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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...
Episodes
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Chris Mead and Valerie Ward - The Magician and The Assistant
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Chris Mead from The Improv Place, Project 2, The Maydays and The Nursery and Valerie Ward from Parallelogramophonograph (PGraph) improvise a story between a famous illusionist and their ex-assistant.
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Helen Foster and Lauren Silver
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
In this episode Helen Foster and Lauren Silver play two sisters who have just discovered each others existence. Helen and Lauren began improvising together in Liverpool and continue to have the most wonderful chemistry.
Pen Pals is produced by Let Us Make It Up To You
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Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Amy Moule and Jess O'Neill
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
This episode has Amy Moule in Australia and Jess O'Neill in New Zealand (but normally based in the North West of the UK) improvise a chain of letters between two "concerned parents".
Amy normally performs with Impro Melbourne and Jess normally performs with Casino Improv
The podcast is produced by Let Us Make It Up To You
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Twitter: @letusmakeitup
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Pen Pals - Jonathan Nguyen and Lloydie James Lloyd
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
This episode sees Jonathan Nguyen (Comediasians, Dogprov) and Lloydie James Lloyd (The Maydays, Clones, the Improv Chronicle) improvise a chain of letters between two old friends after one decides to leave his local government job and see the world.
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Matthew Nicholson and Ian Hayles
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
This episode of Pen Pals sees two great actors/improvisers:
Matthew Nicholson a regular at Let Us Make It Up To You in Newcastle and Ian Hayles who normally improvises in the North West with Casino improv.
The improvised challenge (which as always the two performers knew nothing about in advance) sees a young actor look for advice from one of the veterans of the British stage.
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Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Peter Brown and Becky Illsley
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
The Lawyer and The Brat
This Episode sees Peter Brown (Edmonton, Canada) and Becky Illsley (Liverpool, UK) improvise a chain of letters between a long suffering family lawyer and Stephanie... the "brat" of the family.
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Katie Tranter and Fena Ortalli
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
This episode of Pen Pals improv involves Fena Ortalli (From Argentina - currently living in Madrid) and Katie Tranter (From Let Us Make It Up To You and The Hang).
The chain of letters in this episode are between two performers that fell in love on a cruise ship and having to deal with the distance there is between them.
Saturday May 23, 2020
Pen Pals Improv - David Escobedo and Vanessa Anton
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
This episode of Pen Pals Improv sees David Escobedo from the Improv Boost, Mind Meld, and Mischief Managed improvise with an old friend Vanessa Anton from San Diego. The improvised letter writing challenge sees two high school sweethearts rediscover each other after 15 years apart.
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Kevin Scott and Alex Fradera
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
The first episode of Pen Pals Improv!
Kevin Scott from the People's Improv Theatre in New York and Alex Fradera from Open Heart Theatre in the UK come together to improvise a chain of letters between two characters.
This episode involves the correspondence between an idealist British Author and his new American literary agent.