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.

Nate Dern

Nate Dern is a comedic actor, writer and director based in New York City, and is the Artistic Director of the UCBT NY.

He can be seen performing live as the co-host of the monthly comedy show BEASTMASTERS and of the weekly Hot Chicks Room stand-up open mic, both at UCBeast.

Nate's acting credits include appearances on ESPN's Silly Little Game, The Onion News Network, The Colbert Report, MTV's TRL, the CW's Beauty and the Geek, the CW's Gossip Girl, HBO's Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, feature film The Sisterhood Of Night(2013), CollegeHumor Originals, hosting on Sundance Channel, and commercial work for AT&T, Comedy Central, Embassy Suites, and more.

Outside of comedy, Nate is the owner/operator of video production company NOJL Films and is currently a sociology PhD student at Columbia University.

To contact Nate or to see some of his other projects, please visit natedern.com at your earliest convenience.