Jewell Karinen

Jewell Karinen

#AllThat

  • What are your other hobbies?    Writing, ukulele, hula-hooping. 
  • If you weren’t doing improv, where would you be?    Crashing loft parties and stealing food from gallery openings in NYC.
  • What is your favorite improv scene you’ve been in?     I did a scene with a student in Greenhorn (the show where teachers perform with new students) and he endowed me as a magical tree. He explained some common concepts of humanity to me. Sometimes trees don’t understand humans, but we found common ground. 
  • Who is your comedy idol?     My parents are the funniest comedy duo in the world. Also Chaplin. And the original cast of All That.
  • 10 words or less of what improv means to you?     Six years of my life made infinitely more funny. 
  • Where will you be in 10 years?     Writing the movie adaptation of my downfall. (Spoiler alert: it was her unrelenting addiction to nutella.)
  • Anything else we should know?     Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell is the greatest album ever produced.

Instructor


Jewell has taught with Finest City Improv since 2015. She teaches upper level core improv courses where she excels at helping students create new forms and find more creativity in their improvisation.

Jewell is also the coach of Finest City Improv’s house team Mutiny!

Performer


Jewell has been an FCI Ensemble member since 2013. She plays on many teams in San Diego including Swim Team, Craft Beer Festival, and Sidestage’s Book Club. She is also a clown with Look What We Found and acts in many local theater productions.

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