Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

Prison Freaks: A Talent Show
   
       
   
     
     
         Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 10:00AM  

   
 
     
     
 
       
       
       
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The UCB Theatre NY Podcast is your official source for news, information, and conversations about New York City's best alternative comedy theatre. Hosts <b>John Frusciante</b> (UCBTNY's Artistic Associate) and <b>Will Hines</b> (UCBTNY's Academic Supervisor), both longtime performers at the theatre, bring their lovely dulcet tones and an insight honed by many years of obsessive comedy geekery to their interviews with the best improvisers, sketch comedy performers, and stand-up comics working at the... Read More

DIAMONDS, WOW - "Stops Diarrhea, Stops Time"


THE BRIG -
"Macbook Pro Unboxing"

UCBComedy.com's first in-house video production teams launched their debut videos this week. DIAMONDS, WOW and THE BRIG, known as BETA teams, will write and produce originally comedy videos every week.

New videos by these teams can be viewed every week exclusively on the UCBComedy.com BETA team page. Bookmark it!

UCBcomedy is the virtual home of all things comedy from improv, sketch and standup... Read More

This was the year of the true-life tale. Comics turned inward for material and embraced long-form storytelling; they even, on occasion, got serious. Read More

The UCB Theatre in New York is giving away a prize package to one lucky Twitter follower!

The prize package includes:

One copy of ASSSSCAT on DVD
One “Don’t Think” t-shirt in your choice of color and size.
One Upright Citizens Brigade iron-on patch

Enter to win by following the UCB Theatre on Twitter (
http://twitter.com/ucbtheatreny). On Wednesday, December 23rd we will pick one follower at random and contact you via Direct Message. Once contacted, you will be asked... Read More

The girl who led an undefeated field hockey team as a member of John Burroughs' class of 1998 found her passion not on the playing field but in performing. Read More

<B>DERRICK COMEDY'S "MYSTERY TEAM" OPENS IN NEW YORK
CITY!</B>
UCBT alums DERRICK Comedy (Dominic Dierkes, Dan
Eckman, Donald Glover, Meggie McFadden, and DC Pierson) are responsible for
sketch comedy videos like "Bro Rape" and "Blowjob Girl" that have been viewed
over 150 million times online.&nbsp; Their first feature film "Mystery Team" is
opening in New York City on December 4th at Quad Cinemas in the Village (34 W.
14th St.).&nbsp; Advanced tickets are available NOW... Read More

Sunday Routine
Seth Meyers
Mostly, It’s About Recovering From ‘S.N.L.’

By ROBIN FINN
Published: November 20, 2009

Seth Meyers, 35, is in his ninth season on “Saturday Night Live,” his fourth as head writer as well as the snide anchor of Weekend Update, the irreverent, unrepentant mock news report. The co-writer of Tina Fey’s spot-on impersonations of Sarah Palin, he has twice been nominated for an Emmy Award for comedy writing. He lives alone in the West Village. A... Read More

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SPLINTERHEADS introduces Thomas Middleditch (Law Firm,&nbsp;LITTLEBITCH)&nbsp;as Justin Frost, a twenty-something slacker whose “thing” is that he has no “thing” at all. When a small-time carnival rolls into town, he meets Galaxy (Rachael Taylor), a gorgeous con artist, or “splinterhead,” who has more “things” going for her than anyone he has ever met. While dealing with a romance between his mom (Lea Thompson) and the local cop (Christopher McDonald), Justin romances Galaxy,... Read More

<STRONG>Comedy </STRONG>

<EM>TONY</EM> approved: Marina Franklin and Paul W. Downs

Two more to watch at the New York Comedy Festival.By Jane Borden


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As many of you already know, in February 2008 the UCB Theatre introduced the creation of its third stage - UCBCOMEDY.COM. &nbsp;We recently completed a massive reboot of the website and we're now thrilled to announce the creation of the first ever House Teams for UCBCOMEDY.COM: &nbsp;BETA TEAMS!&nbsp;Much like HAROLD TEAMS create improvised shows and MAUDE TEAMS create sketch shows for the UCB Theatre stage, BETA TEAMS will create Internet videos for UCBCOMEDY.COM.<B>WHAT IS A BETA TEAM?</B>
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Comedy
Clown College, the Manhattan Campus

Robert Wright for The New York Times
An improv class at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea. More Photos &gt;
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October 20, 2009, 1:01 PM ET
A&amp;E’s “Hoarders:” The Digital Age Version


By WSJ Staff


A&amp;E’s reality series “Hoarders” takes a serious look at people suffering from excessive pack rat-ism — a seldom discussed compulsive behavior that affects as much as 2% of the population. It’s a condition that’s also probed in E.L. Doctorow’s new novel, “Homer and Langley,” a fictional portrait of the legendary Collyer Brothers, early 20th century hermits who lived in... Read More

<b>Tickets Now On Sale!</B>

Wild Girls Gone, the full-length feature film written by and starring the Upright Citizens Brigade (Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh) will be screened at the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival

What: Wild Girls Gone screening (Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh)

Date: October 23rd
Time: 9PM PST
Where: ArcLight Cinemas
     6360 West Sunset Blvd. (between Vine and Ivar, with DeLongpre to the south)
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The local comedian waxes philosophically on phone sex operators and selling out (in a good way). Read More

‘Old
Friends’ Might Be Our New Best Friends
by Jonathan Hludzinski on
September 29th, 2009
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Tim Curcio just ran
into Nick Ross, whom he hasn’t seen since high school and would have preferred
it stay that way. Because, though Tim married his high school sweetheart, Nick
took her virginity. Now Nick wants like hell to be Tim’s best friend, while Tim
would rather see Nick get hit by a truck. That’s <EM>Old Friends</EM>, though Tim would
never describe them as... Read More

Web comedy wins top N.Y. TV fest prize

'Johnny B. Homeless' stars Kenan Thompson
By Georg Szalai
Sept 27, 2009, 04:34 PM ET

NEW YORK -- The People's Choice Award for best pilot at the fifth annual New York Television Festival went to Al Thompson for "Johnny B. Homeless," a Web comedy featuring "Saturday Night Live's" Kenan Thompson that follows a professional couch surfer.

The NYTVF awards ceremony, held Saturday night at New World Stages in midtown Manhattan, also saw Adam... Read More

UCBComedy.com, the official home for original comedy videos from the twisted minds of the UCB Theatre's funniest comedians, has been upgraded! The new site includes the same great videos and content in a new format that's easy to view and share. We've also added message boards where you can talk about stuff you see on the site as well as get information about our theatre, training center, and more!


Log on now and tell us what you think!
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The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is taking over the Danish town of Solvang for the <b>Ultimate Comedy Bash</b> Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10.  The best in cutting-edge improv, stand-up and sketch comedy entertain for three shows that will make you laugh until you puke.

The first show, <b>UCB Theatre’s Fresh Faces</b>, is at the Maverick Saloon Friday, October 9 at 8pm.  Hosted by Paul F. Tompkins (Best Week Ever), Fresh Faces features a strong group of young UCB Theatre... Read More

'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' ADDS TWO TO CAST

September 11, 2009 – Saturday Night Live just announced the newest additions to their upcoming 35th season.  The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is proud to congratulate new cast members Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad, and new staff writers Ryan Perez and Christine Nangle.  All four are performers and writers at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles.

Nasim Pedrad’s one-woman show ME, MYSELF, & IRAN ran for several... Read More