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.

Michael Hartney

Michael Hartney is thrilled to be a member of the UCBT Maude Team The Prom and the Lloyd Team First Lady. He co-hosts and produces Characters Welcome, a monthly character showcase at UCBeast. Michael also currently appears as George Peters in The 2017 Tony Awardz: A Musical Parody.

Michael was the writer and performer of So I Like Superman: A One-Nerd Show and a member of Maude Teams High Treason and Arbuckle. Other past shows at UCBT include Brad Sacks Gets A Handjob, Oh My God, I Heard You're Dying!, and The Same Sex-Tacular.

Michael can be seen on 30 Rock, in the films Small Time and BearCity, in webseries SketchY and It Gets Betterish, and commercials for Hanes, AT&T, Target, Time Warner Cable, CarMax, and many more.

He has a BFA in Acting from the State University of New York at Buffalo.