The Groundlings

Beau Von Hoffmana month ago

The Groundlings School teaches a foundation that is not only about comedy. It’s about linking ideas together and supporting each other. I had the privilege of taking a class here that reminded me of our basic tools to make an improvised scene occur. It is taught in a true ‘drill’ like fashion. Getting ‘the reps’ in feels good as it takes the pressure off the end result. I had the pleasure of having the fantastic teacher Echo Cullem. He teaches from the heart, knows the rhythm of a scene and how things should feel. He is a person we could trust as a group collective and one that made me feel open and able to adjust and learn. Eco reminds us that ‘The most important person in a scene is your scene partner.’ Our class was lucky to be given this amazing experience and I will miss each and every one of my talented classmates. Training at The Groundling is an honor for any funny or talented person who might be blocked or need to hit reset and you owe it to your talent and your Los Angeles story to train here.

wax trax4 months ago

I can’t believe The Groundlings is still the farm team for SNL talent. What a snoozer last night which was supposed to be improv night. None of the cast was remotely funny. It looks like they had plants in the audience who would laugh at anything too. They might as well have gone with a laugh track. The last time I went to a Groundlings show over two decades when Mike McDonald was in the cast it was hilarious. Again last night’s show was sadly pathetic. Reminds me of the Improv scene in Ted 2 when the cast would not take any suggestions lol