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  1. Looking Back at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade TV Show with the UCB4The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  2. Follow Friday: @EliTerryEverybody fancies themselves as some sort of wizard that can conjure up laughter by a few strokes of a keyboard, but only a few tweeters are […]
    By Roger Cormier
  3. NYC Standups and the UCB Theatre Have Reached a CompromiseAfter a debate over whether the UCB Theatre should begin paying stand-ups or not swept the internet last month, the UCB and a group of […]
    By Bradford Evans
  4. Listen to Matt Besser and Ian Roberts Explain the History, Philosophy, and […]UCB Theatre founders Matt Besser and Ian Roberts did a special episode of Besser’s Earwolf podcast improv4humans today, in which they walk […]
    By Bradford Evans
  5. The Great NYC Standup DebateThere’s been a debate raging across the internet this weekend about the UCBeast Theatre in New York’s practice of not paying stand-ups who […]
    By Bradford Evans
  6. A Funny Thing: Jon Gabrus Is Sorry He Farted in ChurchOur story this week: Jon Gabrus, your typical hipster, douchebag, Atheist and host of Guy Code on MTV2 overcomes the joys of mocking the […]
    By Splitsider Editors
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    SF Sketchfest’s 2013 Lineup: ‘Portlandia,’ ‘Childrens Hospital,’ Stella, […]Long-running Bay Area comedy festival SF Sketchfest just announced its 2013 lineup, and it’s pretty impressive roster that includes pretty much […]
    By Bradford Evans
  8. A Funny Thing: Christian Capozzoli Dresses Up Like an Old Man and Bleeds […]Ever showed up to a costume party to find you are the only one in costume? Imagine that, then add blood. Lots of blood. You won’t believe how […]
    By Splitsider Editors
  9. Improv’s Babel: Defining the Game of the SceneInterviews by Matt Visconage. Improv was doomed with a semantics crisis from the start. When long-form improvisation began to flourish as its […]
    By Erik Voss
  10. Watch the ‘Happy Endings’ Live Show Right Here Right Now Happy Endings is finally coming back to TV tomorrow, and to ring in the new season, the cast and writers held a live show at the UCB Theatre […]
    By Bradford Evans
  11. Splitsider and Tumblr’s Dog and Pony Show: Michael Che, Sara Schaefer and […]Big news! We’re teaming up with our friends over at Tumblr to present a new monthly standup show in NYC at UCB East, and the very first one is […]
    By Adam Frucci
  12. Garfunkel and Oates Met the Real John Oates but Have No Video Evidence Musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates (Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci) are the latest to contribute a story to Vulture and UCB’s […]
    By Bradford Evans
  13. Paul Scheer and Casey Wilson Have Embarrassing Moments in Life, Just Like […] Vulture and the Upright Citizens Brigade have teamed up to create a new web series called “Pop Culture Memory Lane,” in which comedians share […]
    By Bradford Evans
  14. This Week In Web Videos: ‘I’m Too Fragile For This’Most people can’t pull improv off. Not even improv that’s “loosely scripted” (Curb style). Not even for a thirty-second, 101 class exercise. […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  15. Fox Buys an Ellen DeGeneres Produced Sitcom Based On the Web Series […] Couple Time is web series by UCB performers Allyn Rachel and Patrick Carlyle that aspires to capture the “weird stuff couples do when no one […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  16. Just Try It: The Comedy Schools and Programs to Get You Started at Being […]this content series is produced in partnership with smartwater. smartwater, good taste travels well. Click here to learn more. Performing […]
    By Bradford Evans
  17. All Improv, No Sleep: Inside the 14th Annual Del Close MarathonWhen you’re surrounded by several hundred sweat-drenched people on a New York City sidewalk for hours at a time, you don’t expect to see so […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  18. Meeting the Guru of Longform Improv in ‘The Delmonic Interviews’It’s no secret that sometimes comedy is taken a bit too seriously. Comedy obsessives love not just the jokes, but the mechanics and emotions of […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  19. Are You Ready For the Del Close Marathon? The Del Close Marathon starts tomorrow!!!!!!! I’ve been not sleeping to get myself ready to watch comedy for 50 hours straight, which is […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  20. It’s That Episode 21: Matt Besser/’Teen Mom’ - Letting GoOn “It’s That Episode,” Craig Rowin (UCB Theatre) invites guests over to his apartment to watch any episode of any TV show they want. They […]
    By Splitsider Editors
  21. Talking with Matt Besser About ‘Freak Dance,’ improv4humans, and the […]Freak Dance, the musical/dance movie parody written and directed by UCB’s Matt Besser and co-directed by Neil Mahoney, follows a rich ballerina […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. Talking to Zach Woods About Bringing Improv to TV and Film ActingThere’s a growing flock of people in TV and movies whose primary training is improv comedy. On one hand, it makes sense: these people have […]
    By Will Hines
  23. The Lost Roles of Amy PoehlerOver the past two decades, Amy Poehler has amassed one of the most impressive resumes in comedy history. Not only did she play a significant […]
    By Bradford Evans
  24. Matt Walsh Teaches the Harlem Globetrotters Improv!!! Last night, Matt Walsh was on Conan to talk about Veep, which was fun and fine but then he dropped the red, white, and blue-striped bomb that […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  25. Watch a 10-Year-Old Video About the UCB Theatre and See Zach Woods Look […] When I spoke to Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair, there was a lot of discussion of their old UCB days. Here is a clip from an old news […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  26. Talking with Jessica St. Clair & Lennon Parham About Best Friends ForeverJessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, creators/writers/stars of NBC’s Best Friends Forever, and I are not friends, let alone best friends, but […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  27. A Masked Horatio Sanz and a Bunch of UCBers Fight ‘Crime’ Horatio Sanz found time outside of busy interviewing Joseph Kony schedule to slap on a mask and create this very funny webseries. He plays […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  28. This Week In Web Videos: ‘How to Make a Situation About You’I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. Sometimes, in web series, simple is better. UCBComedy’s “How to Make a Situation About You” confirms […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  29. It’s That Episode 11: Rory Panagotopulos/’X-Men’ - NightcrawlerOn “It’s That Episode,” Craig Rowin (UCB Theatre) invites guests over to his apartment to watch any episode of any TV show they want. They […]
    By Splitsider Editors
  30. NBC’s Best Friends Forever Looks Worth Looking Forward To Speaking of UCB, here’s a preview of an upcoming NBC show created by two UCB performers (Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair), whose writing […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  31. Even Brian Williams Knows About the UCB Theater Brizzity Wiz schooled the nation on the history of the “comedy drug pushers” known as the UCB on Rock Center this week. Matt Walsh and Amy […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  32. How Sue LaRoche-Van Der Hout Became a Full-Fledged 30 Rock CharacterHere’s the story of how Sue Galloway went from being a UCB performer and background extra on 30 Rock to a secondary character on the show in […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  33. Wanna See a Movie About the NYC Improv Scene? Here’s the Kickstarter video for On the Cusp, Off the Cuff, a documentary about the improv community in New York being made by improviser and […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  34. This Week in Web Videos: Baby Big Body So, “This Week’s Web Series You Need To Watch” took a little break to rejigger its focus and maintain its freshness. Maybe you noticed and […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  35. One Hour of Poehler & Lynch and One Tragically Unreleased Movie Trailer An hour of Amy Poehler and Jane Lynch chatting would be worth it no matter what they’re talking about, but if they’re talking about Amy’s […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  36. Stock Up on Sleep Now, Because DCM 14 Is ComingUCB’s 14th annual Del Close Marathon will be held in New York from June 29 to July 1. Cancel your plans, submit shows, begin sculpting a […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  37. New Trailer Suggests That High Road May Be the Best Improvised Comedy of […] Here’s the latest trailer for Matt Walsh’s improvised UCB movie High Road, featuring Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Horatio Sanz, Kyle Gass, Abby […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  38. Harvard Sailing Team and the Re-emergence of New York Sketch ComedySketch comedy is on the rise! This article highlights some popular purveyors of the form, from the internet’s Harvard Sailing Team to UCB’s […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  39. Jim-A-Day Might Be the Best Online Video Daily Calendar of the Year It’s January 19th, 2012, and it’s as good a day as any to catch up on the year’s best live-action desk calendar. What will Jim say today, we […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  40. This Week’s Web Series You Need To Watch: I Wanna Have Your BabySNL and UCB are two of the most powerful 3-letter acronyms in the New York City comedy scene (behind CFF, “cool funny frogs,” the all-amphibian […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
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    Broad City Going to FXThe web series is graduating to TV with producer Amy Poehler producing.
    By Sarah Bennett
  42. Freak Dance Review: No Butts Allowed That Ain’t WorkingIt’s pretty remarkable how many dance movies Hollywood has churned out over the years. What’s even more remarkable, though, is how godawful […]
    By Halle Kiefer
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    Due West: A Roundtable Discussion on New York’s Ongoing Comedy ExodusFeaturing Jason Mantzoukas, Eugene Mirman, Chris Gethard, and more.
    By Richard Morgan
  44. A Love Letter To UCB’s 15 Years In New YorkTo honor the UCB’s 15 years in NYC and the opening of UCBeast, New York Mag checked in with about 50 alumni of the many-headed comedy hydra, […]
    By Halle Kiefer
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    Watch the Happy Endings Cast Do Live Comedy at UCBWith special guests!
    By Ray Rahman
  46. Some Things I Learned As the Artistic Director of the UCB TheatreIt’s almost impossible these days to watch a comedy movie or TV sitcom that doesn’t feature a comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade […]
    By Anthony King
  47. Inside the Del Close Marathon’s Three-Day Celebration of Improv and Sweaty […]“Hey. Remember DCM? (I don’t. Please fill me in.)” Four days after I get home from the Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre’s 13th annual Del Close […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  48. Rob Riggle Talks About His Early Days with UCB, His ‘Oprah Story’Serial Optimist has an excellent interview with Rob Riggle today, in which he talks about his early career and how he transitioned from being a […]
    By Adam Frucci
  49. Talking to the UCB About Their Theaters and Upcoming Radio ShowThe AV Club has a great interview with Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh and Matt Besser about UCB’s upcoming Sirius radio show, the two existing […]
    By Adam Frucci
  50. Chivalry and ImprovWill Hines is a teacher at the UCB Training Center in New York. This is republished from his blog Improv Nonsense with permission. Something […]
    By Will Hines
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