comedy as therapy

“You stop playing when you get older – everything becomes serious business – but (improv) releases a lot of pressure ... It opened me up to being a better version of myself.” Full article here.

lack of drama major

"You don't have to be screwed-up to do comedy."
- Keegan-Michael Key

U.S. Marine Corps dictum

"When facing a problem: improvise, adapt, overcome."

Earlier references to improvisation here and here.

jazz spirit

"If you don't improvise, you disappear very quickly."
- Sir Richard Branson

pioneer

"Everybody is simply improvising (without screenwriter words)."
- Steven Spielberg upon receiving the Thalberg award