“Whose Line Is It Anyway? is both the best thing and the worst thing to happen to improv,” Dunn said.
“I’ve seen improv scenes that make me cry, I’ve seen improv scenes that make me ask, ‘How did they pull that off? That ending was so perfect and they only had four minutes to pull this together,'” Dunn said. “Obviously there’s tons of comedy and it’s always a very funny show, but so much of it is just remarkable storytelling.
The loyalty of alumni is what keeps the games going, Dunn said. He’s the only full-time employee of the Canadian Improv Games and depends on the support of volunteers and alumni to keep the show operating. In return, alumni use the skills they learned in improv in their daily lives and careers, be they teachers, lawyers, actors or politicians.