Middleditch & Schwartz

I always enjoyed a bit of improv comedy, but man is this fantastic. They weave a full narrative out a few bits of information and don't miss a detail. Even when you think they have reached the end of something or forgotten a piece, which they do at times, they are able to bring it back in a great way. The starts and ends of the segments can be dicy for any improv group and they are no different. But I think it takes only three minutes before they are off and going.

Even if you have never seen improv comedy before this is a fantastic introduction. It is one of the funniest comedy's that Netflix has to offer, and frankly it is joy to watch. I wish they did more of them.

This show had me in stitches before the improv even started! I took some drama classes back when I was a kid, but I wasn't really into them beyond the guaranteed 'A'. In those classes we of course did improv sketches, each of which was exactly as groan-worthy as you are imagining teenage acting to be. But these two gentlemen are on another level entirely! Together they demonstrate exactly what mastery over the format entails: the adaptability, the imagination, and the receptiveness to each other's ideas is both phenomenal and a privilege to watch. Even when one of them goes completely rogue and you think there is no way of salvaging a bit, they manage to pull it off with gleeful smiles and tons of purely joyous energy. The zaniness of the individual sketches prove without a doubt that there are no writers involved, because no sane person would put pen to paper to make that s*** up. 10/10 Stars. Great show even if you have no interest in imrov.

When it said at the start "everything in this show is improvised and made up on the spot. Nothing is written or prepared beforehand", I thought that might be an excuse. It's really not. This is the only thing for a while to get me literally loling (laughing out loud, overall this has taken more time to type, but I think it sounds snappy - also, you probably already knew what I meant). I really hope they put more of them on Netflix because I'm about to finish them after watching the first 2 yesterday. I see improv get mocked a lot but now I think I'm about to get into it.

Personally, I didn't know their earlier works too much, except Middleditch's Silicon Valley. I was just about to sleep and wanted to put something boring that will make me sleep fast. Well... I couldn't sleep for the following 3 hours lmao!

There is chemistry, there is genius, there is sincerity... You can feel they are really improvising, yet it also feels like a very well thought comedy show. I hope it receives the appreciation it deserves.

I've watched almost every Netflix comedy special. This is totally original. I can't even imagine the feat of pulling off nearly 3 different hour long specials of IMPROV already knowing that they will be on Netflix. When my roommate suggested it I was not enthused. I was so wrong. These guys were the perfect duo to bring improv to the mainstream and out of its niche world.

So talented!