Del Close has been quoted as coaching improvisers to “wear your character like a thin veil.” In other words, portraying characters so they come across as real and three dimensional as opposed to over-embellished and superficial. So how do we learn to play “characters” not “caricatures”? When I was new … Read More
Enrolling Now for Teen Classes starting this September!
Make your plans now to laugh more during the school year. We’ve got some great instructors lined up to teach improv to middle and high school students. Middle School (grades 6-8) class meets Tuesday afternoons starting September 8th. High School class meets on Saturdays from 3-5pm starting September 12th. Check out … Read More
Summer Intensive with Nerdist School founder Ptolemy Slocum!
Ptolemy Slocum is the founder and director of the Nerdist School in LA. He has made something of a cottage industry, playing mental cases on HBO classics — first on The Sopranos and then The Wire. You may also know him from the movie Hitch, appearances on Veep, Fringe, How … Read More
Build With Us!
Since opening our doors in 2013, our community of guests, performers, and students has grown tremendously! We are now bursting at the seams and asking for your help to grow our space to provide more opportunities to play, laugh, and learn. Once we meet this first goal, we’ll be looking … Read More
Join us this Saturday for the PRIDE Parade!
FCI is marching in the PRIDE parade. Throw on your FCI shirts and doll yourself up for fun! Join us by 10am at the location in the map. All are welcome. We have kazoos for everyone! We are in group “L” so if you can’t get there by 10 you … Read More
Happy Hour Meet Up This Thursday
Join us this Thursday for happy hour at Toronado from 5-7pm! This is the first in our monthly “off-stage gatherings” for the community. See you in the back patio beer garden! Come one and all!
Drink It: The Drinking Improv Class!
Just kidding! Happy April Fools! Wanting actual improv fun? Have you signed up for tomorrow’s drop in class with Jason Casey? If not, click here: https://www.finestcityimprov.com/drop-in-classes/ Keep laughing!
Finest City Improv presents a Personal Feedback workshop with Artistic Director, Amy Lisewski!
Have you been feeling like you’ve been playing the same characters, initiating the same scenes or resting on your improv laurels? Then invest in yourself and take this class! It is perfect for advanced improv students that want real results and feedback to move forward and build on.
Special Guests Two Beer Queer for One Night Only!
Two Beer Queer takes the stage at Finest City Improv for one night only this Saturday, August 23! These iO WEST Cage Match champions, a weekly competition that has become a breeding ground for legendary improv teams, are not to be missed!
Step Into the Improdome this Weekend at FCI
Improdome, the Finest City Improv duo competition, returns this Friday, August 22, and you don’t want to miss it!