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.

Julie Brister

Julie Brister is a performer, director and teacher living in Los Angeles. She has been a part of the UCB community since the dark ages of 1997 in New York City. She’s appeared in and directed dozens of shows including: her solo-show Fatparts, which also performed at Sketchfest in San Francisco, Showgirls! The Best Movie Ever Made! Ever!, Laid Up, and Put it in You! The Sex-Ed Musical.

She has appeared on television on Conan, Happy Endings, The New Girl, Good Luck Charlie, Rules of Engagement, Children’s Hospital, Reno 911, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Little Britain USA, Spike TV, MTV, FUSE, and she can be seen regularly as Lauralee Hickock on the Onion News Network on IFC.

Julie improvises with The Jimmies and the Documentary group Werner Hotdog.