Ben Schwartz and Thomas Middleditch On the Secret to Mastering Improv: ‘You Just Gotta Have It, Kid’ (Video)

The pair’s Netflix comedy specials premiere April 21

Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz are masters of improv comedy. But if you ask them, the secret to that weird and wonderful art form is easier to demonstrate than it is to explain.

According to Middleditch, “You just gotta have it, kid.”

The pair’s set of three full-length comedy specials under the name “Middleditch & Schwartz” debut April 21 on Netflix. TheWrap sat down with the pair over Zoom to find out how it’s done.

“I think one of the basic things that people talk about is, you start out with an idea and you say, ‘Yes, and,’” Schwartz said.

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