The Bat: Improv in the Dark
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
