San Jose Improv

Reviews

• SP

  Sean Kahuila (EZPZ Video Game Parties)

  4 days ago
  4.0
  A fair amount of recent reviews have been negative, so I wanted to leave an honest review and address issues others have had: - Staff: Overall, very friendly and efficient. The only criticism I have is a couple of staffers kept trying to get fairly large guests to squeeze into the booth next to us, which had less room than the others. To their credit, they eventually found other seats for them. - Food: We had the burger egg rolls and boneless chicken wings, both were fine. The one disappointing item was the key lime mason jar dessert. It basically tasted like just whipped cream and crust, hardly any key lime taste. All orders are done through your phone; orders usually came out quickly. - Seating: We arrived about an hour before the show and were seated towards the back of the main floor. Yes, you'll probably have to share a table on the main floor if you have less than 4 people in your party. Not a big deal. We did not experience the negative things others have mentioned (cold food, rude staff, getting hassled over the 2-item minimum). Overall, we had a great time and have no problem coming again.
• CK

  Chris Kelishes

  5 days ago
  4.0
  The whole experience was enjoyable in general. The staff was friendly and getting from the street to our seats was super easy. The one problem I had was the disrespectful talking by loud patrons in the back of the room. They talked through the first two comedians and into the headliner's set. I had a hard time hearing those guys from where I was sitting in the middle of the theater. I almost got up to address the situation myself but they finally shut up after the headliner started. So I advise you to tell the staff or security if there's a noise issue disrupting the show you paid for. I also advise the management to be more aggressive with monitoring rude patrons who have no respect for where they are. It's a turn-off to attend events like this one.
• PB

  Pat Blackwell

  Mar 1, 2026
  4.0
  Great comics. Helpful staff. A bit cramped, but intimate feeling. Convenient downtown location next to light rail. 2 item minimum, but not much on the menu if you're gluten-free. Can save on admission with Groupon, however beware-when I activated voucher received message that it had been activated 3 days earlier & was now expired (had not used Groupon site in about a year). Despite having confirmatory email for date of purchase, Improv would not honor the voucher. I ended up pay full admossion price & Groupon's worthless customer service has still not refunded my money.
• PP

  Penelope Parker

  Feb 28, 2026
  2.0
  Headliner Comedian was amazing... I don't know why no one else is reporting this but we had a really difficult time understanding what was being said. Acoustics are terrible. It wasn't that it wasn't loud enough It was don't know echoey or something and I am super exhausted from concentrating so hard trying to hear every word. I got so tired that I just gave up even trying. I caught maybe 50% of What was being said. I mean otherwise a great night.
• KW

  Kristin W

  Feb 24, 2026
  5.0
  The food is amazing. The tables, though, down at the bottom are pretty small. And they try to fit at least four people per tableso it's tight and can be uncomfortable. They add an extra row of people so you can't really move your seat to adjust. Sometimes the staff are rude about it.

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