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Yes, Also

Yes, Also

In this love letter to improv comedy, comedian Suzi Barrett deep dives with veteran improvisers about their journeys through improv, discussing the philosophies, theories, tips, lessons, and stories they’ve gathered along the way. If you’re a student of improv, you need this podcast. If you’re a superfan of improv, you’ll love this podcast. New episodes every Tuesday!

For full video, bonus eps, and improv scenes with Suzi and her guests, subscribe at yesalso.supercast.com !

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  • S1 · E134
    Tuesday · 45 min

    Yes, Also - Alana Johnston

    Alana Johnston (UCB, Mae Martin and Friends) talks about Canadian Improv Games, regional styles, becoming a hybrid player, complementary teammates, getting on the same page in a scene, improv on screen, getting out of your head, career noise, peas in a pod scenes, a novel approach to narrative shows, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E133
    October 13 · 43 min

    Yes, Also - Chris Renfro

    Chris Renfro (Oh Mary, Artistic Director of UCB LA) talks about their start in music, trouble with game, passive audience inclusion, the theatrical side of improv, creative Harolds, ASSSSKETCH, the gift of pressure, AD challenges, Harold auditions, producing the SNL showcase, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • October 10 · 25 min

    Bonus Episode: Mental Illness + Comedy with Deena Nyer Mendlowitz

    Deena Nyer Mendlowitz talks candidly about her experience with mental illness, performing improv and stand-up in mental health facilities, and the ways that improv has saved her life. Her new stand-up special (Shrimp Catcher) gives her comedic take on depression, was developed / performed while she was hospitalized, and is available on Youtube now! (link in show notes) If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, you are not alone. Call 988 or Text HOME to 741741. Youtube: @DeenaNyerComedy Instagram: @DeenaNyer

  • October 6 · 48 min

    Yes, Also - Jordan Myrick

    Jordan Myrick (Gastronauts, UCB) talks about intrusive thoughts, listening vs. anticipating, the reasons behind object work, lessons from UCB tourco, tactics for winning an audience, auditions, food + comedy, serving the whole, televised improv, NY / LA, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E131
    September 29 · 55 min

    Yes, Also - Brennan Lee Mulligan

    Brennan Lee Mulligan (Dimension 20, UCB) talks about getting unstuck in shows, side coaching, his origin story, subverting expectation, juggling character games, playing awful people, depiction vs. endorsement, his favorite books, Dimension 20, his process as a DM, a hot take on Yes And, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E130
    September 22 · 43 min

    Yes, Also - Lilan Bowden

    Lilan Bowden (UCB, Asian AF) talks about early acting experiences, vulnerability, plot vs. game, removing conflict, kicking scenes into gear, callibrating differences in style, starting an indie show, generational hierarchy, different effects of career success, Asian AF, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E129
    September 15 · 47 min

    Yes, Also - Karen Graci

    Karen Graci (Second City Tourco) talks about choosing a creative life, formative improv lessons from Chicago, shifting a show's momentum, scenic safety levers, craft vs. art, the best approach to auditions, sketch writing, intelligence vs. logic, revealing a character's humanity, helpful exercises, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E128
    September 8 · 48 min

    Yes, Also - Billy Merritt

    Billy Merritt (UCB, WGIS) talks about midform, gift-giving, removing scenic blinders, subversive comedy, pirate / robot / ninja, gravitas plus absurdity, French scene Harolds, accessing specifics, game shift, improv + Alzheimer's, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E127
    September 1 · 41 min

    Yes, Also - Marshall Givens

    Marshall Givens (UCB, Second City) talks about the gift of neurodivergence, doing tech for improv shows, letting go of doing it "right", applying notes into shows, imposter syndrome, learning how to coach, comparing curriculums, his new favorite exercise, filling out a world, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E126
    August 25 · 49 min

    Yes, Also - Hillary Anne Matthews

    Hillary Anne Matthews (Sentimental Lady, Queen George) talks about character lenses, curing perfectionism, the Harold rollercoaster, offstage connection, Slacker, dissolving ego, a sense of drama, non-laugh reactions, texture, revealing character through object work, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E125
    August 18 · 47 min

    Yes, Also - Brad Morris

    Brad Morris (Bluebird Improv, The Reckoning) talks about his comedic DNA, grounded characters, how aging has changed his improv, institutional dogma, the payment tradeoff, patient play, pace and texture, getting inside of a show, The Reckoning, subverting a game, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E120
    August 11 · 44 min

    Yes, Also - Jazz Lewis

    Jazz Lewis (UCB, Crowdsourced Comedy) talks about the improv scene in Salt Lake City, reading corporate audiences, underlining games, support tactics, a great top-of-show idea, emotional mapping, playing vs. talking, set / reveal, consequential premises, an LA improv hack, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E123
    August 4 · 54 min

    Yes, Also - Anthony King

    Anthony King (Beetlejuice, Jury Duty presents: Company Retreat) talks about an under-used form, Improv Everywhere, being the AD of UCB, writing Broadway musicals, early improv hurdles, cultivating opinions, how to have more fun in shows, avoiding debates, the misuse of callouts, show running Jury Duty, Tracers, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E122
    July 28 · 44 min

    Yes, Also - Jethro and Kristy Nolen - LIVE from Yes Ann Fest

    Jethro and Kristy Nolen (iO, Boom Chicago, co-founders of Arcade Comedy Theater) talk about Chicago in the 90's, bending the space, short form helping long form, making Harold your own, the unexpected yes, do's and dont's for running a theater, jobs for improvisers, dealing with friction, the reality of auditions, keeping spaces safe, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E121
    July 21 · 42 min

    Yes, Also - Mano Agapion

    Mano Agapion (UCB, Drag Her) talks about committed acting, finding your personal voice, Bad Drag Race, using comedy to heal, world-building, tips for writers, genre play, Smartypants, improv lessons from drag shows, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E120
    July 14 · 45 min

    Yes, Also - Amanda Sitko

    Amanda Sitko (ASSSSCAT, UCB TourCo) talks about defining game, being an improv student again, personal genre, aging + improv, UCB tourco, lessons from amazing writers, Harold-style sketch shows, taking a show to Fringe, punk rock comedy, reframing failure, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E119
    July 7 · 51 min

    Yes, Also - Lou Wilson

    Lou Wilson (Dropout, UCB) talks about Comedy Sportz, group mind, using the audience, Dimension 20, a fun original opening, the downside of playing for fans, a remedy for nerves, Game Changer: one year later, an epic live show moment, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E118
    June 30 · 44 min

    Yes, Also - Philip Markle

    Philip Markle (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) talks about reframing "bad" scenes, the origin and philosophy of BCC, symbiotic space rentals, playing from the inside out, sustaining long scenes, the components of all good improv, 5 ways to access a character's deal, tips for AD's, split scenes, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E117
    June 23 · 51 min

    Yes, Also - Jet Eveleth

    Jet Eveleth (Adsit & Eveleth, Clown Church) talks about the power of simplicity, life as source material, how to love despicable characters, expanding a scene's surface area, pre-show rituals, artful devices, the Venn diagram of improv and clown, collaborative dreams and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! For info on Jet's online classes, go to: https://jeteveleth.wixsite.com/my-site-2/about-2 Come see Suzi and Ryan on tour THIS WEEK! Tues June 23rd - CLEVELAND - Imposters Theater! https://www.imposterstheater.com/schedule/yes-also-062326 Weds June 24th - PITTSBURGH - Bottlerocket Social Hall! https://app.opendate.io/e/improv-with-suzi-barrett-and-ryan-rosenberg-june-24-2026-680075 Sat June 27th - ANN ARBOR - Live Podcast Record @ Yes, Ann Fest! https://marquee-arts.org/event-page/?showingId=1012680&eventId=1012580 Sat June 27th - ANN ARBOR - Yes, Also All Stars w/ Anna Garcia, Colton Dunn, Eugene Cordero! https://www.yesannfest.com/featured-performers#yes-also-all-stars Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

  • S1 · E112
    June 16 · 42 min

    Yes, Also - Gareth Reynolds

    Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop, We're Here to Help) talks about sustaining scenes, Comedy Sportz, his journey from Milwaukee to LA, onstage etiquette, back line support, his transition to stand-up, crowd work, control vs. chaos, how The Dollop informs his comedy, sticking to your guns, and more! Access to double the content and other perks at yesalso.supercast.com ! Come see Suzi and Ryan LIVE in a city near you! Tues June 23rd - CLEVELAND - Imposters Theater! https://www.imposterstheater.com/schedule/yes-also-062326 Weds June 24th - PITTSBURGH - Bottlerocket Social Hall! https://app.opendate.io/e/improv-with-suzi-barrett-and-ryan-rosenberg-june-24-2026-680075 !Take an improv workshop with Suzi at UCB Pittsburgh! Sat June 27th - ANN ARBOR - Live Podcast Record @ Yes, Ann Fest! https://marquee-arts.org/event-page/?showingId=1012680&eventId=1012580 Sat June 27th - ANN ARBOR - Yes, Also All Stars w/ Anna Garcia, Colton Dunn, Eugene Cordero! https://www.yesannfest.com/featured-performers#yes-also-all-stars Subscribe on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod or on TikTok @yes.also.pod Email your ideas and questions: yesalsopod@gmail.com Host: Suzi Barrett Producer: Ryan Rosenberg Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler Marketing: Britt Faye

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