Beat Building
1990s-present · Chicago / New York
Also known as Second Beat Drill, Harold Beat Practice
Class drill — play a first-beat scene, pause, identify the game and premise, then play a second-beat scene that heightens that game.
Known for
- The single most common Level 3-5 long-form drill — teaches pattern-pulling.
- Coach stops after the first scene and asks 'what's the game?' before the team can run a second beat.
- Exposes teams that got laughs in Beat 1 but didn't understand why.
- 'The House That Del Built' tumblr taught a generation this drill.
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