{"id":30450,"date":"2023-09-06T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?page_id=30450"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:21:37","slug":"tj-and-dave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/tj-and-dave.html","title":{"rendered":"TJ and Dave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"home-slider\" class=\"flexslider\" ><ul class=\"slides\"><li><div class=\"slide-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TJ-and-Dave-Web-Banner.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-wrap extra-dark\"><div class=\"slide-content \"><div class=\"container\"><h1 class=\"font-small\">TJ and Dave<\/h1><p class=\"mt-25\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"title\"><h1 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">TJ and Dave<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]TJ and Dave are running an online Q &amp; A session to kick start Hoopla&#8217;s 20th anniversary season!<\/p>\n<p>TJ Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi are award winning improvisers who improvise a one-hour play. They have twice won the Del Close Award for Best Improvised Show, the Nightlife Awards New York award for best comedy performance, the Chicago Improv Festival Improvisers of the Year award, and the Chicago Reader Best Improvised Show award. TJ and Dave are also authors of the fantastic book Improvisation at the Speed of Life.<\/p>\n<p>Their shows have incredible emotional connection and playfulness with a natural discovery of hilarious characters, relationships and story. It&#8217;s an honour to have them running an online Q &amp; A with Hoopla to share their style of improvisation with the London improv scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;TJ Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi miraculously improvise a one-hour play at every performance. This is an impressive feat of mental athletics, but the results are also observant, complex and frequently enormously funny.&#8221; &#8211; The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBRILLIANT, HEARTBREAKING, MIND-BLOWING, INSPIRING! The best 50 minutes of improv comedy that we\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d &#8211; Time Out New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The session is for experienced improvisers who are fans of TJ and Dave and want to learn from them.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-right green&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591912492412{background-color: #3a81f7 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">online q &amp; a<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772625556508{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;maingreenblock&#8221;]<strong>An interactive online Q &amp; A session with TJ &amp; Dave answering questions from the online audience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Thursday 2nd April 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7pm &#8211; 8pm (UK Time).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teachers: <\/strong>TJ and Dave!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:\u00a0<\/strong>TBC. Full details coming soon, please join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hooplaimpro\/t-jxxjjdy\">waiting list<\/a> and we&#8217;ll send you a booking link when booking is open.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Online using zoom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoom Details: <\/strong>Will be emailed on the day of the event to all participants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This session is for experienced improvisers who are fans of TJ and Dave and want to learn from them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full details coming soon, please join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hooplaimpro\/t-jxxjjdy\">waiting list<\/a> and we&#8217;ll send you a booking link when booking is open.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hooplaimpro\/t-jxxjjdy\" class=\"btn btn-light\"  >Join Waiting List<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693996260651{background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1550134163758{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">faqs<\/h2><\/div><ul data-multiple=\"true\"  class=\"accordion nav\"><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>How much does it cost and how do I book?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We currently have a waiting list open. Once we have details of price, number of people and other details we will email everyone on the waiting list with a link to book.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Who is this suitable for?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Experienced improvisers who are fans of TJ &amp; Dave and want to learn from TJ and Dave!<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>How much improv or acting should I have done before doing the workshop?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>At least our level 3 course or equivalent.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What\u2019s the session size?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Around 40 people for the Q &amp; A.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul data-multiple=\"true\"  class=\"accordion nav\"><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>How will the online Q &amp; A work?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We will be asking participants to write out questions in the chat function of zoom. TJ &amp; Dave and the Hoopla host will then be picking out certain questions and using them as topics of discussion.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Will I get to do improv myself in this session?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>No. This is an online Q &amp; A and not an online workshop.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Will I get to ask my question?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We can't guarantee this as it will depend on how many questions there are from others and how the discussion goes.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Will TJ &amp; Dave be delivering any in-person workshops at Hoopla?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We don't have any plans at the moment. When they have previously toured here though they have also run in-person workshops with Hoopla. <\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;sub&#8211;header butt-style&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693996269531{padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243;]<div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >improv courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/london-stand-up-comedy-classes-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >stand up courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/sketch-comedy-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >sketch courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-corporate-training.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >corporate training<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]TJ and Dave are running an online Q &amp; A session to kick start Hoopla&#8217;s 20th anniversary season! 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