FAKE SCHOOL.
REAL IMPROV COMEDY.
This is the digital program for Improv Live
Hilarious Improv Comedy
Unscripted and Unplanned
No raccoons were harmed in the making of this photo. Bob, however, did get a hand cramp from PhotoShop.
Balderdash Academy’s Improv Live is 120 minutes of the funniest on-the-spot comedy driven by your suggestions. Set at the prestigious New England boarding school, Balderdash Academy, this is hilarious improv comedy at its finest brought to you by the cast of the hit shows, On the Air!, Teacher’s Lounge, and Competitive Comedy! Sit back and laugh while we get outrageous.
But What is Improv Comedy?
Improv is unplanned and unscripted comedy created spontaneously by the performers based on audience suggestions. If you’ve seen shows like Whose Line is it Anyway, you’ve seen improv.
Our Ensemble
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Bob LeBlanc
HEADMASTER
CO-FOUNDER
Executive Producer
Product Designer
Improviser -
Dave Hanright
PROFESSOR OF THE VISUAL ARTS
FACULTY
Improviser -
Randy Hunt
PROFESSOR OF THEATRE ARTS
FACULTY
Improviser -
Molly McGill
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
FOUNDING FACULTY
Improviser -
Nate Greene
PROFESSOR OF S.T.E.A.M.
FOUNDING FACULTY
Improviser -
Steve Corning
COACH OF THE DASHERS
CO-FOUNDER
Producer
Improviser -
CarlaRose Dubois
PROFESSOR OF MUSIC THEORY
FACULTY
Producer
Improviser -
Marie Stewart Harmon
PROFFESOR OF HOME ECONOMICS AND WELLNESS
FOUNDING FACULTY
Improviser -
Andrew D'Angio White
SCHOOL CHAPLAIN
FACULTY
Improviser -
Balderdash Bill
SCHOOL MASCOT
Sucks at Improvising
Biter
Professional Trash Panda
Rocket’s Stunt Double (probably)
Who Is ThinkFishTank?
Coach Steve. Coach Steve is ThinkFishTank. His new album, "What's Your Vice?" is available now on all platforms!
Hailing from Maine, Steve Corning began creating sample-based, electronic, and trip-hop tracks under the name ThinkFishTank in 2011. Over the past decade, TFT has released 3 albums and a variety of EPs & Mixtapes along the way. His music has been heard world-wide including in a viral campaign for Coca-Cola, in multiple-award-winning short films from Reef Patrol, and on TV & radio in 6 countries. He is also the co-founder of the international electronic collective Collabor8, and half of the touring music and visual arts show, "Enter the Fish Tank".
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YES&Co. is where live improvisational comedy meets non-fiction storytelling.
Performances are at 7:00 pm on the Second Saturday of each month at the Portland Media Center.
A Playback Company.
Highlighting stories that connect us all.
PODCASTS
Balderdash Academy’s On the Air!
On a recent visit to our local radio station, Balder 97.5, Headmaster Bob LeBlanc and Professor David Hanright discovered a treasure trove of old radio show real to reals from the station's golden age heyday as DSH Radio. Join the professors of Balderdash Academy as they present each vintage audio drama along with the history of each episode and stories from the history of the selected show.
So join Balderdash Academy for a comedy extravaganza we present radio plays that never were with On the Air!
On the Air Halloween Comedy Short
Balderdash Academy’s Competitive Comedy
See where it all began with real competitive comedy from a real fake school. Balderdash Academy is an improv comedy quiz show. We mix real facts with real laughs all with a special guest in every episode. We invite a special Visiting Professor to each show to score our games. They’re not looking for the right answer, but the best answer and can score anyone, at any time, for any reason.
Balderdash Academy now on Spotify and all major Podcast networks.
Amanda on Competitive Comedy
Balderdash Academy’s Teacher’s Lounge
See where it all began with real competitive comedy from a real fake school. Balderdash Academy is an improv comedy quiz show. We mix real facts with real laughs all with a special guest in every episode. We invite a special Visiting Professor to each show to score our games. They’re not looking for the right answer, but the best answer and can score anyone, at any time, for any reason.
Meet the Denizens of Balderdash County
Visit the weird citizens of Balderdash County.
