improv
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He told Vanity Fair it was the hardest role he had played because he didn't have the "ability to improv and be spontaneous".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
“I don’t know what happened,” Manley said, describing the improv session, “but I’m telling you, I blacked out and bee-bopped and scatted all over that room, like George Costanza would say.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Beyond his on-screen roles, Finn was an improv performer and also taught at the University of Colorado, where he was an adjunct professor.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Once we nailed the first “scenario,” pure improv took over, with Asif and Sagaar seamlessly falling into the mock-conflict of their on-screen characters; hence, Asif being hoisted 3 feet in the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
They thought improv games were fun, and dropped lines from Tennessee Williams plays in casual conversation.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
