A trip to the archives finds a pandemic-era Will Hines sharing stories of awkwardness with Bandit founder Annie Barry. The set that follows includes a hunt for wedding supplies, prank improvements, a justifiably suspicious spouse, an underprepared camper, a very helpful server, a sartorially dependent love, and a cleaned-out Rite Aid.

The cast includes Austin Olson, Chrysta Storm, Grant Michael Scott, Jake Foerg, & Lee Yang. Annie Barry directs.

Will Hines has been teaching long-form improv since 2004 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, at both its New York and Los Angeles branches. He’s published a best-selling book on improv called How to Be The Greatest Improviser on Earth. He’s also a working comedic actor and has appeared on many terrific television programs (The Sex Lives of College Girls, Brooklyn 99, Search Party). He also hosts the podcasts Screw It We’re Just Gonna Talk about the Beatles and Screw it We’re Just Gonna Talk About Comics

It’s a party atmosphere as the cast celebrates Coonoor. JessLechtenberg shares the story of her worst birthday ever, and the set that follows features diseases rebranded, an uncaring flight attendant, a Casanova of the forest, an edgy kids-TV writers’ room, and the transcontinental adventure C.S. Lewis never dreamed of. The cast includes Jess Lampe, Coonoor Behal, Jess Lechtenberg, Kristine Antonsen, Sarah Kylie, Mike Kroner, Geena Pietromonaco, and Winnie Yeung.

The cast shares awkward Halloween moments, from college to the workplace. Then our set includes someone with a profound relationship to video game characters, a glimpse into the hallowed traditions of the Royal Family at Christmastime, some surprising musical influences, and a meeting of corvids. The cast includes Winnie Yeung, Jess Lechtenberg, Geena Pietromonaco, Coonoor Behal, Jess Lampe, Mike Kroner, and MP Piper. Chris Carter directs.

Chris talks with the cast about mentors and what sacrifice it takes to make great art. Then the cast performs a set that includes a mistreated protege, a transformational confessional, some non-billionaires wondering about the path not taken, and scientists studying time travel. The cast includes Winnie Yeung, Jess Lechtenberg, Geena Pietromonaco, Coonoor Behal, Jess Lampe, Mike Kroner, and MP Piper. Chris Carter directs.

Jessi Smith (Mad Science) once again joins the cast, this time in a conversation about HoCo, as the kids call it, unearthing memories from years and decades past. Then she joins us in a set that includes an excessive HoCo gesture, competitive sandwich artistry, an insecure seaman, some creative bullies, and the unexpected consequences of a HoCo gesture. The cast includes Jess Lampe, Jess Lechtenberg, Geena Pietromonaco, MP Piper, Winnie Yeung, and Sarah Kiley. Chris Carter directs.

Jessi Smith (Mad Science) shares a story of rustic travel in southeast Asia and then joins the cast on a set that includes a family that values wildness, people whose empathy goes beyond, a fashion emergency, and a challenging route to the bathroom. The cast includes Jess Lampe, Jess Lechtenberg, Geena Pietromonaco, MP Piper, Winnie Yeung, and Sarah Kiley. Chris Carter directs.

This week, M.J. Kang (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew) tells a story from her nights as a young woman in Toronto. Then, Holly Vander Hyde (Almost Yours, Seattle) plays in with the cast on a set that features a quest for managerial respect, a guy indulging the pizza rats, a haunted apartment, an unusual father-of-the-bride speech, and a visit to a bakery. The cast features Winnie Yeung, Geena Pietromonaco, MP Piper, Sarah Kiley, Jess Lampe, Kristine Antonsen, Jess Lechtenberg, and Mike Kroner. Chris Carter directs.

This week, Holly Vander Hyde (Almost Yours) shares the story of an indecent proposal from her conservatory days. Then M.J. Kang (Skeleton Crew) plays in with the cast on a set that includes “the ultimate acting challenge,” a book store tryst, a check-in aboard the space station, an urgent new mother, and some confusion in a relationship intervention. The cast features Mike Kroner, Jess Lechtenberg, Kristine Antonsen, Jess Lampe, Sarah Kiley, MP Piper, Geena Pietromonaco, and Winnie Yeung. Chris Carter directs.