Posts by Stephen Tobolowsky
Big Time in Hollywood, FL (Part 2)
The first challenge involved with Big Time in Hollywood, FL was that the creators, Dan Schimpf and Alex Anfanger, conceived the show as ten episodes telling one story. In other…
Read MoreWhat Is So Big About “Big Time In Hollywood, FL”? (Part 1)
Photo from The Hollywood Reporter. Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf asked me to be a part of Big Time in Hollywood, FL, a new program on Comedy Central. I had no…
Read MoreThe Method of No Method
Originally published backstage.com Oct. 2, 2014. I was working on Big Time in Hollywood, FL, a very funny new show for Comedy Central (premieres March 25). We were on break…
Read MoreComedy and Henri Bergson
Originally published backstage.com Sept. 4, 2014. Photo from Kayatana Stamps. When one thinks of comedy, one rarely thinks of Henri Bergson—quite possibly because one has never heard of Henri Bergson. I…
Read MoreTransitions
Originally published August 7, 2014 backstage.com Photo source: Backstage, Clay Rodery. I was teaching my comedy class at Kalmenson & Kalmenson when I discovered one of my students was very…
Read MoreHorror Vacui
Originally published July 10, 2014 backstage.com One of my favorite classes in college was art history. Our teacher introduced us to a concept that sounded like something from a science…
Read MoreThe Words That Hurt
originally appeared backstage.com June 12, 2014. In improvisation, you have to be your own writer, director, performer, and editor. I have one rule: You are not allowed to be your…
Read MoreNew show in Santa Barbara!!!
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Read MoreTake A Hike
Originally published backstage.com. May 15, 2014. Photo source: Backstage, Clay Rodery. A joint study by the University of Kansas and the University of Utah finally confirmed something that people knew…
Read MoreDo You Really Have to Memorize Lines?
Originally appeared backstage April 17, 2014. Photo source: Backstage, Clay Rodery. One of the eye openers about being a teacher isn’t the questions—it’s the answers. Over the years I have…
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