Coaches

Sanket Rane

Sanket is a performer on Magnet theater house team Boy-Girl Party. He's always been a theater kid, having acted in and directed a number of plays and sketches. He began doing improv the week he landed in New York in 2018, and it completely transformed his life. Sanket has various theories on '...
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Max Bank

Hi, I'm Max! I'm studied improv and sketch at UCB, Magnet, PIT, and WGIS, and have been a performer at those theaters as well. I was also a simultaneous member of improv, musical improv, and sketch (writing and acting) house teams at the Magnet. Also, I'm an actor who has studied drama at B...
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Matt McCormick

Matt's been performing long-form improv for over a decade, but he was also funny before that. He took his first class at UCB LA in 2014, fell in love with it, and never stopped. He was in the UCB Academy program right up until the end. Get access to all the knowledge Matt's gained from Legenda...
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Murphy McHugh

Hi, I'm based in Washington, DC and well versed in Zoom improv! I'd love to coach a session for your team and specialize in forms and fundamentals. I started doing improv in 2005 and have kept active with both improv and sketch since. I completed the improv and sketch training programs at UCB and...
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Morgan Phillips

I've coached hundreds of teams over the last decade plus, including house teams from the UCB, Magnet and PIT. Was a teacher at UCB, pre-pandemic, and recently started teaching there again. I love working on existing structures (Harold, Monoscene, Spokane, etc.), and/or helping groups develop t...
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Sonia E Nam

I don't think I will have a better headshot than a baby pic of my dog Donatello - - and also Hello! Are you looking for a coach?! I mean, you didn’t just stop on this page to look at a puppy pic, did ya? Besides having an adorable dog, I have been improvising for a fair amount of time. You’...
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Alex Cheng

Hey, I'm Alex, I was on house teams at UCB, and I'd love to fight you and your whole group. Oh, you want me to coach you instead? That's fun too! My experience: At UCB, I performed on Harold Night with the spooky freaks of Ritual, and I was on the iconic Lloyd team Buckets! I sat in once with ...
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Brian F Morabito

I'm violently lactose intolerant, I don't move in my sleep, and I’d love to coach your team. I'm on Lloyd, Maude, I've worked on Comedy Central, improv'ed my way into four national/international commercials, headlined the Vermont Improv Festival two years in a row, have a BFA in acting from Carne...
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Nicholas Plackis

Hello! I'd love to coach your improv team. I currently perform every Wednesday at the Magnet Theater with my Megawatt team Torpedo. I've been taking improv classes since 2016 (which is bizarrely 7 years ago). I've learned from many amazing teachers at UCB, Magnet, WGIS, and Brooklyn Comedy Co...
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Maxim Ross

Max is a coach and performer at the Magnet Theater. Currently, He can be seen with his Megawatt team every Wednesday night at the Magnet Theater. Max has been performing and practicing improv since 2017. Max believes that setting up a safe place to learn and be creative is crucial for teams/gr...
Schedule updated over 1 year ago