Ultimately, your own sensibilities and style will determine how you prefer to improvise. We believe it's valuable to study a wide variety of forms and teams to see what you can learn from each.
TJ & Dave Two-prov
TJ & Dave are well-known for their exceptional patience on stage, a style of improv they detail in their book Improvisation at the Speed of Life.
If you are interested in improv with a slow hand, then Improvisation at the Speed of Life is a great resource. At CATCh we often talk about using heat and weight as part of scene initiation. Those ideas are greatly influenced by (and we use the names from) this excellent book.
Vimeo On Demand has 8 shows available to stream.
You can also order their DVD,
Trust Us, This is All Made Up from Amazon.
An excerpt from their DVD, Trust Us, This is All Made Up.
The monosceneOne location, no edits
Sometimes called the Improvised One-Act Play, this form requires even more patience and listening than most, as characters (and improvisers) must make their own "edits" by organically entering and leaving the scene.
Charlotte's own dedicated monoscene team, 6 CATS in a Bed.
Going Fast UCB style and more
Finding the Funny and Hitting it Hard
If fast and furious is your kind of funny, then UCB's maxim to "find the game of the scene" and heighten it is for you. They detail their methodology (along with some great exercises) in UCB Comedy Improvisation Manual.
UCB Cagematch demigods Heather & Miles hit the ground at 90 miles an hour.
UCB's signature form, the Asssscat (a.k.a., the Armando)
Podcasts
Hosted by Jimmy Carrane, Improv Nerd brings great improvisers in for in-depth interviews and insight.
Arnie fell through a magical dimensional portal behind a Burger King in Chicago and found himself in a strange magical land called “Foon.”
If you love the intersection of improv and Zen sensibilities, check out the Zenprov podcast.