BATS Improv Theatre — Attraction in San Francisco

[from Oct 2006]

A friend and I attended one of the Rock'n'Roll improv nights earlier this year. It was a reasonable value for $10, but I expected quite a bit more laughs. Oddly, most of the evening's laugh-out-loud moments stemmed from audience involvement. From a purely improv standpoint, I'd give the evening a B or B-, but from a humor, pure-comedy standpoint, I'd rate it a C. Too much time was spent on the wacky, rather than making the everyday humorous. Additionally, the entire evening seemed completely disconnected from current topical events (in politics, entertainment, sports, etc.). Maybe they were just trying too hard to be...

Went to the opening night of the Imrpov Fest with Google Local Experts. I didn't know what to expect because I don't remember ever seeing improv before. There were two acts, the first was two guys, the second was three woman and one guy. They were both great! The tension and energy flowed up and down and they worked their timing to create really interesting situations. They connected the moments and situations throughout the night and wrapped up each bit pretty well. It made me really want to take some improv classes and...

Great location for improv at Fort mason. Im glad to see the buildings there be put to good use. Its been a long time since Ive done any improv and was very excited to get involved. The instructor Anthony was awesome. Words cannot describe how awesome this guy is. He got the entire group involved in games to get us into the mood. Box beating with like 20-25 people was crazy and super fun. At one point I could not stop laughing and keep up the rhythm. I also met a lot of new people that live...