Category Archives: Events

Learning From Mother

Photograph courtesy Ari Scott
Saturday night was Mothers last show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. The 9 year run of the group at the theater is the longest a house team has performed at UCB. It was a great show to boot.
During the show, I thought about what made Mother such an [...]

The Raw Harold, One Last Time

Photographs by Melissago
Tonight is the final Rawhide Presents: The Raw Harold at UCB and instead of again giving my break down of last weeks’ show (which was hilarious) and urging you not to miss it (there is nothing more I can do), I thought I would look at a few facets of the show I [...]

…Last Week on The Raw Harold

So, I told you guys it was a worthwhile show, but now I’m going to lay it down. I have seen a lot of improv in my time at UCB and the Raw Harold continues to be the best thing I have seen in a long time. Last week’s show was exceptional and the improvisers, [...]

Dear Independent Groups, Your e-mails are Bugging Me

I’m not often one for snarky comments on this site, but something has pushed me to post this article. That something is 40+ e-mails from various independent improv groups around NYC, all inviting me out to their shows this weekend. This, in and of itself, is not a bad thing, but when every single member [...]

DeCoster Premiers at UCB

Image courtesy of BrendanMc
Buzz Focus has a great write up on the DeCoster Premier at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
My personal favorite scene of the evening was when Neuringer introduced her team to the Wizard of Oz yellow-brick-road exhibit, which each player cleverly tied into a historical metaphor. The scene culminated in a proclamation [...]

9th Annual Del Close Marathon

The 9th Annual Del Close Marathon was announced today. Applications to perform will be accepted until May 7th.
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is proud to announce the dates for the 9th Annual Del Close Marathon!
This year’s marathon will be the weekend of July 27-29, and will take place on three stages. We’ll also have [...]