About Us
WHO WE ARE Minnesota Long Form Improv (MLFI) is the only long-form improv group on campus! If you're not familiar, improv comedy can be divided into two categories: short-form and long-form. Short-form focuses more on quick jokes as seen on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" But, with long-form improv, we focus on building a real story with characters, a setting, and a plot (in a funny way!) This is a wonderful opportunity to make life-long friends, build your communication, performing and quick-thinking skills, and gain leadership experience by becoming a board member or troupe coach. THE AUDITION PROCESS Our club holds auditions in the early Fall to select a new improv troupe of 8-12 individuals. No improv or performing experience is necessary to audition! We have people of all majors and backgrounds in our troupes. One reason MLFI is amazing is once you are selected to be in one troupe, and there is no need to worry about auditioning ever again. You will stick with your troupe throughout your entire college experience and gain some awesome, hilarious friends. We appreciate auditionees who can commit to a flexibly scheduled weekly practice time. Additionally, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A FRESHMAN TO AUDITION FOR OUR INCOMING FIRST-YEAR TEAM! Even before COVID, first-year teams were made up of Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors. A troupe stays part of MLFI until ALL team-members graduate. So, if you are in a troupe and you graduate before everyone else, still feel free to attend practices and shows if you are around! SHOWS!! MLFI hosts shows once a month on campus in the 10th Church Street building. We perform once a month on a Friday evening.! These shows are open to the public, so we see crowds of 100+ people! These performances allow us to show off our hard work to audiences, as well as see the other troupes perform. SOCIAL EVENTS When we are not practicing or performing, we also have club events (private and public) and post-show gatherings to get to know all the other troupes. We recently hosted a successful “Improv Palooza” with troupes from different schools, as well as the short-form team and the UMN's Comedy Club. We hope to continue to broaden improv's reach on campus, and would love for you to audition with us! If you have any questions, please email us at mlfi@umn.edu or robi1615@umn.edu.
