You Bet Your Improvisor!

You Bet Your Improvisor closed in San Francisco a couple weeks ago, but we’ve extended the run for two weekends up in Napa.

Saturday Night I had the distinction (as far as I know) of becoming the only person other than Chris Sams to host that show. There was a show Friday night too, but they did that one without a host.

Man, it’s a lot of fun and really hard. Chris is amazing for having done it like 50 times or something ridiculous like that.

The great part about it, and this is something that Chris told me about beforehand, is that you really have three different scene partners as the host. You have the entire audience, the contestants, and the players. That’s a lot to work with.

It took me a little while to get comfortable filling Chris’s shoes, but I was having a lot of fun by the end. Except that my title didn’t match the contestant's! That’s so hard. I felt awful, even though everyone agreed, even the contestant, that my title was the “right” one. Oh, it’s rough though. Everyone wants them to win soooo badly.

I love hosting though. Playing with an entire audience is so much fun.

I’m doing it again this Saturday night. If you’re in Napa, check out Dreamweavers Theatre for details.