Ultimate Improv
Encyclopedia
Ultimate Improv is an improvisational theater located in Westwood, Los Angeles
, California
, U.S.A. Founded by J.D. Walsh, the theatre is home to a talented group of young improvisers, focusing on the artistic (rather than commercial) side of improvisational theatre.
Many actors who have started or currently perform with Ultimate's mainstage cast have moved on to careers in television
, film
, and commercials.
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, U.S.A. Founded by J.D. Walsh, the theatre is home to a talented group of young improvisers, focusing on the artistic (rather than commercial) side of improvisational theatre.
Many actors who have started or currently perform with Ultimate's mainstage cast have moved on to careers in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, film
Film
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, and commercials.
Notable alumni
- J.D. Walsh (Smart GuySmart GuySmart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...
, Studio 60 on the Sunset StripStudio 60 on the Sunset StripStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's...
) - Dan OsterDan OsterDaniel "Dan" Oster is an American comedic actor and improv artist. He is most famous for being a member of Boom Chicago and a member of the MADtv cast.-Early years:...
(Boom ChicagoBoom ChicagoBoom Chicago is a creative group, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at the Leidseplein Theater...
, MADtvMADtvMADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
) - Heather CampbellHeather Anne CampbellHeather Anne Campbell is an American comedian and writer.Campbell was editor of Dave Halverson's Play Magazine as well as Jeff Bond's Geek Monthly until their closure in 2010. She remains a contributing writer for Action Button...
(Boom ChicagoBoom ChicagoBoom Chicago is a creative group, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at the Leidseplein Theater...
) - Matt Jones (Boom ChicagoBoom ChicagoBoom Chicago is a creative group, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at the Leidseplein Theater...
) - Lauren Flans (Boom ChicagoBoom ChicagoBoom Chicago is a creative group, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at the Leidseplein Theater...
) - Michael Orton-Toliver (Boom ChicagoBoom ChicagoBoom Chicago is a creative group, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at the Leidseplein Theater...
)