- 1. Comedian Catherine Cohen Wants You To Feel Less Alone: BUST Interview
- (Arts)
- ... be an actress in NYC. I fell into comedy after taking an improv class with some UCB [Upright Citizens Brigade] teachers at the Williamstown Theater Festival one magical summer. Unfortunately, I was instantly ...
- Created on 30 November 2020
- 2. Sasheer Zamata And Nicole Byer Know They're Your Best Friend (And Comedy) Goals: BUST Intervie
- (Entertainment)
- ... met 10 years ago. Both were studying improv at New York’s famed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, where their shared instructor assigned them to the same performance showcase. Byer vividly recalls her ...
- Created on 19 December 2019
- 3. Jason Mantzoukas Plays Our Favorite Funny Dirtbags And Sexy Weirdos
- (Entertainment)
- ... punk bands before studying improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. (He now performs at the Los Angeles branch at least twice a week). And aside from Rafi, he’s currently known ...
- Created on 17 January 2019
- 4. 16 Feminist Comedians To Watch Instead Of Yet Another Straight White Dude
- (Entertainment)
- ... She also co-hosts Put Your Hands Together, a weekly live show at Upright Citizens Brigade in LA, and co-stars in Take My Wife with her actual wife, Rhea Butcher. Rhea Butcher The other half of ...
- Created on 10 August 2018
- 5. Michelle Wolf Tells Us Why She Hates Trump Jokes
- (Entertainment)
- ... but her ascent had been long in the making. Around 10 years ago, she began taking improv and standup classes at Upright Citizens Brigade after attending an SNL taping; a few years after that, she began ...
- Created on 07 August 2018
- 6. Amy Poehler Interviewed By Rachel Dratch: From The BUST Archives
- (TV)
- ... of waiting around to be moved up the ranks of Second City, like most of us were doing, Amy and her three cohorts from the Upright Citizens Brigade—Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts—moved to N.Y.C. ...
- Created on 01 August 2018
- 7. "Saturday Night Live" Has Never Had An Asian Woman Cast Member — And That Needs To Chang
- (TV)
- ... becoming popular. “I think Asian women definitely have more visibility in comedy right now than they have had for a while,” says Chinese American New York City comedian Lily Du, who tours with the Upright ...
- Created on 07 February 2018
- 8. This Book For People With Dead Moms Is Both Heartbreaking And Hilarious
- (Books)
- ... rag Metro US in New York City and worked in retail at Patagonia. On weekends, she performed improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade, where she met her future husband Anthony King, who was the art director. ...
- Created on 22 November 2017
- 9. Jessica Williams Is Moving On From The Daily Show
- (TV)
- ... appearances under Jon Stewart and now Trevor Noah, Williams has said she "feels like she's growing up and graduating." Rising up from L.A.'s Upright Citizens Brigade to Daily Show entertainer at age 22, we' ...
- Created on 29 June 2016
- 10. How College Students Are Fighting Campus Rape With Art, Humor, And The Guerrilla Girls Broadband
- (Feminism)
- ... for better rape center hours (Amy Poehler’s Upright Citizens Brigade calls this unusual twist “game”). GGBB guides students to bravely and constructively frame their ideas so that they don’t exploit or ...
- Created on 31 May 2016
- 11. Women Who Slay: 12 More Stand Ups You Should Be Obsessed With
- (Entertainment)
- ... & Sara Live and was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch. She hosts monthly stand-up shows, Big Long Sets at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. 8. Dulce Sloan Image ...
- Created on 13 April 2016
- 12. Jessica Williams On Beyoncé, Feminism, And Dealing With Haters: BUST Interview
- (TV)
- ... Just For Kicks; did musicals in high school; and later took improv classes at the L.A. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Williams impressed Stewart and landed the gig, and soon found herself experiencing ...
- Created on 12 February 2016
- 13. Eggs For Sale’s Molly Cahen and Ariel Karlin on Kim Kardashian and What Inspires Them to Be Strong Women: BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... trend piece fatigue. The show explores Kim Kardashian, uptalk, “Bad Feminism,” and yes, selling your eggs. If you’re a fan of Inside Amy Schumer, snag tickets to Eggs for Sale at Upright Citizens Brigade ...
- Created on 08 February 2016
- 14. Julie Klausner of Hulu's 'Difficult People' Turns Unlikability Into an Art Fo
- (TV)
- ... modern Millie. After all, the luminous redhead has a wildly popular podcast—How Was Your Week?—as well as the aforementioned brand new show on a new media platform. And yet, when I sit down with the Upright ...
- Created on 05 August 2015
- 15. The "Gilmore Guys," Fandom, And Feminis
- (Entertainment)
- ... Wednesday, hundreds of paying customers packed Brooklyn’s The Bell House—twice—and Manhattan’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre just to listen to these two dumb dudes (their words) talk about a television ...
- Created on 22 July 2015
- 16. Ellie Kemper On Kimmy Schmidt, Tina Fey And Her Failed SNL Audition: BUST Interview
- (TV)
- ... and being an unpaid intern on Late Night with Conan O’Brien to climbing the ranks at the Upright Citizens Brigade and finally landing a role on The Office after years of commercial work. And it’s all paying ...
- Created on 15 April 2015
- 17. Broad City Talks Friendship, Feminism, And F*ck/Marry/Kill
- (TV)
- ... about the first time she met Glazer, at a practice for their improv team. The two were taking classes at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the storied comedy training school co-founded by Amy ...
- Created on 24 February 2015
- 18. Check Out Natasha Vaynblat's Hilarious One-Woman Show at UCB Theatre ASAP
- (Arts)
- ... Her one-woman show, performed at Upright Citizens Brigade-Chelsea, is called United Federation of Teachers, and includes a variety of different characters. In between character changes, there is a segment ...
- Created on 09 December 2014
- 19. Blaria Makes a Dick Pic Parody Commercial
- (TV)
- ... in her inbox, but because the guy had put a filter on the photo. A sepia toned skin flute? No, thanks. Blaria Live is a monthly stand-up event hosted by Phoebe Robinson at Upright Citizens Brigade ...
- Created on 29 October 2014
- 20. UCB Spoofs Mike Tyson's New TV Show: “Mike Tyson’s Guide To Recovering From Rape(ing Someone)
- (TV)
- ... The Upright Citizens Brigade, a sketch comedy group based in NYC and LA, recently used their platform to ask what is up with the media’s willingness to forget about the crimes of famous sex offenders, ...
- Created on 29 October 2014
