The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre or UCB Theatre is an improvisational theatre and associated improv and sketch training center with locations in Chelsea, New York, the East Village, New York and Hollywood, California.
The theater was founded by Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh, a group of comedians who perform as the Upright Citizens Brigade. The troupe had a show on Comedy Central from 1998 to 2000 and were originally trained by Del Close at Chicago's ImprovOlympic.
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