Something a little different this week – a Q&A between frequent Guardian culture contributor Rich Pelley and Ben Schwartz of Parks and Recreation fame, who is currently on tour and touches down in the UK in July. Read on for the secrets to quick-witted comedy success, as well as our usual cultural recommendations below. – Hannah
You’ll know Ben Schwartz as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein from Parks and Recreation, Space Force, and as the voice of Sonic in the two Sonic the Hedgehog movies. But you should like him best for his true passion – longform improv, where he invents hour-long stories based entirely on the suggestions of his audiences. His latest improv show, Ben Schwartz & Friends, is coming to London this July, where he will be joined on stage by friends, to improvise an entire evening of entertainment. We caught up with him to find out just how it all works.
