In improv there are no mistakes, only beautiful, happy accidents.(The best rule) There are no mistakes, only opportunities.Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.Whatever the problem, be part of the solution.Positive way of saying, don’t ask questions all the time Always make sure you’re adding something to the discussion.“ Yes and” means don’t be afraid to contribute.You’re supposed to agree and add something of your own.Start with a yes and see where that takes you.The rule of agreement reminds you to respect what your partner has created and to at least start from an open minded place.

The rules of improv appealed to her not only as a way of creating comedy but as a worldview.She loved improv because she loved the idea of two actors going onstage with nothing who make up something together that is then completely real to everyone in the room.That’s why many of the worst things in the world happen in and around Starbucks bathrooms.You get a certain type of trouble when diverse groups of people actually cross paths with each other.She’s the kind of person that likes to feel part of a community.In her front desk job she learned how to be a considerate coworker.I’ve also had such a good experience so far with biographies and autobiographies a comedian so hopefully this will be just as good. Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we’ve all suspected: you’re no one until someone calls you bossy.” -Audible Opening thoughts:Īs usual, I picked up this book because it had a high volume of reviews and a high average rating. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon – from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence. She has seen both of those dreams come true.Īt last, Tina Fey’s story can be told. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. “Before Liz Lemon, before “Weekend Update”, before “Sarah Palin”, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher.

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