Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre has affordable, comedy shows seven nights a week in NYC and LA. Watch the best improv, sketch and standup in the country. Our original comedy video productions have garnered the national spotlight. We also run the first nationally accredited improv and sketch comedy school in the country. For information on our courses, visit the Training Center.
Press Contacts
Los Angeles
Raina Seides- Phone
- 310-248-6184
- [email protected]
- Address
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BWR Public Relations
9100 Wilshire Blvd
5th Floor, West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
New York
Kevin McLaughlin- Phone
- 212-901-3950
- [email protected]
- Address
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BWR Public Relations
292 Madison Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Some Favorite Quotes
"...the hippest of New York's comedy rooms, and home to the highest-quality improv in the city." — Salon.com
"Best five-dollar-per-person date: Harold Nights at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre" — Village Voice
"Best acting class for non-actors" — New York Press
"...the city's best improv workshop" — New York Magazine
"In an example of selflessness uncharacteristic of the successful, ticket prices for all shows are... cheaper and funnier than a lap dance!" — Screw Magazine
"Los Angeles has the Groundlings, Chicago is known for the Second City. Now, thanks to the Upright Citizens Brigade, New York City may finally find a place on the comedy map of famous troupes." — Time Out New York
"New York City's only relevant live comedy troupe" — SPIN Magazine
"Not since Woody Allen's 'Bananas' has revolution been so funny" — Time Out New York
"Smart writing and solid acting by the goofy, hip and subversive" — Paper Magazine
"New York's hardest-working sketch comics" — New York Magazine
"witty, irreverent, and conceptually ambitious" — The Onion
"twisted and uproarious" — Entertainment Weekly
"UCB has always done it a cut above the rest. To see what separates the men from the boys, see 'Asssscat.'" — CitySearch
"Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh have adapted and mastered the techniques of jazz-riff improvisation... we are treated to smart interconnections of words and ideas, and the laughs that come are deeper and more penetrating than from a sitcom rim shot." — LA Weekly
"...a combination of subtly clever intellectual comedy and slapstick nonsense that packs a powerful punch." — The Austin Chronicle
"Experiencing truly brilliant improv comedy is like sitting in the front car of a really smart roller coaster ride with no stretches of straight track. Right now in America, no one is offering a more exhilerating ride than the Upright Citizens Brigade." — Bust Magazine
"We like whatever they're using" — High Times
Latest News
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Before Heading Back to Television, Ben Savage First Tackles Fatherhood in New Feature Film Based on a 1930s Fitzgerald Story, The Caterpillar's Kimono Tells a Tale of Excess, Alienation, and Family Against a Glitzy Las Vegas Backdrop
...University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and the Upright Citizens Brigade, well known in Europe for his elegant music videos... -
Photo Flash: Behind the Scenes with Ben Savage, Mary Catherine Garrison and More in THE CATERPILLAR'S KIMONO
...University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and the Upright Citizens Brigade, well known in Europe for his elegant music videos... -
Before Heading Back to Television, Ben Savage First Tackles Fatherhood in New Feature Film
...University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and the Upright Citizens Brigade, well known in Europe for his elegant music videos... -
Ben Savage First Tackles Fatherhood in New Feature Film THE CATERPILLAR'S KIMONO
...University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and the Upright Citizens Brigade, well known in Europe for his elegant music videos... -
Turner Adult Ed lists July classes
...improv comedy works. Dan Ryder has studied at Improv Boston, Upright Citizens Brigade and Camprov and is a member of the Teachers Lounge Mafia. -
Citi Bike Makes Surprise Cameo At Upright Citizens Brigade
Citi Bike Makes Surprise Cameo At Upright Citizens Brigade Yesterday, Louis C.K. took Citi Bike on a spin through SoHo. Today, we see that before... -
Happy Family Launches New Ad Campaign
...struggles. These scenes were reenacted by comedians from New York's Upright Citizen's Brigade. In addition, the videos were produced by Rosey... -
Campaign from Happy Family Sheds Light on Picky Eaters and Patient Parents
...struggles. These scenes were reenacted by comedians from New York's Upright Citizen's Brigade. In addition, the videos were produced by Rosey... -
Interview: Rob Delaney Talks Board Games, His Memoir, and Southern Literature
...re not funny." I agree with that. If you re funny at the Upright Citizens Brigade but you re not funny at improv in Galveston, Texas, then you... -
Reality show drive-by: Rock My RV with Bret Michaels
Backstage, and Metromix.com. She is also a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and owns a Calico Persian cat named Beyoncé.