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  1. 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
  2. improv
    The Upright Citizens Brigade Gets New OwnersThere are also plans to reopen the theaters and training centers.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  3. book excerpt
    ‘The Relief Outweighed the Regret’Casey Wilson on conquering body-shaming in Hollywood.
    By Casey Wilson
  4. improv
    Amy Poehler on Whether UCB Will Reopen: ‘I Don’t Know’“It’s a tough time to survive.”
    By Megh Wright
  5. improv
    The Peoples Improv Theater Is Closing Its Main SpaceIt’s another loss for the New York comedy scene.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. improv
    Upright Citizens Brigade Closes New York Theater and Training CenterCo-founders called the decision “heart wrenching, but necessary.”
    By Megh Wright
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. comedy
    UCB to Close East Village Theater Amid Financial WoesThe venue will reportedly shutter permanently on February 9.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  16. 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
  17. conversations
    The TCGS Exit Interview: A Chat Between Chris Gethard and Brett DavisTwo comedians talk about the end of an era and what comes next.
    By Brett Davis and Chris Gethard
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. A Comedian Is Suing UCB for ‘Reverse Gender Discrimination’ After Getting […]Back in August 2016, New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade theaters banned a comedian after multiple women came forward with rape allegations […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. See ‘See Something, Say Something’Occasionally, we’ll feature live performances-cum-web videos (best not to Google that phrase), and this week is one of those times. See […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  23. 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
  24. Talking Funny or Die and ‘Not Quite a Genius’ with Nate DernFrom humble beginnings as a participant in season 3 of The CW’s Beauty and the Geek to becoming the artistic director of UCB’s New York theater […]
    By Clint Corey
  25. Inside the Weird but Wonderful World of Comedy WrestlingIf you have ever found yourself at the UCB Theatre in Chelsea at 11:00pm on a Thursday night, you’ve probably witnessed a comedy wrestling […]
    By April Lavalle
  26. 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
  27. Benjamin Apple Is the Best Bad DoctorThe bad doctor trope is one we’ve seen in TV and movies for decades. Airplane, Family Guy, SNL (Will Ferrell’s ”…quick call to Beverly”), the […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  28. From UCB to ‘Saturday Night Live’ with Kristen BartlettThe first time I saw Kristen Bartlett was in The Dead Dads Club, a show she wrote and performed with her husband, Jason Gore. Their fathers had […]
    By Nick Jack Pappas
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. Inside Seth Morris’s Ambitious New ‘Radio Project’ For the thousands of hopeful comedians taking classes at various improv theaters like Second City, The Groundlings, and the Upright Citizens […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  33. Matt Besser and Ian Roberts on Bringing the UCB Stages to the Screen with […] The UCB 4 – Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts – have returned for a second season of the hosting The UCB Show, a comedy […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  34. The Magic of Michael Hartney’s Grandiose Choir Teacher2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Mark Kramer
  35. Seeso Orders ‘Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle’ and ‘Andy Richter’s Home […]Seeso just announced two new specials from Steve Coogan and Andy Richter slated to premiere before the holidays. The streaming network […]
    By Megh Wright
  36. From Michael Scott to Mike Birbigila: A Brief History of How Improv Is […] “Everyone In Improv Troupe Balding” declared a 2012 article in The Onion. It lays out a template - overweight, deluded, preying on young […]
    By Benjamin Glaser
  37. Rape Accusations Against a UCB Performer Have Sparked an Ugly But […] Last weekend, Facebook filled up with posts by various comedians and writers in New York after news broke that both UCB theaters in the city […]
    By Megh Wright
  38. Is a $160,000 Degree in ‘Comedic Arts’ Worth It? The average cost of tuition at a private college in 2015 was over $32,000 according to CollegeData.com, but that number is even higher at […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  39. ‘Thank You Del’ Tells the Story of a Man and the Thriving Community He […] In the documentary Thank You Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon, the thesis of the film is mercifully clear. There existed a man named […]
    By Disha Jani
  40. slideshow
    Matt Walsh Takes You Inside His Del Close MarathonThe Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre co-founder takes on its annual improv festival.
    By Alex Welsh and Matt Walsh
  41. Seeso Renews ‘The UCB Show’ and Adds DCM Documentary ‘Thank You, Del’Seeso just announced two new projects. First up is a season 2 renewal for The UCB Show, which will be filmed during the Del Close Marathon this […]
    By Megh Wright
  42. On the UCB Rise with Dan Chamberlain Above Average’s new original series Thingstarter premiered on Seeso on May 19th, parodying the absurdity of Kickstarter and other […]
    By Rachel Meghan Sather
  43. The 18th 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. The improv marathon […]
    By Megh Wright
  44. Matt Walsh on ‘Veep’ and the Enduring Influence of UCB Matt Walsh is a gifted comedian and improviser, as you can many times throughout his role as Mike McClintock on Veep, which just started […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  45. Funnyball: Can Improvisors Benefit From Using Data and Analytics? First of all, I just want to say right up top that I know this is all very uncool. Improv is supposed to be fun, like all entertainment is, […]
    By Eddie Brawley
  46. comedy
    UCB Stand-up Set Casually Taken Over by Black Lives Matter Protesters The comedian thought it was a joke.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  47. The UCB Comedy Podcast Network Launches Next WeekUCB Comedy is getting into the podcast network game. Starting this Monday, February 22nd, the UCB Comedy Podcast Network will launch with a […]
    By Megh Wright
  48. Don’t Be Confused By This Wonderfully Confusing SketchOh, man. UCB’s new Maude team, Choir only has 19 subscribers, and that’s about to change real quick if they keep putting out sketches like […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  49. ‘The UCB Show’ Isn’t For Everyone, But That’s OK If you have been to a show at UCB, then you already have a pretty good sense of what The UCB Show, currently the flagship original offering […]
    By Rachel Sugar
  50. This Week in Web Videos: Movie Cram IIIOn November 14th, 2015, for the third year in a row, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre’s best Actors, Writers, Directors, Editors, […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
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