“I would suggest to everyone to take [Ed's] class because it will be like a ‘happy pill’ that is legal.”

Betty Martin
L4C Improv Student

Hollywood Blvd, 1996

“Greenberg behaves, he does not act. His instinct for the work is in-(expletive deleted)-credible!”

Del Close
Improvisational Theater Visionary and Icon

“Ed’s workshops are stimulating, unique, exciting and mind-opening.”

Dan Castellaneta
Actor, Voice of Homer Simpson

“I first worked with Ed Greenberg when he was a young actor in a show that I directed in San Francisco. He comes from a tradition of improvisational acting practiced by my mother, Viola Spolin, myself, and many of the players that we trained at The Second City, The Committee and through Story Theater.

Ed continues that tradition through his own teaching and directing, adding to it his own experience and understanding of the work. I recommend him highly as an improvisational acting teacher.”

Paul Sills
Founding Director, The Second City

“Ed, your classes have had an inadvertent impact on my home life. I now listen more attentively, and the results are amazing. Even when I still have to say no to a child, the fact that he feels listened to changes everything. I also try to agree as much as possible, even when the ideas seem at first glance nuts. Your classes are a way to reawaken and practice your better nature, and I think everyone should take them. But you already know that!”

Bella Silverstein
L4C Improv Student

“Workshopping with Ed Greenberg… challenged me over and over again. What more can you ask for?”

Betty Thomas
Director - 28 Days, Dr. Doolittle, The Brady Bunch Movie, Private Parts

“When I had the idea to bring a “comedy mentor” from Hollywood to Rwanda to give my actors and filmmakers the skills to make comedy films and TV, Ed Greenberg was highly recommended. I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job than he did. He brought a vast knowledge of what it takes to create comedy and comedy cinema. But he brought far more than that. His wisdom, sense of humor and personality gave our students a feeling that they could do it! From the first day, Ed was more than a teacher and mentor. He became a friend to all of us.”

Eric Kabera
Chairman and Founder, Rwanda Cinema Center

“Studying improv with Ed has taught me to feel a character in my toes. His class is fun and challenging and you’ll never see the same show twice.  Watching Ed work, it’s like he can taste the moment.  I love that he’ll stop a scene in the middle and say something like, ‘Wait! He just said he feels sick and you ignored him or weren’t listening. Recognize the opportunity and follow up on that, think about where you could go with the idea of him feeling sick right now, it could be important or lead to some really funny stuff.  Go.’  He wants us to hear the music in a scene as the stakes are raised or the energy builds, which has helped me with the interpretive aspects of my work outside of class.  I look forward to learning more from Ed and becoming one of his Comedy Mentors.”

Adam Jennings,
Motion Capture Actor, The “Face” of Guitar Hero

“Ed is a great communicator and a great creative partner. I’ve worked with Ed in preparing to deliver many speeches and presentations around the world. His sense of story and sense of humor helped me get to the core of my presentations, allowing me to communicate more affectively with people of different cultures.”

Jane L. Kagon
Senior Fellow, USC Annenberg School for the Digital Future

“Hi Ed,

Too often as the old adage goes - ‘we don’t stop to smell the roses’ or say thank you to the people in our lives who make a difference….so I just want you to know how pleasurable you have made Wednesdays for me.

I see a special cohesiveness among the group - we have gone from a group of virtual strangers into a strong bond of friends and it is so nice.

And if things don’t always go as we would wish, and we feel “poo” to the world…then in class, we indulge in all sorts of fantasies, let go of our inhibitions, and get submerged in improv! If we go in grouchy or unhappy, we leave smiling and silly!

So thank you for opening new avenues for me. By the way, I just celebrated birthday #83 in November.”

Betty Wallas
Student, Senior Improv