Joe Wengert has been a regular performer at the UCB Theater since 2003. Currently he can be seen improvising every Monday night with UCB-LA house team, The Smokes and all over the country with the UCB Touring Company. Other UCB-LA credits include Sketch Cram, Comedy Death Ray, CDR Sketch, and ASSSSCAT.

Before moving to LA in 2009, Joe performed every Saturday night at UCB-NY with house team Reuben Williams. Joe has performed in or written for a number of improv and sketch shows including Krompf: The Ol' Factory, Sketch and Awe, Your Favorite Thing, GameFace, Instant Cinema, and Dillinger.

As a stand up, Joe has appeared at Crash Test, Seth and Ed's Puppet Show, and What's Up Tiger Lily.

Joe has appeared on VH1 and in national commercials for H & R Block, McDonalds, and Mr. Clean. He spent a year and a half as a writer for the Onion News Network.

Joe teaches improv for the UCB Training Center, where he also works as the Academic Supervisor.

Hometown: Abington, PA