Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre has affordable, comedy shows seven nights a week in NYC and LA. Watch the best improv, sketch and standup in the country. Our original comedy video productions 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.

THE STEPFATHERS Profiled on BlackBook

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The Stepfathers Are Gods of Improv Comedy</a> 
By Andrew Krucoff & Ricky Camilleri

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The Stepfathers

This week, we’re bringing you video interviews with some of the most respected names in New York comedy. While many think of comedy shows as cheesy affairs featuring lame stand-up comics and two-drink minimums, a new crowd of performers are changing the game by hosting their own shows to showcase their own talents as well as those of their friends, colleagues, and heroes. Today, we check in with Michael Delaney, Will Hines, and Connor Ratliff of Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's The Stepfathers.

One of the highest achievements in improv comedy is being on a weekend house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. When you're billed as a "supergroup of improv veterans" like The Stepfathers, the stakes are even higher. Unlike other popular shows at UCB that begin with an interview of an audience member based around a theme (family, hometown, crime, roommates, etc.) to draw on, The Stepfathers waste no time getting their one word suggestion and it's pure free-association right out of the gate.

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