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.

Tricia McAlpin

Tricia is thrilled to be a writer and improviser at UCBLA. She can be seen performing with The Smokes every Monday night. Talking is Hard, a sketch-play written by Tricia and starring her and some other especially hilarious people, can also be seen popping up on the UCB schedule these days. Other UCB credits include Sketch Cram, Lady Parts, Twigh School Musical and Career Day: 1989. Tricia was a performer on Harold night for more than a hot second, most recently on the long running team Arts & Athletics, and was also a writer on Maude Night with Bonafide.

As half of the two person sketch group Tricia & Johanna, she has written exclusive videos for FunnyorDie. While she was engaged, she started a blog about weddings and how they make her barf at WeddingBarf.com. Sketches written by Tricia have been seen in the CBS Diversty Showcase and the NBC/Universal Showcase.

Before moving to LA, Tricia performed in a variety of improv and sketch shows at UCB in New York as well as  performing and writing with the theatre company Another Urban Riff.