Can you give me the basic setup of the film?
[Pretend the paper youre reading your answers from catches on fire.]
The movie is about the improv troupe called the Commune, and the theater they PERFORM AT…
Credit: Jon Pack
I HAVE TO HURRY.
[Answer as if youre only partly aware of how a phone works.]
Is this coming through?
Im not sure if this is… Blink twice if you might hear me.
But I also thought it captured the bitterness and jealousy, which people dont really like to talk about.
What kind of director is Mike Birbiglia?
[Answer as if hes watching you very closely.]
How was it pretending to be in a relationship with Keegan-Michael Key?
[Incorporate three expletives into your response.]
It was absolutely fing wonderful to be in a fake relationship with Keegan-Michael Key.
Hes the opposite of a sty scene partner.
How much experience did you have with improv before the film?
[Mention that you went to Juilliard as many times as possible.]
So I had little to no experience with improv prior to working on this film.
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What attracts you to a project?
[Answer as if youre very hungry.]
What advice would you give people interested in trying improv?
[Ignore the question entirely.]
Go see Dont Think Twice.
*Youre going to explain the joke, so people dont think Im wildly pretentious, right?
