Episode Synopsis "Anne Libera: Science of Comedy"

Anne Libera is a master of improv comedy. She is the Director of Comedy Studies at Columbia College Chicago and she served as the Executive Artistic Director of The Second City Training Center for nearly a decade. We talked about the formulas behind great comedy and how to embrace bombing onstage..

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