In the show, we have recreated two sketches that my dad had, or pieces that my dad had developed. One that he… — Brian Henson Dad Copy Share Image
We took a show to the Aspen Comedy Festival, called "Puppet Up" at that point, and in Aspen we just did three… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
And then after the success at Melbourne Comedy Festival, then we regrouped back in LA and we went back into workshopping and… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
The challenge is, well, there's a huge challenge, which is when you're improvising, you're meant to sort of clear your mind completely,… — Brian Henson Attention Copy Share Image
I thought, well, if we're inviting an audience, let's do it right. So I put in a proper studio audience at our… — Brian Henson Audience Copy Share Image
I guess I learned a couple of good lessons from my dad. One was when you're creating something, what you want when… — Brian Henson Art Copy Share Image
Patrick thought we should try to put an audience in front of one of the workshops, basically in front of the class… — Brian Henson Audience Copy Share Image
And my dad's answer would be usually something to the affect of, A, it came out better than he imagined, but also,… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
"Sesame Street" was really the first kid's show that my dad did. He did a couple of TV specials that were targeted… — Brian Henson Adults Copy Share Image
We're also irreverent, we have an irreverent attitude towards puppets, as well. So a lot of what we do is we're kind… — Brian Henson Absurdity Copy Share Image
It was actually what my dad did and with the Muppets, the years with the Muppets, it was really all targeted to… — Brian Henson Adults Copy Share Image
We try to keep it a classy show, but it certainly is blue at times. And it all depends on the audience,… — Brian Henson Audience Copy Share Image
We wanted to premiere it in New York, because New York is sort of the home of the Jim Henson Company and… — Brian Henson Company Copy Share Image
we sent a troupe to Edinborough, and then in Edinborough, there was a producer from the Melbourne Comedy Festival, so we went… — Brian Henson Comedy Copy Share Image
There was a producer from the Aspen Comedy Festival who happened to be there, as a friend of a friend, and she… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
But curriculum-wise, I was drawn to the sciences and specifically to physics, and I really enjoyed it and I think for a… — Brian Henson Curriculum Copy Share Image
And one of the funnest things was watching what they did before the director called action and after the director called cut.… — Brian Henson Action Copy Share Image
First of all, you're improvising through a puppet, so you're not always yourself: you're a cow or you're a pig or you're… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
Where does a character come from? Because a character, at the end of the day, a character will be the combination of… — Brian Henson Character Copy Share Image
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Jonathan Hardy. The clever wit and joy he brought to his performance… — Brian Henson Around the world Copy Share Image
The first big thing that I did with my dad was the bicycle sequence in "The Great Muppet Caper," where Kermit and… — Brian Henson Bicycle Copy Share Image
Really, initially what I very quickly realized that I was loving about the show was, because it reminded me of when I… — Brian Henson Dad Copy Share Image
