Is Improv Scary? Yes. Here’s How You Get Past the Fear.

Doing improv is fun.Doing improv helps you feel more confident.Doing improv helps you be spontaneous.Doing improv helps clear the clutter in your brain.Doing improv helps you stop judging.

But you know what?

Doing improv is scary as hell the first time.

Yes, I know that. I’m very aware of that.

So how do you get past the fear?

You may not like the answer, but honestly… you just do it.

And I get it—that’s the scary part, right? This whole post is about fear. So here we go:

How do you get rid of fear?You go right through it.

And the fear may not go away after the first class. I’ve had students who were practically shaking after two or three classes.

But here’s what I can tell you:

If you stick with it—and most people do—the fear goes away.

And it feels amazing to accomplish something you didn’t think you could do.

Honestly, one of the most rewarding parts of teaching online improv for beginners is watching that shift happen. You can actually see people relax, open up, and start enjoying themselves in a way they didn’t think was possible.

And here’s something else that helps:

I’m not scary.

Sometimes I wish I was—but I’m just not. I’ve been called “cuddly,” which I’m still not sure how I feel about, but in this case, I’ll take it.

I do everything I can to make my online improv classes feel comfortable and safe. And just as important—the other students do too.

Everyone is rooting for each other.

This is not a performance class.This is not a room full of professional actors trying to out-funny each other.

Nothing wrong with that—I’ve been in plenty of those classes.

But that’s not what this is.

This is improv for non-actors and beginners who want to try something new and have a good time.

In fact, about 95% of my students over the last six years of teaching online have been first-timers.

They’ve all been there.They’ve all been nervous.They’ve all wondered if they could do it.

And they stuck with it.

Now they’re just having fun.

So if you’re scared, I get it.

You can ask me questions.I’m happy to walk you through what a class looks like beforehand.I can even give you examples of games if that helps.

But at some point… you just have to take the step.

Sign up for a class. Work through the fear.

Because I can pretty much guarantee this:

There’s nothing better than that moment when you finish your first improv and think—

“Oh my gosh… I did it.”

If that sounds like something you want to experience, you’re welcome to join me.