Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

We have affordable, high quality shows seven nights a week in NYC and LA. Our original comedy videos 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.

Mike Truesdale

Mike is a writer/comedian/actor/video game enthusiast based in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from a small private college called California Lutheran University where he majored in Marketing but unofficially minored in improv. He has trained in sketch and improv with UCB and The Groundlings since 2007. Mike is a proud member of the Maude team, Nice Kitchen. You can also see Mike around town or online as one half of his 2-man sketch group, Jezebel or doing stand-up at places in LA where people do stand-up. In 2008, Mike won Ventura County's Laugh or No Laugh Comedy Competition which netted him a cool $300. That paid his credit card bill that month. Despite his picture, Mike isn't one of those 'actor-y' actors. Mike also authors a couple blogs, one of which he gets paid for. Mike's mom thinks he's a riot.