Improv Comedian
Pam Victor is the Head of Happiness of her company Happier Valley Comedy where it is her mission to bring more laughter and joy to Western Massachusetts (and the world). Pam has been improvising professionally since 2003 when she founded The Ha-Ha's, who continue to perform at The Happier Valley Comedy Show (Greenfield, MA) and conduct The Happier FAMILY Comedy Show, both of which she also produces. Pam performs with The Majesters (Majestic Theater, West Springfield, MA) and whenever she gets a chance at ImprovBoston. Pam has improvised at numerous festivals, such as The Women in Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Arts Festival, Detroit Improv Festival, and Chicago Improv Festival. She is the creator of the improv structures "The Buckingham" and "Shrink: Where Freud Meets Funny" as well as the co-creator of "The Fourth Wall." Pam has received improv training from iO Theater (Chicago), Annoyance Theater (Chicago), ImprovBoston, and a parade of astoundingly talented teachers including Mick Napier, Susan Messing, Mark Sutton, Joe Bill, Will Luera, Piero Procaccini and many more. She continues to learn every day from her students and the world.
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Art Maker Pam Victor | Improv comedian — the art of being funny on cue"How hard can it be to stand onstage, or in front of a microphone in a recording studio, and be spontaneously witty? Ask Pam Victor, president of Happier Valley Comedy and the only Massachusetts resident outside of Boston (to her knowledge) who makes a living as an improvisational comedian."
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TeacherPam designed and teaches a multi-level improv curriculum called "The Zen of Improv" in Western Mass. She teaches a variety of workshops, such as The Zen of Improv, Bitches Get Stuff Done, and The Buckingham, at improv festivals and theaters. Pam also teaches applied improvisation classes in her "Through Laughter" programs. Pam is the founder and Head of Happiness of Happier Valley Comedy, a hotbed of improv shows and classes in Western Mass.
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Pam faciliating at the Applied Improv Network World Conference (Montreal, 2015) [Photo credit: Alex Tran]
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ConsultantPam Victor is the founder and president of Happier Valley Comedy, where she runs the THROUGH LAUGHTER program which brings professional growth to the workplace through improvisation exercises conducted in a circle and in pairs. A graduate of Smith College with a Master’s in Education from Iona College, Pam has received improv training from iO Theater (Chicago), Annoyance Theatre (Chicago), ImprovBoston, and from Second City teachers. Pam is a nice person. She would probably like you.
AuthorPam is the co-author of "Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ & Dave Book" along with TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi. She is also the author of "Baj and the Word Launcher: Space Age Asperger Adventures in Communication," a children's chapter book that uses sci-fi to teach social skills. Pam writes the "Zen of Improv" series, a sassy (and often saucy) exploration of the place where improvisation and Zen thinking joyously meet. Pam writes mostly true, mostly humorous essays and reviews of books, movies, and tea on her blog "My Nephew is a Poodle."
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JournalistPam writes the popular interview series "Geeking Out with..." in which she gets deep, dirty, and improvluscious with a cavalcade of improvisation's biggest brains and talents. In "Geeking Out with: The Live TALK SHOW," Pam sits down face to face in front of live audiences with comedy festival headliners, such as Rachel Dratch, Scott Adsit, John Lutz, and Laura Hall.
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