✨ Fast approaching 3,500 subscribers! Please click subscribe if you're reading this - it makes a HUGE difference to how we're able to get this show out to more people ✨ It feels like perfect timing that Smosh would put out this video now. We get to dive deep into shortform improv games and look at the similarities and differences from longform improv and why both make us laugh. Plus it's just even more proof of how great the improv skills of the Smosh cast are. Join improv coach Cal Hoffman as they react to and give expert analysis on a selection of improvised games and scenes by Courtney Miller, Chanse McCrary, Angela Giarratana, Tommy Bowe, Trevor Evarts, and Arasha Lalani from Smosh. - Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 0:40 Intro 1:37 Game 1: Party quirks 2:18 What shortform improv means 6:27 Angela and Courtney: contrasting play styles 11:34 Managing your improv instincts 15:45 If this is true, what else is true? 18:47 Speak plainly 21:20 Game 2: Stunt doubles 26:31 Keeping momentum 39:40 My crush 32:25 Minigames 34:10 Outro - Watch Smosh Pit Theater without interruptions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75RsBRrFYz8 - Subscribe to Smosh Pit: @smoshpit - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicalhoffman/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@comicalhoffman - Cal Hoffman is a standup, improv, and sketch comedian who first stepped into comedy as a pre-teen in the early 2000s. Today, they teach, coach, and perform improv in the London Harold team Biff It, alongside their standup and online sketch career. - Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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I love professionals give their opinions on these kinds of things. I get to enjoy the same content twice but I learn as well
tommy was an editor and along with spencer was just pulled into a video where everyone got pregnant, the rest is history
To be fair to Trevor, he was/still is part of Mythical Kitchen. His passion is baking. He didn't get theater training or really any improv training. Smosh just adopted him
My favorite work from Smosh is their even longer form improv. If you ever have a chance, I highly recommend the Teletubbies Reunion. It’s a 30 minute video that is similar to the Very Important People format but it’s Chanse interviewing Angela, Amanda, Shayne, and Keith. I’d be FACINATED to hear your analysis of why it’s just so incredible - and also I think you’d enjoy it :) Thanks for the amazing content!!
Smosh has entire shows that are totally improv, like Spud Hut and the Wheel You Be Mine fake reality show.
Smosh Pit Theater is slowly becoming Who's Line is it Anyway and I'm loving it 😂
32:29 hellooo are you going to introduce your scene partner? 🐶
25:00 anyone else immediately think of Vic telling Shayne "do the rap" in that Bit City episode?
The laugh descriptions are SO GOOD! (also thanks for leaving the og captions on)
RE audio: Thanks to those who commented about myself speaking at the same time as the video. To reassure people, that only happens in the first 30 seconds of the first game. My actual points are spoken over paused video segments, and the double-speaking is only during the setup where nothing particularly is being said by either of us. It's actually like this in all my past videos, but I got something wrong with the audio settings here. It shouldn't affect 99% of the video but I can see from the comments it's too jarring for some even in the few seconds that it's like that, so thanks for letting me know, and I'll do better next time.
I don't know if you'll see this, but for me it's very distracting when the video is playing and you are talking at the same time, and it makes it so i can't really focus on either, so maybe try pausing the video more. really enjoying your content though! channels growing pretty quickly :)
33:38 okay now I know you're talking about Ben Schwartz
seconding what another commenter said; PLEASE react to the smosh Teletubbies Reunion video! i think it qualifies as long form improv, so it'd be a bit of a change from the other smosh stuff you've done. it's my all time favorite video from them!!
u should watch their teletubbies reunion video
I love how thought out you are, you know how to explain so much that I don't know how to
i'm so glad they did party quirks in this video, because i love that game so much in general and could never put into words why. so i appreciate your explanations!! it makes so much sense to the point i wonder why i didn't think of it in the first place edit: i do hope you'll do a sfth one too eventually though!! because i love how they do insane verbal clues for each other
seriously one of my new favorite channels. Love the added chapters too, you're a fantastic teacher <3
25:27 “Do you need a spotter?” And then your dog (I presume) pops in was so cute!
Agreeing with the Teletubbies Reunion suggestion! But also, I would love to hear what you think about the Funeral Roasts they used to do. Damien’s roast in particular is pretty brutal but he’s made it clear that it made him feel very seen by the rest of the cast and crew. Tommy shines as the person who always reads the will of the person getting roasted!
Absolutely love Smosh. Was wondering when you'll drop another video. Thanks for this one. I've been waiting 😊.