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.

Joe Hartzler

Joe is an actor, writer, satirist born and raised in the fertile Tuscarawas River valley of Ohio's Amish country. Before moving to Los Angeles in 2006, he spent three years touring America's Hotels and Highways, performing improv comedy for churches, colleges, conferences, Christians, Texans, and Drunks.  

In 2008, Joe began performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with the Harold Team, FLAP JACKSON. He currently performs at Harold Night as a proud member of THE GREAT WAR, and can be seen at Maude night with the sketch team, UP, UP, UP!.

As an actor, Joe appeared in the second season of HBO's FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS, THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF DAVID AND JENNY. He has also appeared in several national commercials, including campaigns for Madden, Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Halo Reach. He once had his head chopped off in the Sci-Fi Channel original movie, HEADLESS HORSEMAN, but recovered nicely.

Other stage credits include SKETCH CRAM, THE TWITTER SHOW, CDR SKETCH, NOT TOO SHABBY, WHAT'S GOING ON? WITH MIKE MITCHELL, THE DEL CLOSE MARATHON, and ASSSSCAT.

Joe is a regular contributor to Funnyordie.com, and twitter: @joehartzler.