Yazmin Monet Watkins is a poet, comedian, screenwriter, actress, educator, organizer, avid roller skater and adventurer. She can be seen on season two of Grand Crew and has co-developed and written pilots with Netflix and Comedy Central alongside Paul Downs, Lucia Aniello and the all Black female comedy group, Obama’s Other Daughters. She has empowered audiences at countless universities, festivals, and institutions and has had commissioned work with prestigious institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the California African American Museum, Center Theatre Group and The Lincoln Center. Her full length book of poems, A Vessel Born to Float with Andrews McMeel Publishing is available now. Watkins’ serves as the co-chair of the Arts & Culture committee for Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and her body of work weaves art and activism, exploring the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, self-love and all things Black Girl Magic. Once Beyoncé said she liked her hair.
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Past Shows
Friday Block Party
A comedy mashup show featuring teams made up of your favorite Black and POC improvisers! Just got off work and you don't wanna go home yet? Kick your weekend off the right way and come watch your favorite comedians as…
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: Joe Wengert, Alex Song-Xia, Kimia Behpoornia, Alex Fernie, Aman Adumer, Jiavani, Patrick McDonald Monologist: Yazmin Monet Watkins What is ASSSSCAT?…
Who All Gon’ Be There? Presented by NYCF, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Who All Gon’ Be There' is a monthly all Black improv show based in Leimert Park. It is a curated vibe of long form improv, advocacy and music with a DJ curating the function. It’s equal parts improv and party…
Friday Block Party: Halloween Extravaganza!
A comedy mashup show featuring teams made up of your favorite Black and POC improvisers! Just got off work and you don't wanna go home yet? Kick your weekend off the right way and come watch your favorite comedians as…
Friday Block Party: 1 Year Anniversary Show, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
A comedy mashup show featuring teams made up of your favorite Black and POC improvisers! Just got off work and you don't wanna go home yet? Kick your weekend off the right way and come watch your favorite comedians as…
Improvised Twilight, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
A group of LA’s best improvisers attempt to remaster Twilight. Some have seen the movie…some have not. A horde of UCB performers will join forces to improvise and remaster Twilight. It will be confusing, delightful, innovative but definitely unpredictable. Cast:…
Friday Block Party: Ladies Night Edition, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
A comedy mashup show featuring teams made up of your favorite Black and POC improvisers! Just got off work and you don't wanna go home yet? Kick your weekend off the right way and come watch your favorite comedians as…
The UCB Juneteenth Improv Extravaganza Show, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
One night, four teams, all Black improvisers. Come watch 4 teams, made up of some of the funniest performers, doing exactly what the ancestors always wanted for the future... for Black people to do improv comedy! Hosted by Ronnie Adrian Featuring:…
Mar Mar & Nnamdi Presents: FRIENDSHIP! Juneteenth Celebration
Lamar Woods, Nnamdi Ngwe & friends do improv off audience stories about friendship! In celebration of Juneteenth, join Lamar Woods, Nnamdi Ngwe and their friends as they make hilarious improv scenes out of your friendship stories. Hosted by Lamar Woods…
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…
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…
Friday Block Party, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
A comedy mashup show featuring teams made up of your favorite Black and POC improvisers! Just got off work and you don't wanna go home yet? Kick your weekend off the right way and come watch your favorite comedians as…