Upright Citizens Brigade Improvisation and Sketch Comedy Training Center
Press Contacts
Los Angeles
Raina Seides- Phone
- 310-248-6184
- [email protected]
- Address
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BWR Public Relations
9100 Wilshire Blvd
5th Floor, West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
New York
Kevin McLaughlin- Phone
- 212-901-3950
- [email protected]
- Address
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BWR Public Relations
292 Madison Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Some Favorite Quotes
"...the hippest of New York's comedy rooms, and home to the highest-quality improv in the city." — Salon.com
"Best five-dollar-per-person date: Harold Nights at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre" — Village Voice
"Best acting class for non-actors" — New York Press
"...the city's best improv workshop" — New York Magazine
"In an example of selflessness uncharacteristic of the successful, ticket prices for all shows are... cheaper and funnier than a lap dance!" — Screw Magazine
"Los Angeles has the Groundlings, Chicago is known for the Second City. Now, thanks to the Upright Citizens Brigade, New York City may finally find a place on the comedy map of famous troupes." — Time Out New York
"New York City's only relevant live comedy troupe" — SPIN Magazine
"Not since Woody Allen's 'Bananas' has revolution been so funny" — Time Out New York
"Smart writing and solid acting by the goofy, hip and subversive" — Paper Magazine
"New York's hardest-working sketch comics" — New York Magazine
"witty, irreverent, and conceptually ambitious" — The Onion
"twisted and uproarious" — Entertainment Weekly
"UCB has always done it a cut above the rest. To see what separates the men from the boys, see 'Asssscat.'" — CitySearch
"Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh have adapted and mastered the techniques of jazz-riff improvisation... we are treated to smart interconnections of words and ideas, and the laughs that come are deeper and more penetrating than from a sitcom rim shot." — LA Weekly
"...a combination of subtly clever intellectual comedy and slapstick nonsense that packs a powerful punch." — The Austin Chronicle
"Experiencing truly brilliant improv comedy is like sitting in the front car of a really smart roller coaster ride with no stretches of straight track. Right now in America, no one is offering a more exhilerating ride than the Upright Citizens Brigade." — Bust Magazine
"We like whatever they're using" — High Times
Latest News
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RIVERSIDE: UCR’s Comedy Apocalypse 8 lineup set
...all over, at such clubs as Comix and Broadway Comedy Club, Upright Citizens Brigade NY and San Francisco s Punchline, and on such critically-acclaimed... -
The Chuckleheads Return to Charlotte Comedy Zone at the NC Music Factory Today
...Is It Anyway?," "The Second City," "The Groundlings," "Upright Citizens Brigade" or you and/or your family just need a laugh after a long week... -
Off-Broadway Run of Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody Opens May 19
...has performed at the People's Improv Theater, the Magnet Theater and the Upright Citizen's Brigade, as well as a run of shows at the Kraine Theater. -
Sirius XM Satellite Radio to Offer Comedy Central, Tom Petty, and Leading Ladies
...Collar Comedy, Jamie Foxx's Foxxhole, George Carlin's Corner, Upright Citizens Brigade Radio, Raw Dog Comedy, and others. Tom Petty's Buried... -
Improv class is just for teenagers
...on Saturday, June 29. Mr. Hodder has trained with the Upright Citizens Brigade and Gotham City Improv in New York City, and recently directed... -
The Shirt by Rochelle Behrens Ad Is Pretty Hilarious (VIDEO)
...opening up. And it's pretty hilarious. Rochelle teamed up with some Upright Citizens Brigade actors for the video, and let's just say that it's... -
Comedy Central Goes Dark To Simulcast New Radio Channel
...2007. SiriusXM offers a multitude of comedy channels, including ones linked with George Carlin and the Upright Citizens Brigade. David Goetzl -
Drexel Students Produce and Perform Two-Man Musical Comedy GUTENBERG!, 5/30-6/1
...Musical! was the first Off-Broadway transfer for the acclaimed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After the developmental run at UCBT, the show... -
Nobody tuned into Dynasty to watch Alexis & Krystle tweet at each other
For the last three years he's also been a part of Mapping the Heavens with Dave Holmes & Rob Delaney at the Upright Citizens Brigade. nadawi -
The Annotated Wisdom of Amy Poehler
...Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts to found the Upright Citizens Brigade, which has since grown into the massive community of learners...