improv4humans with Matt Besser

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Few names are as synonymous with improv as Matt Besser. Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a regular performer in the world-famous show Asssscat, Matt brings you a fully improvised weekly podcast featuring the best improvisers in the universe. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon.

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  • jamieyskim
    still laughing years later
    i went to a live taping at UCB in hollywood in 2017 at my friend’s suggestion and i still laugh about the scenes from that day
  • i8yourface
    Y not
    Keep Being Hu Mon
  • R7589
    My favorite
    The bit Matt does where he shouts commentary as people in the background of the scene with different voices makes me laugh every time.
  • AjayN21
    Comfort Show
    i4h is top tier improv comedy
  • mo fisk
    my fave
    fave mood boost
  • breizing3000
    This podcast is an anti-depressant
    I4H is one way I take care of my mental health, for real. I love Matt and all his guests. Thank you for being human!!!
  • Rocksmocker
    The Besst
    Could say a lot but I’ll just say that I’ve been listening for years and I truly cherish this podcast, and i hope it continues for the REST OF MY LIFE. If I could only listen to one podcast period it might be this one (at least for comedy) and I listen to a lot of podcasts… truly important to me.
  • popop22
    All time fav
    Matt brings such a realness and grounding to improv that I just don’t find in other improv podcasts. An institution of comedy.
  • GetYourSchitTogether
    Purple Cow
    Purple Passion?
  • kjharris23
    Funniest podcast out there
    I’ve been listening to this show since the first 20 episodes and it is hands down the funniest podcast available. There are just so many incredible episodes with the funniest people you can imagine and Matt is the best at directing the scenes and bringing the best out of everyone in addition to creating some amazing concept and 2-3 part episodes. Can’t say enough good things about it.
  • Bane7212
    Love the improv
    These lefties are hilarious! Besser’s comedy genius is worth hearing folk who have no idea what side of the 80/20 split they are on! What happened to Paul Rust?!
  • 1234allie
    Make space for the female/non-male guests
    love the format of this podcast! I will say though, it was hard to listen to the episode with Kimia because the two men would NOT let her get a word in edge-wise 😵‍💫
  • Fran358
    Show not worth it
    I thought this was an interview is nothing but craziness y’all need to stop
  • lonestarslp
    SXSW
    Great show! The audience interaction really kicks it up a notch! Whoever referenced Ernie Kovacs and 60s/70s TV thanks from this 61 year old!
  • Maxcraft430
    I love you
    Matt Besser and your improv helps me get through life. The only thing that could make me love you more is if you brought on my 2 other favorite podcast improvisers "Paul and Sasha" from the comedy, episodic, serial podcast "Community News with Paul and Sasha". They are really funny and I would love to hear them rif with you about anything and everything.
  • schweattyd
    Please list episode 216 for free
    This episode is what made me love improv4humans, my favorite funny people and an absolute legend in Dan O’Brien, amazing writer, and something different I wasn’t expecting.
  • aaron gets ideas
    Simply the best improv podcast out there
    Matt Besser is a legend. Thank you, human! 🙏
  • ChildeRowland
    More Lisa Gilroy
    She was was crazy funny!
  • zazen303
    Best around
    Love it
  • Brocass
    The best
    It doesn’t get better than this. The comedy is unbelievable but the fact that this pod introduces me to such awesome songwriters is a crazy awesome bonus that can’t be overlooked. Very thankful for this podcast!
  • DNorris49
    Love the show
    The master of improv entertaining us even during a pandemic! Making art, experimenting with new forms and concepts, and sending it out weekly for an audience. Amazing work!!
  • lolAtSnowflakesLOLatThemNow
    Best podcast in the universe
    I wish Matt Besser was always in my kitchen wearing a bath robe, reading the newspaper, and smoking a joint, complaining. The guests are great too. Comedy this good shouldn’t be free.
  • Heidi Rue
    Long live the king
    There is not a better improv podcast. Besser is king. Do you know how lucky we are to be living during the golden age of improv and now to have access to it every week for free??? Genius, experimental, and consistent comedy! The music eps are always special experiences.
  • MCFitchy
    Earwolf are you listening?
    A podcast like improv4humans should be rewarded for its longevity with some sort of baked goods. Like a cake or something
  • stevemoth
    Thanks for all the great shows!
    Thank you Improv 4 Humans for all the great shows over the years! I laughed, I loved, I cried...mostly I laughed.
  • Gabeygoat
    Amazing job on the 500
    A+ work
  • pantomime21
    I LOVE M@ &...
    His comedy...and his wifey, Danielle. 🎩👌🏽
  • SDWater
    Used to be great, now I have to hear 90’s slop rock
    This was my favorite, 5 ⭐️ top podcast before Besser wedged in awful music acts to be boring and vile sounding. Matty b has the musical taste of a 90's teen. Get Up Kids? Pete Yorn?! Barf. I'm tired of this pod reminding me what I hate about music. It's not improv comedy, it's ego based garbage music.
  • Abominatory Face
    Phenomenal!
    Matt Besser’s I4H is a phenomenal long form improv podcast featuring top notch comedian and improvisers creating hilarious scenes and antics from stories, questions and even live songs performed by a diverse range of great musicians . I’ve listened to the podcast for several years and have listened to nearly every episode of the pod, and I would heartily recommend most of the first several hundred episodes. In the past year or so, Besser has added a new genre of long form improv in the mix in which he and the cast will do one long scene that lasts the entire episode as characters from The Avengers, Jurassic Park, Scooby Doo, sometimes even just being themselves at home. These are THE WORST episodes! I give them a chance each time and find myself disliking every one of them as they lack humor and decision-making that the normal format possesses. The occurrence of these episodes seems to be every third or fourth show and it’s discouraging to have to delete an episode once or twice a month. If Besser removes the format or decreases the frequency of these episodes I will gladly change my review because the normal episodes are exceptionally fun! Edit: the podcast has been adjusted and the “character episodes” are much more infrequent. Thank you Matt Besser!
  • gardnj
    More BesserVision
    More BesserVision
  • SkiingCory
    Always a Laugh
    Love this show
  • fez pub
    Peanuts episode
    This interrogation is amazing!
  • bluemeanieface
    Mixed Bag these days
    When i4h episodes are spun organically, especially with musical guest the show can go to some unexpected and hilarious places. But when there’s a contrivance and Matty B gets an idea to setup a whole show of flat earthers or god forbid he brings his own guitar into studio, I cringe and hope this isn’t anybody’s first improv podcast rodeo. Doesn’t doing a setup go against everything UCB teaches? No, I won’t go on Case Closed. But they’re getting further away from Close every time they huddle outside studio and try to be clever I sure wish they’d stop.
  • Dr Zhivago
    Open Your Eyes
    We are so blessed to have i4h in our lives. This is one of the most consistently funny podcasts out there. But that's not all. Besser's musical guests are excellent and he is an expert at engaging all of his guests in fascinating conversations.
  • Stud juggle
    Love this podcast
    Matt Besser is a genius. Can turn anything funny. Been listening a lot during 2020. The episodes with Jon Gabrus, Horatio Sanz, Seth Morris, Brian Huskey, Tim Meadows, Paul F Thompkins, and Matt Walsh are must listens.
  • John Walden
    Amazingly consistent, always a fantastic listen. The best podcast in the universe.
    I’m writing this review during the dark days of summer 2020, and my favorite podcast (this one) on a mysterious hiatus after nearly a decade of new content almost every week. While I’m sure I’ve reviewed this show before, I am feeling the need to state in no uncertain terms that: This show is consistently amazing. It has been a highlight of my week for years. Besser is unparalleled in his ability to curate a rotating cast of the best improvisers in the universe and masterfully conduct scene after scene of endlessly entertaining, surprising, mind-bending comedy. Also, Besser is a great host and has only gotten better over the years. And finally: now that I’ve gotten a taste of the world without improv4humans, and I can say for sure that I’ll miss the living hell out of this show if it ever disappears. Having said that, if you haven’t started listening yet there are countless hours of incredible improv waiting for you, in both the back episodes and the new episodes hopefully to come.
  • MichaC23
    Great podcast
    Always funny. Love the 420 episodes
  • DentonFan
    Greatness
    I only started listening to this podcast a. Couple of weeks ago. Every episode is literally laugh out loud funny!
  • BrettJones089
    Subscribe
    Out of all the comedy improv this one is my absolute favorite. Subscribe to this podcast NOW
  • tm3073
    Matty B is the man
    As a human that enjoys improv I enjoy improv4humans 👍
  • hue mon
    Must Listen!
    improv comedy by humans 4 humans. Great Stuff! I never miss an episode.
  • valveisbad
    Best Podcast
    This is the best podcast of all time.
  • bowlful of spoons
    goody goody
    Just a bunch of pro's making great comedy improv
  • FroBeast5693
    Great
    One of the greatest. Earwolf is absolutely above and beyond the greatest
  • DM Boom
    Great improv
    One of the best improv shows out there!
  • ACwin88
    The Greatest
    This show is the best podcast in the universe!!!
  • Y.Y. Knott
    The Best.
    My favorite show, not podcast, SHOW of all time. I'll take I4H to my desert island, and would be happy even without updates. Love the guests, love the musical eps, love the special eps, and love the regulars. Thank you Matty B!
  • randompandora
    Losing Quality
    This show was hilarious, but in the past year or so its really lost its value, go listen to earlier episodes.
  • fbfjglflsnabbama
    Love The Show
    I'm just hear to say love the show. Not sure if podcasts are shows since nothing is shown, but I digress. I've been a fan since Upright Citizens Bridge(the show). I remember being the tender age of 9, and I starting to become obsessed with early 90s snl. Then my mom got us "free" cable which included Comedy Central. I saved up a TV Guide subscription to map out my day. Upright Citizens Bridge(the show), early 90s snl, and Kids in the Hall were all a big part in helping a high functioning kid be more comfortable in the world. I'm new to podcast and glad Matt can help me drown out the loud all day chewing coming from my desk mate. Only suggestion would be more Matt at ASSSSCAT Saturday's, but that's not really podcast related so.....
  • imcmoc
    So funny
    Top notch improv. Great guests and Matt is hilarious. Always funny.
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