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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

In just TWO Days - Sat May 30 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com at The Miller SE1 3SS, grandtheftimpro.com & Enemies will feature top enemies, These Folk - Susan Harrison and @justinbrett.bsky.social - joining @dylanemery.bsky.social, Monica Gaga & me. Come and get your air and your minds conditioned

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Dylan Emery @dylanmarkemery.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Thanks so much to @philwhelans.bsky.social joining Alan Cox and I in last night’s @schoolofnight.bsky.social show at @hoopladigital.bsky.social. We channelled a late Shakespearean play involving the English invading Saxony, a multi-cultural tavern and a spy disguised as a unicorn…

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Thanks hooplaimpro.com for another great sellout show. GTI were (L-R) Katharine Bennett-Fox, Darren Jordan (lights), Richard Baker (music), me, @nellmackenzie.bsky.social & Mike Orton-Toliver. We shared the night with the brilliant Dreamweaver Quartet.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This coming Sat. Nov. 22 at 8.00pm at hooplaimpro.com at The Miller SE1 3SS GTI - Katharine Bennet-Fox, Mike O-T, @nellmackenzie.bsky.social, myself & Richard Baker - will be beating the rush and waving goodbye to 2025 11 months in. We’ll be in with Dreamweaver Quartet. Come and wave us off.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Tomorrow! Fri Oct 10 at @hooplaimpro.com at The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London SE1 3SS 2000hrs, GTI will be @dylanemery.bsky.social, the Free Association’s Naomi Peterson, me and special guest, Toronto’s Lindsay Mullan. We’ll be on with Dreamweaver Quartet. See you there.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

In just 8 short days, on Saturday Sep 06 at 2000hrs, GTI will be at Hooplaimpro.com at The Miller, London SE1 3SS, and will take the form of @showstoppermusical.bsky.social regulars @dylanmarkemery.bsky.social and Ali James, plus special guest, L.A. Impro legend, Dan O‘Connor. Also, me.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

This coming Saturday 26 July 2200hrs at hooplaimpro.com lates at The Miller SE1 3SS, FrieNZ. Visiting Kiwi Impro Hot Shots Brynley Stent (Taskmaster NZ), Vincent Andrew-Scammell and Eli Matthewson take to the stage with a couple of UK guests (inc. me.)Come down, eh?

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This Friday! July 18 at hooplaimpro.com at The Miller Pub, SE1 3SS, Grand Theft Impro - Ruth Bratt, @dylanemery.bsky.social, @sallyhodgkiss.bsky.social and me - will do our last show before taking August off to go and live with a French family while a French impro group comes and stays at ours.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Thanks hooplaimpro.com for a great night. GTI were (L-R) @isaacadni.bsky.social (music,) me, Alan Marriott, Darren Jordan (lights,) Jessie Rutland & @dylanemery.bsky.social Gämez and Track 96 knocked it out of the park. See you on July 18.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

THIS FRIDAY, June 20, 2000hrs at Hoopla at The Miller, SE1 3SS, GTI will be @dylanemery.bsky.social , Jessie Rutland, Alan Marriott, Duncan Walsh-Atkins & me We’re on with GÄMEZ, Track 96 and an air conditioner. Swing by, why don’t you?

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

GTI LINE-UP MODIFICATION ALERT. Sat May 24, 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com, the formidable David Reed will be joining Charlotte Gittins, Nell Mooney and myself. Miss this show and you’ll forever wonder what it was like.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Who? Grand Theft Impro? Where? hooplaimpo.com at www.themiller.co.uk. When? Sat. 24 May, 2000hrs. Finished? Yes. @dylanemery.bsky.social, Charlotte Gittins, @nellmackenzie.bsky.social. See you there.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

GTI had a great time at hooplapro.com on Friday. We were (L-R) Darren Jordan (lights,) Jamie Cavanagh, Duncan Walsh Atkins (music,) me, Monica Gaga & @dylanemery.bsky.social. We were on with Show Up who were terrific. See you in May.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Thanks again @hooplaimpro for a great night. GTI were (L-R) Ali James, Mike Orton-Toliver, Phil Whelans, Darren Jordan (lights), Tom Hodge (music) and @dylanemery.bsky.social Also, Elvis the Assistance Dog (shown distracted.) See you on April 11 with Ruth Bratt and Jamie Cavanagh.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Sat 22 March 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com at The Miller London SE1 3SS, GTI will be @dylanemery.bsky.social, Ali James, Mike Orton-Toliver & @philwhelans.bsky.social. We’ll be sharing the night with Hoopla: Teacher Show. It’s going to be great and very much your kind of thing.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

in just one week - Saturday Feb. 08 @ 2000hrs - hoopla.com at themiller.co.uk, grandtheftimpro.com will be Naomi Petersen, @dylanemery.bsky.social Monica Gaga & me with Tom Hodge playing music. We’ll be on with The Bazaar. Come the heck down why don’t you? Tix… www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hoopla-the...

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

GTI had a great time at Hoopla at The Miller last night. We were: Darren Jordan (lights,) @dylanemery.bsky.social, @PhilWhelans, Katie Campell & @sallyhodgkiss.bsky.social Great to share the night with Michelle impro and My Sons. See you Feb 8.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Improvisation + Inauguration = IMPRAUGURATION. Grand Theft Impro Friday Jan 17 8.00pm hooplaimpro.com, The Miller, London SE1 3SS. Come and watch some impro before the batshit craziness begins. @dylanemery.bsky.social, @sallyhodgkiss.bsky.social, Katie Campbell and me with Michelle Improv & My Sons

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This is something that in a couple of hundred years time could be a parable. Except there’ll either be nobody left to tell it or the only people left to tell it will be a super wealthy elite who will entirely misunderstand the parable and tell it wrong. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

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COP29 live: UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash

The UN's COP29 climate talks have overrun into the weekend as a deep gulf formed between richer and poorer countries.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Grand Theft Impro says a big thank you to hooplaimpro.com for a great show last night. GTI were (L-R) Duncan Walsh-Atkins (music), @nellmackenzie.bsky.social, Darren Jordan (lights), me, Ruth Bratt & @dylanemery.bsky.social. See you next year.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Who made this? Ahahaha

Meme with side by side pictures of Marco Rubio and RFK, Jr, labeled “Marco” and “Polio.”

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Dionne Warwick @dionnewarwick.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

In just two days - Fri 15 Nov 2000hrs - at Hoopla Impro,m at The Miller Pub, London SE1 3SS, GTI - Ruth Bratt, Dylan Emery, Nell Mooney & me - will share the bill with Music Box Improv. If it’s any incentive, Trump would hate it.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Why not form an angry mob on Friday November 15, 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com, The Miller, London SE1 3SS and storm the venue demanding to see an impro show? GTI will be Ruth Bratt, Dylan Emery, Nell Mooney and Phil Whelans. We'll be sharing the night with the marvelous Dreamweaver Quartet.

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

when you accidentally write the most pro-Kamala post of the election

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Come on America. Don’t make us have to get this out again. It takes ages to inflate. Yours sincerely, the UK.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

“The Hunt for Rad October”? Puns man in rush. SAT 19 OCT, 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com at @themillerpub, GTI will be Nick Oram, Katie Campbell, Alan Marriott, @philwhelans.bsky.social & Duncan Walsh Atkins on music. Sharing the night with The Bazaar. Come the heck down, why don’t you?

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

WHAT WILL IMPRO BE LIKE UNDER LABOUR? Next Saturday 6th July 2000hrs at Hoopla, The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS, GTI will be Monica Gaga, Alan Marriott, Nell Mooney, Chris Ash and me performing fairer but still fiscally responsible impro. We’re levelling up.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 13/04/2024

Next Friday! 19 April, 8.00pm at Hoopla @ The Miller, SE1 3SS, GTI will be Charlotte Gittins, Dylan, Emery, newly… crowned…?Comedy Store Playrt, Ruth Bratt & me, with the marvelous Tom Hodge on music. We’ll be on with the excellent Music Box. Come down!

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

GTI - Dylan Emery, Sally Hodgkiss, me and Charlotte Gittins - next Sat 24 Feb 8.00pm at Hoopla impro at The Miller 96 Snowsfields, London SE1 3SS. Come down, I say.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 15/01/2024

Thanks @hoopla.bsky.social for another great show. Grand Theft Impro were (L-R) Chris Ash (music), Alison Thea-Skot, Dylan Emery, Naomi Petersen, me & Daren Jordan (lights.) Dreamweaver Quartet and David Puck were brilliant.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

This coming Saturday, 13 January 2024 @ 2000hrs at www.hooplaimpro.com at www.themiller.co.uk/. Grand Theft Impro will be Dylan Emery, Naomi Petersen, Alison Thea-Skot and me. Why not change your New Year’s resolution from learning Spanish or being kinder and resolve to come to this instead?

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

With Doctor Who's 60th anniversary in mind, why not see how it all started for Davros in three episodes of Davros: the Teenage Years? vimeo.com/250527495?sh... vimeo.com/250527689?sh... vimeo.com/250527816?sh...

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

GTI REGENERATION KLAXON. This coming Friday, December 01 at 2000hrs at @hoopla.bsky.social. Like Jon Pertwee turning into Tom Baker, thus ushering in the OPEC fuel crisis and the end of Glam Rock, GTI is proud to announce the switch to a more Alan Marriott-focused form.

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Phil Whelans @philwhelans.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

“BEST EVER START” for advent calendars, claims historian. Friday December 1, 2023 @ 2000hrs at www.hooplaimpro.com at www.themiller.co.uk/. Once the pinching and punching has abated, why not rest your fingers and punch sites with GTI - Dylan Emery, Monica Gaga, Charlotte Gittins and me?

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