Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA

About Me

The Upright Citizens Brigade is Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh.
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is the home for all things comedy in Los Angeles. We have affordable, high quality shows seven nights a week. All shows are all ages. We also run one of the largest and most respected improv schools in the country. Check out the full show schedule or get more info on classes online at ucbtheatre.com .

COMEDY DEATH-RAY 3rd ANNIVERSARY 10/01/05
row 1: Zach Galifianakis, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Matt Besser; row 2: Paul Rudd, Scott Aukerman, Janeane Garofalo, James Adomian, Paul Gilmartin, Chris Hardwick; row 3: Dino Stamatopoulos, Jay Johnston, Scott Adsit, Jerry Minor, Jen Kirkman, Paul F. Tompkins; row 4: Sean Conroy, Nick Swardson, Brian Posehn, Andrew Donnelly
photos courtesy of Andy Wood

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
5919 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028
www.ucbtheatre.com | 323.908.8702
all ages | valet parking $5 at Franklin & Tamarind

Music:

Mae Shi's "Lock the Skull, Load the Gun" // Giant Drag's "Kevin is Gay"

Movies:

Doug Benson's "I Love Movies"

Heroes:

past LA ASSSSCAT monologists:
• Ace
• Steve Albini
• Leo Allen
• Scot Armstrong
• Will Arnett
• Scott Aukerman
• Tim Bagley
• Maria Bamford
• Mark Beltzman
• Doug Benson
• Shonali Bhowmik
• Jello Biafra
• Tommy Blacha
• Andy Blitz
• John Bowie
• Paget Brewster
• Jordan Carlos
• John Cho
• Jackie Clarke
• Mo Collins
• Nate Corddry
• Rob Corddry
• Steven Cragg
• Stormy Daniels
• Ali Davis
• Andy Dick
• Andrew Donnelly
• Jimmy Dore
• Wayne Federman
• Dannah Feinglass
• Brian Finkelstein
• Greg Fitzsimmons
• Brent Forrester
• Jeff Garlin
• Janeane Garofalo
• Kyle Gass
• Giant Drag
• Stephen Glass
• Dana Gould
• Great Northern
• John Gulager
• James Gunn
• Annabelle Gurwitch
• Tony Hale
• Chris Hardwick
• Rachael Harris
• Gibby Haynes
• Tim Heidecker
• Ed Helms
• Melanie Hutsell
• Ron Jeremy
• Mindy Kaling
• Jackie Kashian
• Paula Killen
• Andy Kindler
• Jen Kirkman
• Jessi Klein
• Laura Krafft
• John Krasinski
• Howard Kremer
• Nick Kroll
• Lavender Diamond
• Thomas Lennon
• Samm Levine
• David Lovering
• The Mae Shi
• Marc Maron
• Tim Meadows
• The Mentors
• AD Miles
• Jerry Minor
• Stephanie Mnookin
• Morgan Murphy
• BJ Novak
• Mike O'Malley
• Bob Odenkirk
• Ana Ortiz
• Patton Oswalt
• Jimmy Pardo
• Nicole Parker
• Busy Philipps
• Mike Phirman
• Chip Pope
• BJ Porter
• Brian Posehn
• Molly Prather
• Matt Price
• Paul Provenza
• Mary Lynn Rajskub
• David Rakoff
• Jonah Ray
• Amy Rhodes
• Andy Richter
• Rodney Rothman
• Tami Sagher
• Paul Scheer
• Joe Sib
• Laura Silverman
• Sklar Brothers
• Brendon Small
• Dino Stamatopoulos
• Neil Strauss
• Kevin Sussman
• Sean Tillmann
• Paul F. Tompkins
• The Vandals
• Phil Varone
• Kate Walsh
• Pat Walsh
• Lauren Weedman
• Harris Wittels
• David Yow
• Eric Zicklin

My Blog

Freak Dance, LA Weekly’s Theatre Pick

THEATER PICK FREAK DANCE: THE FORBIDDEN DIRTY BOOGALOOMuch of the propulsion in Matt Besser's dance confection comes from the great breakdance interludes by the Bad Newz Bearz crew (Joel Lara, J...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:51:00 PST

ASSSSCAT on DVD March 25 & Comedy Central March 21

Upright Citizens Brigade’s signature improv show ASSSSCAT is being released on DVD March 25th! DVD will be on sale at UCB Theatre and through our online store for $15. Main program w...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:11:00 PST

UCBcomedy.com hosts hilarious videos - welcome to UCB’s third stage!

The switch has been flipped and UCBcomedy.com is live! Welcome to the UCB's third stage!We've got the funniest sketches, series, music videos, live performances, pranks, and f'ed up found footage that...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:14:00 PST

LA Weekly recaps "Office Night" at UCBTLA with photos

B.J. Novak's future press photoLA Weekly December 19, 2007Office Night, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 12/18review and photos by Nicole Campos (source)What nuggets of Dunder Mifflin-esque hilarity ...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:49:00 PST

Just In Time for the Holidays! UCB Hoodies!

New merchandise is available from the Upright Citizens Brigade just in time for the holidays! Exclusive to UCB Theatre and ucbtheatre.com, our brand new snug fit hoodies are this season's hottest sel...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:22:00 PST

NY Times recaps "Saturday Night Live" at UCBTNY with photos

Michael Cera, center, hosted "Saturday Night Live" -- without cameras -- at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.The New York Times November 19, 2007Live on Stage in Chelsea, It's Saturday Night!by M...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:47:00 PST

spread the chaos: UCBTLA nominated "BEST IMPROV COMEDY GROUP"

My FOX Los Angeles nominates UCBTLA "Best Improv Comedy Group" (vote now)Votes are verified through email so an address must be provided, however privacy is guaranteed. You will not receive futu...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:29:00 PST

Josh Fadem, Brett Gelman, Morgan Murphy honored in Heeb Magazine’s HEEB 100

Heeb Magazine Issue 14 The Chosen IssueThe Heeb 100They're young, smart and innovative... and oh yeah, they also happen to be Jewish. No, we're not talking about the staff at Heeb Magazine; we're talk...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:22:00 PST

Metromix deems Molly Prather: That Girl "effing hilarious" and "sharply written"

..>..>..>Metromix September 17, 2007Who's "That Girl"?She's a drunk slut. Or wait, that's you. A one-woman showby Alie Ward"Look around any bar on a Saturday night. There's the drunk girl who can't f...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:52:00 PST

UCB SEASON 2 DVD ON SALE NOW! order at ucbtheatre.com; receive free Supercool shirt

THE WAIT IS OVER "UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON" DVD IN STORES NOW! In the second season of COMEDY CENTRAL's cult favorite series "Upright Citizens Brigade" starring Matt B...
Posted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:46:00 PST