Liverpool Comedy ImprovCast · Liverpool Comedy Improv, Iain Luke Jones

Cheng Jun Cheong

·1 hr 5 min·5 clips
Cheng Jun explains why cultural references made improv daunting when he first moved to the UK.
Host Iain Luke Jones interviews Cheng Jun Cheong, a doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, about his improv journey from Singapore to the UK. They discuss how cultural references initially hindered his improv, the overlap between medical skills and improvisation, and the challenges of balancing a demanding medical career with improv commitments. The conversation also touches on the emotional depth of improv and favorite games like 'New Choice'.

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A loose, thoughtful chat about improv, A&E, and making decisions when the picture is unclear.

Chengjun Chong's visit to Liverpool Comedy Improvcast keeps its focus on how people handle uncertainty, both in improv and in medicine. It moves from the Liverpool Improvisation Festival into the overlap between performance and diagnostic reasoning without trying to dress it up…

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Press play if you want an improv chat that keeps circling uncertainty, diagnosis, and the strange work of making sense of the unknown.

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