Today’s guest is Brian Palermo.
Brian is an actor, improv instructor, comedian and science communicator. He’s performed and taught at The Groundlings in Hollywood, California, and has performed alongside many well-known comedians such as Will Ferrell, Eddie Izzard and Harland Williams. He is also one of the original cast members of The Crazy Uncle Joe Show, one of The Groundlings’ weekly, long-form improv sets. From his experience as an improv instructor, he created Palermo Improv Training which is a communications consultancy that uses the experiential learning of improvisational theatre to upgrade human performance across businesses, the science enterprise and sketch and improv comedy.
Brian has also appeared on multiple television shows and movies, which include Big Momma’s House, The Social Network, Grown-ish, The Happytime Murders, and Modern Family, and that’s only a partial list. Brian is also an accomplished writer, and his writing projects include Warner Brothers' Histeria! and Disney's The Weekenders and Dave The Barbarian, both created by Doug Langdale. He is also a co-author with Randy Olson and Dorie Barton of the 2003 book, Connection: Hollywood Storytelling Meets Critical Thinking.
I love getting to talk to someone who is enthusiastic about what they do, and Brian certainly is that. You’ll hear how excited he is about improv and acting, and you’ll enjoy the amount of love he has for performing and sharing this art form with everyone else.
Find out about how you can learn from Brian how to use improv for comedy, corporate programs, and science communication at his website, palermoimprovtraining.com. And you can find all of his television and film credits at IMDB.com.