The late Del Close was one of the giants of improvisational comedy and a kind of theater (and thinking) that are all too rare in the world today. Recently, he was one of four inductees into the Hall of Fame for alumni of Manhattan High School. This article makes a few factual errors but is worth a peek. There's a reference in there, by the way, to another inductee named Inger Stensland. Ms. Stensland later became quite well known under her professional name of Inger Stevens.
And what you really might enjoy watching — and I'm afraid the audio isn't very good at it, nor is the picture — is the video on this page of Bill Murray, speaking at the induction ceremony…which, to give it the seriousness it so richly deserves, took place at half-time of a basketball game. Thanks to Kim "Howard" Johnson for the links.