Notes On That Last Porn Shoot From Kyle The Improv Coach

Alright, let’s circle in! Rex Montana, you need a minute to get cleaned up? No? Okay!

Jacob Kaplan
Slackjaw

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Alright, let’s circle in! Rex Montana, you need a minute to get cleaned up? No? Okay!

First, give yourselves a round of applause. I was so impressed by the level of imagination and specificity you brought to the ad-libbed parts of this film. I truly believe that Sorority Step-Sister’s Pizza Delivery Surprise will be one for the books.

I’ll start off with what worked:

The eight of you play off each other so well. Your “group mind” is strong, and it showed. Especially in that final “human octagon” bit (fun use of space, by the way!)

Alexyss, way to ground the scene in a base reality! You made it clear who we were and how we knew each other. A couple of examples: “My mom’s away on a business trip” and “My mom married your dad!” Awesome stuff, keep it up.

Rex Montana, the producers are saying that you should also keep it up. Literally. They need to reshoot the kitchen scene.

Now for what didn’t work:

I can tell some of you came over from Brazzers, where they prioritize more character-driven scene work. But here at JuiceSquirt.yum, we’re thinkers. We always want to be searching for the “game” of the scene…

…but I think we had some trouble finding it. I’m seeing some nods.

Remember, we want to latch on to the first unusual thing we see and then find fun ways to play with it. Can anyone remember the first unusual thing?

Well, I think it was when Alexyss asked Max, “Is there another way I can pay you for fixing the sink?” Certainly not something you’d hear every day!

And Max, a small note — I might’ve suggested some more conventional forms of payment and then taken out my genitals. But what you did was fine. Like I said during our warm-up game of “Strip Zap Zop,” any decision is the right decision!

The producers are saying I gotta wrap up. They need to redo the laundry room scene. Something about getting a “money shot?”

I’ll just run through the rest of my notes.

Violet — You asked the pizza guy too many questions! You see his uniform. You see the pizza. There’s no need to ask, “Who are you?” This is what Del Close called “playing to the top of your intelligence.”

Jazmine — Your “Russian exchange student” was a fun choice, but accents and funny voices alone do not make compelling characters!

Rex Montana — Oh, you need to focus? I’ll just skip.

Tucker — You initially said “I dunno” to Brittani’s proposition. Try: “YES, you are my aunt. AND, I see that your head is stuck in this cabinet.

(By the way, Tucker, good instinct to specify that Brittani was not your biological aunt. We want to stay away from that kind of icky territory.)

Finally, for the “Forty Finger Finale,” you all talked over each other a bit too much. Yes, weaving all your different storylines together is exciting. When I was on a Harold team, it was my favorite part of the show. But remember: slowing down the group scenes will keep you all in sync and bring your performance to an incredibly satisfying finish.

Speaking of which, Rex Montana! Looks like you “Yes, And-ed” yourself a bit too far.

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Jacob Kaplan
Slackjaw

Student at Columbia University | Satire | Improv | Standup | Twitter: @JacobKaplan17