as in improvisation
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
the performance features a two-minute improv as well as scripted segments
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Recent Examples of improv
Carl Tart cut his teeth in improv and created a number of memorable characters on the Comedy Bang!
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
There is, however, no improv and no Fred Willard.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
These are great comedians, working up their scenes, as before, from hours of improv.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
So then did improv, , introduce looking through life through the lens of humor and then what?
—Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
There is, however, no improv and no Fred Willard.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
These are great comedians, working up their scenes, as before, from hours of improv.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
So then did improv, , introduce looking through life through the lens of humor and then what?
—Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improv
improvisation
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Blending fiction, improvisation, and documentary-style shooting on the streets of Madrid, the film delves into the quiet intimacy of daily life, revealing how fragility, solitude and humor coexist in those attempting to rebuild themselves far from home.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Zoolander star and Severance boss explores how Jerry Stiller and Meara as a comedy powerhouse duo managed to raise a showbiz family as the lines between their creativity and improvisation on stage and at home constantly blurred.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Improv.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improv. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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