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Improv Comedy Battle Royale

It’s my second year in PIT. Here’s a blurb on our Improv Troupe. “The Pepperdine Improv Troupe is a tight-knit ensemble of 14 students and 2 professional instructors-one of which specializes in musical accompaniment. The Troupe’s purpose is to teach excellence in improvisational skills and put on spectacular shows. The Troupe’s instructor is the incredible Brian Jones who brings a teaching philosophy centered around remarkable standards of skill and a warmth of emotional honesty, sincerity, and vulnerablitiy. PIT currently performs about once a month to a packed house on Pepperdine’s campus as well as various gigs around the area. A typical show usually consist of short form games with an occasional minimusical or soap opera scene. Allen Simpson accompanies the troupe on the keyboard.”

In addition to all the traditional forms of improv, in 2018 I tried improvised stand-up comedy. New Year’s resolution: write a tight five.

Isabel Klein

Isabel Klein is an actress and writer from Portland—keepin’ it weird. She's in the Sunday Company at The Groundlings. Isabel trained at RADA in London. Her solo show, SHOWSTOPPER, sold out at the Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has performed at The Comedy Store and The Hollywood Improv. She holds a BFA from Pepperdine. She has more than a dozen film and video credits, including clinging to life as OD Girl #2 in On Call (Amazon Prime), and she’s also part of an upcoming project with Trey Parker and Matt Stone. An experienced stage actor, she's had lead roles in notable productions. Her commercial credits include Airheads, Dave & Buster’s, Sonic (the drive-thru, not the hedgehog), Ring, and Visa—so odds are you’ve skipped her on YouTube.