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.

Marshall Givens

Marshall Givens is a writer/performer/host and a native of Chicago, IL.  He has lived and slaved in Los Angeles since the Bears went to the Super Bowl, just so you know where his allegiance lies.  He studied sketch and improv at The Second City Chicago, i.O. West, and UCBTLA, is a member of several improv/sketch teams, and is the co-founding member of the all-Black comedy team, The TuskegeeXperiment.  Besides writing on several projects and recording the next great comedy rap album (yeah, I said it), you can check him out in several featured sketches on UCBComedy.com and YouTube.com, and as a proud member of the Maude team “OH BROTHER!”.