinds of comedic intelligence, too...
Email Article | Post a Comment | tagged Twitter, comedy, improv, multiple intelligences, performing, self-expression, social media, writing | in Improv and Comedy Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 7:55PM As I mentioned yesterday, I've been reading An Improvised Life: A Memoir by the actor Alan Arkin. Tonight I read the book's final passage and loved it so much I had to share it here: "In the final analysis, it's all improvisation. We're all tap dancing on a rubber raft. We like to think otherwise, so we plan our lives, we plot, we figure, we find careers that will guarantee us an early retirement, we look for relationships that are permanent, we fill out forms, we do scientific experiments, we write rules -- all in an attempt to solidify, concretize, and control this universe of ours that refuses to be pigeon-holed....
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 9:13PM Riding the F train into Manhattan earlier today, I had an epiphany. Or maybe the epiphany struck as I was walking through the East Village to meet a friend. I can't say for sure. But somewhere, between Brooklyn and East 12th Street, the realization washed over me, the way obvious things suddenly appear above the surface: I have the soul of an improviser.
