{"author_name":"The Bat: Improv in the Dark","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-bat-improv-in-the-dark","description":" Hosts Cole Stratton and Janet Varney join four guest improvisers to create this show in total darkness in front of a live audience at a comedy club in California. The characters and the conflicts are all based upon the one-word suggestions from the people in the room and are enhanced with music and sound effects. Episodes feature a unicorn who plays board games, a talking dog that saves the day, and a boy who escapes from a bubble to pursue his passion for coin collecting.  Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer. She played the award-winning voice of Korra on the Nickelodeon hit  The Legend of Korra .  She co-stars on the IFC show,  Stan Against Evil  and the FXX comedy  You're The Worst .  She was the host of the beloved TBS show  Dinner and a Movie  and was a regular on the series  Burning Love .  Cole Stratton is an actor, improviser and writer based in Los Angeles. You may have seen him on the TV shows,  American Horror Story, Nash Bridges , and  Good Girls.  He writes and performs comedic commentary for films on RiffTrax.com, an online venture helmed by the creators of  Mystery Science Theater 3000 .  Episode Listing:  \"Pancakes\" - Featuring guest improvisers Phil LaMarr, Stephanie Courtney, Gary Anthony Williams and Tawny Newsome. Recorded live at the Westside Comedy Theater.  \"Bobcat\" - Featuring guest improvisers John Michael Higgins, Tawny Newsome, Oscar Nunez and Gary Anthony Williams. Recorded live at the Westside Comedy Theater.  \"Women's Rights\" - Featuring guest improvisers Scott Adsit, Lucy Davis, John Ross Bowie and Gary Anthony Williams. Recorded live at the Gateway Theatre.  \"Unicorn\" - Featuring guest improvisers Phil LaMarr, Stephanie Courtney, Gary Anthony Williams and Tawny Newsome. Recorded live at the Westside Comedy Theater.  \"Nickel\" - Featuring guest improvisers Tawny Newsome, Seth Morris, Brian Huskey and Edi Patte","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/the-bat-improv-in-the-dark/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 505px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"505\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"The Bat: Improv in the Dark","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":505}