YesBot

Chris Mead

After finding an abandoned YesBot 5000 improv robot in the woods behind his house, improviser (and amateur roboticist) Chris Mead embarks on a mission to programme it to be the world’s best improviser. Every week he speaks to a different improv guest, giving them the opportunity to input FIVE lines of code – FIVE rules, tips or behaviours that will make YesBot the perfect scene partner. At the end of the episode, when the programming is complete, he switches the robot on and stands back to watch the fireworks. Sometimes literally. YesBot. A podcast about improv and robotics. But mostly about improv.

Episodes

Chris talks to Heather Urquhart of The Maydays and Ten Thousand Million Love Stories about connection, relationships and singing if you're in any doubt.

Jul 17, 2017

27 min

Dylan Emery

Chris talks to Dylan Emery of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and Ghost Couple about being a geek and being mostly Spanish.

Jul 2, 2017

44 min

Valerie Ward

Chris talks to Valerie Ward of Parallelogramophonograph about love, assumptions and not changing the subject.

Jun 26, 2017

35 min

Joe Samuel

Chris talks to Joe Samuel of The Maydays about life as an improviser musician and attempting to have no ego.

Jun 5, 2017

38 min

Naomi Petersen

Chris talks to Naomi Petersen of The Free Association about choosing to care and making your partner look good.

May 29, 2017

30 min

Adam Meggido

Chris talks to Adam Meggido, creator of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical about putting on a f@#king show.

May 22, 2017

38 min

Rachel Parris

Chris talks to Rachel Parris of Austentacious about how to be confident but also kind.

May 15, 2017

37 min

John Cremer

Chris talks to John Cremer of The Maydays about how unhelpful improv rules are in the first place.

May 8, 2017

24 min

Ruth Bratt

Chris talks to Ruth Bratt of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and Panthercannon about being fascinated and not being a dick.

May 1, 2017

1 hr

David Shore

Chris talks to David Shore of Monkey Toast about taking risks and not letting your ego get in the way of your improv.

Apr 24, 2017

37 min