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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Seeks Nonprofit Status, UCB4 to Cede Control Of Operations

June 13, 2020August 24, 2023

This just in from the UCB4 (aka, co-founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade: Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh), a mass email announcing the UCB Theatre is seeking nonprofit status, and once achieved, the UCB4 will cede operational control “to a diverse board.” The UCB already closed …

New nonprofit project “Yes, And…Laughter Lab” will promote purpose-driven comedy

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019

Yes, And… Laughter Lab is now open for business. A partnership of non-profit Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI), creative agency Moore+Associates, and Comedy Central, it’s designed to promote collaboration between comedians and social justice activists. Yes, And… Laughter Lab will select five original comedy projects, inviting them to …