Teachers
Martin
Martin James founded the Glasgow Improv Theatre and studied improv at the Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. He has been performing and teaching improv across the UK and internationally for over a decade. Festival appearances include the Del Close Marathon in New York, the Edinburgh Fringe, Reykjavík and Berlin. He was a guest on the legendary improv podcast Yes Also and has written guest articles for Will Hines' improv Substack.
"This guy's a fucking funny improviser from Scotland. He's really fucking funny and tall" - Chris Gethard [1]
John
John McInnes has been doing longform improv since 2014 and loves it, particularly "The Harold". He studied improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and co-founded Bristol's Kitchen Rules Theatre. He is a member of Couch and has performed at the Del Close Marathon, Amsterdam Improv Marathon, Hoopla Improv Marathon and the Robin Hood International Improv Festival (not a marathon).
Jeff
Jeff Khan has a decade of improv experience. He trained at the Free Association in London, as well as with improvisers from the Upright Citizens Brigade. Jeff is a founding member of the Glasgow Improv Theatre's long-running house team, Couch. He was also a member of the Free Association's house team Minority Report. He regularly performs at the Edinburgh Fringe and comedy festivals.
Karen
Karen Davidson has been a fixture in the Glasgow improv scene since 2019. Having trained with the Glasgow Improv Theatre, the Upright Citizens Brigade and the World’s Greatest Improv School she has been taught and inspired by some of the best improv teachers around. She has appeared in the legendary podcast Improv4Humans, with Matt Besser of UCB, and has performed in events such as Edinburgh Fringe, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh International Improv Festival, Robin Hood Improv Festival and others.