Building Bridges Improv Podcast-Episode 29 (Josh Nicols)

<p>Josh joins Jennifer and David on a bridge to discuss Rise Comedy, doing improv in Cali and Denver, and what makes his improv brain tick.</p> <p>Josh is serving as the Artistic Director of Rise Comedy in Denver. Josh served as the Training Center Director for M.i.'s Westside Comedy Theater. He is a founder and former Artistic Director of Spectacles Improv Engine in Fullerton Ca. He is the founder and former director of The Orange County Improv Festival and founder and former director of the The Improv Cup. He has been performing improv for 25 plus years and coaching/teaching for a decade. Josh seeks out opportunities to learn from improv's greatest luminaries. He has studied under instructors from iO West & Chicago, The Annoyance Theater, Groundlings, Second City, UCB & The Pack Theater. Josh is the creator of Spectacles Improv Engine's unique focus based curriculum. He teaches with a concentration on organic, in-the-moment improvisation which can help build confidence on stage and off. He directed the improvised play The Awkward Party which was recognized as the 2017 Best Play in the OC by OC Weekly Magazine. He has proudly taught as a Master Teacher at Camp Improv Utopia, Improv Fest Ireland, Off The Cuff in Cedar City, Westside Comedy Theater, The Torch in Phoenix, Finest City Improv in San Diego, Adlib Theater in Orlando, For The City of Rancho Cucamonga, UC Irvine, The Jewish Federation and Family Services, Crittenton, Agile Project Management and The Coup De Comedy Festival.</p> <div class="j83agx80" role="none"> <div class="j83agx80 buofh1pr e409flbk" role="none" data-testid= "message-container"> <div class= "ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw jit8km0v nred35xi" role="none"> <div class="hael596l alzwoclg cqf1kptm gvxzyvdx om3e55n1"> <div class="alzwoclg mfclru0v" role="none"> <div class= "ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw d2edcug0 buofh1pr nred35xi" role="none"> <div class="buofh1pr rj1gh0hx" role="none"><a href= "https://risecomedy.com/">risecomedy.com</a></div> <div class="buofh1pr