[Ads-l] "yes and" improv(isation)

[Ben Zimmer]

You can access Delton T. Horn's _Comedy Improvisation_ (1991) in full view
on Internet Archive. "Yes and" appears on pp. 18, 68, 69.

https://archive.org/details/comedyimprovisat0000horn/page/18/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/comedyimprovisat0000horn/page/68/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/comedyimprovisat0000horn/page/69/mode/1up

On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 1:43 PM Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:

> GB, 1991, yes and merely provisional:
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> Comedy Improvisation: Exercises & Techniques for Young Actors <
> https://books.google.com/books?id=RK4RRWgC7FQC&q=rule+of+improv+yes+and&dq=rule+of+improv+yes+and&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&printsec=frontcover&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZx8i_1bn2AhWsJUQIHYAfAhwQ6AF6BAgDEAI
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> Delton T. Horn<
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> · 1991 · ‎Snippet view
> FOUND INSIDE – PAGE 68
> This rule is especially important in a character improv structure . ... Of
> course , an improvisation may be performed in any style , especially broad
> farce and absurdism , which are ... Instead of saying " No , ” say “ Yes ,
> and — .
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> Improv Comedy - Page 189 <
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> Andy Goldberg<
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> · 1991 · ‎Snippet view
> FOUND INSIDE – PAGE 189
> One Sentence at a Time ( Two performers ) This scene has the same rules
> and setup as One Word at a Time except that , in this case , the performers
> may use only one sentence at a time . ... Review the exercises “ Yes , an
> Stephen G.
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