Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre has affordable, comedy shows seven nights a week in NYC and LA. Watch the best improv, sketch and standup in the country. Our original comedy video productions have garnered the national spotlight. We also run the first nationally accredited improv and sketch comedy school in the country. For information on our courses, visit the Training Center.

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UCB Theatre LA UCB Theatre NY UCB East UCBcomedy.com
5919 Franklin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 908-8702 		307 W. 26th St.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 366-9176 		153 East 3rd St.
New York, NY 10009
(212) 366-9231
Tonight's Schedule
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Wed May 22, 2013		 Today's Highlight
  • 6:30pm $5 Spank Beware of Danny Finkelstein / Those Magnificent Moms!

    See two brand new sketch or solo shows birthed right before your eyes. These shows have never been performed on the UCBTLA stage before.

  • 8:00pm $5 Maude Night Bonafide/Nephew
    Free to UCBTLA students w/ID

    Sketch comedy from some of UCBTLA's best sketch writers and performers!

  • 9:30pm $5 Facebook

    2 audience members are randomly plucked from the audience to get their FACEBOOK page examined and then turned into long form improvised comedy scenes.

    This performance is sold out. There will be a stand-by line for this show.
  • 11:00pm $5 Cagematch Midbest vs. ElizaBeck Hasselbeth

    Welcome to the world's most dangerous improv arena, where two mighty teams of gladiators will take the stage to prove who is the best of the best.
  • 6:30pm $5 SPANK Brandon Gulya: Who Are You People and Why Are You Watching Me? / Big Dumb: A One-Man Summer Music Festival

    See two brand new sketch or solo shows birthed right before your eyes. These shows have never been performed on the UCBT stage before.  

    And just like children, some may be good and some may be bad, but somebody out there loves them just the same.

  • 8:00pm $5 THE UNBREAKABLE GUN: A Live-Action Action Movie & BOAT: Comedic Sketches

    First they broke his town. Then they broke his heart. But there's one thing they'll never break... his gun!

    No hook. No filler. Just really funny sketches.

  • 9:30pm $5 Recipe For Success with Chef Michael Denardi

    Let chef Michael Denardi (The Colbert Report's Pete Grosz) show you everything you didn't know that you didn't know about preparing food.

  • 11:00pm Free School Night

    School Night is a weekly showcase for new and experimental material from New York's top improv, sketch, and stand-up  performers. Hosted by Sasheer Zamata.

    This performance does not accept reservations.
  • 6:00pm $5 New Team Harold

    Catch them now before they become big stars. Students currently enrolled in Advanced Study classes at the UCB Training Center perform the "Harold" for your enjoyment.

  • 7:30pm $5 LLOYD NIGHT --Detroit
    --Apollo

    Come see longform improv from NYC's top up-and-coming improv stars.

    This performance is sold out. There will be a stand-by line for this show.
  • 9:00pm $5 The Brothers Hines: Play by Play

    The Brothers Hines perform color commentary on an improv set.

  • 10:00pm $5 HOT FOR TEACHER: The UCB Faculty Show

    Improv comedy done by the pros.

  • 11:00pm Free The Improv Jam

    UCBeast's weekly improv jam! Think you have the improv chops to jam with Ralph? Prove it!

    This performance does not accept reservations.