Florida Film Festival Connections; Thank You, Del: The Story of The Del Close Marathon & SAK Comedy Lab

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By: Denna Beena

Contributing Connector

Did you know that Orlando has one of the best improv comedy theaters in the country? SAK Comedy Lab has been making people laugh and starting the careers of performers like Wayne Brady, Paula Pell, Dee Baker Bradley and so many others for years. I would bet everyone one of SAK's performers have read Del Close's book Truth In Comedy at least once!

Florida Film Festival is screening "Thank You, Del: The Story of The Del Close Marathon". From their site: " Though Close barely made a mark as a performer, he revolutionized modern comedy by transforming improv from an acting exercise to an art form. (He literally wrote the book on the subject:Truth in Comedy.) Forget telling jokes—Close wanted performers to invent sketches live, like a jazz band playing without charts. Fear serves to sharpen the senses, revealing truth (and humor) like no script could...If you see something funny on modern TV, you can probably trace its roots back to Del Close."

So get go see "Thank You, Del: The Story of The Del Close Marathon".

Sat, April 9th 4:30PM - 6:10PM at the Enzian or

Tue, April 12th 9:00PM - 10:55PM at Regal Winter Park Village B

Buy tickets here.
Then get your improv fix met year round at SAK Comedy Lab in downtown Orlando!