The downside to improv

“Would that the stage were a tightrope where no incompetent would dare to tread.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The barrier to improv is low; anyone can do it and while this makes it accessible to all which is incredibly positive, the downside is that there can be a lot of bad improv if quality tuition is missing. This is why improv is disliked by some people – they’ve seen bad improv, which can be the case when it strays from its theatre roots. Admittingly, there can be a lot of bad improv out there but there is also a lot of bad stand up and dramatic theatre too. Improv is not immune to bad art.