Improvised Star Trek
For ten years Improvised Star Trek explored the final frontier of comedy by turning Star Trek into an improv office comedy. Taking suggestions submitted on Twitter and Facebook, the cast (featuring some of Chicago’s top improvisors) creates a fully improvised episode detailing the adventures of the USS Sisyphus, a less enterprising starship. New episodes are posted every other week. Improvised Star Trek is a fan production. Star Trek is property of CBS.

Thanks to William Blair for a new iTunes review!

Captain Matt Young has produced a new comedy show in Chicago, called The Real World: Space Edition! It's running through March 28th, and is gauranteed hilarity! Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/events/652876321501867/

See you at ChiFi Con!

Direct download: Bonus_03102015.mp3
Category:extras -- posted at: 9:41pm CDT

While the crew is busy beating each other to the top of the radio ratings, a Romulan Commander and Sub-Commander sneak into the top of the charts and our hearts.

Edited by Hannah Parsons

Improvised on Nov. 9th, 2014. Title suggested by Robert Fontenot via Facebook.

 

Griffen Eckstein as Lt. Cdr Fritz Fassbinder, Lt. Son, Ensign Gork
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr Crick Watson, Lt. Carl
Christopher Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes, Commander Forex
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalzon, ItsaButt, Ensign Garblogg
Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King, Subcommander, Ensign Michael Mennaro
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem, Ensign Kurg Krog

 

Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine Baxter
Direct download: IST_106_Long_time_Listener_first_time_conqueror.mp3
Category:episode -- posted at: 12:50am CDT

News for Feb 22, 2015

Many thanks to Sand for guest-starring and Our Fair City for opening the show last night!

Our current run of live shows is coming to an end next week, Sunday March 1st. Performing with us will be the renowned Improvised Shakespeare Company! This show will be a hot ticket, so get yours today!

Direct download: Bonus_02232015.mp3
Category:extras -- posted at: 9:09am CDT

The crew of the Sisyphus raises awareness, an maybe even some latinum, for a good cause.

Improvised 2014-09-14 from a suggestion by David Kramlich via Facebook.

Edited by Christopher Rathjen

 
Griffen Eckstein as Lt. Cdr Fritz Fassbinder, Lt. Lackey, Lt. Son
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr Crick Watson
Irene Marquette as Lt. Lady Cola
Joseph Wolf Phillips as Holographic Rocky Balboa, Bartender, Changeling
Christopher Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalzon, 
Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem
Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine Baxter, Pancakes Johnson, Changeling
Direct download: IST105_OdosSleepBucketChallenge.mp3
Category:episode -- posted at: 8:09am CDT

Live show: A Big Thanks to Time Crash (https://www.timecrashband.com), our opening act this week!

Upcoming Live Show Guests:2/15 Otherworld Theater, 2/22 Our Fair City

 

Check out The View From the Booth (http://www.theimprovisedstartrek.com/2015/02/the-view-from-booth.html)


We'll have a panel at ChiFi Con(http://chi-fi.org/), details TBD


Matt will be on this weeks Nerd Outcast Podcast talking Robotech(http://nerdoutcast.podbean.com/e/nerd-outcast-podcast-presents-robotech/)

Direct download: Bonus_02102015_Baxters_Butt_Bumps.mp3
Category:extras -- posted at: 6:03pm CDT

Ep 104: The Universe is an Ocean and we are but a Ripple on the Water

When the crew find themselves at the whim of whatever's in front of them, can Captain Baxter and Lt. Cola find a nice quiet crate to hide in?

 

Improvised on August 3rd, 2014 

Title suggested by James Pagano via Facebook.

Direct download: IST_104_The_Universe_is_an_Ocean.mp3
Category:episode -- posted at: 8:35pm CDT

Lady and Mikhail have a heart to heart.  Plus news for 2015-01-25.

 

Featuring

 

Irene Marquette as Lt. Cdr. Lady Cola

Griffen Eckstein as Mikhail the Mailman

 

Improvised as part of Ep 103: The Undiscovered Pantry

Edited by Eric Scull

News:

See us at iO Chicago!

Listen to us on the One-Shot Podcast!

Listen to us on the Nerd Outcast Podcast!

 

Background music "Insurrection" from Smooth Federation, by Andrew Allen.

Direct download: ISTBonus_UndiscoveredMailman-20150125.mp3
Category:extras -- posted at: 4:14pm CDT

An important mission, like, totallay important leads the USS Sisyphus to a rendevous with the with USS Gracia at strange anomaly.

Improvised 2014-09-14 from a suggestion by Brendan Stallings via Facebook.

Edited by Eric Scull

 
Griffen Eckstein as Lt. Cdr Fritz Fassbinder, Lt. Lackey, Boss Kitten
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr Crick Watson, Student
Irene Marquette as Lt. Lady Cola, Nurse
Joseph Wolf Phillips as Capt. Japhy Whitman, Nurse, Cockney Bartender
Christopher Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes, Scooter, Thirsty Guy, Kitten
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalzon, Unnamed Ensign, Kitten
Julia Weiss as Captain Rita King, Kitten
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem, Kitten
Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine Baxter, Cdr. Sugar Dust (Nee Sorak nee Treeheart nee Nightcrawler), Sally
Direct download: IST103_TheUndiscoveredPantry.mp3
Category:episode -- posted at: 1:00pm CDT

Captain Baxter must return from a hellish future to repair the timeline, and check out by 11.

Improvised August 10, 2014 from a suggestion by K Scott Huntley

 

Featuring

 

Griffen Eckstein as Lt. Cdr. Fritz Fassbinder, Lt. Lackey, The Masseur
Irene Marquette as Lt. Cdr. Lady Cola, Days Inn Manager
Christopher Rathjen as Cdr. Corbomite Hayes
Nick Wagner as the Renegade Ch'arles Lorem
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalzon, Days Inn Clerk, the Trilling
Matt Young as [the Renegade]Cpt. Julius Valentine Baxter, Lt. Greg
Direct download: IST102_DaysInnofFuturePast.mp3
Category:episode -- posted at: 11:43am CDT