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  1. improv
    The Second City Is Close to Opening Its Doors in New YorkThe legendary theater’s “first city” location will open November 16.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. encounter
    The Adam Pally ProjectHis new live show might be stage-fright therapy, a midlife lark, or a middle finger to streamers. He’s still figuring it out.
    By Jason Diamond
  3. improv
    UCB Will Have a New York Theater Once AgainThe newly reorganized improv and sketch school plans to start running shows again this fall.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  4. improv
    Colin Mochrie Reflects on Over 30 Years of Whose Line Is It Anyway?“The short answer is, as of now, this is the last season with this cast.”
    By Caitlin Wolper
  5. hoedown throwdown
    Whose Line Is It Anyway? to Say, ‘And Scene’Longtime cast member Colin Mochrie tweeted the show is set to film its final season.
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. improv
    The Second City to Open New Location in First City: New YorkIts new space is coming to Brooklyn in 2023.
    By Hershal Pandya
  7. improv
    The Upright Citizens Brigade Gets New OwnersThere are also plans to reopen the theaters and training centers.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  8. tv review
    Murderville Is So Silly, and Doesn’t That Sound Nice Right Now?Turns out Sharon Stone and Marshawn Lynch are very good at wacky improv crime-solving.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  9. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert’s Handy Trick to Destroy EmbarrassmentIt involves squirrel poop.
    By Megh Wright
  10. comedy review
    Rory Scovel’s Live Without Fear Captures What Live Comedy Feels LikeDespite its unnecessary documentary asides, the comedian’s new special goes all-in on how great comedy can feel.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  11. stand-up
    Rory Scovel Made a Fully Improvised Stand-up Special for YouLive Without Fear premieres on June 24.
    By Megh Wright
  12. improv
    Amy Poehler on Whether UCB Will Reopen: ‘I Don’t Know’“It’s a tough time to survive.”
    By Megh Wright
  13. improv
    The Peoples Improv Theater Is Closing Its Main SpaceIt’s another loss for the New York comedy scene.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  14. comedy
    Second City Sells to Private-Equity Firm ZMCThe news comes months after the theater’s CEO stepped down.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  15. book excerpt
    ‘There Are People Who Think, Black People Just Aren’t Good at This’Here’s just how racist improv theaters can be, according to Amber Ruffin.
    By Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
  16. improv
    Upright Citizens Brigade Closes Sunset Theater in Los AngelesThe organization says it’s “still working to maintain our Franklin space” as the pandemic drags on.
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. improv
    UCB Alums Team Up to Launch Nonprofit Comedy Theater in New York“The Squirrel will not merely give diversity a seat at the table; it will be the table.”
    By Megh Wright
  18. origin stories
    The Most Influential American Comedy Factory You’ve Never Heard OfIn the late 1990s, Boom Chicago took root in Amsterdam — and with it, the careers of many of today’s TV and movie standouts.
    By David Peisner
  19. improv
    Groundlings Community Calls Out ‘Whitest Improv Institution’ in Open Letter“If you honestly believe that black life matters, prove it by taking the steps to make them matter on your stages.”
    By Megh Wright
  20. improv
    Improv Communities Demand Theaters Address Systemic RacismPerformers from UCB, Second City, iO, and the Groundlings want to hold their theaters accountable.
    By Megh Wright
  21. improv
    Chicago Comedy Institution iO Theater to Shut Down PermanentlyOwner Charna Halpern said the decision to close the theater is a financial one.
    By Megh Wright
  22. improv
    Black Second City Performers and Alums Demand Change in Open LetterAmber Ruffin, Ashley Nicole Black, and Chris Redd are among them.
    By Megh Wright
  23. vulture guides
    The Best Livestream Comedy Shows to Watch While QuarantiningThe shows must go on … on Instagram and Twitch and YouTube.
    By Jake Kroeger
  24. live comedy
    20 Funny UCB New York Moments You’ve Probably Never Heard ofRemembering UCB’s New York stages through some of its weirdest and most hilarious live sketches and characters.
    By Nayomi Reghay
  25. the future
    What If Improv Were Good?The Middleditch & Schwartz specials suggest a future where the form belongs to performers, not theaters.
    By Jesse David Fox
  26. improv
    Amy Poehler on UCB Closure: ‘We Did Make Mistakes’“What’s most important is people know how much we care about this theater, to keep it alive.”
    By Megh Wright
  27. improv
    The 49 Original Whose Line Is It Anyway? Games, RankedFrom “Hoedown” to “Three-Headed Broadway Star” and everything in between.
    By Luke Winkie
  28. improv
    Upright Citizens Brigade Closes New York Theater and Training CenterCo-founders called the decision “heart wrenching, but necessary.”
    By Megh Wright
  29. last night on late night
    Bob Odenkirk’s Most Cherished Comedy Memory Involves Chris FarleyAnd a van down by the river.
    By Megh Wright
  30. trailer mix
    The Middleditch & Schwartz Trailer Features a Very Hungry GazelleThe three improv specials hit Netflix on April 21.
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. layoffs
    Upright Citizens Brigade’s Founders Address Mass LayoffsAmy Poehler will reportedly cover an extra month of health-care coverage for full-timers.
    By Megh Wright
  32. institutions
    UCB Could Be Facing ‘the Beginning of the End’ Amid CoronavirusLayoffs, theater closures, and silence from the Upright Citizens Brigade founders are alienating a community that may be unwilling to return.
    By Megh Wright
  33. coronavirus
    Upright Citizens Brigade Theatres Go Dark on Both Coasts Due to CoronavirusThe theater staff has been laid off, and the Del Close Marathon has been postponed.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  34. photos
    How Freestyle Love Supreme Made the 16-Year Journey to BroadwayCreator-director Tommy Kail talks us through the history.
    By Jackson McHenry
  35. the real housewives
    Sonja Morgan’s Improv Comedy Debut Was a Boozy, Glorious MessCalling it “improv” might be a stretch, but the Real Housewives of New York City star was genuinely hilarious.
    By Molly Fitzpatrick
  36. good one podcast
    How Chris Gethard Transitioned to Comedy Cellar Stand-upOn this week’s Good One podcast, Chris Gethard discusses his transition away from improv and toward stand-up.
    By Jesse David Fox
  37. I Tried Auditioning for an Improv TroupeWhat does it take to make it into an acclaimed improv team in New York? To find out, I auditioned for a troupe at the PIT.
    By Madison Mills
  38. improv
    A Eulogy for UCB’s Del Close Marathon in New YorkA longtime improviser says good-bye to DCM before it moves to L.A. next year.
    By Connor Ratliff
  39. improv
    Comedians Share Their Favorite Del Close Marathon MemoriesA walk down memory lane ahead of UCB’s 20th and final improv marathon in New York.
    By Katla McGlynn
  40. improv
    UCB’s Del Close Marathon Moving From NY to LAAfter 20 years in New York City, the Upright Citizens Brigade improv comedy weekend is heading West.
    By Megh Wright
  41. iO West Is Shutting Down Next WeekiO West, the Los Angeles branch of Chicago’s iO Theater (formerly ImprovOlympic) founded by Del Close and Charna Halpern, is closing its doors […]
    By Megh Wright
  42. Talking Improv, Marriage, Cats, and Musicals with Jeff HillerYou know Jeff Hiller, or you recognize his face. His disapproving, glowering mug can be seen in every customer service position in every auteur […]
    By Bethy Squires
  43. Sexual Misconduct Allegations Have Put the Future of New Orleans and […]With theaters and training centers in Austin and New Orleans, three comedy festivals under its name, and a published book about improv, The New […]
    By Megh Wright
  44. Is It Time for UCB to Start Paying Performers?Performing improv or standup on a UCB stage might be fun, but that doesn’t mean it’s not labor worthy of payment – especially when you’re […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. The Bob’s Burgers Cast Improvises a Mini-Episode About the Birds and the BeesIt’s about time the Belcher family finally had “the talk.”
    By Granger Willson and Kenny Wassus
  46. UCB Is Moving from Chelsea to Hell’s Kitchen Next MonthThe Upright Citizens Brigade is leaving its Chelsea location in New York to make way for a new location a little further uptown. According to […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. Catching Up with Colton DunnA lot of people have probably heard about the Upright Citizens Brigade by now. They know about Amy Poehler as an original member, seen Paul […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  48. From UCB to ‘The House’ with Rob Huebel Rob Huebel is maybe a quintessential “right place, right time” example for an aspiring comedian. The place was New York and the time was […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  49. Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh Announce 2018 […]Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts,and Matt Walsh are bringing UCB’s popular long-running improv show ASSSSCAT to a very important stage […]
    By Megh Wright
  50. The 19th Annual Del Close Marathon Schedule Is OutThe annual Del Close Marathon takes place in New York next month, and this week UCB released the full lineup and schedule for the event. The […]
    By Megh Wright
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