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Pen Pals is an improvised celebration of the lost art of letter writing. Great performers from the improv comedy community come together to improvise a series of letters between characters that have been made up on the spot. For people who miss letters, for people who still love letters, or for people who love radio comedy...
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Mar 14, 2021
Mar 14, 2021
42 min
In this episode Brenna Judkins and Becky Webb improvise a correspondence between a Miss Marple inspired amateur detective and a real hardened detective
Feb 28, 2021
Feb 28, 2021
47 min
Kate Bell and Fiona Howat improvise a chain of letters loosely inspired by Victorian gothic literature.
Is there something in the attic? Why has Penelope's husband been so long dealing with a Count in Eastern Europe? Will Mildred save the day?
We will find out in this week's Pen Pals Improv
Feb 14, 2021
Feb 14, 2021
31 min
The truth about cats and dogs... and letter writing....
Matthew Nicholson (Let Us Make It Up To You, The Hang, PeaSoup) is a puppy dog and Hazel Dixon (Let Us Make It Up To You, The Hang, Bobbit Worm Games) is a cat that have recently been seperated - they catch up by writing letters and wonder if they can solve their humans...
Feb 7, 2021
Feb 7, 2021
35 min
Susan Harrison (Showstoppers, These Folk, Beings) and Stephen Davidson (Impromiscuous, The Improvised Play) improvise letters between two flat mates that do not get to see each other in person.
Jan 31, 2021
Jan 31, 2021
36 min
Will Hines (Author of the How To Be The Greatest Improvisor on Earth and performer with The Upright Citizens Brigade) improvises a chain of letters with Mark Rawle (of Fright Club and Hoopla).
The letters explore the crumbling relationship between two old friends whose lives have taken very different directions.
Jan 24, 2021
Jan 24, 2021
34 min
Two astronauts prepare for a "Mission to Mars" by checking out each others good and bad habits.
Michelle Gilliam is head of Improv MKE in Milwaukee and Emma Bird runs Liverpool Comedy Improv in the UK
Jan 17, 2021
Jan 17, 2021
35 min
Matthew Nicholson steps in as host for this episode as Owen and Will from Let Us Make It Up To You write letters as ex-circus friends.
Jan 10, 2021
Jan 10, 2021
1hr 37 sec
Two old friends reconnect after a chance encounter that one of them just had to write about...
Mara Joy (Spontaneous Players) and Edmund Fargher (The Maydays) improvise a chain of letters with real heart and lots of amusing details.
Dec 20, 2020
Dec 20, 2020
41 min
UK improviser Rhiannon Jenkins and Laxmi Priya from Bangalore improvise a chain of letters between a woman and her diary.
Dec 13, 2020
Dec 13, 2020
32 min
In this episode Jay Sukow and Liam Webber improvise a chain of letters between Night and Day.