Justice for Judge Valentine with Trevor Haaker and Will Stiles

About this episode

Trevor Haaker and Will Stiles join the hosts to discuss improv, liminal spaces, and the upcoming Mud City Improv Festival.

Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Trevor Haaker and Will Stiles , A couple of the Mud City boys, stop by the pod for a little chat'n'prov about liminal spaces, low level judges, and alien invasions! We're doing Mud City on June 6th and you can get your tickets now! Mud City Improv Festival is a Chicago-based improv festival that aims to celebrate the massive improv hub that Chicago is. We are excited to announce that our final and ultimate show for the fest this year will be hosted in the Heath Mainstage at the The Den Theater, with one of the greatest lineups of improvisors Chicago can offer! This year the festival will consist of 12 shows spread across six of Chicago's biggest improv theaters. The festival also aims to connect college improv teams to the Chicago improv community. This year’s festival will take place June 4th-6th at various venues in Chicago, with three nights of performances, workshops with veteran improvisors, and the opportunity to meet other college improvisors from across the country. Check out SWAMP on the gram! Hosts: Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠ , ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

People in this episode

Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons

Guests: Trevor Haaker, Will Stiles

Topics covered

• improv
• comedy
• alien invasions
• liminal spaces
• Mud City Improv Festival

Keywords

• improv
• comedy
• Mud City
• Chicago
• alien invasions
• liminal spaces
• festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mud City Improv Festival

Places: Chicago

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