Upright Citizens Brigade

This article is about the comedy troupe. For the school and theaters the members of the troupe founded, see Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. For the television series, see Upright Citizens Brigade (TV series).

Upright Citizens Brigade
Formation1990; 34 years ago (1990)
TypeTheatre group
PurposeImprovisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, surreal humor, theater, variety shows
Location
Websiteucbcomedy.com

The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990.[1] The original incarnation of the group consisted of Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin. Other early members included Neil Flynn, Armando Diaz, Ali Farahnakian and Rich Fulcher.

In 2013, Besser, Roberts and Walsh wrote The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual.[2]

  1. ^ Raftery, Brian (September 25, 2011). "And... Scene". New York. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Zinoman, Jason (February 20, 2014). "Get the Laughs, but Follow the Rules". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2016.