Finest City Improv

Drop-in classes are back! Feeling rusty? This is the WD-40 for your improv! This Thursday 6:30 is with @amylisewski . Register on our website. Bar is open from 5-10pm too!

407 days later!!! #open

Almost ready!!! Look Ma we grew up!!! #bar

We’re expanding!!! (Outside....Sidewalk patio permit obtained!)We’re expanding!!! (Outside....Sidewalk patio permit obtained!)

We're coming back soon and we’re coming back We're coming back soon and we’re coming back

Today marks one year that stages across the state went dark. Locked doors. No shows. What we thought would only be a few weeks has turned into a year. It’s been a struggle to survive, but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. We can’t wait to be in action again and welcome you back. SDIVAssoc NIVA - National Independent Venue Association - -... - #oneyeardark #saveourstages #saveourcastages See more

Want to try something new? Learn to communicate better? Gain confidence in social situations? Join us on online March 10th, for our Level 1 Introduction to Improvisation course! 7 weeks and 7 classes to help uncover the fun, confident and spontaneous you that's always been there! ... Let us be your fun conductors by signing up today! Link to sign up: https://www.finestcityimprov.com/cla/register-for-classes/

You know what to do - Upcoming classes on 10/31/2020 and 11/14/2020 - Visit website to register... WWW.FINESTCITYIMPROV.COM - - - #free #freeclass #discover #sos #saveourstages #stage #supportartists #community #funny #comedy #improv #fun #sandiego #laugh #liveperformance #preformance #improvisation #smallbusiness #laughitout #growth #presence #listening #connect #connection #theatre #supporttheatre See more

FCI applied for SOS Emergency Relief Funds. Please help fund the emergency relief. YOUTUBE MUSIC AND NIVA KICK OFF #SOSFEST TODAY! Today, YouTube Music and NIVA kick off Save Our Stages Festival (#SOSFEST), a three-day, virtual music festival. The festival will include performances from 35 artists recorded live from more than 25 of the most storied independent concert venues across the United States, all in support of NIVA’s Save Our Stages advocacy and relief efforts f...or members of the independent music community devastated by pandemic closures. The full schedule of performances can be found at SaveOurStages.com. The #SOSFEST is a fundraiser for the NIVA Emergency Relief Fund, which will benefit independent venues in peril of shuttering permanently as they await federal relief. Donations can be made on NIVA’s Official YouTube Channel now. Watch #SOSFEST today starting at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET on NIVA’s Official YouTube Channel! Today #SOSFEST unveiled a new exclusive trailer narrated by Neil Young, featuring the earliest known footage of the iconic artist performing live at the late American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, CT. Additionally, the trailer features a variety of celebrated artists performing career-defining concerts on independent stages across the country. Watch Here. #SOSFEST has also announced that in addition to the weekend’s musical performances, appearances will be made by Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells, Flume, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Fallon, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Quincy Jones, Shaed, Slash, Shannon Powell, Stanton Moore and more to help amplify the critical and imminent situation that independent venues across the country are currently facing. These artists and icons will share NIVA’s call to action and illustrate the impact that these spaces have had on their careers and on our cultural landscape throughout history. Watch powerful folklore videos from DC’s 9:30 Club featuring Donna Westmoreland, COO of I.M.P. shares how 9:30’s proximity to the Nation’s Capitol helped define its activist roots, New Orleans’ Preservation Hall featuring Shannon Powell, who shares his story of a childhood spent learning from New Orleans’ jazz giants at the venue and Los Angeles’ Troubadour featuring Slash, who shares his life-long relationship attending, playing, and returning to the venue for a Guns N ’Roses reunion tour. All live now HERE! You can also support us directly by joining our Save Our Stage membership group. https://fcimprov.mn.co/plans/62948 or, venmo [email protected]. THANK YOU

Let's get this going!!! Congress: We urge you to pass the updated HEROES Act, which includes giving America's independent venues a fighting chance to survive. Doing so will help #SaveOurStages, put millions back to work, and uplift our communities. House Democrats’ Updated Version of The Heroes Act Coronavirus Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (updated 9/28)...Continue reading

Just 1 week until you're laughing your ass off again! Level 1 Saturdays at 12:30 starts 10/3. Meets outside under a tent. limited to just 11 students. Discover more joy in your life with improv! https://bit.ly/2RYl5MD ... #improv #comedy #fun #play #connect #laugh #friends #getoutofyourhouse !!!! :)

Every day we see theaters and venues closing for good. It is heartbreaking. #DoNotAbandonUS You can only go so far into the hole, and we can't pay the rent anymore, Penigar said. You know, we haven't received any funding from the federal government in the form of grants or the state government in the form of grants that enabled us to keep paying the bills. Once we got over six figures, it just became insurmountable. Reflecting on what they accomplished at the Rex, Peni...gar said, We created an opportunity for people to have positive experiences,make new friends and create new relationships. I know that the majority of the people in my life that I consider friends and I’ve spent my time with I've met because of the Rex Theater and because of the shows there. It gave us a home, it gave us somewhere to spend our time and make new friends and have shared experiences. https://www.post-gazette.com//The-Rex/stories/202009220121

Today I reached out to Governor Newsom and Supervisor Fletcher and asked them why organizations like ours are being expected to shoulder the burden of the government shutdown without any meaningful assistance from them. We are being ABANDONED. Why are we being left to close and go into corporate and personal bankruptcy? Why should we have to ask our loyal customers that have already helped us get started and grow to now bail us out during a government mandate? We believe in...Continue reading

Expose your character - Learn from discoveries to surprise, delight and terrify them. - Magnify your character’s philosophy.... - Designed by Séamus Scanlan - This is an S.O.S. (Save Our Stage) Online Workshop - Link to become member: https://bit.ly/2RDR8kV - Online workshop live on 9/28/2020 7p-8p PDT - #character #philosophy #sos #saveourstages #stage #supportartists #community #funny #comedy #improv #fun #sandiego #laugh #liveevents #live #liveperformance #preformance #improvisation #smallbusiness #workshop #laughitout #growth #listening #connect #connection #theatre #supporttheatre #friends See more

Our Save Our Stages group hosts an online Sunday morning improv salon to chat about improv and find inspiration from books, articles, shows, etc. Our 9/27 Salon is centered around Will Hine's book, "How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth", specifically the chapter, "Be Healthy." And, Will has agreed to join us for the discussion! Join us by becoming a member of the SOS Champions. You get this and tons of other cool workshops and content all for a super low monthly cost of $10 to $45 (whatever you can afford) #saveourstage #improv #sandiego #comedy https://fcimprov.mn.co/share/9wxYN8LjHa9CvtaO

One of our favorite days of the year! https://apple.news/A0lNdIUheT8e0C0Fn9tx3CQ

Sketch Writing Workshop Tonight 9/10 7pm-8pm!! - Beginning writer or developing your next feature, you’ll leave this workshop with something! - Marc Warzecha has been teaching and directing sketch comedy all over the world for over twenty years, and recently premiered his online sketch comedy school! ... - Credentials exceed character limit so here are just some! - Former Associate Artistic Director of The Second City - Hollywood Training Center - Recent comedy writing credits on Comedy Central for several productions - Award-winning multiple-time head writer/director - - This online workshop is an S.O.S. (Save Our Stage) group event!! Follow this link to subscribe/learn more! - https://www.finestcityimprov.com/save-our-stage-join-the-s/ - Once subscribed, you gain access to previous and upcoming workshops/content... And you’re helping save our theatre! - - - #sos #saveourstages #stage #supportartists #community #funny #comedy #improv #fun #sandiego #live #liveevents #live #liveperformance #preformance #improvisation #smallbusiness #Sketch #sketchcomedy See more