Every year the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre hosts Cagematch, a long-running improv competition where UCB Harold teams and indie groups compete head-to-head with the winner determined by audience votes. So far this season, a triumvirate of ladies (Nicole Byer, Sasheer Zamata and Keisha Zollar) called Doppelganger have made a name for themselves by defeating a pair of UCB Harold teams and accumulating the fourth highest "Votes Per Show" margin in the tournament's history. I spoke with the ladi... [Read More]

One of the founders of the Chicago-based comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, Walsh will direct an improvised feature called "High Road" that he wrote with Josh Weiner. And he has recruited a raft of well-known comedians to star, including Horatio Sanz ("Saturday Night Live"), Rob Riggle ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"), Abby Elliott ("SNL"), Lizzy Kaplan ("Hot Tub Time Machine"), Kyle Gass ("Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny") and Zach Woods ("The Office"). The film follows a part-time w... [Read More]

Last Friday and Saturday marked the first ever Friars Club Improv and Sketch Competition (FrISC). Held at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, FrISC showcased the best five improv and sketch groups from ... [Read More]

I saw that this video existed over a week ago, but something was glitchy with the UCBComedy website, so I couldn't watch it. Which is fine! We all get sick! I once had a flu once. But I'm gl... [Read More]

Parallel thinking is pretty common. Two people, different place, different time, come up with the same concept. Both go on to independently create something, crafting the idea to make it better. I introduce you to Intervention Intervention starring Matt Besser. Ten months before this video, Funny or Die had a similar sketch starring Fred Armisen also called Intervention Intervention. Both of these sketches take different approaches and arrive at different conclusions.. [Read More]

Sketchfest NYC 2010, a three day all-night sketch comedy festival celebrating acts from across the country went down June 10-12. The stage at Upright Citizens Brigade theatre saw over 20 acts.. [Read More]

Today Comedy Central is unveiling their new web talk show Portable Lounge. That's right, it's a TV show on the internet! What's next, a website on the lawnmower? [Read More]

This week’s comedy foot soldier is Comedy Nerd’s favorite Michael Hartney or as I like to call him the hardest working man in sketch comedy. Michael is a big part of the UCB sketch community and it seems like every day he is adding another project (seriously, check out his list of plugs at the bottom). [Read More]

we did our best to capture as much of the magic as we could in our own fleeting way through the power of some microphones, a Macbook, and maybe a little something called The Power of Love (or maybe it was “I Want a New Drug”, it’s hard to remember). So sit back and listen to these interviews with sketch comedy powerhouses B.O.F., Two Man No Show, FUCT, Team Submarine, and Audience of Two and keep the spirit alive. [Read More]

Last night Sketchfest NYC came to end with a huge party of sketch, drinking and debauchery. We tried to stay sober enough to bring you a recap of all the great comedy. Groups included Dave & Ethan, Germans. Pangea 3000. Free Love Forum, Rue Brutaila, Elephant Larry and MURDERFIST. [Read More]