Upright Citizens Brigade

The Difference Between Long- and Short-Form Improv

"Whose Line is it Anyway?" will bring improv back to TV—but not the same kind that is in fashion on stages and at schools.

Applications Now Open for UCB’s 15th Annual Del Close Marathon

Submissions are now being accepted for the Upright Citizens Brigade’s 15th annual Del Close Marathon improv festival, which runs June 28-30 in New York.

Best of the Week(s) Ahead: Dec. 20–Jan. 2 (Slideshow)

Cheyenne Jackson’s New Year’s Eve concert at the Kennedy Center, TNT’s “Christmas in Washington,” the “Les Misérables” movie soundtrack, IMPRO(vs)TANDUP at UCB, and the Moth StorySLAM are some of what we’re looking forward to this holiday season.

Xochitl Romero Trusts Her Instincts (Slideshow)

Backstage member Xochitl Romero is a Latina SAG-AFTRA and Equity actor who studied at the University of Texas at Austin, the Groundlings, and UCB.

PIT Owner Hopes New Club Will be Neighborhood Hangout for Comics

Comedy Bar NYC will feature live comedy and a social club atmosphere at night, and coffee and pastries in the morning.

Best of the Week Ahead: Nov. 8-14

An Evening With "Smashed," and the Upright Citizen's Brigade's open-mic sketch comedy show "Liquid Courage" are some of the things we're looking forward to this week.

Actor and Comic Courtney Davis on the Life Lesson She Learned from Improv (Slideshow)

Backstage member Courtney Davis is a nonunion actor and standup comic who got her start in Austin, then moved to L.A. and later New York City with hopes of being on “SNL.”