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.

Lew Gardner

Currently appearing in the off-Broadway smash SLEEP NO MORE, Lew Gardner can also be seen in a number of recent comedy and music videos, including the timely SHAKE IT LIKE AN ETCH-A-SKETCH, and in television series for the Biography, Discovery and History Channels. As a playwright, his work has been performed by a number of noted actors, including Stephen Lang, Vera Lockwood and Kim Hunter. He studied directing with Nikos Psacharopoulos and was part of Harold Clurman's Playwrights & Directors Unit at the Actors Studio.