Improv Miami Prizes 2004 Announces Winners at Awards Ceremony

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Aventura, Florida, Decmber 4, 2004 -
Showcase performances from Impromedy, Laughing Gas, Mod27 and Name Change Pending led the way as members from such additional troupes as Gated Community, Joystick, Keith and Margo's Murder Mystery, and STDs presented awards and joined in group performances.

This was an evening of comedy and awards that will not soon be forgotten!

"Finally some of the finest improv troupes received some well-deserved recognition," said event Director Todd Rice. "Hopefully this trend will continue and we will see improv continue to grow as an artform in South Florida."

The winners of the Impys in order of presentation were:

Best Extreme Improv Troupe 2004 - Name Change Pending

Best Short Form Improv Troupe 2004 - Laughing Gas Comedy Improv

Best Long Form Improv Troupe 2004 - Mod27

Best Sketch Comedy Troupe 2004 - Impromedy

In addition to the Impys that were handed out, 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 2004 - Uncle Funnys

Best Improv TV Show 2004 - World Cup Comedy from PAX TV

Best Improv Film 2004 - IPO by Daniel Gamburg

Best Scripted TV Show Based on Improvisation 2004 - Curb Your Enthusiasm from HBO

ImprovMiami.com congratulates all of the winners of this years awards and recognition and hopes that the good work these people are doing will continue for many years to come.

You can learn more about the winners by going to www.improvmiami.com/2004awards.htm.

ABOUT IMPROVMIAMI.COM
ImprovMiami.com, a guide for South Florida improvisational 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. More information is available at www.improvmiami.com.

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