Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

March 8, 2006 THEATER REVIEW
'WE USED TO GO OUT' Being in Love Is Impossible, but Being Alone Is Even Worse By JASON ZINOMANJason Mantzoukas and Jessica St. Clair, who have collaborated several times, belong to the illustrious (and fading) tradition of bickering male-female comedy teams. And while Mantzoukas and St. Clair doesn't exactly roll off the tongue like Burns and Allen or Nichols and May, the pair do, to their credit, have the chemistry of an old married couple who fight better... Read More

Saga of a Stripper Suffragette by Kimberly PattersonShowgirls: The Best Movie Ever Made. Ever! reviewed February 16, 2006Anyone who's seen the movie Showgirls knows it's easy to mock. The film's lame performances, abysmal dialogue, and embarrassing array of naked flesh make it difficult to take seriously. In fact, one could argue that because it's so bad, it would be a hard piece to satirize well: the film itself is almost a parody of ultra-racy movies of the 90's (think Basic Instinct,... Read More

Due to the record snowfall today, both performances of ASSSSCAT tonight are cancelled.If you already purchased tickets for the show through PayPal, you will receive a refund through Paypal this week.Be safe, enjoy the snow, and we'll see you at UCBT tomorrow night for our special Valentine's Eve shows. Read More

Musical, the musicals!  By GORDON COX Tuners about tuners are nothing new -- think "Follies," "A Chorus Line" or "The Producers." But now you can get your musical with an extra helping of meta.There's a new production in which a composer-scribe duo appears in their own show, chronicling the minutiae of the development process of a new musical.In fact, there are two such shows.<b>"Gutenberg! The Musical!" a two-hander written by and starring Upright Citizens Brigade alums Anthony King and Scott...</b> Read More

Showgirls: the Best Movie Ever Made. Ever! A camp classic made betterby Sean KennedyShowgirls: The Best Movie Ever Made. Ever! is the best show ever made. Ever! A glorious spoof of the 1995 movie that was so bad it killed poor Elizabeth Berkley’s budding Hollywood career, this Upright Citizens Brigade production is laugh-out loud funny from start to finish. It’s set up as an interview between the movie’s famously misogynistic screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (John Reynolds) and a worshipful... Read More

<b>BRO'IN OUT WITH LEO & TONY with Special Guest PAUL RUDD!</b>Somewhere between "The Dick Cavett Show" and "After Dark with  Hugh Hefner" lies "Bro'In Out with Leo & Tony." In this live  talk/variety show, host Leo Allen and 'sidekick' Tony Camin welcome real celebrity guests for a straight up talk show with booze, swearing, sketches and music.Hosts:Leo Allen (Slovin & Allen)Tony Camin ("The Marijuana-logues")Special Guests:PAUL RUDDGAVIN MCINNESJUDAH FRIELANDERTIM HARRODPETE FITZPATRICK<b>Monday,...</b> Read More

INSIDE JOKERS By MANDY STADTMILLERSat Jan 21, 6:00 AM ETSURE, anyone can turn on cable to watch a club-circuit comedian offering his top line, but how many can say they played a drinking game with one of them?At How to Kick People, a literary-focused comedy room that celebrates its two-year anniversary show in February, co-hosts Bob Powers and Todd Levin make sure that comedy fans are experiencing something they can't see anywhere else, including a game of "I Never" with the entire... Read More

<b>ASSSSCAT at SF Sketchfest</b>Friday, January 27 at 8:00pm ($35) with Pretty Pretty PonyFriday, January 27 at 10:30 pm ($35) with Olde EnglishVisit  www.sfsketchfest.com  for full schedule and ticket information. Read More

UCB Theatre's hit show <b>"Showgirls: The Best Movie Ever Made. Ever!"</b> is slated to perform at The San Francisco Sketchfest this January 2006.  "Showgirls: The Best Movie Ever Made. Ever!"  is an evening with Mr. Joe Eszterhas (or an actor playing the esteemed scribe) as he is interviewed by noted film historian, Jackie Flynn Clarke. Experience the power and sanctity of Esztheras' words live onstage. It's half staged reading, half "Inside the Actor's Studio," and half female empowerment,... Read More

The Week Ahead: Dec. 25 - Dec. 31 <b>By THE NEW YORK TIMESTHEATERJesse McKinley</b>Ah, Christmas. A time for considering the year gone by: the naughty and the nice, the good and the bad, the funny and the less so. The giggly events will be of particular interest at a faux awards show on Wednesday night at the <b>UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE THEATER, the city's de facto town hall for alternative comedy.</b> The second annual show, whose title is too racy for a family newspaper, is a summation of all things... Read More

Come see some of the best shows that played at the UCB Theatre in 2005 as they showcase for the US Comedy Arts Festival!<b>ALL SHOWS ARE FREE!!!</b><b>THE WHITEST KIDS U' KNOW</b>Sketch and video from The Whitest Kids!Wednesday, December 1411:00pmFREE!! Make Reservations Now  <b>WE USED TO GO OUT</b>Sketch from Jason Mantzoukas & Jessica St. ClairThursday, December 154:30pmFREE!! Make Reservations Now  <b>FIRST DAY OFF IN A LONG TIME</b>Brian Finkelstein's amazing and hilarious solo show about suicide.Thursday,... Read More

Baby Wants Candy is a Chicago-based theater group that has amazed audiences around the world with their signature show, a completely improvised hour-long musical.The Musical has rocked audiences all around the world. Truly every aspect of the musical is improvised: the plot and characters, the musical accompaniment; even the song lyrics and the "choreography" are completely made up on the spot, with no pre-planned structure. Every single plot line may not always resolve, but the show is... Read More

Michael Musto's Village Voice column mentioned the November performance and presentation of R. Kelly's TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET.<b>At the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, comics were strapping on extra brain cells to do an elaborate deconstruction of  R. KELLY's  Trapped in the Closet, the insane r&b opera in which Kelly monotonously sings every character's dialogue, leading up to the closet-busting revelation, "The man is a midget!" (When the midget literally shits himself, you want to put him ...</b> Read More

<b>VH1's Best Week Ever - LIVE!</b>See Best Week Ever's top panelists slice and dice their way through the week's big stories in pop culture. They won't have the crutch of basic cable production values -- it's nothing but raw nerve and sharp wit in this live show.TWO HOT SHOWS!<b>Wednesday, November 99:30pm$8Starring: Paul Scheer, Christian Finnegan, Pete Holmes & Doug Benson</b><b>Thursday, November 109:30pm$8Starring: Paul Scheer, Christian Finnegan, Doug Benson & Danielle Schneider</b> Buy Tickets Now >> Read More

Catch Matt Besser at the UCB Theatre NY in two awesome shows.<b>Woo Pig Sooie! with Matt Besser</b>Matt Besser of the Upright Citizens Brigade performs a one man show about how he is going to hell. If you are a deeply religious person this is not the show for you.This show has appeared under the alternate titles: ”God vs. Matt Besser,” “Besser In Satan’s Service,” ”John the Baptist, Matt the Atheist,” “Vatican’t,” “R U There Shaq? It’s Me, Matt Besser,” and “The Bible... Read More

Halloween brings two hilarious, one-time-only shows to the UCB Theatre.<b>THE DEMON HALLOWEENUS</b>The Demon Halloweenus comes out only one night a year - and this year he's coming to the UCB Theatre.We're throwing a party to await his coming - with a bizarre, frightening, and hilarious cast of characters.Join us as we await him, for surely The Demon Halloweenus will destroy us all.<b>Monday, October 318:00pm$5</b> Make Reservations Now  <b>CHILDREN OF THE CORNY</b>Children of the Corny is an improv show like no... Read More

San Francisco’s hottest improv ensemble, 3 FOR ALL, brings its own inimitable brand of high-stakes improvisation to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre!Critically acclaimed improvisers Rafe Chase, Stephen Kearin and Tim Orr create a unique blend of intensely dramatic and outrageously funny, completely improvised scenes based on audience suggestions.Don’t miss New York’s premiere of the group that critics call "BRILLIANT...HILARIOUS...A MUST SEE!"<b>Thursday, October 20 @ 8:00pmFriday,...</b> Read More

<b>The NY Underground Comedy FestivalOctober 3 - 8</b> featuring:<b>BALL TICKLE CHICKEN</b>Sketch & Improv from the UCB Tour Co.Come check out all the hilarious stuff that makes the folks in the red state laugh until they turn blue.  And discover the meaning of three simple words:  Ball.  Tickle.  Chicken.Starring: Katie Dippold (Reuben Williams, Late Night with Conan O'Brien) Bobby Moynihan (The Stepfathers, Late Night with Conan O'Brien) John Reynolds (Reuben Williams, The Showbiz Show)Eric Scott... Read More

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<b>Project Footlight: Wrong Number</b>A new musical commissioned by NYMF & UCBT's PROJECT FOOTLIGHTBook by Kait KerriganLyrics by Kait Kerrigan & Brian LowdermilkMusic by Brian Lowdermilk<b>Developed with a team of UCB Theatre improvisers</b>You wake up to the sound of a phone ringing. A voice on the line says that he has kidnapped your child. There's only one thing: you don't have a child. Do you find out whose kid it is, or roll over and head back to sleep? This is one of many choices you, the audience,... Read More