Neil has been teaching and performing improv both in Ireland and abroad for many years. Aside from running improv courses for people from beginner to advanced level, Neil also runs bespoke courses. Outside of Ireland, Neil has taught in London, Brussels, Shanghai, San Francisco, Barcelona, Krakow and San Jose. Neil has a Masters in Training and Education and is a certified Personal & Executive Coach.
Neil has taught at the Slapdash Festival London, Barcelona Improv Festival, Improfest Krakow and San Jose Improv Festival.
Neil has also provided key training solutions and workshops to many well known organisations both in Ireland, UK and the US including Google, Facebook, IMI, Smurfit Business School, Dropbox, AdRoll, AIB and UCD, to name but a few.
Neil has trained with the following instructors in Improv and Theatre.
Europe
John Cremer – The Maydays
Jules Munns – The Nursery Theatre / The Maydays
Kate Schutte – The Maydays
Lloydie James Lloyd -The Maydays
Heather Urquhart – The Maydays
Joe Samuel – The Maydays
Rebecca MacMillan – The Maydays
Steve Roe – Hoopla Improv
Trent Pancy – The improvAcademy
North America
Jason R. Chin – iO Chicago
David Razowsky – iO / Second City
Susan Messing – Annoyance Theatre / iO Chicago / Second City
Jill Bernard – HUGE Theatre
Tara DeFrancisco – iO Chicago
Kevin Mullaney – Under The Gun Theatre Chicago / UCB
Will Luera – Florida Studio Theatre / ImprovBoston
Marshall Stern & Nancy Howland Walker – Zenprov
Brian James O’Connell (Coaching) – Pack Theatre / iO West
Craig Cackowski – iO West
Carla Cackowski – iO West / Second City
Lydia Hensler – UCB
Lloyd Ahlquist – Westside Comedy
Colleen Doyle – iO West
Ithamar Enriquez – iO West
Bob Dassie – iO West
Paul Vaillancourt – iO West
Jason Pardo – iO West
Katie Nahnsen – iO West
Drew Droegen – The Groundlings / iO West
Celeste Pechous – Second City
Eric Hunicutt – iO West
Vinny Francois – Montreal Improv
Andel Sudik – Second City
Kaci Beeler – Parallelogramophonograph
Roy Janik – Parallelogramophonograph
Kareem Badr – Parallelogramophonograph
Valerie Ward – Parallelogramophonograph
Jeff Kramer – Comedysportz
Ireland
James Power – Stagemad Theatre
Ronan O’Leary
Peter O’Byrne
Sharon Mannion
Danny Kehoe
John Conroy
Margaret Curran
Brian Quinn
John Turtington
