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Pizzazz with Gary Gulman
Legendary stand-up comedian Gary Gulman invites favorite guests to perform & slays for over an hour.
Featuring: Gary Gulman
With special guest: TBA!
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Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of the show
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Lineup is subject to change. Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre: 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
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Holy Shit Improv, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
An improv show featuring the best comedy talent in LA. A show so good, it'll have you yelling, “Holy Shit!” Lineup: TBA ☆☆☆☆☆ "The best improv show out there by far... I have never laughed as hard, for as long,…
FRIDAY FIX! The Smokes & The Big Team, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: THE SMOKES: No gimmicks, no pyrotechnics – just a single suggestion and these friends of (gulp)…
Blind Date Live! (and LIVESTREAMED!)
A reality dating show live on stage. Comedians Monika Smith & Eli Newell coach one (un)lucky person through three ACTUAL blind dates live on stage. What could go wrong? Real People. Real Dates. Real Awkward. Hosted by Monika Smith &…
ASSSSCAT LA, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
ASSSSCAT is UCB's signature improv show that has played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country. What is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special…
ASSSSCAT LA, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
ASSSSCAT is UCB's signature improv show that has played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country. What is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special…
Badpacks: An Improvised Trip, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Improvisers swap mystery backpacks and justify bizarre props on a chaotic audience chosen trip! Pack your bags for a no holds barred improvised trip – be it a family reunion, camping trip, or work retreat. Before the show, each comedian…
Fuck This Month, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Improv comedy based on your shitty month! Let’s face it; this month was trash. We’re here to help! Come to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and watch the best comedians in Los Angeles turn your misery into comedy. Featuring some…
Baby Wants Candy: Musical Improv, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
The world's most popular completely improvised full band musical! Baby Wants Candy is a critically acclaimed comedy ensemble with casts in Chicago, LA, NY and an international touring company. The audience shouts out a title of a musical that has…
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Cage Match PLAYOFFS: TBD vs. TBD, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
IT’S THE PLAYOFFS! Two Improv Teams Fight for the Future!
The World’s Most Dangerous Improv Show!
In the year 2121, the World Government has outlawed LONG-FORM IMPROV. The very thing that will be the weapon for their downfall. Led by Chuck Cuckley and Fun Boy Randy, the Rebellion forces have time traveled back to UCBNY searching for the best improv team in existence!
Match-Up: TBD vs. TBD
Join us every week as two comedy teams go head to head to determine who is funniest (by audience vote). Help the Rebellion find the ultimate comedy weapon. Your vote could save the world–AND OUR FUTURE!!!
Hosted by Andrew Barlow & Max Bank (with special surprise guests!)
Visit cagemat.ch to see rankings, our instagram, or submit your own team!
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In-person tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the show
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one-hour before the show. Livestream link will be available for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Lineup is subject to change. Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre: 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
New Rockstars Live (and LIVESTREAMED!)
After the wild success of Avengers: Endgame, Marvel started working towards a new era, defined by a villain who could threaten the very fabric of the MCU. They wanted Kang The Conquerer, and instead they got… Jonathan Majors.
Avengers: Kang Dynasty may have been shelved, but a leaked script gives us a chance to see the movie that never was. Come see New Rockstars and friends do a staged reading and revel in what the MCU could have been!
New Rockstars are Alex Berg, Jessica Clemons, Gina Ippolito, Erik Voss
Special Guests: TBA
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Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the show.
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one hour before the show. Link will remain accessible for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Lineup is subject to change.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
ASSSSCAT NY, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
What is ASSSSCAT?
It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world!
Previous NY monologists include: Mark Hamill, Alan Alda, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Ellie Kemper, Kevin Bacon, Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Kathleen Turner, Paul Shaffer, Daniel Dae Kim, Conan O’Brien, and more!
• “The hardest we’ve laughed in a long, long time.” -Out Magazine
• “Among improv people today, the gold standard is a group called ASSSSCAT.” -Vice Magazine
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In-person tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one-hour before the show. Livestream link will be available for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Lineup is subject to change. Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre: 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
ASSSSKETCH NY, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Our premiere monthly sketch show featuring UCB’s top writers and performers from film and TV.
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In-person tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one-hour before the show. Livestream link will be available for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Lineup is subject to change. Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre: 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
ASSSSCAT NY, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
What is ASSSSCAT?
It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world!
Previous NY monologists include: Mark Hamill, Alan Alda, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Ellie Kemper, Kevin Bacon, Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Kathleen Turner, Paul Shaffer, Daniel Dae Kim, Conan O’Brien, and more!
• “The hardest we’ve laughed in a long, long time.” -Out Magazine
• “Among improv people today, the gold standard is a group called ASSSSCAT.” -Vice Magazine
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In-person tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one-hour before the show. Livestream link will be available for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Lineup is subject to change. Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre: 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
ASSSSCAT LA, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
What is ASSSSCAT?
It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world!
Previous monologists include: Will Ferrell, Mark Hamill, Tina Fey, Charles Barkley, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Banks, Aubrey Plaza, Kumail Nanjiani, Amy Poehler, Robin Williams and more!
• “Unbelievably funny.” -LA Times
• “Best of LA: Best Improv.” -Los Angeles Magazine
• “Best of LA: Best Improv Show.” -LA Weekly Readers Poll
• “The hardest we’ve laughed in a long, long time.” -Out Magazine
• “Among improv people today, the gold standard is a group called ASSSSCAT.” -Vice Magazine
• “Critics’ Pick” -Time Out Los Angeles
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Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show.
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one hour before the show. Link will remain accessible for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Lineup is subject to change.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Pilot Season, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
In UCB’s Pilot Season, veteran comedy TV writers take the audience’s suggestion of a show title, and, on the spot, develop a pilot for a brand new show. It could be a sitcom, a prestige drama, or any number of different genres. Talented improvisers then take that pitch and bring it to life on stage.
In solidarity with ongoing efforts to improve diversity and representation in the industry, all proceeds from the show will go to the Entertainment Community Fund, which provides emergency financial assistance and supports underrepresented writers and actors.
Hosted by Saleh Karaman & Chris De La Cruz
Improvisers/Writers: TBA
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Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one hour before the show. Link will remain accessible for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Lineup is subject to change.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
ASSSSCAT LA, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
What is ASSSSCAT?
It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world!
Previous monologists include: Will Ferrell, Mark Hamill, Tina Fey, Charles Barkley, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Banks, Aubrey Plaza, Kumail Nanjiani, Amy Poehler, Robin Williams and more!
• “Unbelievably funny.” -LA Times
• “Best of LA: Best Improv.” -Los Angeles Magazine
• “Best of LA: Best Improv Show.” -LA Weekly Readers Poll
• “The hardest we’ve laughed in a long, long time.” -Out Magazine
• “Among improv people today, the gold standard is a group called ASSSSCAT.” -Vice Magazine
• “Critics’ Pick” -Time Out Los Angeles
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Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show.
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one hour before the show. Link will remain accessible for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Lineup is subject to change.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Play by Play, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Imagine if long-form improv were a sport. Now imagine that this sport had two live commentators. And now imagine that these two commentators were as much of an improv nerd as the people doing it — naming every deep-cut improv move, strategy, historical precedent as the show continued! Would this make the improv more playful and accessible? Or does it make an already-niche activity completely inaccessible? You be the judge!
Featuring a rotating cast of your favorite improvisers!
Hosted by Will Hines
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Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one hour before the show. Link will remain accessible for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Lineup is subject to change.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Convoy & Hebecky Drysbell, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Convoy was described by Time Out LA as “what can happen when a few players know each other’s brains so well that they function as a very funny one” and was named by LA Weekly as “Best Improv Show” in LA more than once! Collectively, they’ve worked on shows like Reno 911!, Childrens Hospital, Terriers, Key & Peele, Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver, Drive Share, Billion Dollar Propertie$, The Goldbergs and more. They love squids.
Featuring: Alex Berg, Alex Fernie and Todd Fasen
Hebecky Drysbell are the improv duo best known for their all-time UCB Cagematch record (78-0). They have headlined the Edinburgh Improv Festival, and have been described as sharing an “uncanny chemistry” onstage by LA Weekly. Collectively, they’ve written for SNL, The Tonight Show, Rick and Morty, Key & Peele, and appeared on Whose Line is it Anyway?, Arrested Development, and Orange is the New Black.
Cast: Becky Drysdale and Heather Anne Campbell
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Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of the show.
Livestream tickets are $10. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one hour before the show. Link will remain accessible for 7 days after the show.
All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist.
Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images.
Lineup is subject to change.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
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Comedy legends are born at UCB. You're next.
From improv to stand-up to sketch, UCB classes turn beginners into confident performers through world-class instructors and real stage experience. Come join a wildly funny community and meet future collaborators, friends, teammates, and mentors!
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UCB instructors are performers and writers with impressive credits – SNL, Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, Peacock, and more!
Performance Opportunities
Many classes culminate in a show at UCB. You can also step into the spotlight at one of our many student jams or open mics!
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Start with Improv 101 or try a Drop In – classes built for absolute beginners with no experience needed.
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About the Upright Citizens Brigade
Home for alternative comedy since 1999
The Upright Citizens Brigade is home for all things comedy. With shows seven nights a week, UCB has become the home for alternative comedy — improv, sketch, stand-up, and yes, all the wonderfully weird shit in between.
UCB also runs a full Training Center with classes in Improv, Sketch Comedy, TV Writing, Characters, and more. Led by some of the best comedic talents working in entertainment today, UCB’s curriculum gives students the tools and stage experience they need to take their comedy to the next level.
Founded in 1999 in New York City by Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, UCB has since expanded to Los Angeles and now offers live comedy every night of the week — from up-and-coming performers to established acts and everything in between.








