Playing the "Alien, Tiger, Cow" Improv Game

Video Transcript

"We're here learning improv warm ups, and today we're going to show you how to play "Alien, Tiger, Cow." Now the way that you play "Alien, Tiger, Cow" is to first have your team stand in a circle. Let's assume that we are. Next you're going to choose one of three different characters, either the alien, which will be identified by placing two hands, two fingers on top of your head and saying, "beep beep, beep beep." That's the alien. Tiger is with one hand extended forward and a growl, "rawr." Or Cow, which is both hands on your stomach and a loud moo. "Moo." Now what we're going to do is, now that we know what our options are the group is going to countdown, or maybe you might want to designate one person to count 3-2-1, and everyone's going to choose to do one of those three characters. The point of this game is to try to get your team to collectively all choose the same character at the same time. Now this proves to be more difficult than it sounds, especially with a large group, however the benefit of this game is to learn the group mind. So watch as we play and let's see how many takes it takes for us to all choose the same character. Ready? 3-2-1. "Moo." "Beep beep beep." Alright. 3-2-1. "Rawr." And that's how you play "Alien, Tiger, Cow." We got it in two times because we're really good."