[WhoOdyssey]

Aren't all shows scripted to some degree as it is?
Something live like SNT is scripted to a large extent, its not just a case of wander into a studio somewhere and make it up as you go along.  Even the likes of the shopping channels plan what they're flogging and when, even if you can't script the whole "15 of you on the phone" thing.

There is more planning and scripting for a lot of things than it may appear - the art is in making it look like its unscripted and done on the fly and dealing with stuff that didn't occur in rehearsal.

Well yes of course. I meant something with a plot/giving them a chance to act.