Monday, August 10

Tag: The Silliad

The Silliad: Improvised Myths and Legends – Museum of Comedy
London

The Silliad: Improvised Myths and Legends – Museum of Comedy

Ancient Greek myths, what can be more tempting to improvise, and with the name of the improv troupe adding some silly into Homer’s Iliad, we have a huge hint as to what is coming.  As we are seated, we are asked to complete a card with an idea, and then they select a card out of pandora’s box.  The question that they must answer is – Why do humans have hair?  And it will take place in a basement.  The audience is also asked to vote on what type of myth they would like, Greek, Norse, or Egyptian.  It was a close-run thing between Greek and Egyptian, but Greek was slightly ahead in the vote. The players today are Zack, Ollie and Jane, and we begin by King Minos of Crete announcing that he has opened his basement up to the public, so Athena and Alan decide to g...