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Where to find improv on Long Island

Quick ReadIt's anything goes (almost) when it comes to late-night improv comedy on Long Island. Here's where to go.

Friday Night Face Off's Jay Painter and Eric

Photo credit: Photo by John Griffin | Friday Night Face Off's Jay Painter and Eric Robinson perform improv comedy at Griswold's Cafe at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson. (Feb. 5, 2010)

It's anything goes (almost) when it comes to late-night improv comedy on Long Island. Two regular shows - most Fridays downstairs at Theatre Three and in Arena Players' black box second stage on alternate Saturdays - keep up a tradition that began with native sketch comedy artists Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James and Rosie O'Donnell.

Today's improv shows are often patterned...

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