Pretty Thistle: An Improv Show

Pretty Thistle

Thorny 2-prov from Scotland

Tue 18th Nov 2024

Doors 8.30pm

Show 8.45pm

Venue: Old Hairdressers (Renfield Lane)

Pretty Thistle is Martin James and John McInnes, and a format they performed at the Del Close Marathon in New York.

Martin James is a co-founder of the Glasgow Improv Theatre. He studied improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Martin started Glasgow Harold Night in 2016 where it has run every month pausing only for global pandemics. As part of Couch, Martin is a house team performer in Couch Surf, Glasgow Harold Night, Improv Fucktown and the Edinburgh Fringe show Improv Cage Match. He performed two shows at DCM 20 in New York, one wearing an adult diaper.

John McInnes has been doing longform improv since 2014 and loves it, particularly the longform sturcture "The Harold". He's learned from Carleen MacDermid, Will Hines, Billy Merritt, Alan Starzinski, Julie Brister, Ari Voukydis...and many more. In 2016 he co-founded Bristol's Kitchen Rules Theatre, running workshops and its popular show "Parents Basement". He coached or was a member of all the cool teams in Bristol from 2016-2022 and directed the non-comedic longform "The Impressionistic Horror". He has performed at the Del Close Marathon, Amsterdam Improv Marathon, Hoopla Improv Marathon and the Robin Hood International Improv Festival (not a marathon). He is a member of Couch and co-runs Improv Cagematch at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Host or Publisher Glasgow Improv Theatre