by Tommy Galan Even after 25 years of stage performance, I still feel like I screw up constantly. Being on a house team at Finest City only helps reinforce the feeling that I’m a fraud and any day now, they will figure me out. Before a recent Bicoastal show, Matt … Read More
The Pressure is on. Do you EXPLODE or SHINE?
Pressure. We feel it every time we have an IMPORTANT meeting or a BIG presentation. These are the moments that we lose sleep over. Our heart begins to race, our palms sweat, or minds begin racing, our legs become weak, our stomach does flips. We are like a balloon being forced … Read More
KPBS: Teach Co-Workers Improv And They Bond Over Laughs
KPBS featured Finest City Improv on Evening Edition and KPBS Radio. Clair Trageser shows how we teach employees engagement and teamwork by with improv comedy exercises. See one of our clients San Diego Trading Company, featured in this story! Aired 3/4/16 on KPBS News.
Amy Lisewski Featured on The Narrators
Amy recently presented a ten minute true story at The Narrators in San Diego. Her story, “My Brother’s Brothers” was featured on The Narrators podcast. “Amy Lisewski, founder and director of Finest City Improv, told a pretty amazing tale about the true connections of family when we tackled the theme … Read More
Amy Lisewski and Finest City Improv featured in Uptown News
Cultivating their inner weirdness Posted: Uptown News | February 12th, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature, Featured, North Park Founder dishes about Finest City Improv, its festival and more By Margie M. Palmer Finest City Improv founder Amy Lisewski moved to San Diego with a vision of making America’s Finest City … Read More
Go from fan to performer like Zach Kreinbrink
Zach in his own words In a way, I owe my obsession with all things comedy to religion. No, I didn’t have a “come to <insert deity>” moment, directing me towards the laughter or anything like that. But Dana Carvey’s Church Lady sketch from SNL, on the other hand? Pure … Read More
5-hour Master Class with Jay Sukow!
In 2014 I had the privilege of taking a week long improv course in Chicago with TJ Jagodowski, Susan Messing, Jimmy Carrane, Jay Sukow and Rich Sohn. What an amazing week that was! All of the instructors were wonderful but especially Jay Sukow. He is one of those rare performers … Read More
Robot Teammate wins SDIF Best of Fest 2016!
Congrats to Robot Teammate & The Accidental Party, Best of Fest for the 2016 San Diego Improv Festival! Robot Teammate & The Accidental Party, the explosive musical comedy troupe out of Los Angeles comprised of Chris Bramante, Miles Crosman, Molly Dworsky, Nikki Muller, Kat Primeau, Dave Reynolds, and musical director … Read More
From the SD Improv Festival Journal of Michael Romero
My improv world exploded over the span of 4 short days. I have been doing improv for just over a year and the 2016 San Diego Improv Festival was my first festival. I took 4 workshops over the weekend and cannot wait to incorporate them into what I do on … Read More