Ah, February. The time for amore. Hearts and flowers and fancy dinners. What a perfect time for… a wedding! (No pressure…) This month’s Single Lady is Stacey Owens! She’s a Netflix-and-Chill kinda girl, with a great sense of humor. And she used to work at city hall … you guessed … Read More
Amy Lisewski Featured on Dan Quiggle’s Leadership Podcast
Recently, Amy Lisewski appeared on Dan Quiggle’s leadership podcast, “Garage to Goliath,” to discuss how the methods of improv can empower people to be better, more positive leaders! Listen to episode 026 of Garage to Goliath | Leaders Building Legacies as Amy shares: The wonders of improv for personal and professional development … Read More
Attack of the Rotten Tomatoes Attacks… Back to the Future!
Rev up the DeLorean and pull up your Calvin Kleins — we’re hitting 88 mph with BACK TO THE FUTURE! That’s right, we’re talking life vests, plutonium, every beautiful moment with Doc Brown. Attack of Rotten Tomatoes is taking on this ’80s blockbuster (and its sequels… probably?… we don’t know yet) … Read More
Sketch Comedy Duo from South Carolina Takes Stage This Saturday
NAMELESS NUMBERHEAD is a sketch comedy duo from Charleston, SC with a post-apocalyptic vaudeville vibe. Running all lighting and sound elements from the stage, their show is a character driven satire about you and the weird routines and habits you exhibit everyday. Self identified as surveillance chic, Nameless Numberhead exposes … Read More
2018: New Year, New Ensemble Members!
Finest City Improv is always growing and finding new ways to give its community more laughter, more shows, and more performers! We recently added these hilarious, dynamic, fun loving people to our ranks: On the Cast of A Single Lady: Whitney is a salsa dancing, soccer playing, stretching in public … Read More
How Improv Reduces Anxiety
Awkward. Quiet. Shy. Anti-social. If you suffer from social anxiety, these words probably feel familiar. Social anxiety can make common, everyday situations much more difficult. Parties with friends, happy hour with co-workers, or, a dreaded networking event can all cause a sense of dread and foreboding. But there are ways … Read More
“Its F**king Christmas, Again!” – Says Disgruntled Elf
It appears that a group of elves from the North Pole have planned a hostile takeover of Santa’s Workshop! Reports have been coming in from the North Pole about an elf worker uprising. The leader of the dark elves, Herman D. Elf has gone on record stating poor working conditions, … Read More
Los Angeles darling, Celeste Pechous returns to teach and perform!
Saturday, December 3rd Finest City Improv welcomes Celeste Pechous for a double dose of workshops and performances! Teaching not one, but TWO workshops – “Scene Study” @ Saturday at 2pm and “Character Lifecycle” @ Sunday at 11am. Performing with our very own Jesse Suphan Saturday at 7pm in their duo show: Distant Celeste … Read More
Live in the moment like Skyler Lee!
Skyler is the kinda guy who makes you smile just by being in his presence. He has completed all of our core classes, currently rocks out with Musical Improv, and plays regularly on conservatory team “Where’s Brenda?”, as well as FCI’s featured show: Attack Of The Rotten Tomatoes. Skyler’s dedication … Read More
Belushi and Stoltenberg take over Saturday at Finest City!
Saturday, November 11th we are getting a full dose of Rob Belushi and Tim Stoltenberg from Second City! You can find the critically-acclaimed improv duo: Teaching not one, but TWO workshops – “Bad Manners” @ 10am and “Specifics” @ 1pm Being the interviewed guests for FCI house team Found Family! Performing … Read More