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Online tools for improv teachers

Ramdom sentence picker: All sentences were written by hummans and make sense you can use them on “Hesitate”, “Weird news casters” and “Who's line is that?” games.

Random phrase picker: With an explanation of the meaning
Random picture picker

Custom random picker

Custom random picker: You can enter a list of words or sentences and it will pick one

You can use one of the following lists with the custom random picker.

List of genres

Absurdist/surreal/whimsical
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Historical
Historical fiction
Horror
Magical realism
Mystery
Paranoid fiction
Philosophical
Political
Romance
Saga
Satire
Science fiction
Social
Speculative
Thriller
Urban
Western
Adult content
Anthology series
Soap opera
Telenovela
Art television
Action
Adventure
Courtroom drama
Detective fiction
Docudrama
Fantasy
Historical period drama
Horror
Legal drama: Legal drama sometimes overlap with crime drama, most notably in the case of the show Law & Order.
Musical film
Medical drama
Police procedural
Philosophical and psychological drama (PPP): A genre of film that's primary focus is crime drama, told from the angle of different psychological conditions
Political drama
Science fiction
Teen drama
Thriller
Action comedy
Comedy-drama
Mockumentary
Romantic comedy (aka Rom-com)
Satire
Slapstick
Sitcom: Short for situational comedy, a generally lighthearted genre that features characters having to deal with odd or uncomfortable situations or misunderstandings.
Cooking show
Court show
Documentary
Dramality: a combination of television drama and reality television genres
Educational: helps kids learn their basics to go through school.
Factual television: non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people
Game show
Infomercials
Instructional: the use of television programs in the field of distance education
Music television
News program
Current affairs: Broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of a news story.
Entertainment news
Tabloid television: (also known as Teletabloid) a form of tabloid journalism. Tabloid television newscasts usually incorporate flashy graphics and sensationalized stories.
Public affairs (broadcasting): This refers to radio or television programs that focus on politics and public policy
Religiou
Reality: A purportedly unscripted show (though evidence suggests that some scripting or manipulation occurs) featuring non-actors interacting with each other or dealing with invented or contrived challenges, such as competing against others for a prize
Stand-up comedy
Sports
Talk show
Variety show: Also known as variety arts or variety entertainment like include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling and ventriloquism

List of genres on wikipedia

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