Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

The UCBT Announces: Maude Team Auditions! Summer 2013

Please read all information carefully as procedures have changed from previous auditions.

Maude Teams are the UCB theaters house sketch comedy teams. Maude Team consist of Six (6) Writers & Six (6) Actors (though sometimes some members of the team are both Writers & Actors). The Actors are the primary cast for each monthly Maude Night performance and work with the Writers in much the same way the cast of Saturday Night Live... Read More

Interview: Comedian Matt Walsh Talks [i]Veep[/i], Improv And Chicago Sports

 
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Vulture April 29, 2013
The 50 Comedians You Should and Will Know
by Jesse David Fox

There’s a comedy boom going on, and this one is far different from the skinny-tied, rolled-up-blazer-sleeved one in the eighties. That boom was all about proliferating comedy clubs vaulting comics into traditional sitcoms, but today’s explosion is fueled by the web, growing new stars... Read More

Congratulations to UCB Theatre alums Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham on the series orders for their new show, "Playing House".

From Variety.com:

Upfronts: USA on Laugh Track with 2 Comedy Series... Read More

Congratulations to the UCB Theatre's Margot Leitman, who's new memoir has made LAmag.com's reading list! The book comes out May 7th, order your copy now!

The Reading List: May ’13
Every month LAmag.com compiles titles of local interest that are hitting the bookshelves. Here, arranged by genre, are some... Read More

From Indiewire.com:


Exclusive: Trailer For 'The Little Tin Man' Starring 'Pitch Perfect' Writer Kay Cannon
BY THE PLAYLIST STAFF
APRIL 25, 2013 11:03... Read More

The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is thrilled to announce our new HAROLD and LLOYD team rosters. Every week these teams perform the fully improvised form, The Harold, at UCB Theatre Chelsea and UCB Theatre East. Please join us in congratulating these performers and check our schedule for information on when these new teams will debut.

LLOYD NIGHT

Bold = new/returning to... Read More

NBC will offer a scholarship to students with advanced skills in improvisation at The UCB Theater. NBCU will sponsor one student, for a full year of UCB Classes. Read More

Congratulations to Matt Besser, Chris Gethard, Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci, whose pilots and projects are currently in development at IFC. Read More

John and Alice live in small town America – 20s, married, very much in love, and broke. Once voted “most likely to succeed,” Alice struggles to make ends meet while her friends enjoy the good life. Her husband John, neurotic and riddled with phobias, just wants to get the bills paid. But an accident leads them to a roadside antique shop where Alice is spontaneously drawn to a mysterious brass teapot. It isn’t long before they realize that this is no ordinary teapot and that perhaps they have... Read More

‘The Heat’ Scribe Katie Dippold Makes 7-Figure Sale To Chernin Entertainment

By MIKE FLEMING JR
Wednesday April 3, 2013 @ 6:01pm PDT



Chernin Entertainment and Fox are so convinced they have a hit in the Paul Feig-directed comedy The Heat with Melissa... Read More

One to watch: Stand-up and sketch comic Amber Nelson
Multitalented comic Amber Nelson brings a singular style to her performances, revealing her own strange passions... Read More

Watch UCBT performers Amey Goerlich, Kirk Damato, David Bluvband, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Schwartz, Allie Kokesh, Annie Barry, Joey Price, Steve Theiss, Joanna Bradley, Corey Palmer and Pat O'brien on a new series from Food Network, Giving You The Business.

From the press... Read More

UCBT's Craig Rowin (THE LAW FIRM, Please Give Me One Million Dollars) stars in Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, a new live-action comedy on Adult Swim. Read More

The UCBT writers and performers will watch every game from the MLB Fan Cave and chronicle their experiences. Read More

Congratulations to UCBT's Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson whose 'Broad City' has been picked up by Comedy Central! Read More

The Upright Citizens Brigade is presenting shows at this year's SXSW. Read More

Comic Pete Holmes to Host TBS Late-Night Series From EP Conan O'Brien Read More

Congratulations to UCB Theatre performer Ben Rameaka (AIRWOLF, MAUDE NIGHT) who has been cast in Amazon's upcoming comedy pilot Alpha House. The show is written by Gary Trudeau (Doonesbury) and stars John Goodman. Read More

This year's marathon will be the last weekend of June: Friday June 28th - Sunday June 30th. Read More