Teachers

Tara Copeland

Tara has been doing improv more than half her life. She can be seeing performing the first Friday of every month at 7p at UCB with the musical comedy group Magic to Do. She lives in LA with her husband Andrew, daughter Maggie, and cat Ozmo. Www.taracopelandactor.com

Todd Fasen

Todd Fasen has been performing since his days in preschool when he was cast as the role of Max in his preschool graduation production of Where The Wild Things Are. In 2000 he began improvising as a member of the Vassar College improv troupe boringly named Improv. Todd studied improv at both UCBTLA and IO West. He currently performs at UCBTLA and around Los Angeles with the teams Convoy and Sentimental Lady. Todd had a recurring role on the critically acclaimed FX SeriesTerriers, and co-created and starred in a pilot for Comedy Central. He has also appeared on The Goldbergs, Reno 911!, Conan, Key & Peele, and in various national commercials. Other UCBTLA credits include Thirty:30, Comedy Death-Ray, CDR Sketch, Quick and Funny Musicals, and Sketch Cram.

Toni Charline

Toni Charline is a writer and actor in Los Angeles. You can see her every Friday night on house teams Bangarang! and The Soundtrack. She is the host of 'Munchies with Toni Charline'.

Zach Zucker

 ZACH ZUCKER is an award-winning clown and producer that tours original comedy shows worldwide. A graduate of École Philippe Gaulier in France, he is one half of Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo, the alter-ego of New York's greatest comedian Jack Tucker, and the creator of independent music and comedy label, Stamptown. The first international comedian at the only comedy venue in Mumbai, India (That Comedy Club), he has sold out shows at Netflix Is A Joke, Just For Laughs, Glastonbury, Soho Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, Comedy Central, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and Off-Broadway in New York City, and he has taught workshops at The Groundlings, UCB, Second City, Lyric Hyperion, Clown Gym, Bristol University and various festivals around the world.

Zack Phillips

Zack Phillips has taught, written and performed sketch and improv comedy at UCB New York for many years. Zack co-created and -wrote the Audible comedy series "64th Man" starring John Cena and others. Previously, he was head writer at Above Average and its sports site, The Kicker. Other credits include The Onion, Clickhole, Impractical Jokers, and TV writing fellowships from the Screenwriters Colony and WGA East. Before all this, Zack was a print reporter in Washington DC and played D-3 college baseball. He and his wife have two daughters. www.zackjphillips.com

Zack Willis

Zack Willis (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based writer, actor, teacher, Dungeon Master and all around floppy lad. He graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing and has been active in the NYC comedy scene for over 10 years.

He has performed at the UCB theater in New York since 2011. Over that time he played on various house teams, weekend teams, the touring company, and created improvised musicals every week as a founding member of Rumpleteaser. Zack’s writing has appeared in Funny or Die, the Onion Video, and across stages in NYC. He also is a member of a band called BRVNCHES.