Del Close

Thinkers1934 to 1999Improvisation teacher

Works

  • Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation, Meriwether (with Charna Halpern and Kim Howard Johnson), 1994

In Thinking Tools

Known for

An American actor and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians of the late twentieth century and, with Charna Halpern, developed long-form improvisation at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago. Their manual sets out the practice of accepting and building on a partner's offer.

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