Chopped Uncs (Glasgow Improv Theatre)

Chopped Uncs (aka Pretty Thistle) are Martin James & John McInnes from the Glasgow Improv Theatre. Both alumni of the Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, but crucially: two uncles from Glasgow.

More about the performers:

Martin James founded the Glasgow Improv Theatre and studied improv at the Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. He has been performing and teaching improv across the UK and internationally for over a decade. Festival appearances include the Del Close Marathon in New York, the Edinburgh Fringe, Reykjavík and Berlin.

John McInnes has been doing longform improv since 2014 and loves it, particularly “The Harold”. He studied improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and co-founded Bristol’s Kitchen Rules Theatre. He is a member of Couch and has performed at the Del Close Marathon, Amsterdam Improv Marathon, Hoopla Improv Marathon and the Robin Hood International Improv Festival (not a marathon).