UCB SHOWS

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…

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: JV improvises scenes based on stories from special guests! JV members have acted/written on: Crazy Ex…

UCB's Weekend Sketch Extravaganza! Our premiere bimonthly sketch show featuring UCB’s top writers and performers from film and TV. Brand new show each month! Cast: TBA Producers: Laurie Magers & Chris Renfro --- Tickets are $20 in advance and $25…

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…

A gripping improvised crime story fueled by celebrity tales and a shitload of wine. Cynicism, fatalism, moral ambiguity -- these traits form the bedrock of my favorite genre of storytelling: Noir. There's something about a tired detective, searching desperately for…

Come and JAM Sundays @ UCB Franklin 5:30-6:30! Students of all levels are welcome! It’s free and a great way to get on stage and get reps! An inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe…

A weekly show where everyone can try out bits, sketches and characters! Not Too Shabby is UCB's long-running sketch open mic night every Sunday at 7pm at the UCB Annex on Bronson. Sketches! Characters! Bits! Songs! Come see future comedy…

Big Grande hops onto the UCB stage for a live improv show that will leave you laughing (hopefully), and them sweating (definitely). Big Grande has been bringing their brand of rapid, honest, and wild live shows to sold out crowds…

A weekly show where you can bring your improv team to perform! February's host team: TBA Want to bring your team? We’re looking for teams from all levels of experience: have a practice team that’s met once or twice? Have…

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…

Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Harold Night is UCB's long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. ------ Featuring: Dance Club…

Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Harold Night is UCB's long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. ------ Featuring: yikes! &…

Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Lloyd Night is UCB's weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. Featuring: Hoop Dreams & tattletale…

A weekly show where stand up comedians can work out new jokes, polish old jokes, and sharpen their craft 5 minutes at a time. Hosted by Londale Theus Jr. Are you a stand up comedian looking for a stage to…

An evening of stand-up comedy featuring the best comics in the city! Hosted by Joe Kwaczala (Comedy Central) and Clare O'Kane (Saturday Night Live), SOLID is a stand-up comedy show that features the funniest comics in Los Angeles at an affordable price. These…

Get a chance to perform with a rotating cast of your favorite UCB teachers, or just sit back and enjoy the lesson. Night School is in session, but we swear it'll be fun this time. Come watch a rotating cast…

Welcome to a '90s basement party where 7 pairs of LA's best improvisers play 7 MINUTES IN HEAVEN! A new group of superstar improvisers each month, like: Mae Martin, Betsy Sodaro, Nicole Byer, Mary Holland, Tim Baltz, Lauren Holt, Jacob Wysocki,…

Maude Night boasts brand new material by UCB’s house sketch teams every month. Come see top-notch sketch comedy featuring two teams of UCB’s finest writers and performers. ----- Featuring: Town Crier & Rodeo Baby — Complete List of Maude Teams…

Missed Harold Night on Monday? Come get your fix at Harold Thursdays! They’ve practiced, they’ve studied, and now UCB’s Harold Teams are kicking off their shoes to bring the Harold party to The Annex! Come see your favorite house improv…

Missed Harold Night on Monday? Come get your fix at Harold Thursdays! They’ve practiced, they’ve studied, and now UCB’s Harold Teams are kicking off their shoes to bring the Harold party to The Annex! Come see your favorite house improv…

An intergalactic improv battle between the best teams in LA where YOU choose the winner! Two teams enter, one team leaves! Long, long ago alien Queen Titi and her army overtook our peaceful planet Earth-UCB and mandated that the best,…

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,…

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: Winslow understands our loved ones - they plague our lives with never-ending texts, chain emails, and…

Great comedy at a reasonable hour! Cast: TBA Start your night off with some of the best comedy in Los Angeles with “The Matinee.” Each month, we put up an entirely new, highly-produced show featuring some of the best comedians…

Ian Roberts & Will Hines do improv together every month. Ian Roberts, UCB founder and co-author of the Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual, and Will Hines, 20-year veteran UCB teacher and performer, and former Academic Director of the UCB,…

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…

Collegiate Improv's Finest!! Join us as college teams from all around the city take the UCBLA stage for the first time!! Hosted by Kate Saltel and Semira Robinson & produced by Patricia Lee Lineup: TBA — All sales are final. The show…

An all-new sketch comedy show written, rehearsed, and performed in a single day. 14 hours, 20 people, 1 all-new sketch comedy show written, rehearsed and performed in a single day. It's SKETCH CRAM! Every month UCB's top writers meet on…

A weekly show where everyone can try out bits, sketches and characters! Not Too Shabby is UCB's long-running sketch open mic night every Sunday at 7pm at the UCB Annex on Bronson. Sketches! Characters! Bits! Songs! Come see future comedy…

A weekly show where you can bring your improv team to perform! February's host team: TBA Want to bring your team? We’re looking for teams from all levels of experience: have a practice team that’s met once or twice? Have…

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…

Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Harold Night is UCB's long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. ------ Featuring: Sweet Agnes…

Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Harold Night is UCB's long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. ------ Featuring: Yearbook &…

It’s a sketch comedy competition show – and the audience decides the winner! The last Monday of every month, three teams enter and only one can win over the audience to claim the championship belt and the right to return…

Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Lloyd Night is UCB's weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. Featuring: tattletale & Branzino ---…

A weekly show where stand up comedians can work out new jokes, polish old jokes, and sharpen their craft 5 minutes at a time. Hosted by Londale Theus Jr. Are you a stand up comedian looking for a stage to…

Get a chance to perform with a rotating cast of your favorite UCB teachers, or just sit back and enjoy the lesson. Night School is in session, but we swear it'll be fun this time. Come watch a rotating cast…

Maude Night boasts brand new material by UCB’s house sketch teams every month. Come see top-notch sketch comedy featuring two teams of UCB’s finest writers and performers. ----- Featuring: The Family Business --- Complete List of Maude Teams THE FAMILY…

An inclusive and FREE jam with a guest standup monologist for womxn, trans, non-binary, and lgbtqia+ performers in our community! Strawberry Jam is open to UCB students, performers, and fans who identify as womxn, trans, non-binary, and lgbtqia+! All you…

The Next Generation of Musical Improv. Sing Out, Louise! is a late-night musical improv show featuring the next generation of performers shaping the future of the form. Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 10pm, 6 show-stopping teams deliver completely improvised…

Missed Harold Night on Monday? Come get your fix at Harold Thursdays! They’ve practiced, they’ve studied, and now UCB’s Harold Teams are kicking off their shoes to bring the Harold party to The Annex! Come see your favorite house improv…

The internet and improv's fan favorites. Yeti is an improv team but also a group of biological siblings. Get ready for an hour of laughter with one of LA’s premier improv teams. Yeti4Real is an evening of unparalleled wit, fun,…

Missed Harold Night on Monday? Come get your fix at Harold Thursdays! They’ve practiced, they’ve studied, and now UCB’s Harold Teams are kicking off their shoes to bring the Harold party to The Annex! Come see your favorite house improv…

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…

An intergalactic improv battle between the best teams in LA where YOU choose the winner! Two teams enter, one team leaves! Long, long ago alien Queen Titi and her army overtook our peaceful planet Earth-UCB and mandated that the best,…

Baby Wants Candy's improvised hit Hamilton-inspired hip hop homage returns to UCB. New York Times "One of the Top 5 Comedy's to Catch." Ever heard of this show "Hamilton"? Shamilton is just like that, but (ahem) better! Expect the same…

A late-night dose of UCB's house improv ensembles! Let your hair down and pump up the jams cuz it's time to get weird, Harold Night! Anything goes tonight, so long as it isn't normal. ------ Featuring: TBA! --- Complete List of…

UCB's Weekend Sketch Extravaganza! Our premiere bimonthly sketch show featuring UCB’s top writers and performers from film and TV. Brand new show each month! Cast: TBA Producers: Laurie Magers & Chris Renfro --- Tickets are $20 in advance and $25…

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…

One day. All the content we can make. In one day the best comedians in Los Angeles will get together to write, produce, film, edit, and showcase as much content as they possibly can. Come watch us feed the algorithm!…

Come and JAM Sundays @ UCB Franklin 5:30-6:30! Students of all levels are welcome! It’s free and a great way to get on stage and get reps! An inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe…

A weekly show where everyone can try out bits, sketches and characters! Not Too Shabby is UCB's long-running sketch open mic night every Sunday at 7pm at the UCB Annex on Bronson. Sketches! Characters! Bits! Songs! Come see future comedy…

A weekly show where you can bring your improv team to perform! February's host team: TBA Want to bring your team? We’re looking for teams from all levels of experience: have a practice team that’s met once or twice? Have…

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…