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What improvisational comedy taught me about advertising
A third of the way through my copywriting career in Los Angeles, I applied to the Improvisational Acting Program at the Groundlings Theatre. For those unfamiliar with the Groundlings, they’re sort of a farm team for Saturday Night Live, turning out players like Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan.
My ambitions were decidedly more modest. I simply wanted to grab my piece of the Ogilvy & Mather Tuition Reimbursement Program pie.
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