IMPROVISE
LIKE MAPLES
IMPROVISE
LIKE MAPLES
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LIKE MAPLES
Across March, April, and May 2026, The Improv Hub is welcoming 4 visiting improvisers: Joshua Mayo, Alfred Chow, Vinny Francois, and Matt Folliott. Word-playing on the coincidence that all of them are from Canada, the event series IMPROVISE LIKE MAPLES will bring in their distinct approaches to improv, from grounded scene work, to narrative, character, structure, and playful risk-taking.
Let's improvise the way we see maples: grounded, playful, and generous!
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PARTICIPATION FEE:
PARTICIPATION FEE:
MAPLE BUNDLE: VND 3.500.000 (access to 8 workshops, 4 shows, 2 jams - worth VND 5.500.000 in total)
or, you can sign up for each activity separately:
2.5h workshop: VND 500.000
full-day workshop (Harold Intensive 16 May): VND 1.000.000
jam: VND 200.000 for public, VND 100.000 for the Hub's current students
show: VND 150.000 for public, VND 100.000 for the Hub's current students
JOSHUA MAYO
JOSHUA MAYO
Joshua Mayo (he/him) is a queer, Filipino comedian, writer, and actor based in Ottawa, Canada. He has performed across stages in Canada, Singapore, and the US.
He began learning game-based improv in 2018 at the Improv Embassy, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to teaching comedy in Ottawa. He has since expanded his exploration of the form to include narrative, musical, and clown-based improv, and is currently a regular facilitator of classes and corporate workshops with the Improv Embassy.
Joshua currently produces the Asian Community Improv jam with Hot Pot Comedy, a collective that hopes to foster more Asian comedy in Ottawa. He’s a regular cast member of Wayward Improvised Theatre, a narrative improv collective. In 2025, he co-directed the Ottawa Improv Festival.
Outside of improvised theatre, he's written for the Fresh Meat Festival twice: Meat Baby (2023), a solo sketch show, and the play AC/DC (2024).
ALFRED CHOW
ALFRED CHOW
Alfred Chow is an improviser based in Toronto who has performed internationally in over 20 cities, including places like Edinburgh (SCT), Lisbon (PRT), Chicago (USA), Uppsala (SWE), Oslo (NOR), Sydney (AUS), Los Angeles (USA), London (UK), and Bangkok (THA).
He is the co-creator and producer of the shows All of Us Are Asian and All of Us Are Naughty, and has performed with Bad Dog Theatre in productions such as Maestro and Theatresports. He has also performed in and directed multiple Fringe Festival shows. In 2023, his duo Mahjong Mafia outlasted 90 other teams to win The World’s Biggest Improv Tournament.
Alfred teaches at Bad Dog Theatre, leads corporate improv workshops for companies including Google, McKinsey, and Kraft, and coaches multiple indie teams. He previously worked at The Second City, where he led strategic partnerships, bridging the improv community with corporate and brand collaborators. He has also taught workshops across four continents.
Alfred has trained at world-renowned institutions such as UCB, iO, and The Groundlings, and has worked with more than 100 coaches throughout his improv career.
VINNY FRANCOIS
VINNY FRANCOIS
Vinny Francois has over 25 years of experience as a professional improviser in both English and French. He's a founder of the Montreal Improv Theatre, Improv College, Camp Zipzap (an improv camp for adults), and was the Executive Producer of Mprov: The Montreal Improv Festival.
Vinny co-created the improv suggestion site, can-i-get-a.com, and has performed in Just For Laughs and improv festivals around the world. He currently writes for The Beaverton (Canada's version of The Onion).
MATT FOLLIOTT
MATT FOLLIOTT
Matt Folliott is a Comedian/Actor/Writer from Toronto, Canada, and a former cast member of The Second City National Touring Company and Canadian Comedy Award Winning Sketch Group The Sketchersons.
Matt was nominated for Best Male Improviser two years in a row in Toronto’s beloved NOW magazine. He was also nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Troupe with his group K$M (pronounced K and M) and has had the pleasure of performing and teaching improv across the globe in festivals like NOW Improv Festival (Beijing), Manila Improv Festival, Vietnam Improv Festival, Singapore Improv Festival, Hong Kong Improv Festival, Improvaganza (Edmonton, CND), Vancouver Improv Festival, Mprov (Montreal, CND), Ottawa Improv Festival, The Winnipeg Improv Festival and The Seattle International Festival of Improv.
You can hear him or see him on your TV or laptop screens in shows like Bakugan (Netflix), PJ Masks (Disney +), Clifford the Big Red Dog (Prime Video), Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe (Treehouse), Charlie’s Colorforms City (Netflix), Workin’ Moms (Netflix), Baroness Von Sketch Show (Netflix) and Odd Squad (PBS Kids).
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