Fugazi frontman meets “the Fugazi of Comedy,” and the UCB-SNL connection
by In interviews over the years, members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre often have referred to their organization as “the Fugazi of comedy.” It was …
Tag: Matt Besser
UCB’s “Freak Dance” movie debuts at Austin Film Festival
Hey kids of all ages, kids who love dancing, and kids who love the Upright Citizens Brigade. If you live anywhere near Austin, Texas, then …
New York magazine’s oral history of the Upright Citizens Brigade
Over the summer, Gary Rudoren (co-author of Comedy By The Numbers) told me he had a brilliant idea for another comedy book. Rudoren wanted to …
Sneak peek inside the ready-to-open UCB East!
Guess who was spotted inside the new UCB East comedy venue last night? None other than Upright Citizens Brigade founders Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts and …
Matt Besser’s new UCB Improv Master Class offers “new way”
How to gear up for this weekend’s Del Close Marathon? How about warming up your comedic palette with this new web series from the Upright …
My Damn Channel to revive “Pilot Season”
Say the word "Trio" and you'll think of many things (but probably not about the short-lived cable network), which is why when I tell you …
Freak Dance Fridays in Hollywood
People who know me know I love me some dancing as much as I do the comedy, so when Matt Besser from the Upright Citizens …
Reviewing Del Close Marathon 10
Only now unwinding from my second tour through the Upright Citizen Brigade’s Del Close Marathon, which ended Sunday night (though starting the tour after an …
UCB Comedy takes on Sasquatch Festival, and more
I caught up with Upright Citizens Brigade co-founders Matt Besser and Matt Walsh earlier today, or should I say, they caught up with me (thank …
Matt Besser’s Magical Sack of Dump
Watching Matt Besser’s Magical Sack of Dump at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in New York City, you might have thought that it lacked some …