Definitely find a copy of Impro by Keith Johnstone. Most likely the source of the poster's improv games. Really a lot of great insight about status and how to play status like a game.
No idea how legal this is though, download at your own risk.
This book is so different from what I normally read that I would have never considered picking it up, but it seems to have only glowing reviews. Thanks for the suggestion!
This seems like a very unique book, thank you for the suggestion! I'll be reading this one for sure.