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Mar. 26, 2022
The Upright Citizens Brigade Gets New Owners There are also plans to reopen the theaters and training centers.
By Jennifer Zhan
Jan. 19, 2018
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
Oct. 14, 2014
Upright Citizens Brigade Announces the Grand Opening of UCB Theatre Sunset The Upright Citizens Brigade is opening a brand new theater in Los Angeles. UCB announced today that it’s added a new venue called UCB Theatre […]
By Megh Wright
July 31, 2014
Inside Whiplash, ‘Review,’ and ‘SNL’ with Leo Allen Two decades into his comedy career, Leo Allen is both the host of one of New York’s most popular standup shows (Whiplash) and a busy writer […]
By Bradford Evans
July 3, 2014
Let Thomas Middleditch Walk You Through His Del Close Marathon Vulture had improviser and Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch keep a journal of his comings and goings during the UCB Theatre NYC’s 72-hour […]
By Bradford Evans
June 23, 2014
The Only Public Screening of the ‘Chris Gethard Show’ Pilot Will Be for […] In January, comedian Chris Gethard shot a pilot of his public access series The Chris Gethard Show for Comedy Central. The network recently […]
By Bradford Evans
Dec. 30, 2013
Here’s the Pilot for a Rejected FX Talk Show Produced by Funny Or Die and […]
Over the weekend, this pilot for a late night show on the FX network leaked online. Called What’s Going On?, the pilot was produced by Funny […]
By Bradford Evans
Oct. 30, 2013
What It’s Like to Be an Artistic Director at a Comedy Theater Comedy is an industry, and for every performer on stage, there are hundreds of people working behind-the-scenes. These creative and business […]
By Elise Czajkowski
Sept. 11, 2013
Talking to Matt Walsh and Matt Besser About the New UCB Book, Improv, and […] Since longform improvisation was created by Del Close in the 1980s, there hasn’t been a book on the art form as thorough as the Upright Citizen […]
By Bradford Evans
Feb. 22, 2013
Looking Back at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade TV Show with the UCB4 The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By Ramsey Ess
July 16, 2012
Rob Riggle Gushes Over his Time at the UCB In a recent interview with Complex, Riggle talked about his career and sports and junk but the most compelling parts came when he opened up […]
By Jesse David Fox
Oct. 31, 2011
Grand Opening Of UCB’s Second NY Location Is (You Got It) Improvised This weekend saw the grand opening of the UCB’s second location in New York, after two long years of securing licenses, tearing down walls, and […]
By Hallie Cantor
Aug. 31, 2011
Some Things I Learned As the Artistic Director of the UCB Theatre It’s almost impossible these days to watch a comedy movie or TV sitcom that doesn’t feature a comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade […]
By Anthony King