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.

Michael Kayne

Current Shows

Michael Kayne improvises with Sabonis (winner of the 2011 and 2012 3x3 Tournaments), What I Did For Love (2013 Cagematch winners), Baby Wants Candy, KOSMOS, and the champions of the DSICTBBC (Daioh Sushi Improvisation/ Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box Competition), Dreadnought. For reasons passing understanding, he is an undefeated veteran of freestyle rap battles.


Michael is half-Filipino and half-Jewish. He was baptized and Bar Mitzvah-ed. At NYU he studied vocal performance, which was a waste but also not a waste.

In his non-improv life, Michael is a tutor. His education blog,www.shityoushouldknow.tumblr.com, has been endorsed by techcrunch.com and Steven Strogatz, among others.

Michael is unavailable for dating.