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.
Paul Rust
Paul Rust is a sketch, improv, and stand-up comedian who has performed at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles since it first opened in 2005. He has written, performed in, and/or directed numerous shows at the UCBT, including Neil and Paul: Growing Up Is Tough and Fireball Deluxe: Dadquest. Rust is also co-host of the weekly Not Too Shabby and a member of improv team "Last Day of School" and sketch team "A Kiss From Daddy." Other UCB credits include Comedy Death Ray and MySpace.
Recently selected as one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2008, Rust will next appear as Denis Cooverman in I Love You, Beth Cooper, starring Hayden Panettiere and directed by Chris Columbus, and as Andy Kagan in Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Recently selected as one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2008, Rust will next appear as Denis Cooverman in I Love You, Beth Cooper, starring Hayden Panettiere and directed by Chris Columbus, and as Andy Kagan in Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Quentin Tarantino.