Rich Talarico Workshop – October 10, 2025 – 7-10pm

Workshop Time: 7-10pm
Tickets:
Participant (limit 15): $40
Audit (unlimited): $20

INITIATIONS & GIFTING
Improvisers, have you ever come off stage and said– “Great scene, WHO were we?” Or, “Great scene, WHERE were we?” Like any other narrative form of storytelling, improvisers need to be able to answer ALL the questions of the performance. WHERE? WHO? WHAT? HOW? WHY? WHEN? Crucial questions in storytelling. Often one or more of these important questions can be left unaddressed in an improv performance. Improvisers will learn techniques to discover WHERE (through object work), WHO (through character and characterization/POV), WHAT (games or playable dynamics), HOW & WHY (the gift-givers) and WHEN (dealing with time). Well begun is half done.

Rich is a Peabody® Award-winning writer/producer with four Emmy® and four WGA Award nominations, best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich was responsible for K&P fave Substitute Teacher, (“…Ay-ay-Ron?”) which in 2024 was added to The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum Of American History. Rich wrote dozens of K&P faves: Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice, and co-wrote many more.

Other credits include: MADtv, The Tonight Show w. Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically-acclaimed, Review. An alum of Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic, Rich also provided punch-up work on Mean Girls and Get Out. As an improviser, Rich teaches, coaches and performs with long-form group Dasariski, Rich played in the early casts of Chicago’s The Armando Diaz Show and co-created the shows, Close Quarters, Strap Heads and Trio. As an actor, Rich appeared on screen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity, and in A&W Root Beer’s classic TV ad, “Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. Rich is currently teaching and performing stand-up comedy around the US.