What Is The Harold?

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@jeffreyhall5586 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel. Well done, my friend. (former The Second City faculty member in Cleveland/Detroit and Del Close student). Nice clear explanation of the Harold. While I realize there are other long form styles out there (other better cars as you put it), the Harold is close to my heart. Using your car analogy in terms of the Harold, those other better cars needed the Harold to exist for them to exist. The Harold, on the other hand, did not need the better cars to exist for it to exist. Long live The Harold. Keep up the Great work.

@wealthychef 4 жыл бұрын

Upside of the Harold: super cool structure that yields dependably entertaining products. Downside: tends to put some people into their heads and make them critical of themselves and others.

@PVImprov 5 жыл бұрын

Fun take on the Harold - always so interesting to hear everyone's different perspective on it. (this will definitely make me sound like an old man but) When I started at the iO in Chicago (years ago) it was the only long form we had or knew of and it was so fun to really go deep on it. Soon after there was an explosion of forms at the iO but it kinda all came from the Harold.

@ImprovFAQ 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, it's pretty wild how much the Harold has changed overtime and how many forms are out there at this point. More than anything it cracks me up how polarizing the Harold can be among improvisers. I suppose back in the day you either loved the Harold or you didn't do long form haha

@HillaryMarek 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to interview you about the early years at the iO if you’re available.

@PVImprov 2 жыл бұрын

@@HillaryMarek let's do it.

@bobleclair5665 4 жыл бұрын

I find that musicals get you there quicker to understanding that team sport is a dance,,you hear a melody when two people communicate ,if you’re writing a musical,it’s a waltz

@TheIngPin 4 жыл бұрын

this was a super clear explanation of the harold. thanks for sharing both sides of the argument as well

@ImprovFAQ 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I do my best to keep things accessible and even handed.

@HillaryMarek 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@melodyvelez7715 3 жыл бұрын

great explanation, thx!

@ImprovFAQ 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for checking it out :-)

@sashalynillustration 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job on explaining The Harold! Love the ending! 😁

@MissCygnusII 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you-this was really helpful!

@ImprovFAQ 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it @MissCygnusll, thanks for watching! :-)

@seanfromnewyork 3 ай бұрын

helpful!

@lumenwrites 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great video! So what are some modern better non-antiquated improv structures?

@ImprovFAQ 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed! If you're looking for some resources on Improv structures / forms, check out this wiki page: wiki.improvresourcecenter.com/index.php?title=Category:Improv_Forms I recommend taking a look at "Detours", "Slacker", and "Exploding Dinosaur Pillow Fight". There's also the JTS Brown which is less about structure and more about a playing style. Here's a good starting place to look into that: www.theimprovnetwork.org/j-t-s-brown-an-improv-journey/ There are of course even more modern forms than those but most are still too new to have articles written about them. I've been working on a video to cover Forms and I hope to have it published before too long!