# Drama improv? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-improv/683322 "2014-03-10T02:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-improv/683322/21 "2014-03-15T18:54:39Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > No, because they edit out all the bad parts. You’d be hard pressed to find any work of filmed or televised improv that didn’t extensively edit their content. _Whose Line is it, Anyway?_ would do at least one show a series that was made up entirely of bits they’d edited out of other shows, and Christopher Guest movies frequently include extensive deleted scenes on the DVD release. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-improv/683322/22 "2014-03-15T19:42:45Z")
Comedic improv has a sort of fail-safe built into it. If the actors do well, it’s funny and an impressive exhibition of talent. If the actors screw up, [it can still be funny](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzwv057GPs). Dramatic improv can’t fall back on that. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-improv/683322/23 "2014-03-15T21:06:46Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Thanks for that. It is exactly the kind of simple principle that I need. I am very big on pointing out things to people and letting them work it out for themselves. [Here is the video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6tiaooiIo0), Northwestern Class of 2011, the remarks I mentioned start at 16:50. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-improv/683322.md?page=1)