The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (shorter UCB Theatre) is an online American improvisational theatre and training company founded by the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe members, including Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, UCB had locations in the New York City neighborhoods of Hell's Kitchen and the East Village, and on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. UCB was located in Chelsea West 26th Street location from April 2003 until November 2017, after which it moved to Hell's Kitchen, 555 West 42nd Street in December 2017. The second NYC theatre located in the East Village opened in 2011, and the Los Angeles expansion started in 2014.
The troupe originally trained with Del Close at Chicago's ImprovOlympic, created the ASSSSCAT show, the success of which led to the troupe getting their own sketch show on Comedy Central from 1998 to 2000; and eventually founded their own theatre. In 2013, they co-authored a manual The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual. Several comedians who trained at UCB eventually were chosen to perform on Saturday Night Live.
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