About the Author

Tom Soter is a writer, editor, and improv teacher. He has written for Entertainment Weekly, Diversion, Backstage, The New York Observer, Empire, and countless other magazines and newspapers. He was the managing editor of Firehouse magazine from 1978 to 1981, and since 1982, he has been an editor at Habitat magazine, the definitive publication for boards of cooperatives and condominiums in New York City. He has authored six other books (most available from Amazon): BOND AND BEYOND, a study of spy movies and television programs; INVESTIGATING COUPLES, a look at the connections among three series THE THIN MAN, THE AVENGERS, and THE X-FILES (with exclusive interviews with Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman); SOME THOUGHTS AND SOME PHOTOS, a memoir; OVERHEARD ON A BUS, a collection of essays; A DOCTOR AND A PLUMBER IN A ROWBOAT, a book on improvisation, co-authored with Carol Schindler; and THE WHOLE CATASTROPHE, a book about George Soter, co-authored with George. He also wrote and edited the DVD documentary SENSE & NONSENSE, about improvisation (available from Amazon). He currently produces and performs in the Sunday Night Improv comedy jam, which he has run since 1993, and has been teaching improv since 1987. He lives with his partner, Christine, in New York City.