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The Third Thought returns to Jack's on Thursdays!

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:05:28 -0400

We are back in Clearwater tonight after our brief departure to the Del Close Marathon in NYC! 2950 Gulf to Bay Blvd in Clearwater, show starts at 8pm. Only $5 with a buy one get one! See you tonight!

The Third Thought has really been rocking it lately. We’ve...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:32:20 -0400

The Third Thought has really been rocking it lately. We’ve been two two Improv Festivals in the last few months and our last two shows have been fantastic! We are excited to welcome our newest member Chris Friday to the group and he will be there on Thursday 3/22.

Come on out and watch our 8pm show at Jacks Joint 2950 Gulf to Bay Clearwater FL

Improvology: A History of Group Mind

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:56:24 -0500

Improvology: A History of Group Mind:

In a commedia dell’arte company contract dated 1546, members signed in agreement to maintain “fraternal love” and avoid activities destructive to the ensemble such as gambling with fellow players. This means that over 400 years ago, improv troupes knew that a strong, trusting ensemble was vital to a good performance. It also means that these commedia dell’arte players, our Italian improv ancestors, had the same struggles with maintaining a strong, trusting ensemble that we frequently do today.

The Third Thought Will Perform at the Gainesville Improv Festival!

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:24:45 -0500

We were accepted into the Gainesville Improv Festival this year!!

We will be performing on Wednesday, February 1st at 8:00 p.m. along with The Apprentice Group from Gainesville and Formal Apology from Chicago.

Tickets are $8, $6 for students.

Tickets and more information is available at www.gainesvilleimprov.com.

The Third Thought Front Row (L-R) Heidi Lux, James...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:29:13 -0500

The Third Thought

Front Row (L-R) Heidi Lux, James Schrader

Back Row (L-R) Bett Correa, Billy Milec, Patrick McInnis

The Third Thought Will Return to American Stage - Again!

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:51:10 -0500

We have been asked back to American Stage (163 Third Street N, Downtown St. Pete) for the third time this year! We will be performing at Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay Best Theatre Company on December 18th at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can at the door ($5 - $15 suggested) or $15 in advance. Ensure yourself a seat and purchase your tickets here

We will be pulling out all of the stops for this show! See you there!

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Our full group is back! Come see the new and improved Third Thought in our complete completeness...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:20:10 -0500

Our full group is back! Come see the new and improved Third Thought in our complete completeness tonight at 8:00 at Jack’s Joint (2950 Gulf-to-Bay, Clearwater - Near Ceviche). Tickets are $5 at the door.

Celebrate the End of the World with The Third Thought

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:16:00 -0400

According to author Carl Johan Calleman’s interpretation of the Mayan calendar, the world is set to end* on not 12/21/12, but on October 28^th, 2011.

The good news is, The Third Thought will be performing long-form improv comedy every Thursday until the end of the world (or the end of October – whichever comes first).

The show will take place at Jack’s Joint (2950 Gulf-to-Bay, Clearwater – near Ceviche) at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 – get two for one when you mention this post (because it’s better not to end the world alone).

Come celebrate the end of the world with us!

* End of the world not guaranteed. No refunds will be administered if the world does not end.

Member of The Third Thought successfully completed 30 sketches in 30 days as part of National Sketch Writing Month. Congrates Bett.

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:41:50 -0400

Member of The Third Thought successfully completed 30 sketches in 30 days as part of National Sketch Writing Month. Congrates Bett.

"My job is to beat the funny out of you….people are putting way to much pressure on themselves..."

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:38:55 -0400

“My job is to beat the funny out of you….people are putting way to much pressure on themselves to be funny, be clever to give the quick come back….. Go with the connection first and the dialog will flow out.”

- Jimmy Carrane, original member of Annoyance Theater and Jazz Freddy, quoted on Kevin Mullaney’s Improv Resource Center.

"Standups tell universal truth, improvisers show universal truth."

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:32:06 -0400

“Standups tell universal truth, improvisers show universal truth.”

- Jimmy Carrane- Speaking on Kevin Mullaney’s Improv Resource Center Podcast

Doing it up O-Town style! On Sunday, we performed at the Orlando...

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:15:12 -0400

Doing it up O-Town style!

On Sunday, we performed at the Orlando Improv Festival which was pretty much the funnest ever (obviously besides the Del Close Marathon, but that’s because it’s the fucking Del Close Marathon).

We performed on the same bill as The Second Thought from Ocala, Florida, and their short-form set was awesome!

We had a great show, and it was so much fun really entertaining the crowd. Thank you so much to everyone who made it out! If you couldn’t make it up to O-Town, here’s the video of our performance, complete with 40 year-old-virgins, cussing high school teachers unions, America’s Next Top Child Bride and all!

Every show, as a group, The Third Thought picks a person to dedicate the evening’s performance...

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:56:21 -0400

Every show, as a group, The Third Thought picks a person to dedicate the evening’s performance to. It serves as inspiration for our work, challenging us to be better performers and better people. We’ve done Del Close, Bob Saget and Richard Simmons.

Last night we dedicated the show to the Black Eyed Peas. Each cast member silently picked a Pea to be for the show and held it inside to inform an inspire our work. We told no one who we were, and just kept it for ourselves.

When the show was over, we revealed who we were to the other members of the group. We learned that all o the boys were will.i.am and all of the girls were Fergie. Because really, are there even any other members of the Black Eyed Peas even?

The Third Thought Named TBT's Artist of the Day - August 18th

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:05:19 -0400

Comedy nerds know Del Close as the hugely influential father of long-form improv. Every year, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York hosts a weekend-long marathon to keep Close’s memory alive and kicking in the minds of younger comics.

The 13th annual Del Close Marathon took place last weekend in New York. It featured artists and improv groups like Horatio Sanz, Derrick Comedy, writers from the Colbert Report … and Tampa Bay’s own long-form improv troupe The Third Thought.

Click here to read the full article from the TBT

The Third Thought Will Return to American Stage Sunday, September 18th

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:04:38 -0400

On Sunday, September 18^th, long-form improv group The Third Thought will return to American Stage to perform in the Sunday Night Comedy Series presented by Ricky Wayne. The group performed at the venue previously in May, and will be performing a completely unique, completely unscripted show consisting of two half-hour improv sets.

Founded in 1977, American Stage’s mission is to create the most satisfying live theatre in the Tampa Bay area, accessible to all members of the community. American Stage has won Best Theatre Company in Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay Awards 12 years in a row, and by Tampa Bay Magazine’s Best of the Bay Awards eight years in a row. More information is available at www.americanstage.org.

The show is will take place on Sunday, September 18^th at 8:00 p.m. at American Stage (163 Third Street North, Downtown St. Petersburg). Tickets are pay-what-you can at the door ($5 - $15 recommended) or $15 in advance. The event is sponsored by ABC Bicycles. More information is available at http://www.americanstage.org/THE-THIRD-THOUGHT-IMPROV.php

Baby's First Media Coverage

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:46:26 -0400

The Third Thought is featured in the first issue of Florida Creative Living!

Check out our two page spread on pages 50 and 51.

Improv Obsession: Not Improv: 5 Ways to Generate Ideas for Sketches

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:03:09 -0400

Improv Obsession: Not Improv: 5 Ways to Generate Ideas for Sketches:

naskewrimo:

improvobsession:

Last year, I weirdly decided to make my own type of NaSkeWriMo. The goal I had for myself was to write 20 sketches, in a week. The thing I found hard in that week wasn’t actually writing, or coming up with beats of a sketch or finding the time. The thing I found hard was actually coming up…

…with what? You’ll have to click through to find out!

Third Thought Thursdays Start Tonight!

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:01:05 -0400

Starting tonight, we will be performing at Coconut’s Comedy Club at Jack’s Joint (2950 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd, Clearwater - near Ceviche) at 8:00 p.m.Tickets are $5 - get two for the price of one when you mention this blog post.

Come get entertained!

Orlando Improv Festival

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:19:28 -0400

It’s official! The Third Thought is performing at the Orlando Improv Festival on Sunday, September 25th at 10:00 p.m. We will be on the same ticket as The Early Show and Second Thought Improv. More information is available on the festival’s website - www.orlandoimprovfestival.com