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The Backline

The Sonar Network

Canadian Comedy Award winners Rob Norman and Adam Cawley discuss weekly improv-based topics based on a theme.

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Episodes

77 episodes

  1. Crossing the Line 51:49
  2. Bad Coach, Good Advice 57:08
  3. Untenable Position 46:28
  4. The Choice Not Taken 53:16
  5. Improvise Like a Canadian 48:21
  6. The Game Plan 58:27
  7. Meat and Potatoes 55:51
  8. Questions Only: Emotional Roleplay 44:16
  9. New in Town 1:00:27
  10. Stage Fright 56:01
  11. Noteworthy 1:00:34
  12. Jokes VS. Jiu-jitsu 1:05:06
  13. Rethinking the Who, What, Where 1:04:18
  14. Run Towards the Danger 45:38
  15. Low Energy 1:07:38
  16. Improv Across North America 1:03:27
  17. The Back Row 1:07:08
  18. Longform Loves Openers 1:07:57
  19. Bubble Letters 1:07:34
  20. Pulling Premises 1:10:32
  21. The Competitive Spark 48:22
  22. The Undisputed Longform Champion of the World 1:07:35
  23. Paying the Tax 58:47
  24. Rehearsal Vibes 47:46
  25. The Day of All Days 57:11
  26. Underwhelmed 1:07:00
  27. Lost 1:02:17
  28. Learning but Bored 57:47
  29. Awareness VS. Agency 53:22
  30. Is it a Scam? 42:00
  31. A Surprising Way to Teach Improv 26:17
  32. Is this the End of the Second City e.t.c? 1:03:23
  33. Shame, Scene Hogs, and Everything Else 1:03:00
  34. To Care or Not to Care 52:40
  35. Fresh Start 44:27
  36. The Backline Holiday Special 2025 36:02
  37. Bulldozer 52:23
  38. Touch the Lamassu! 1:03:05
  39. From the Classroom to the Stage 57:14
  40. Spark-less 50:52
  41. Intelligence VS. Integrity 45:31
  42. Offensive 58:13
  43. Who, What, Where – but When? 54:11
  44. Platforms, Tilts, and Improvising Action 1:03:26
  45. Technique 5:25
  46. Tethering 53:26
  47. Questions Only – September 2025 47:10
  48. Competition is the Thief of Joy 40:39
  49. Game Revisited 1:00:34
  50. Get Connected 47:44