Greg Philippi
Greg's interest in improv started while attending NYU's Tish School of the Arts as a film major, and playing guitar in bands at night in NYC punk clubs such as the infamous CBGBs and Max's Kansas City, the club where Andy Warhol held court downstairs, and where Greg incorporated elements of an interactive show into his stage antics.
Greg is an improviser writer, actor and musician. He's written scripts for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines show the Pirates of Coco Cay in the Bahamas and articles related to music for various publications.
While working in network programming for ABC-TV and later as Director of Music for Vin Dibona Productions (America's Funniest People, America's Funniest Home Videos), Greg began to understand and cultivate the elements of truth in comedy that would define his interest in and philosophy for improv. Life Improvised: Listening Between the Lines is Greg's first book on improv. As an improviser Greg has trained at the Second City, iOWest, Upright Citizens Brigade and iO Chicago (for musical improv).