BATS Awards & Press

Highly Recommended 2010	Best Theater Co. 2009	Best Comedy Group 2008	Best First Date Spot 2007	Best Theater Co. 2007
Best Theater Co. 2006	Most Spontaneous Night Date 2006	Best First Date Spot 2006	Best Improv Co. 2005	Best Comedy Group 2004
Best Improv Co. 2003	Best Improv Co. 2001	Best Improv Co. 2000	Best Improv Co. 2000	Best Improv Co. 1998

For media requests contact: Executive Director Brent Sverdloff (415) 776-8999 or brent@improv.org

2/1/2010 - PRESS RELEASE: BATS & 3 For All Raise over $5,000 for Haiti

Sold Out Benefit Raises Funds for Earthquake Relief

11/16/2009 - BATS earns Frommer's Guide Recommendation . . .

15th Award for BATS Improv

3/26/2009 - 'Courtroom Drama': For Starters, It's a Mystery!

SF Chronicle examines BATS Improv's Courtroom Drama.

3/24/2009 - BATS Improv Named "Best Theatre Group"

SF Chronicle's online site honors BATS with readers' votes and ratings

5/28/2008 - BATS Improv Wins "Best Comedy Troupe" - SF Weekly

Latest award is BATS' 13th honor among Bay Area media and readers' picks

5/15/2008 - PRESS RELEASE: SF/Helsinki Improv Festival Opens June 1, 2008

Festival to Feature Leading Improv Troupes from the Bay Area and Finland

4/23/2008 - REVIEW: Double Feature™

San Francisco Guide (www.authentic-sf.com)

2/11/2008 - PRESS RELEASE: BATS Names Brent Sverdloff Executive Director

Sverdloff replaces Alice Hansen, Interim Executive Director, who will resume her position on BATS' Board of Directors.

7/25/2007 - "Best Theater Company" 2007

BATS Improv named "Best Theater Company" in SF Bay Guardian.

7/25/2007 - BATS named "Best First Date Spot" 2007

SF Bay Guardian recognizes BATS as great place for a date in the City.

2/15/2007 - REVIEW: Valentine's Day Show

The Bay Area Critic

12/21/2006 - PRESS RELEASE: Past and present BATS players in the spotlight

Current BATS players and one alum in the spotlight

11/10/2006 - PRESS RELEASE: SF Mayor Newsom Declares "BATS Improv Day"

Nov. 10 Named "BATS Improv Day" in honor of theatre company's 20th anniversary

11/5/2006 - BATS Improv: Good Sports Laughing for 20 Years

The Noe Valley Voice / November 2006

9/11/2006 - "Most Spontaneous Date Night" 2006

7x7 Magazine awards BATS Improv

9/5/2006 - REVIEW: Improvised Shakespeare

The Shakespeare Revue

7/26/2006 - BATS is SF's "Best Theater Company" 2006

SF Bay Guardian awards BATS another Best of the Bay.

7/26/2006 - BATS named "Best First Date Spot" 2006

SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay Poll awards BATS.

6/7/2006 - Pick of the Week: Actors are So Competitive

SF Weekly

3/15/2006 - Pick of the Week: Do the Harold

SF Weekly

1/18/2006 - REVIEW: Rock & Roll Theatresports

SF Bay Guardian

5/11/2005 - BATS is "Best Improv Group" 2005

SF Weekly poll names BATS best.

7/28/2004 - BATS Improv called City's "Best Comedy Troupe" 2004

Sixth win in SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay poll award.

6/30/2003 - BATS: "Best Improv Company 2003"

BATS Improv named best in Guardian annual poll for the fifth time.

8/6/2001 - BATS "Best Improv Company 2001"

BATS wins 4th SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay honor.

8/5/2000 - BATS picks up third "Best Improv Company" award

SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay honors.

8/3/1999 - BATS Awarded "Best Improv Company" 1999

SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay honors BATS again.

7/29/1998 - BATS is named "Best Improv Co." 1998

SF Bay Guardian reader poll honors BATS Improv.