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...
In this episode Brenna Judkins and Becky Webb improvise a correspondence between a Miss Marple inspired amateur detective and a real hardened detective
28 Feb 2021
Kate Bell and Fiona Howat
Kate Bell and Fiona Howat improvise a chain of letters loosely inspired by Victorian gothic literature.
Is there something in the attic? Why has Penelope's husband been so long dealing with a Count in Eastern Europe? Will Mildred save the day?
We will find out in this week's Pen Pals Improv
14 Feb 2021
Hazel Dixon and Matthew Nicholson
The truth about cats and dogs... and letter writing....
Matthew Nicholson (Let Us Make It Up To You, The Hang, PeaSoup) is a puppy dog and Hazel Dixon (Let Us Make It Up To You, The Hang, Bobbit Worm Games) is a cat that have recently been seperated - they catch up by writing letters and wonder if they can solve their humans...
7 Feb 2021
Susan Harrison and Stephen Davidson
Susan Harrison (Showstoppers, These Folk, Beings) and Stephen Davidson (Impromiscuous, The Improvised Play) improvise letters between two flat mates that do not get to see each other in person.
31 Jan 2021
Will Hines and Mark Rawle - Ghost writer
Will Hines (Author of the How To Be The Greatest Improvisor on Earth and performer with The Upright Citizens Brigade) improvises a chain of letters with Mark Rawle (of Fright Club and Hoopla).
The letters explore the crumbling relationship between two old friends whose lives have taken very different directions.
24 Jan 2021
Michelle Gilliam and Emma Bird - Mission to Mars
Two astronauts prepare for a "Mission to Mars" by checking out each others good and bad habits.
Michelle Gilliam is head of Improv MKE in Milwaukee and Emma Bird runs Liverpool Comedy Improv in the UK
17 Jan 2021
William Wyn Davies and Owen Scrivens- At The Circus
Matthew Nicholson steps in as host for this episode as Owen and Will from Let Us Make It Up To You write letters as ex-circus friends.
10 Jan 2021
Mara Joy and Edmund Fargher
Two old friends reconnect after a chance encounter that one of them just had to write about...
Mara Joy (Spontaneous Players) and Edmund Fargher (The Maydays) improvise a chain of letters with real heart and lots of amusing details.
20 Dec 2020
Rhiannon Jenkins and Laxmi Priya - Dear Diary
UK improviser Rhiannon Jenkins and Laxmi Priya from Bangalore improvise a chain of letters between a woman and her diary.
13 Dec 2020
Jay Sukow and Liam Webber - Night and Day
In this episode Jay Sukow and Liam Webber improvise a chain of letters between Night and Day.
6 Dec 2020
Chris Mead and Valerie Ward - The Magician and The Assistant
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.
7 Jul 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Helen Foster and Lauren Silver
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.
28 Jun 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Amy Moule and Jess O'Neill
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
19 Jun 2020
Pen Pals - Jonathan Nguyen and Lloydie James Lloyd
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.
12 Jun 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Matthew Nicholson and Ian Hayles
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.
4 Jun 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Peter Brown and Becky Illsley
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.
27 May 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Katie Tranter and Fena Ortalli
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.
23 May 2020
Pen Pals Improv - David Escobedo and Vanessa Anton
David Escobedo and Vanessa Anton improvise a chain of letters between high school sweethearts
13 May 2020
Pen Pals Improv - Kevin Scott and Alex Fradera
Kevin Scott of People's improv theater in New York and Alex Fradera of Open Heart Theatre in UK improvise a correspondence between a writer and his demanding agent.
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