The Go Bananas Improv Game

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"JAYNE ENTWISTLE: So, we're going to learn a fun game now. This is one of my favorites. It's called "Go Bananas." And I think this originated with a group up in San Francisco, I'm not sure. I borrowed this stuff from wherever I can. It's called "Go Bananas" so it's going to go like this. Form banana, form, form banana. Peel banana, peel, peel banana. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Banana, form, form banana. Peel banana, peel, peel banana. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Now go bananas, go, go bananas. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Bananas, go, go bananas. Woooh! Woooh! Woooh! JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Bananas, go, go bananas. Form a wall, form, form a wall. Break the wall, break, break the wall. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Form, form a wall. Break the wall, break, break the wall. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Now, go [SOUNDS LIKE] AWOL, go, go... ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Waaahhh! Waaahh! JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Aaaahhh! [SOUNDS LIKE] AWOL. All right. So, as you can see this is really fun and silly way to get us really warmed up and in the funny mode of getting ready to do improv. This is a great thing about warmups. Not only do they warm up our faces, our voices, our body, but they get our mind warmed up and they get us into that area of playing. It's so important to be able to play and be silly. We know the stuff looks silly and goofy but when we were kids, we did this all the time. Why are we so serious? This is what I love to teach about improv. So, now we're going to move on to some great games that are going to get us ready to really do some awesome improv. You're ready, Andrew? ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: I am so ready. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: All right."