Upright Citizens Brigade
Chicago improv and sketch comedy troupe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the comedy troupe. For the school and theaters the members of the troupe founded, see Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. For the television series, see Upright Citizens Brigade (TV series).
The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990.[1] The original incarnation of the group consisted of Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin. Other early members included Neil Flynn, Armando Diaz, Ali Farahnakian and Rich Fulcher.
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Formation | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) |
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Type | Theatre group |
Purpose | Improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, surreal humor, theater, variety shows |
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Website | ucbcomedy |
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In 2013, Besser, Roberts and Walsh wrote The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual.[2]