The Impy's Announce
Winners of the 2005 Improv Miami Prizes or 'Impys'
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Aventura, Florida, December 21, 2005 - ImprovMiami.com,
a guide for South Florida improvisational theatre, announced
the winners of the Second Annual Impy Awards, the Improv
Miami Prizes 2005.
Nominees for recognition included the categories of for improv
troupes in each of South Florida's counties as well as Best Improvised
TV Show, Best Improvised Film, Best Sketch TV Show, and Best Stand-up
Venue and were voted on by the directors of many of the troupes
in South Florida. These peer-rated awards are given to recognize
the unique talents of the troupes in South Florida and excellence
in the improvisational artform.
Designed to promote improvisation as an art form in South Florida,
the Impys are positioned to become an annual event that
will always please and contain the best improv has to offer.
South Florida's top improv troupes were honored in the
event featuring winners for categories in each county. Addional
recognition was given for Best Stand-up Venue, Best Improvised
TV Show, Best Sketch Comedy TV Show and Best Improvised
Film.
The winners of the Impys were:
Miami-Dade County:
Best
Short Form Improv Troupe 2005 - Laughing Gas
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Best
Sketch Comedy Troupe 2005 - Impromedy
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Broward County:
Best
Short Form Improv Troupe 2005 - THEY improv
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Best
Sketch Comedy Troupe 2005 - Laffing Matterz
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Information
Palm Beach County:
Best
Long Form Improv Troupe 2005 - Mod27
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Best
Sketch Comedy Troupe 2005 - Gated Community
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In addition to these Impys, ImprovMiami.com
had competition in additional categories to receive recognition
for excellence and contribution to improvisation as an art form.
Those receiving recognition in these additional categories were:
Best Stand-Up Venue 2005 - The Seminole Paradise Improv
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Best Improv TV Show 2005 - A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T. Improv from
BravoTV
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Best Improv Film 2005 - Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
by Brant Sersen
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Best Sketch Comedy TV Show 2005 - Saturday Night Live
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All awards and recognition were selected by the improv troupes
in South Florida with each troupe having one vote. To have a vote,
the troupe must have had at least 5 professional performances
in South Florida during 2005.
The event is seen as a way to help promote excellence in craft
and to celebrate the different approaches and uniqueness of the
different troupes in South Florida.
ABOUT IMPROVMIAMI.COM
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theatre, is a website dedicated to the promotion of the improvisational
art form in South Florida and recognizing excellence both on and
off stage. The site is a guide to performances from various troupes
and has information designed to educate audiences about improv
and to legitimize the art form to the arts community of South
Florida and is the home of the ImprovMiami Prizes. More information
is available at www.improvmiami.com.
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