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• The Other Improv Tradition Was Invented by a Man Who Hated SchoolWhile Chicago was building improv out of Viola Spolin's theatre games, a Devon-born teacher at the Royal Court was building a rival system by systematically reversing everything his own teachers had told him — and then turned it into a competitive sport.Sep 6, 2026
• The Festival Where the Audience Is the Least Important People in the RoomJust for Laughs began in 1982 as a two-day French-language event in Montreal and became the largest comedy festival in the world — a trade fair with a paying public attached. In 2024 the business went bankrupt.Sep 6, 2026
• Two Clubs, One Cable Slot, and a Decade of Stand-Up CareersDef Comedy Jam ran on HBO from 1992 to 1997 and was built from two existing rooms — one in Harlem, one in Los Angeles. It is the clearest case in comedy of television not discovering a scene but distributing one.Sep 6, 2026

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