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Improv What Is Improv? Is It Really Made Up? Where Did Improv Come From? Can You Learn To Be Funny? Who Teaches Improv? Can I Be Famous? How Long Does It Take? What Is Long vs. Short Form? How Can I Start Performing?

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Is Improv Really Made Up?

The best judge of that is you, the audience. You are giving suggestions and those suggestions are being incorporated into what happens on stage. If you gave the suggestion, and you didn't tell them ahead of time, there is no way it could have been prepared.

It should be noted that some improv performances include sketches and some pre-written material. You can often tell the difference between improvised material and pre-written material simply from their being no audience input.

Various additional questions you may have about improv are answered through the links to questions asked above. You can also simply see a show or look at the Improv Miami website for some more answers. If you still have questions, email us at info@texascomedyguide.com and we will try to answer your questions.