You have to fail to succeed and also stop trying to be perfect. So, we’re gonna do “World’s Worst” and we’re gonna see a bunch of the world’s worst doctors, world’s worst baseball players or whatever that is. Courtesy of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Because we also want to be interested in the material that we’re performing, which is essentially this person’s life. We’re also all gonna have probably like stinker ideas here and there, too. You have questioned that person. Brandon Scott Jones: Yeah. Man-, Shannon O’Neill: I calculated the other day-- I was just thinking, like, we’ve probably done, in our first week—. Jo Reed: So, it’s more based on a conversation than trying to come up with it by rote. Shannon O'Neill: My number one thing is you have to fail to succeed. Watch Queue Queue. And am I really sounding pretentious? Jo Reed: Does your heart break a little, that, like, “Bye.” It’s like Gone With The Wind? I agree with that, ‘cause that first scene is basically us-- we can explain the show as much as verbally say what we’re gonna do, blah-blah-blah, the talk, but once we show what we’re gonna do, that’s when the audience is like, “Oh, I get it.”, Shannon O’Neill: So that’s what—that first scene very much defines-- that first move, that first line of dialog that is said is showing-- is now showing the audience exactly what we’re gonna do. It's very silly. He would like to thank his family for their incredible support. And at that point, I'm like, "Submit me something next week, 'cause you're trying to make it perfect and you're not gonna make it perfect. United States. See more information about Brandon Scott Jones, Brandon Scott Jones Brandon performs every Friday at the UCB Theatre with the sketch group Stone Cold Fox . Like Brandon and Connor, I’ve improvised with the most consistently for years and when they surprise you, which is nightly, it’s the best. Shannon O’Neill: And the great thing is though we’ve had that every night. Oh my goodness. Shannon O'Neill: I bet we both have different answers. Jo Reed: I would imagine-- and knowing nothing about this, but I would just imagine that being present would be so important so that when Shannon’s talking you’re not thinking, “Oh, what am I gonna say next?” But you’re actually really listening to Shannon. Once they start-- they can almost like in a nice way, they can start hearing themselves be interesting and it’s very, very nice. Brandon Scott Jones (born June 6, 1984) is an American actor and writer. Now UCB has two theaters in New York City and two in Los Angeles, as well as training centers in both cities. We have to do it. That really blew my mind. So my answer would be, like, the thing that draws me to it over and over again is just hearing the way people think and how they take my ideas and how we combine together. Hometown: Bel Air, Maryland. Brandon Scott Jones: What’s wrong with me? Brandon Scott Jones is a writer/performer living in New York. royalarmyofoz. And they say a joke back. Is there something that if you had to think of something you really want to impart to your students about this craft, what-- and the UCB way of performing-- what would it be? That’s not to say that improv doesn’t inspire written work, you know what I mean, later on down the road, but it’s never gonna be--, Shannon O’Neill: Yeah. Profiles With a Similar Job Title And Location. She has been featured in videos for MTV, Fusion, CH2, and Clickhole, among others. Movies. I just fell in love day one. (Fox Searchlight, 2018); co-starring opposite Rebel Wilson in ISN'T IT ROMANTIC (Warner Bros, 2019 - Valentines Day! If she mishears something and doesn’t realize she mishears something she’s gonna still make a choice and I’m gonna have to listen to that. Facebook gives people the power to share … Sorry, we talked forever--. He has also appeared in a bunch of online videos for places like UCBComedy, CollegeHumor, LandlineTV, and more. Brandon Scott Jones is on Facebook. Isn’t that such a waste what we just did? Shannon O’Neill: Woolly Mammoth and UCB became in contact with each other and Woolly Mammoth was very interested in us coming down for a residency essentially of three weeks, which would be the longest performance residency we’ve ever done outside of our theaters. Shannon O’Neill: Just so much material that just goes away. He has trained at UCBT under Charlie Todd, Curtis Gwinn, Anthony Atamanuik, Joe Wengert, Shannon O'Neill, Michael Delaney, and Doug Moe. Shannon O'Neill: Yeah. I also love that I don't-- and it's not 100 percent true, but I would say probably, like, 99 percent of the time, I'm in the moment on stage and I'm not thinking about the stupid stuff, because life is hard. Brandon Scott Jones: It has that drug feel to it. So, we eliminate those type of people. . And that this scene lives and dies on us having some sort of relationship up there, where we’re communicating not only as characters, but we’re communicating as improvisers. So that's mine. Listening is key. Brandon Scott Jones: That’s great. But we all have to be there to support each other with that end goal of putting on a really cool and fun show. This summer, four members of UCB, Shannon O’Neill, Brandon Scott Jones, Molly Thomas and Connor Ratliff headed to Washington DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theater to perform “We Know How You Die.” Here’s how it works: Someone volunteers from the audience and is asked a series of questions that are used as prompts for a full-length improvised skit that culminates in that person’s death—Trust me, it’s not at all grim, but ridiculously funny. But also people are willing to open up. That's reinforcing that I'm funny and I can do this. Brandon Scott Jones: I studied drama. I don’t know exactly the specifics of it. Shannon O’Neill: It’s called “being in the moment”. If you see our show, there’s-- we have a little bit of an opening where we sort of come out through the audience and that’s something that sort of was born out of us doing the show. The night I saw it, Steve, the audience volunteer met his end by being eaten by a cow crossbred with a coconut. The Upright Citizens’ Brigade is an improv and sketch group, founded in Chicago by Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. You just have to, like, think about it. Join Facebook to connect with Brandon Scott Jones and others you may know. Mike Birbiglia). Industry. #the … See all photos. It's just not-- it's not coming out right and I just keep rewriting it." ‘Cause I could see either. For information on upcoming Woolly Mammoth shows, visit woollymammoth.net. hunchoco. © 2020 Washington Life Magazine . It had a bunch of nobodies named Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch-- It was like a killer cast. Brandon speaks first. The stars of UCB’s engagement with Woolly Mammoth, actors Shannon O’Neil, Connor Ratliff, Brandon Scott Jones and Molly Thomas carried on the tradition of scary funny improv performing. Network and produced by Krysten Ritter and JAX Media It did not get picked up. So I like the team aspect of it the most. He is most known for playing John Wheaton on The Good Place. We’re already performers-improvisers, so their lives don’t interest us as much. UCB Theatre. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Brandon Scott Jones Brandon is an actor, writer and improviser originally from Maryland. Brandon is a world class daydreamer and is often found daydreaming about being a professional tennis player; the Orioles winning the World Series; traveling the globe in a great suit; and having his very own rustic kitchen. So, we did it two or three times a month to workshop it and tweak it and figure out exactly how, like, we wanted it to work in the beginning, what the right questions were to ask—. Jo Reed: You’re both teachers. Jo Reed: Like, “I’m gonna be funnier. Brandon Scott Jones: Yeah, it’s got a good one. The Ice House Comedy Club is a comedy club located at 24 Mentor Avenue in Pasadena, California. Mine is I love improv because I grew up playing a lot of sports. Brandon Scott Jones has no upcoming events. Suggestions: Carotene, I forgot the second one I got to the line at 7:40 and was number 49. And the more and more you improvise together the more that language starts to feel a little bit more fluid as well, that I have a sense of, like, after performing with Shannon for a very long time now I know the types of things that she likes and I know the way she’s gonna sort of make a big character choice, you know.

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