Igor Meerson biography

My concerts in different countries, including joint shows with Eddie Izard Eddie izzard, victory at the Marshstream Solo Fest San Francisco, international reviews, all this proved by Arts Council, that I can be useful to the British industry. Although, of course, here the comedy has already fled far ahead. Is there a fundamental difference between the British scene and the Russian -speaking?

And this is not a stereotype about English humor, surrealist or too black. Although it is. But the very fact that stand-up and improvisation exist here for many decades, and in Russian have just appeared, already explains a lot. The British humor has already passed the stage of the classical comedy of observations, and the audience and comedians want something new, something unusual, the mix of genres.

I, like the artist, now have the main hope of my formats, where humor mixes with music. Something in the style of Bill Bailey. Photo: Prime Video say that the UK stand-up scene, after the pandemic, makes the roll towards Character Comedy, that is, many artists perform in the images, which makes it possible, of course, to look at life from the outside and allows you to be more unexpected, sharp.

Of course, no one cancel professional psychotherapists and psychologists. But this does not mean that you can’t joke yourself. Over what? See also: It will not be boring: the most anticipated exhibitions in London in the year over the inertness and limited views of the world, over stereotypes, over all that prevents us from developing and being alive. Sometimes laughter is prescribed directly as a medicine: “Clubs of Laughter” and “Frighter therapy” - this is quite official ways to cope with despondency.

For example, in India, where "clubs of laughter" are very popular. People come there to “neighing” in a circle, which is interesting - they do not need any special reasons for this, and this threatens Indian comedians who can be left without work ... As we know, laughter is contagious, and may well spread in waves. It is enough to look at a few psychotherapeutic sessions of the magnificent Frank Frelli, which makes a provocative joke a powerful tool for help and personal growth.

Of course, this is a weightlifting weapon. They should be able to use in order to understand that we are not mocking a person, but on the contrary, stimulate him, give a chance to move on in life. What can be advised as the first practical step? Pupils of the Merson improvisation course. Photo: Instagram StandupschoolbyigorMeerson Lesson of improvisation. Photo: Oleg Lubarsky IgorMeerson.

Maybe not the most important. Not everyone can immediately begin to joke over life and death, mother -in -law, treason or loss of work. Let it be something small, but annoying. It seems to be in vain attempt to quit smoking. And try to laugh at it or at least smile, look for jokes and funny stories, find out the opinions of those who coped. In short, the magic of humor is that he opens up new facets and points of view.

Let us recall the immortal Mark Twain which, by the way, is considered one of the founders of the stand -up: “It is easy to quit smoking. I threw myself a thousand times. " Having laughed at this, we will be forced to realize not only that we are not so alone in our troubles, but also that we should become persistent in attempts to change. In any case, good humor refreshes us and makes us a little more human.

The ability to use humor, like any skill, can be developed. Some say: "Either you are given it or not given it." But this is not so. For example, when I opened my “School of Stand-ap and improvisation” more than seven years ago, my friend and example to follow the legendary comedian Dylan Moran did not understand why. But, when we began to deal with him in the different contexts in which we grew up, everything fell into place.

See also: All that jazz: where in London the jazz clubs of Dylan, like all Western comedians, was born in the world with an existing industry. That is, living in this world, a person who was interested in absorbed the best examples of the genre, studied, remembered, albeit subconsciously, working structures. Photo: IDIL SUKAN IGORMEERSON. To express your personal opinion, to share your own pains, and even jokingly, was not accepted.

Therefore, it is logical that mastering a new skill for yourself is now easier with the help of some kind of educational programs. We have no extra 30 years, so why not absorb this experience in a couple of months. And the practice of my school shows that work with humor is a very popular skill. People from different countries are trained for us. And this is not only those who are interested in comedy, mainly public speakers, experts, PR, bloggers and just people who want to be more interesting in communication and business communications.

Sellers, people working in IT teams, those who want to pump communicative skills come to the course of “improvisation”. Because, IMROV, in addition to humor, develops associative thinking, the speed of reaction, self -confidence, the ability to convey his thought. Where to start: how to try a stand-up and improvisation in the case of Stand-up-it is better to start with the classics.In the UK, thousands of club performances and millions of comedians for every taste.

But if you start, I would recommend an old -timer video. For example: 1. I advise you to pay attention to both. Louis Xi Kay, “Oh my God! After a break of 14 years, Dave returned to the stage with a series of concerts on the most topical topics - about politics, tolerance and minorities.

We open a school in London, where it will be possible to study improvisations in Russian for the first time. The next course starts on February 20. Details on the site. Photo on the cover: Instagram Standupschoolbyigormeerson.