Jay Johnson, ventriloquist and Tony Award winning Broadway actor discusses how to perform ad-lib comedy at: entertainment-experts.com Video ...
Jay Johnson, ventriloquist and Tony Award winning Broadway actor discusses how to perform ad-lib comedy at: entertainment-experts.com Video Information: Ventriloquist Jay Johnson won a Tony Award for his one man Broadway show, The Two And Only. He also starred on the television sitcom SOAP and made guest appearances on The David Letterman Show among many others. When corporate comedian ventriloquist Tom Crowl was in Burbank, CA., Jay sat down with him to discuss how to improve showmanship and stage presence for Discussions On Showmanship. This video is edited from that interview for Entertainment Experts. Video Content: People that are known for ad-libs, Johnny Carson was known for ad-libs, Robin Williams is known for ad-libs, and there is a tendency to think, oh, they thought of that at that very second. Somebody said duck, and they had five minutes of material. Well, not necessarily. What a great ad-lib is, is knowing exactly where to put something that you may have rehearsed a million times before. It is still an ad-lib, it still is of the moment, but because it fits in that moment so perfectly, then it looks like, oh my gosh, he just came up with that out of his, out of his head. So it's really selective, selective choices, you know...ad-libs. So it's not, it's not improv. An ad-lib is not an improv. I guess that is what I'm trying to say. The more material you develop, the more you can stay within the moment! For more videos and information on becoming a professional ... Less
