Category Archives: Reviews

Tis’ The Special Class Season

As summer makes it’s ways into our collective hearts and armpits, so do the rise of special classes taught at the Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center. One instructor to always keep an eye out for is the unparalleled Christina Gausas. If I were a bit more pretentious I might even venture to say that Christina [...]

The Raw Harold (Explosion)

Getting on in my improv age, as well as my actual age, I have become less and less impressed in the cookie-cutter Harold. Del, from what I have read, never intended the Harold to be the end all be all in improv forms. It was a blueprint and it was up to the improvisers to [...]

Megan & Bridie: Friends Without Benefits

Last Show April 4th at 8PM, RESERVE NOW!

New York City is a tough place to carve out your little slice of life. It’s an urban jungle full of weirdos, small apartments, bad bars, awful roommates, failed relationships, unobtainable goals, bed bugs, exorbitant gym membership fees, and a series of unlivable neighborhoods that have been made [...]

The New UCB Harold Team Line-up

I know this may seem a little cockeyed, posting a quick review of a Tuesday show after a show I saw the following Sunday, but I got bogged down with procrastinating and just couldn’t get my proverbial shit together.
This last Tuesday at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater, premiered the new Harold Night schedule, featuring returning, [...]

25 Years of Improv Comedy

25 Years of Improv Comedy
:2 stars:
2006
90 minutes
Filmed at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of iO (formerly the Improve Olympic), this movie basically tries to document the evenings shenanigans.
While I appreciate the idea of this documentary, the actual film making is really lacking. Not only do the improvisors have to hold a microphone if they want to [...]