The hit comedy podcast, Podcast But Outside, interviews YOU! It's a wild and chaotic modern interview show unlike any other! Podcast But Outside is the world's premiere outdoor podcast, interviewing such esteemed guests as Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Nick Kroll, and a random girl named Sara over its celebrated four-year run. The "interview strangers on…
Mr. Horsepower is a variety show featuring LA's best stand-ups, characters, sketch comedians, clowns, and more! Mr. Horsepower is a comedy show featuring LA’s best comedians at UCB Franklin. Previous guests include Demetri Martin, Sarah Squirm, John Early, Jon Gabrus, Whitmer Thomas, Joel Kim Booster, Joe Mande, Sandy Honig, Atsuko Okatsuka, and more! Hosted by…
1/2 Homosexual Dating Show, 1/2 Queer Improv Spectacular.Whether you're looking for love or looking for laughs, Dating Gayme is the gayest way to spend your evening. Join LGBTQ+ individuals on their quest to make a romantic connection and the queer improvisers that are going to make that possible. Actual lesbian couple Jordan Myrick (Good Mythical…
Come see the ingenious cast of UCB's character house team called Betty! Betty Night showcases brand-new solo and duo characters every month by our UCB house character team. ------ Featuring: Frank Caeti, Kami Dimitrova, Cam Gavinski, Ryan Hitchcock, Andrew Knox, Dione Kuraoka, Jenny Lorenzo, Veronica Osorio, Lauren Raff, Morthyn Roc, Stevie Shale And special guest…
An intergalactic improv battle between the best teams in LA where YOU choose the winner! Two teams enter, one team leaves! Long, long ago alien Queen Titi and her army overtook our peaceful planet Earth-UCB and mandated that the best, most competitive improv teams in LA battle it out until only one stands. Queen Titi…
An improv comedy show mixing up-and-comers with improv legends! Holy Shit - Jess McKenna, Shaun Diston, Ryan Gaul, Kylie Brakeman, Casey Feigh & Ryan Rosenberg Black People - Brianna Baker, Julian Gant, Christina Anthony, Choni Francis, Nikki Star, Dior Allen, Edgar Blackmon, Dwayne Colbert & Leonard Smith Jr. Wet Bus - Erin Keif, Waleed Mansour & Sean Coyle HOLY…
"Asian AF Presents: Filipino AF" is a comedy variety show featuring the best Filipino American talent in Los Angeles. "Asian AF Presents: Filipino AF" is a comedy variety show featuring the best Filipino American talent in Los Angeles. Improv, sketch, standup, and maybe even some music and dance. (It's Filipinos after all!) Featuring improv by…
So pretty it hurts... We are a group of gorgeous orphans who are also serious artists. We have been performing at an orphanage since we were little and have gotten so amazing that we are now invited everywhere in the world to perform. It helps if you read that again in a German accent. None…
Magic to Do is a fully improvised musical show. We take a suggestion from the audience and turn it into Musical Magic!Magic to Do is a fully improvised musical show. We take a suggestion from the audience and turn it into Musical Magic!Cast: Tara Copeland, Chris Grace, Ashley Ward, Ross Bryant, John Hartman, Rashawn ScottWith…
A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's legendary teams, The Smokes & The Big Team.THE SMOKES : No gimmicks, no pyrotechnics – just a single suggestion and these friends of (gulp) twenty years put on an amazing improvised show.Showbiz credits include: screenwriter of The Heat, co-author of the Broadway musical Beetlejuice, star/co-creator of…
A night of restaurant-themed comedy for your feasting pleasure. In honor of Dine LA restaurant week, UCB's dishing up a variety show based on your fucked-up feasting escapades. Go spend way too much on LA grub, then top ‘er off with some five-star sketch and improv comedy. Featuring Moon Goon: Mary Anthony, Jeremy Culhane, Josh…
A weekly show where everyone can try out bits, sketches and characters!Not Too Shabby is UCB's long-running sketch open mic night every Friday at 11:30pm. Sketches! characters! bits! songs! Come see future comedy stars of tomorrow try out new material with reckless abandon!Hosted by Moon GoonWant to perform? Submissions open on the day of the…
The unauthorized story of the world-famous Quebecois circus troupe from people who were not there!Moon Goon présente Cirque du Soleil The Play! The worst Cirque du Soleil troupe on the Vegas strip tries to keep the lights on, but the best show is actually what happens backstage.ABOUT MOON GOONMoon Goon are frequently referred to as…
ASSSSCAT is UCB's signature improv show that has played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country. What is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings,…
A comedy variety show where we shit on everything, everywhere, ALL IN FLORIDA and the proceeds will go to an LGBTQIA+ charity in FL. FUCK FLORIDA is a variety show that explores the toxic relationship between the State of Florida, its residents, and its haters… directly benefiting an LGBTQIA+ charity in FL. Hosted by Raiza…
An all-new sketch comedy show written, rehearsed, and performed in a single day. 14 hours, 20 people, 1 all-new sketch comedy show written, rehearsed and performed in a single day. It's SKETCH CRAM! Every month UCB's top writers meet on a Saturday morning and begin writing the show from scratch. UCB's best performers arrive that…
Come and JAM Sundays @ UCB Franklin 5:30-6:30! Students of all levels are welcome! It’s free and a great way to get on stage and get reps! An inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Come…
An all-star, all-queer cast of improvisers + true stories from celebrity guests! Featuring a different celebrity guest each month! They tell stories, we do improv, and everyone goes home a little gayer. Cast: Stephanie Allynne, Suzi Barrett, Oscar Montoya, Ally Beardsley, Mark Rennie, Heather Anne Campbell, Rebecca Drysdale, Allen Loeb With Special Guest Michael Hitchcock!…
ASSSSCAT is UCB's signature improv show that has played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country. What is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings,…
A showcase of the hottest and wettest indie improv teams in LA. Hosted by WILD. KEEP THE WEEKEND GOING UNTIL THE LAST HOUR! Every month, the women of WILD perform alongside a rotation of two of the hottest homemade teams in LA. The vibe is party, the team chemistry is immaculate, and the improv is…
Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Harold Night is UCB's long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. ------ Featuring: XOXO & Bitchin' ---- Complete List of Harold Teams Bitchin': Lisa Gilroy, Jake Jabbour, Colin McGurk, Wayland…
Your one stop shop to see UCB's house improv ensembles perform every Monday! Harold Night is UCB's long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold. ------ Featuring: Keanu & Lohan ---- Complete List of Harold Teams Bitchin': Lisa Gilroy, Jake Jabbour, Colin McGurk, Wayland…
Maddie Connors, Christine Medrano & Jared Goldstein host a stand-up show with the most iconic comedians around. Maddie Connors, Christine Medrano & Jared Goldstein host a stand-up show with the most iconic comedians around. This is an 18+ show. Featuring: Sherry Cola, Blair Socci, Adam Conover & more! -- All sales are final. The show…
A solo show on the inner workings of sketch comedian Allison Reese and a Black girl sketch group explores topics in popular culture.Unhinged: Beyond the Kamala: A hilarious solo show or "sketch special" that intertwines sketch, music, improv, and stand up by Just For Laughs and CBS Showcase alumni Allison Reese. Through her hysterical comedic…
An exploration of different Improvised Long Forms! Form Night! Hosted by Monika Smith & Mike Leffingwell Join Mike and Monika for a night of improvised comedy as they introduce you to old and new improv forms that may have never graced the UCB stage. Smith and Leffingwell have both toured the world performing and teaching…
Maude Night boasts brand new material by UCB's house sketch teams every month. Come see two sketch comedy shows written by house teams of writers & performers at UCB. ------ Featuring: Wishbone & Trainwreck ---- Complete List of Maude Teams Trainwreck: PERFORMERS: Max Hawksford, Andrew Lindh, Julie Marchiano, Andres Parada, Nikki Star WRITERS: Angela Batuure,…
A Queer Gauntlet in Celebration of National Coming Out Day! Who gets to decide who is LGBTQ+ or not? We do! A parade of fictional characters and real world figures will present themselves in front of a panel of queer comedians called the GAYTKEEPERS (Jess Svendsgaard, Jesse Esparza, Joan Ford) and make the argument that…
Gather round Jackie's Hole to sing, stomp, unwind, and talk shit! You never know just what you're gonna find down in The Hole, but this musical variety show has it ALL: a celebrity interview, rowdy characters, and an improvised jamboree by a 3 piece live country band (The HOLEigans!) Jackie and her cast of characters…
Pinot Noir: A gripping improvised crime story fueled by celebrity tales and a shitload of wine. Cynicism, fatalism, moral ambiguity -- these traits form the bedrock of my favorite genre of storytelling: Noir. There's something about a tired detective, searching desperately for clues (and meaning), that we can all relate to -- or at least,…
The world's most popular completely improvised full band musical! Baby Wants Candy is a critically acclaimed comedy ensemble with casts in Chicago, LA, NY and an international touring company. The audience shouts out a title of a musical that has never been performed before. Accompanied by a full band, the first title the group hears…
UCB powerhouse improv teams Queen George & JV share the stage for a night of comedic bliss! Queen George performs a fast-paced improv show based on just a one-word suggestion from the audience. Queen George members acting/writing credits include, Grand Crew, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veep, Modern Family, Good Trouble, Shameless, Perfect Harmony, and many more! Cast:…
An all-star cast of Black comedians perform post-blaze. Join Jacquis Neal as he invites some of the best Black comedians in town to Pass That Blunt. The cast will have a smoke session backstage (and likely onstage) then perform an hour of comedy post-blaze. This is an 18+ show. -- All sales are final. The…
A weekly show where everyone can try out bits, sketches and characters!Not Too Shabby is UCB's long-running sketch open mic night every Friday at 11:30pm. Sketches! characters! bits! songs! Come see future comedy stars of tomorrow try out new material with reckless abandon!Hosted by Moon GoonWant to perform? Submissions open on the day of the…
It's a comedy show. It's a game show. And it's hosted by popular podcaster Jimmy Pardo. Featuring LA's best comedians. It's a comedy show. It's a game show. Pop Cultured with Jimmy Pardo is a panel-style game show hosted by comedian/podcaster Jimmy Pardo, featuring three comedians who must answer a series of ridiculous questions based…
ASSSSCAT is UCB's signature improv show that has played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country. In celebration of Latine Heritage Month, this show mixes comedians who speak Spanish as a first language and comedians who speak Spanish as a second language, (Gringos) to do an improv show in Spanish where for…
Welcome to a 90’s basement party where 7 pairs of LA's best improvisors play 7 MINUTES IN HEAVEN! 7 minutes in Heaven! Like the party game! 7 pairs of improvisers who don’t know each other are locked together on stage for 7 minutes of improv bliss! 7 Scenes. 7 minutes. 14 improvisers. No sweeps. No…
In a vampire-infested theater, prepare for a fangtastic comedy bit(e) show that’ll leave you cackling, gasping for air and yearning daylight Imagine a theater filled with a gathering of Draculas, each craving their moment in the spotlight! Brace yourself for a fangstastic bit(e) show where the line between performance and reality fades, leaving you cackling,…
Come and JAM Sundays @ UCB Franklin 5:30-6:30! Students of all levels are welcome! It’s free and a great way to get on stage and get reps! An inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Come…
Improv comedy based on drunk stories, performed by sober improvisers. Featuring an all sober cast (like, in-recovery sober), we’ll perform improv based on drunk stories! In the first part of the show, cast members will share drinking stories from their “former life” then we’ll ask the audience for drunk stories of their own to inspire…
A variety show where the only variety is dance! Kat Burns (2x Emmy Award Winning Choreographer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Key & Peele, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Reno 911! The Afterparty, The Morning Show, The Other Two, Comedy Bang! Bang! Wet Hot American Summer 1st Day of Camp, The Simpsons, Dancing With The Stars) hosts a fantastical…
The best improv show in LA for the gorls and the gays. The Agenda consists of some of the funniest queer-identifying improvisers in LA. They've come to the UCB theater to gather suggestions from the audience on items they think should be added to the Gay Agenda (TM) and then perform improv based on those…
See a brand new new sketch or solo show birthed right before your eyes that is auditioning for a run at the UCB theater. It's a show where we let sketch teams and solo performers try some shit out! Some will be good, some will be bad but it will all be weird and new…
A stand-up show that has a little something for everyone. Hosts Aparna Nancherla (BoJack Horseman, Bobs Burgers, Corporate), Lizzy Cooperman (In Your Hands, Corporate) & Brent Weinbach (Dress Up Gang, Corporate) get together to give you all a taste of some of their favorite comics. Produced by Drunkalogue (In-Unit Laundry, Best Bet, Mixtape) @tastingmenucomedy @drunkalogueshow…
Improv comedy featuring Asian AF's resident team Voltron! Asian AF Presents: Voltron And Friends! is a monthly comedy improv show with Asian AF's resident team Voltron! Every month will feature a rotating cast of the funniest Asian American improvisers in Los Angeles and beyond. VOLTRON: Sarah Claspell, Kim Cooper, Eugene Cordero, Dhruv Uday Singh, Kathy…
Each month, enjoy a brand new lineup of hilarious material, all by indie sketch teams! SKETCH COMEDY FROM THE BEST INDIE TEAMS IN LA. Each month, enjoy a brand new lineup of hilarious material that's written, rehearsed, and performed by all of your favorite up-and-coming and established teams… including your hosts, Hot Second! Hosted by:…
Maude Night boasts brand new material by UCB's house sketch teams every month. Come see sketch comedy shows written by teams of writers & performers at UCB. ------ Featuring: Lasers & Tracksuit ---- Complete List of Maude Teams Trainwreck: PERFORMERS: Max Hawksford, Andrew Lindh, Julie Marchiano, Andres Parada, Nikki Star, JZ Zepeda WRITERS: Angela Batuure,…
An intergalactic improv battle between the best teams in LA where YOU choose the winner! Two teams enter, one team leaves!Long, long ago alien Queen Titi and her army overtook our peaceful planet Earth-UCB and mandated that the best, most competitive improv teams in LA battle it out until only one stands. Queen Titi and…
An improv comedy show mixing up-and-comers with improv legends! HOLY SHIT IMPROV is an improv show featuring the best comedy talent in Los Angeles. Up-and-coming stars mix with improv legends to create an hour of comedy that will have you yelling, “Holy Shit!" Watch past shows at patreon.com/HolyShitImprov Follow: @HolyShitImprov -- All sales are final.…
Fan favorites Yeti and Winslow tag-team an hour of improv comedy! Much like siblings, Yeti was randomly placed together without any say in the matter. And much like siblings in their 20's, they decided they liked hanging out and continued performing after they graduated and left home. Now, they're back in their brand new monthly…
A late night-themed variety show featuring sketch, stand-up and more by some of LA’s best comedians. Hosted by Dana Bell, Luke Moran, Jeremy Schmidt, Skyler Madsen and friends, Late Night Monthly (tentative title) is a monthly (subject to availability of the theater) variety show showcasing some of LA’s best up-and-coming talent as well as more…
A night of improv comedy featuring two teams of LA's finest, all-star comedians. Spanish Aquí Presents debuted the first & only all-Latinx comedy variety show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) in Los Angeles in 2018, and have been selling out shows ever since! Cast: Raiza Licea, Oscar Montoya, Carlos Santos, Tony Rodríguez Search…
Improv comedy featuring the all-Iranian improv team Boos Boos and improv inspired by a special guest's favorite films. Boos Boos: There are half a million Persian people living in Los Angeles. Most of them are very successful doctors and lawyers, but these three silly idiots do improv comedy. Cast: Payam Banifaz, Ruha Taslimi, Kimia Behpoornia…
A weekly show where everyone can try out bits, sketches and characters!Not Too Shabby is UCB's long-running sketch open mic night every Friday at 11:30pm. Sketches! characters! bits! songs! Come see future comedy stars of tomorrow try out new material with reckless abandon!Hosted by Moon GoonWant to perform? Submissions open on the day of the…
ASSSSCAT is UCB's signature improv show that has played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country.What is ASSSSCAT? It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and…
Drag Queen Bottomless Mimosa hosts a night of lipsyncs based on an overarching theme, where the audience decides who wins. Drag Queen Bottomless Mimosa (Ryan Barton) challenges top talent from UCB and drag performers from across LA to prepare an extravagant, high concept, outrageous lipsync based on a monthly theme. And in this fierce competition,…
Come and JAM Sundays @ UCB Franklin 5:30-6:30! Students of all levels are welcome! It’s free and a great way to get on stage and get reps! An inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Come…
Big Grande hops onto the UCB stage for a live improv show that will leave you laughing (hopefully), and them sweating (definitely). Big Grande has been bringing their brand of rapid, honest, and wild live shows to sold out crowds around the country, hell, the continent, for over a decade. Join them for a show…
Reserve a FREE ticket to ASSSSCAT, UCB's signature improv show that's played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country.What is ASSSSCAT?It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts,…
A show of original songs and banter where Julian Velard attempts to solve his midlife crisis. Being middle aged sucks. You’re not young anymore, so no one cares about your potential. You’re not old enough to have any real wisdom. Add two young children, a decade long marriage, and a marginal career to the mix,…
Support staff improvisers turn their Hollywood horror stories into comedy gold. Writers’ Room Support Staff from your favorite TV shows (Twisted Metal, The Conners, Lopez vs. Lopez, Act Your Age, Bridgerton, Umbrella Academy, Atypical, Only Murders in the Building, and more), come together to trauma bond over our experiences in the Writers Room and turn…
The improvised dubbing show! Watch your fave comedians and voice actors re-dub Halloween classics and SLASHics!DUB-A-DUB-DUB is an improv show starring UCB’s best improvisers who also happen to be voice actors. Watch your fave comedians re-dub clips LIVE from movies, TV shows, cartoons, weird old commercials, and more! This month’s theme: HALLOWEEN SCREAM - with…
An improv comedy show based on your crappy month! Watch the best comedians in Los Angeles turn your misery into laughter! Let's face it; this month was trash. We're here to help! Come to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and witness some of the best live comedy in Los Angeles. Toast this garbage month off…
Improv comedy featuring the all-BIPOC team Benetton and the longstanding and iconic Bangarang! Benetton is your favorite group of BIPOC improvisers conveniently consolidated into one yummy half-hour of comedy. EASY! Gone are the days of searching high and low for a show filled with inclusive voices that make you go HA-HA-HA. GONE! With Benetton, you'll…
Mo Welch (Conan) does stand up with her hilarious friends. Mo Welch is a cartoonist (The New Yorker) and a stand up (Conan, Comedy Central) and she's ready to debut some of her new material about coming out, marrying a musical theater nerd, and having a baby the new-fashioned way. Featuring: TBA ---- All sales…
PA, inspired by the 2019 film MA starring Octavia Spencer, is a queer-camp-horror-comedy. Just in time for Halloween, this play will feature MA inspired wigs, kills, and attitude. When a lonely middle aged man meets a group of lively queer friends he invites them over to his house to party. Things go from fun to…
Come and JAM Sundays @ UCB Franklin 5:30-6:30! Students of all levels are welcome! It’s free and a great way to get on stage and get reps! An inclusive improv jam for UCB students, performers, and fans! Anna Rajo, Joe Fahey, and PJ McCormick will host with a 4th special guest host every week. Come…
A spooky hilarious talent show, featuring some of LA's funniest phantoms! Hosted by Allan McLeod (Drunk History) Marcy Jarreau (Brooklyn 99) Welcome residents of Hollywood Tower Apartments, aka the TOWER OF TERROR! It’s the semi-annual supernatural community talent show! Hosted by your favorite lounge singing duo to die brutally in apartment 13D, Arty & Lorraine…
Improv based off horror films, with a lineup so good it's scary. We will get seven horror film tropes from the audience. Then, the improvisers will do a montage based off that. With each sweep edit, the theater will get DARKER until the final scene is performed in blackness. For the second half of the…
Your favorite trans/gnc/non binary improvisers perform a set inspired by Halloween! Ever wonder what would happen if Ghostface showed up on Elm Street? Would Freddy Krueger’s catchphrase become “Hello Sidney”? And what would happen if your favorite horror movie mashup starred all Trans/Non-binary/Gender Nonconforming performers. That's exactly what you'll find at MONSTER MASH. The audience…
Hannah Garcés & Dickie Copeland bring their tarot-reading Instagram Live show and podcast to the stage in a special UCB Halloween event.These spooky bitches will pierce the veil, contacting the spirits (both benevolent and naughty) to divine the past, present and future through tarot. Audience members and a few special guests will have their cards…
A comedic roller coaster ride with Jewish mama to the world, Beverly Ginsberg! BEVERLY LIVE is an exploration of Beverly's new life in California at age 70 (ish). She is learning about everything from sound baths to how not to get canceled. She even has a BELL system in place to "ding" her every time…
It is Lina’s first hour-long working show and she is excited to work it out on stage instead of therapy. This is a solo show featuring standup and storytelling from comedian Lina Green (Amazon, HBOMax, Netflix) Directed by Numa Perrier (The Perfect Find (Netflix)) It is Lina’s first hour-long working show and she is excited…
It's a comedy show. It's a game show. And it's hosted by popular podcaster Jimmy Pardo. Featuring LA's best comedians. It's a comedy show. It's a game show. Pop Cultured with Jimmy Pardo is a panel-style game show hosted by comedian/podcaster Jimmy Pardo, featuring three comedians who must answer a series of ridiculous questions based…
A comedic roller coaster ride with Jewish mama to the world, Beverly Ginsberg! BEVERLY LIVE is an exploration of Beverly's new life in California at age 70 (ish). She is learning about everything from sound baths to how not to get canceled. She even has a BELL system in place to "ding" her every time…
It's a comedy show. It's a game show. And it's hosted by popular podcaster Jimmy Pardo. Featuring LA's best comedians. It's a comedy show. It's a game show. Pop Cultured with Jimmy Pardo is a panel-style game show hosted by comedian/podcaster Jimmy Pardo, featuring three comedians who must answer a series of ridiculous questions based…
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