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Rich Prouty


Rich Prouty came to Chicago from Arizona to study improvisation at The Second City, Annoyance Theatre, and iO. At iO he performed with Valhalla, The Lindbergh Babies and currently performs with Bullet Lounge. He is an ensemble member of ComedySportz Chicago and hosts shows and events all over Chicago and the U.S. including TimeOut Chicago’s Funniest Person in Chicago contest, the 2008 Chicago Improv Festival, as Mr. Winston in the hit lounge-act parody The Winston Revue, and is host of the popular yet cult-y live game show The Improv Match Game.



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NEW ISC Workshop for Improvisers

The ISC will begin a new four-week workshop for improvisers beginning Saturday, August 28.  The class will be held at the world famous iO Theater in Chicago and will be taught by ISC founder and director, Blaine Swen....

ISC Founder, Blaine Swen, Named Best Improviser in Chicago

Congrats to our founder and director (and performer too), Blaine Swen, for being named The Best Improviser in Chicago by the Chicago Reader!!!&n...
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"staggeringly brilliant"

TimeOut Chicago

"Smart, sophisticated, downright hilarious"

TimeOut Chicago

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