World & Nation
Comedian Matt Besser rails against humanity’s dumber side.
Feb. 21, 2002
Entertainment & Arts
‘Freak Dance’ at UCB Theatre
May 17, 2012
Television
Training ground, launchpad, nexus, philosophy and maybe a little bit of a cult, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater recently brought its Del Close Marathon, for the first time, to Los Angeles.
July 2, 2019
Television: A darkly ingenuous series steps into a promising time slot after ‘South Park.’ It’s not just another sketch show.
Aug. 19, 1998
Upright Citizens Brigade music festival on Sunday
April 18, 2013
Upright Citizens Brigade provides more improv than you pay for.
Sept. 7, 2006
Awards
“Pain & Gain” director Michael Bay papers the walls of his mansion with hundred-dollar bills.
April 27, 2013
‘Pain & Gain’ and the mythos of Michael Bay
After years of mistrust, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater owners Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Amy Poehler came in for harsh criticism.
March 24, 2020
Former NBA player and TNT sports analyst Charles Barkley is rarely at a loss for words, but Sunday on stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the mountain of a man was reduced to silent spasms of laughter as a troupe of improv comedians spun sketches from his monologues about childhood, race and fellow sports figures.
Nov. 7, 2016