Now Playing at Finest City Improv!

This Saturday, August 16 @ 9:30PM the cast of Director’s Cut will perform a full improvised movie classic right before your eyes! The team performs your favorite movies completely reimagined, and YOU get to sit in the director’s seat.

Back by popular demand: Sketch Comedy Writing Class at Finest City!

Love sketch comedy shows and wish you too could write like the pros? Due to the many phone calls, emails and student inquiries, Finest City Improv is thrilled to announce that Tommy Galan is teaching sketch comedy writing beginning September 4th! Learn the elements of sketch from idea generation to … Read More

Learn how to think faster, play harder, and make it all look easy!

We’re so excited to announce that one of Los Angeles’ best performers and instructors will teach a workshop at Finest City Improv on August 23rd! Emily Candini is a California native and has been performing for over 20 years! She’s trained at The Second City: Chicago, iO Chicago, Annoyance Theatre, and … Read More

FCI House Team, Red Squared, Takes the Stage

Did you know that here at Finest City Improv we have an exceptional ensemble of performers who play on our house teams? These teams are a part of our crew – they’ve participated in our training program, they rehearse here in our theatre and classroom spaces, and they are dedicated members of the San Diego improv community!

Long Form Improv: So much more than a quick laugh!

When done well, a good show offers something more than a quick laugh. Maybe it made you think, or surprised you with its complexity and uniqueness -that’s the beauty of long form improv. Finest City Improv’s Assistant Artistic Director breaks it down for us.

Now Registering: Master Class – Characters Through Physicality

Are you tired of playing the same characters?  Have you exhausted your bag of tricks? Good. Come and play with Tommy Galan to learn the art of physicality and character development through clown and physical theater.   This workshop will get you out of your head and into your body, the … Read More

Only 1 More Chance To Do Something Magnificent!

Finest City Improv has added more magnificence! Some Magnificent Thing extended through August 30th.

What happens when a consulting company gets paid 4 million dollars to make the best sketch comedy show ever? You get, “Some Magnificent Thing!” (no one was actually paid) Through improvisation, Finest City Improv has created an irreverent, socially charged romp through some of San Diego’s beloved landscapes.