Tag Archives: UCB

Unsolicited Advice About Auditions

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 – 9:44 pm

Here in New York it’s UCB Harold audition time. It’s the time of year when students gather outside of the UCB training center, in the freezing cold, to sign up for a prized audition slot. So it’s been for thousands of years… As someone who has auditioned before I thought I would share some of [...]

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10th Annual Del Close Marathon August 8-10 2008

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 – 2:23 pm

So, it’s been a rough week with UCB Harold auditions consuming most of my attention this week, but I thought I would point out that UCB Theatre New York has announced this years Del Close Marathon on August 8-10. For anyone who’s never attended or knows nothing about the DCM marathon, it’s the 3 day [...]

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ASSSSCAT on the DVD Machine

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 – 3:22 pm

Coming to a small screen near you March 25th, UCB’s ASSSCAT on DVD (link to Amazon $9.99). I’ve ordered a copy (cough… where’s that promotional copy… cough) and can’t wait to see these performances videotaped last year at UCBLA’s theater with special guests like Will Arnet (Arrested Development), Chad Carter (UCB), Sean Conroy (The Swarm), [...]

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The Ol’ Wrap-Up Routine

Monday, January 21, 2008 – 2:59 pm

So, being that I update this website by myself, one of the many tricks up my sleeve for creating content out of thin air, is to write a bulleted list of things which I am entirely too lazy to write about in more detail. This is the trick in my bag I will use today [...]

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Matt Besser and UCB LA on The Sound of Young America

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 – 6:17 pm

You know I can’t pass up a chance to hear Besser rattle on. The man’s a genius. To prove it, why not listen to some Sound of Young America with Besser and UCBLA Improv.
The Upright Citizens Brigade
Now, who loves you like I love you?

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And I Thought It Was Going To Be A Slow News Day

Thursday, October 4, 2007 – 4:03 pm

Well smack me up and call me Susan. More reports are trickling in that the UCB has gone topsy turvey and added people to teams left and right. You talk about a shake up? I’ll give you a shake up.
Alright here’s the dilly with recap:

Adam Pally (Hotsauce, Beverly Hills) is now a member 1985
Chelsea Clarke [...]

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