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If you can't make it to North Raleigh for live comedy, we've got a few sample videos for you here.

First a few long forms and then a few examples of various short forms. This page is for some of our favorite clips, and from time to time we'll rotate them.

You can always see a bigger selection of old and new clips on our MySpaceTV channel.

Long form

	Monoscene C.K. and Willie are two friends that have bowled together since high school. The last time we checked in with them was when Willie's sister Peg and their friend Laurie were in town for the guys' high school reunion, 18 months ago. That weekend, Peg and C.K. got enaged. Time has passed, they're married now, and Peg wants to take the next step. Join C.K. and Willie as they bowl a few frames and discuss adoption in the latest chapter of the ongoing story of The AlleyKatz.	AlleyKatz -Third World Adoption
	Cut-to Montage and Monoscene For Act II of the February 23 show we had planned a little montage scene following a narrative and a separate monoscene about a support group. Halfway through the montage, a topic was raised that inspired us to the point where rather than solicit a suggestion for the monoscene, we just explored the topic. And so we present our exploration of two topics that we all deal with daily - "Why do men leave the toilet seat up?" and adults who still use their baby blankets.	Ballad of the Baby Blankets
	Montage (part 1) There are many types of montage formats, here's one we made up. We started with the suggestion of something you once assumed which was wrong (in this case the suggestion was "Santa was real) and then we do a true monologue based on that suggestion. Following the monologue we act out the true story, with embellishments. This is followed by a scene or two inspired by the re-enactment. Then another true monologue, and so on.	Truth About Santa PART 1
	Montage (part 2) Part two of The Truth About Santa from our August 16, 2008 show.	Truth About Santa Part 2

Short Form - scenes without gimmicks

	Two-person scene Two actors improvise a scene from the suggestion of mother-in-law. No game, no rules, no guidance, just a scene based on a suggestion.	Visitor in the Office
	Three-person scene Three actors improvise a scene from the suggestion of "drinking milk out of the carton." Again, no games or rules, just a scene. Although, improvisors will see that "a game" quickly developed within the scene.	Drinking From the Carton

Short Form - gimmick scenes

	Shakespeare Scene "What if Shakespeare wrote a play about <blank>?" On June 12, 2008, the audience suggested "Sanitation Engineer" to fill in that blank. Here's what happened.	Sanitatio & The Fish Creature
	Revolving Doors A game in which each player must enter/exit when his word is used. From the suggestion of "chocolate cow" we enter the world of edible art. (Please note, we do try to educate our audience on the difference between adverbs and adjectives.)	Chocolate Cow
	Place, Occupation, Weapon Watch as Matthew uses mime to convey the details around a murder to Wade, who conveys them to John, who then conveys them to Mikey . . . mostly.	Murder in the Bathroom
	Ding Did you ever wish you could take back what you just said? Watch as Romni and Brian improvise a scene about a cat owner who needs some help, while Matthew rings a bell causing them to make a new choice and change their last line of dialog.	Cat in a Tree
	Sounds Like a Song Cue Continuing in the theme of one Idiot abusing others, John forces Wade and Brian to create songs based on their improvised dialog in this scene about two video-playing friends that have to grow up when marriage rears its head.	House of Doom
	Questions Only Romni recently had a conversation with an improvisor who was adament that you can't ask questions in improv. To prove her postion, Romni challenged Mikey and Matthew to perform a scene using questions only in this scene about two friends and a soccer game.	Sucker for Soccer

All video clips recorded with permission at the North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre (NRACT) and are the intellectual property of Raleigh's Village Idiots and Comedy Out of Context who hold all copyrights. Google has a map to the NRACT. Call (919) 866-0228 for more information.

Raleigh Village Idiots: Improv Comedy