Billy Merritt’s been performing and teaching at the UCB since its inception. Co-founding legendary Improv groups The Swarm and The Stepfathers in New York, and The Smokes in Los Angeles. Billy got his TV start on UCB’s Comedy Central show, that lead to multiple appearances on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, MTV’s Boiling Points, VH1’s Best Week Ever. Since moving to LA he’s appeared on great shows such as Reno 911, Happy Endings, Weeds, Parks and Rec and Brooklyn Nine Nine to name a few. Billy’s voice is heard on many commercials and cartoons, he’s the voice of Fryman from Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, and host of Jameson’s Radio Network. Billy is a native Floridian and proudly maintains a Florida Man lifestyle.
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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)…
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)…
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)…
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)…
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. Cast: Casey Feigh, Alex Song-Xia, Billy Merritt, Sean Conroy, Monika Smith, Moujan Zolfghari, Zeke Nicholson, Payam Banifaz Monologist: Clayton Farris What is…
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)…
Play by Play, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
The art of long-form improv ruined/explained by live commentary. 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 of…