The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh Table of Contents Section 1: The Beginning of the Scene Chapter 1 - What is a Base Reality? Chapter 2 - How to create a Base Reality Section 2: The Game of The Scene Chapter 3 - What is a [[Game]]? >Game is what is funny about your scene >It is a consistent pattern of behavior that breaks from the expected patterns of our everyday lives. The Game makes being funny in a [[Long Form]] scene easier by forcing you to focus on a single comic idea. Its nature is to take away options so that you and your scene partner don't have to keep searching for new unusual, funny things. Chapter 4 - Finding [[Game]] Chapter 5 - Playing [[Game]] Chapter 6 - Using [[Character]] to Play Game Chapter 7 - Using Support Moves to Play Game as a Group Chapter 8 - Helpful Hints & Hazards Section 3: [[Long Form]] Structures Chapter 9 - Starting from an Audience Suggestion Chapter 10 - Openings Chapter 11 - The [[Harold]] Chapter 12 - Other [[Long Form]] Chapter 13 - Rehearsal & Performance