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.
Erik Tanouye
Current Shows
Erik Tanouye can be seen every Saturday night improvising with The Curfew. He is also a writer for the Maude Team Neighbor Boy, which performs on Mondays.
He has been a writer/performer at the UCB since 2002. He co-wrote the viral hit "BP Spills Coffee" video (in which he also appears as a Halliburton employee).
He has directed many Maude Night shows in the past. As an improviser, he has performed at Harold night for eight years as a member of Grandma's Ashes, Bastian, The Scam, 1985, The Shoves, and Dillinger.
He created the popular blog Song Lyrics In Chart Form and has a popular twitter feed @toyns.
He was a contributing writer for the Onion's ONN video network, directed acclaimed improv shows by I Eat Pandas and T.J. Monkeys, and co-wrote and performed in the sketch shows "Proceed With Honor" and "Red Christmas" at the UCB Theatre.
Erik has also performed stand-up comedy at alternative venues throughout New York. He has an English degree from Dartmouth College and sometimes plays guitar.
He is currently Director of Student Affairs for the UCB Training Center.
He has been a writer/performer at the UCB since 2002. He co-wrote the viral hit "BP Spills Coffee" video (in which he also appears as a Halliburton employee).
He has directed many Maude Night shows in the past. As an improviser, he has performed at Harold night for eight years as a member of Grandma's Ashes, Bastian, The Scam, 1985, The Shoves, and Dillinger.
He created the popular blog Song Lyrics In Chart Form and has a popular twitter feed @toyns.
He was a contributing writer for the Onion's ONN video network, directed acclaimed improv shows by I Eat Pandas and T.J. Monkeys, and co-wrote and performed in the sketch shows "Proceed With Honor" and "Red Christmas" at the UCB Theatre.
Erik has also performed stand-up comedy at alternative venues throughout New York. He has an English degree from Dartmouth College and sometimes plays guitar.
He is currently Director of Student Affairs for the UCB Training Center.