You probably could name at least one famous person who came out of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, if not several dozen. But everybody who performed at the UCB could tell you about Chuck Dauble. They’d describe Dauble as af…
Continue ReadingComedy fans have known and loved Jason Mantzoukas for years. Even if you don’t know the name, you’ve probably known and loved Mantzoukas and recognized him from his scene-stealing roles FX’s The League, or Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Drunk History, Transparent…
Continue ReadingA year after the Upright Citizens Brigade left Chelsea to move their NYC theater up 16 blocks to Hells Kitchen, there’s improv and sketch comedy afoot underneath Gristedes once more. Improv Asylum, based in Boston for 20 years, reopened the joint…
Continue ReadingWhere can the Upright Citizens Brigade go after playing Carnegie Hall? Hollywood, apparently. The UCB4, as co-founders Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts are lovingly called by their students and improv comedy fans around the world, started performing ASSSSCAT in New York City in bars, former strip clubs, their own theater underneath […]
Continue ReadingAll of us have a mom, and if you’re lucky to still talk to yours this Mother’s Day, then Alyssa Limperis knows what she’ll tell you. Limperis, a sketch performer with Maude team The Gift at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City, and one of two head comedy writers and comedic actresses for […]
Continue ReadingThe Chris Gethard Show prides itself on having as much loyalty to its fans as the fans do to the show. On last week’s live broadcast on truTV, Gethard locked himself in a clear box for a stunt in which guest Matt Walsh (Veep) had to convince fans to answer revealing questions via phone and […]
Continue ReadingThe Upright Citizens Brigade will produce 10 weekly hours of fresh comedy for Nerdist and its Alpha streaming network. The UCB’s Don’t Think Productions will make the as-yet untitled series, which will include sketch comedy and other short-form pieces — similar, perhaps to The UCB Show that ran on Seeso. “At Nerdist we are committed […]
Continue ReadingBack in August 2016, New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade theaters banned a comedian after multiple women came forward with rape allegations against him, and now he’s suing UCB over what he claims is “reverse gender discrimination.” According to the New York Post, Aaron Glaser has filed a federal suit against UCB, arguing that the theater “should […]
Continue ReadingOccasionally, we’ll feature live performances-cum-web videos (best not to Google that phrase), and this week is one of those times. See Something, Say Something somehow translates palpable energy in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre’s new Hell’s Kitchen home to video. Written by Katie Talay, directed by Alexis Pereira, and starring Desi Domo, Nanie Mendez, Amanda Dieli, and Lauren Kahn, this […]
Continue ReadingPerforming improv or standup on a UCB stage might be fun, but that doesn’t mean it’s not labor worthy of payment — especially when you’re performing in front of an audience who paid money to be there, and the tech in charge of the lights shining down on you is getting paid money for his […]
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