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hi how are you fine good great we’re

hi how are you fine good great we’re fine feels great to be here we are at

fine feels great to be here we are at

fine feels great to be here we are at Gothenburg Improv Theater my name is

Gothenburg Improv Theater my name is

Gothenburg Improv Theater my name is Agnes my name is Victoria I’m Anton and

Agnes my name is Victoria I’m Anton and

Agnes my name is Victoria I’m Anton and we are going to improvise for you today

we are going to improvise for you today

we are going to improvise for you today but before we do anything else

but before we do anything else

but before we do anything else we need to warm you up because improv is

we need to warm you up because improv is

we need to warm you up because improv is a quite interactive art form you will

a quite interactive art form you will

a quite interactive art form you will not need to come to onstage just you

not need to come to onstage just you

not need to come to onstage just you know but we will need to warm you up so

know but we will need to warm you up so

know but we will need to warm you up so look to your left or right if you know

look to your left or right if you know

look to your left or right if you know one is sitting on your left ask them

one is sitting on your left ask them

one is sitting on your left ask them what their name is go ahead don’t be shy

all right thank you long discussion

all right thank you long discussion thank you very much

I’m we’re gonna count to three and now

I’m we’re gonna count to three and now you’re gonna say that person’s name out

you’re gonna say that person’s name out

you’re gonna say that person’s name out loud out loud we want to hear it so one

loud out loud we want to hear it so one

loud out loud we want to hear it so one two three Jermaine Jermaine Josh :

two three Jermaine Jermaine Josh :

two three Jermaine Jermaine Josh : bashko germ a wash go Jermaine Musk oh

bashko germ a wash go Jermaine Musk oh

bashko germ a wash go Jermaine Musk oh nice nice to meet you

nice nice to meet you

nice nice to meet you now we want to know your age your

now we want to know your age your

now we want to know your age your personal age and we do not care what’s

personal age and we do not care what’s

personal age and we do not care what’s on your passport we want to know your

on your passport we want to know your

on your passport we want to know your mental age yes how old do you feel today

mental age yes how old do you feel today

mental age yes how old do you feel today right now so we’re gonna gonna count to

right now so we’re gonna gonna count to

right now so we’re gonna gonna count to three and you’re gonna say it out loud

three and you’re gonna say it out loud

three and you’re gonna say it out loud one two three 36 36 36 36 so you’re 36

one two three 36 36 36 36 so you’re 36

one two three 36 36 36 36 so you’re 36 all right good to know ah good to know

all right good to know ah good to know

all right good to know ah good to know now we know what we’re – you know yeah

now we know what we’re – you know yeah

now we know what we’re – you know yeah put the level okay and we also need to

put the level okay and we also need to

put the level okay and we also need to warm you up physically so raise your

warm you up physically so raise your

warm you up physically so raise your hands you do the jazz hands great looks

hands you do the jazz hands great looks

hands you do the jazz hands great looks good and now do this and that oh thank

good and now do this and that oh thank

good and now do this and that oh thank you that’s all perfect okay so now we

you that’s all perfect okay so now we

you that’s all perfect okay so now we are on the same side yes so

are on the same side yes so

are on the same side yes so improvisation theater many people maybe

improvisation theater many people maybe

improvisation theater many people maybe do not know what it is it is basically

do not know what it is it is basically

do not know what it is it is basically theater without a script

theater without a script

theater without a script we make up everything while we are doing

we make up everything while we are doing

we make up everything while we are doing it so we we actually don’t know what to

it so we we actually don’t know what to

it so we we actually don’t know what to do on this stage now and a couple of

do on this stage now and a couple of

do on this stage now and a couple of minutes so what we do to create improv

minutes so what we do to create improv

minutes so what we do to create improv theatre is that we saying yes to our

theatre is that we saying yes to our

theatre is that we saying yes to our partners ideas we trust our impulses and

partners ideas we trust our impulses and

partners ideas we trust our impulses and try to be spontaneous and listen very

try to be spontaneous and listen very

try to be spontaneous and listen very carefully to to the partner what they

carefully to to the partner what they

carefully to to the partner what they are saying

are saying

are saying hmm yeah cool and we’ve been here

hmm yeah cool and we’ve been here

hmm yeah cool and we’ve been here listening to you it was not always to

listening to you it was not always to

listening to you it was not always to you but to people on stage giving these

you but to people on stage giving these

you but to people on stage giving these amazing talks and being inspired and

amazing talks and being inspired and

amazing talks and being inspired and hopefully some of it is somewhere around

hopefully some of it is somewhere around

hopefully some of it is somewhere around here

here

here we’re try not to think about too much

we’re try not to think about too much

we’re try not to think about too much because then we’ll be only in our heads

because then we’ll be only in our heads

because then we’ll be only in our heads and not present because you need to be

and not present because you need to be

and not present because you need to be present

present

present but we’re gonna have it somewhere in our

but we’re gonna have it somewhere in our

but we’re gonna have it somewhere in our head all these talks and get inspired

head all these talks and get inspired

head all these talks and get inspired and do an improvised piece for you now

and do an improvised piece for you now

and do an improvised piece for you now and the only thing we need for you to

and the only thing we need for you to

and the only thing we need for you to get this started is a word a word that

get this started is a word a word that

get this started is a word a word that you heard here today focus

you heard here today focus

you heard here today focus I heard focus so focus is the word we

I heard focus so focus is the word we

I heard focus so focus is the word we start with this this is your one hour

start with this this is your one hour

start with this this is your one hour musician he will improvise all the music

musician he will improvise all the music

musician he will improvise all the music also today he has not prepared anything

also today he has not prepared anything

also today he has not prepared anything everything is completely improvised we

everything is completely improvised we

everything is completely improvised we give you a spectrum of improvised scene

give you a spectrum of improvised scene

give you a spectrum of improvised scene we start with focus nurse I am now

we start with focus nurse I am now

we start with focus nurse I am now removing the bullet

removing the bullet

removing the bullet [Music]

[Music]

[Music] hopefully there will be no brain damage

hopefully there will be no brain damage

hopefully there will be no brain damage I don’t know what happened I was

I don’t know what happened I was

I don’t know what happened I was standing on the street suddenly a car

standing on the street suddenly a car

standing on the street suddenly a car drove by and I heard this sound it’s

drove by and I heard this sound it’s

drove by and I heard this sound it’s clicking sound and then a like like a

clicking sound and then a like like a

clicking sound and then a like like a door is shot fully loud and then nothing

[Music]

[Music] it cannot take more than a minute after

it cannot take more than a minute after

it cannot take more than a minute after that the next victim will come you know

that the next victim will come you know

that the next victim will come you know that of course your son think of a leaf

that of course your son think of a leaf

that of course your son think of a leaf it will make it easy the next one is on

it will make it easy the next one is on

it will make it easy the next one is on you I think I have a BB I’m having a

you I think I have a BB I’m having a

you I think I have a BB I’m having a real really hard time planning stuff I’m

real really hard time planning stuff I’m

real really hard time planning stuff I’m always late to stuff it’s like

always late to stuff it’s like

always late to stuff it’s like organizing things just won’t work in my

organizing things just won’t work in my

organizing things just won’t work in my head and I’m having a really hard time

head and I’m having a really hard time

head and I’m having a really hard time focusing except for the times where I

focusing except for the times where I

focusing except for the times where I can focus and then I do five assignments

can focus and then I do five assignments

can focus and then I do five assignments in the night that’s my life I have to

in the night that’s my life I have to

in the night that’s my life I have to have the knife right to my throat

have the knife right to my throat

have the knife right to my throat otherwise I don’t get done

otherwise I don’t get done

otherwise I don’t get done yes it’s a gift it’s a curse

and I think focus is the hardest part

and I think focus is the hardest part and the easiest one at the same time

and the easiest one at the same time

and the easiest one at the same time oh my god yes all the shelves all of ups

oh my god yes all the shelves all of ups

oh my god yes all the shelves all of ups are down okay and they’re all now right

are down okay and they’re all now right

are down okay and they’re all now right here in the cart

here in the cart

here in the cart yeah yeah yeah okay sorry just start

yeah yeah yeah okay sorry just start

yeah yeah yeah okay sorry just start from the ground up and just build it

from the ground up and just build it

from the ground up and just build it from the ground up okay

from the ground up okay

from the ground up okay oh wait we need to have categories and

oh wait we need to have categories and

oh wait we need to have categories and I’m thinking alphabet order but there

I’m thinking alphabet order but there

I’m thinking alphabet order but there are also different colors first sky

[Music]

[Music] what

the brown is brown is earth yellow

the brown is brown is earth yellow brilliant

I have this great idea oh my god tell me

I have this great idea oh my god tell me right now I just think that we should

right now I just think that we should

right now I just think that we should like start a company or something and we

like start a company or something and we

like start a company or something and we make it huge I’d like just like that

make it huge I’d like just like that

make it huge I’d like just like that yeah let’s just make a company oh

yeah let’s just make a company oh

yeah let’s just make a company oh anything I get great loans by the banks

anything I get great loans by the banks

anything I get great loans by the banks they just give you money

they just give you money

they just give you money what yeah yeah I heard um that you don’t

what yeah yeah I heard um that you don’t

what yeah yeah I heard um that you don’t even need anything there’s give your

even need anything there’s give your

even need anything there’s give your money yeah did you throw right with a

money yeah did you throw right with a

money yeah did you throw right with a house right yeah

house right yeah

house right yeah it is money yeah we just have to be very

it is money yeah we just have to be very

it is money yeah we just have to be very you know we have to look out yeah if we

you know we have to look out yeah if we

you know we have to look out yeah if we see a dollar bill or a suga-kun or

see a dollar bill or a suga-kun or

see a dollar bill or a suga-kun or Seattle yeah floating around in there we

Seattle yeah floating around in there we

Seattle yeah floating around in there we don’t we got helicopter money coming our

don’t we got helicopter money coming our

don’t we got helicopter money coming our way

way

way thank you central bank – the same thing

thank you central bank – the same thing

thank you central bank – the same thing different names yeah

different names yeah

different names yeah [Music]

[Music]

[Music] so what should we do with our company

I don’t know this is hard

I don’t know this is hard yeah

I know what we just pick something up

I know what we just pick something up and we sell it that’s a great idea

and we sell it that’s a great idea

and we sell it that’s a great idea um okay so there never have something

um okay so there never have something

um okay so there never have something okay yeah oh it’s glitter it’s glitter

okay yeah oh it’s glitter it’s glitter

okay yeah oh it’s glitter it’s glitter glitter but still that in a great amount

glitter but still that in a great amount

glitter but still that in a great amount of bags

of bags

of bags yeah bags with great amount of glitter

yeah bags with great amount of glitter

yeah bags with great amount of glitter people need glitter in their lives

people need glitter in their lives

people need glitter in their lives hi I want to sell glitter it costs to

hi I want to sell glitter it costs to

hi I want to sell glitter it costs to kroehner yeah it’s very nice oh I see

kroehner yeah it’s very nice oh I see

kroehner yeah it’s very nice oh I see you work in an office and I do not see

you work in an office and I do not see

you work in an office and I do not see any glitter here

any glitter here

any glitter here no we need glitter so meet a lot of

no we need glitter so meet a lot of

no we need glitter so meet a lot of later I’m not really the manager I’m

later I’m not really the manager I’m

later I’m not really the manager I’m just a place that’s right really looks

just a place that’s right really looks

just a place that’s right really looks beautiful

beautiful

beautiful well you should have a suit no no I’m

well you should have a suit no no I’m

well you should have a suit no no I’m not sure about the decision made let’s

not sure about the decision made let’s

not sure about the decision made let’s me the decision-making is there someone

me the decision-making is there someone

me the decision-making is there someone in this room that knows about glitter

in this room that knows about glitter

in this room that knows about glitter and what you need is me

and what you need is me

and what you need is me I may be the best person in the world to

I may be the best person in the world to

I may be the best person in the world to talk about you to talk with you about

talk about you to talk with you about

talk about you to talk with you about gillies her suddenly I feel nerds to

gillies her suddenly I feel nerds to

gillies her suddenly I feel nerds to bison cleaner going man

bison cleaner going man

bison cleaner going man [Music]

the splitter

the splitter [Music]

[Music]

[Music] Oh in your face leader leader man look

Oh in your face leader leader man look

Oh in your face leader leader man look yourself in the mirror

[Music]

[Music] [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

watch your what i will made of gold

watch your what i will made of gold whoa do you want no that’s not enough

whoa do you want no that’s not enough

whoa do you want no that’s not enough thank you oh you’re thinking small think

thank you oh you’re thinking small think

thank you oh you’re thinking small think big think big I know

big think big I know

big think big I know can you deposit some some money for my

can you deposit some some money for my

can you deposit some some money for my sick husband he died two years ago

sick husband he died two years ago

sick husband he died two years ago please I’m begging you glitter man one

please I’m begging you glitter man one

please I’m begging you glitter man one love of course

love of course

love of course gentlemen

so we have gathered here today

so we have gathered here today yeah yeah

yeah yeah

yeah yeah c4 well

to the Giants got me blizzard it was a

to the Giants got me blizzard it was a beloved friend of mine a great colleague

you were destined to be something great

you were destined to be something great you had your own context and he always

you had your own context and he always

you had your own context and he always said you have to give it to get how do

said you have to give it to get how do

said you have to give it to get how do you like that yes and I mean he died

you like that yes and I mean he died

you like that yes and I mean he died poor yeah because who wants to be the

poor yeah because who wants to be the

poor yeah because who wants to be the richest man in the cemetery right that’s

richest man in the cemetery right that’s

richest man in the cemetery right that’s what he always said the last thing you

what he always said the last thing you

what he always said the last thing you did was spin a coin yes like it didn’t

did was spin a coin yes like it didn’t

did was spin a coin yes like it didn’t matter to him at all no if you’ve if he

matter to him at all no if you’ve if he

matter to him at all no if you’ve if he dropped the coin on the ground you spun

dropped the coin on the ground you spun

dropped the coin on the ground you spun it and gave it away

dude there’s a nice big iceberg over

dude there’s a nice big iceberg over here nice very nice very nice be nice

here nice very nice very nice be nice

here nice very nice very nice be nice beer dude a girlfriend I speak to men

beer dude a girlfriend I speak to men

beer dude a girlfriend I speak to men what you hit me the stomach well hey hey

what you hit me the stomach well hey hey

what you hit me the stomach well hey hey this is not the way man it’s not the way

this is not the way man it’s not the way

this is not the way man it’s not the way okay okay I’m just trying to you know

okay okay I’m just trying to you know

okay okay I’m just trying to you know reiterate Bruce no no okay hey it’s not

reiterate Bruce no no okay hey it’s not

reiterate Bruce no no okay hey it’s not the option Shaklee we’ll have to go by

the option Shaklee we’ll have to go by

the option Shaklee we’ll have to go by the social rulebook

the social rulebook

the social rulebook exactly I didn’t mean like that no no

exactly I didn’t mean like that no no

exactly I didn’t mean like that no no it’s cool cool beer is the option you

it’s cool cool beer is the option you

it’s cool cool beer is the option you know you know because you have to give

know you know because you have to give

know you know because you have to give to get yeah oh thanks for lunch I’m

to get yeah oh thanks for lunch I’m

to get yeah oh thanks for lunch I’m sorry for hitting you in the stomach I

sorry for hitting you in the stomach I

sorry for hitting you in the stomach I just you know I have a different set of

just you know I have a different set of

just you know I have a different set of rules you know

rules you know

rules you know you know you can’t just go around

you know you can’t just go around

you know you can’t just go around hitting people it’s not nice hate is not

hitting people it’s not nice hate is not

hitting people it’s not nice hate is not an option no never no you got it decima

an option no never no you got it decima

an option no never no you got it decima is called barrier honey there are times

is called barrier honey there are times

is called barrier honey there are times that I want to get hit because I sort of

that I want to get hit because I sort of

that I want to get hit because I sort of like it uh-huh but it has to be on you

like it uh-huh but it has to be on you

like it uh-huh but it has to be on you know my turn

know my turn

know my turn consensual hitting yeah exactly

consensual hitting yeah exactly

consensual hitting yeah exactly definitely yeah now we’re speaking the

definitely yeah now we’re speaking the

definitely yeah now we’re speaking the same black brakes I contact you

same black brakes I contact you

same black brakes I contact you thank you yeah yeah yeah I like it we’re

thank you yeah yeah yeah I like it we’re

thank you yeah yeah yeah I like it we’re sort of on the same frequency

[Music]

[Music] let’s shoot in your sack by reference

let’s shoot in your sack by reference

let’s shoot in your sack by reference for all you nerds up there okay okay

for all you nerds up there okay okay

for all you nerds up there okay okay Firefly you if you’re not nerds once you

Firefly you if you’re not nerds once you

Firefly you if you’re not nerds once you get out later Austin series Firefly

get out later Austin series Firefly

get out later Austin series Firefly check it out everyone season though but

check it out everyone season though but

check it out everyone season though but here’s a goddamn good she’s nice Rena

here’s a goddamn good she’s nice Rena

here’s a goddamn good she’s nice Rena man yeah thank you very much

man yeah thank you very much

man yeah thank you very much [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

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