The Comedy Bureau

Convoy Gift Exchange, A Live Improv Show! (in LA)
2024-12-08 21:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Stray Theater, 4319 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90029, United States
Convoy Pops Up is a monthly improv show hosted by Alex Berg, Todd Fasen & Alex Fernie (aka Convoy!) And every year, we get together to give each other gifts. Unfortunately, we suck at giving gifts so we’ve turned it into an improv show instead. This December, join us for OUR THIRD ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT EXCHANGE!
Not only will we have three great improv teams performing for you, but if you BRING A WRAPPED GIFT TO THE SHOW, AND YOU’LL ALSO GET A WRAPPED GIFT WHEN YOU LEAVE!
Every present that anyone brings will get put into the big “Convoy’s Pile of Presents.” And then at the end of the show, if you brought a gift to contribute, you’ll get a DIFFERENT present from the pile! A little holiday treat just for you! You can give anything… a handpainted work of art, an obscure smelling candle, a book about old ladies solving crime, a bust of ISaac Newton… anything! Wrap it in wrapping paper, toss it in a Vons bag, use a bunch of tin foil… whatever you want. But make it festive! And yes, all three members of Convoy will be contributing gifts as well!
And we’ve got great guests performing too! Past guests have included great performers from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Grand Crew, Veep, Rick & Morty, Shrinking, The Good Place, Dimension 20, AP Bio, Minx, Key & Peele, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Big Mouth etc, etc.
This month’s guests include:

Siobhan Thompson
Hillary Anne Matthews
Anne Lane
Sydney O’Toole
Albro Lundy
Hayley Huntley
and more!

We run these shows on a “pay what you can” system, but if you can, we have a recommended ticket price of $10. All proceeds, after we pay for the venue, go straight to our special guests!
Starts 9PM PT

Cagematch (in LA)
2024-12-09 22:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
Long, long ago alien Queen Titi and her army overtook our peaceful planet Earth-UCB and mandated that the best, most competitive improv teams in LA battle it out until only one stands.
Queen Titi and her REFEREES (Hosts Artoun Nazareth, Matt Visconage, Teruko Nakajima) want YOU the audience to choose who will be the winner as we put two of the best improv teams against each other in a never seen before, never seen again CAGEMATCH!!
SUBMIT FOR FUTURE SHOWS HERE!
This week’s lineup:
Astronomy Club (6-0): Jonathan Braylock, Caroline Martin, Jerah Milligan, Monique Moses
vs.
Grandma’s Club: Carly Strait, Stuart Hicar, Aidan O’Connor, Avery McClure, Michelle Castro
Starts 10PM PT

The Improv Jam @ UCB NYC
2024-12-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-12-17 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-12-24 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB NYC, 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
For improv only
Starts 5:30PM ET
Anyone can play
FREE
Hosts: Amanda Breen, Ray Cordova, Brandon Dzirko, Glo Tavarez, and Zach Young

Harold Night (in NYC)
2024-12-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | UCB NYC, 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Harold Night is UCB’s long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold.
Complete List of Harold Teams
Absolute Gall:
Michael Brantl, Mark Burns, Alex Cheng, Emily Evans, Alex Iona, Madeleine Lloyd-Davies, John Racioppo, and Zach Young
FKA Deb:
Chandler Dean, Jess Elgene, Howard Hendrix Powell, Casey McCormick, Mary Elizabeth McDonnell, Dan Moore, Josh Nasser, and Ford Phillips
The Library:
Eric Crumwell, Bill DiPiero, Courtney Harris, Beth Newell, Matt Radlow, Donna Steele, Rachel Taenzler, and Jeff Wucher
The Prophecy:
Nikita Burdein, Donald Chang, Curran Connor, Brandon Dzirko, Risa Harms, Allie Kokesh, Shane Nielsen, and Beth Slack
Tiptoe:
Jenna Barron, Amanda Breen, Fu Goto, Bridget Holmes, Will Jacobs, Aaron LaRoche, Danny Lempert, and Morgan Phillips
ZUKO:
Jake Bettermann, Justin Catchens, Lida Darmian, Carolyn Egan, Omar Evans, Betsy Helmer, Steph Leschek, and Josh Tobin
Starts 7PM ET

Running with the Pack: Community Improv Night @ Pack Theater (in LA)
2024-12-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pack Theater, 1615 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90038, United States
For improv/improvisers only
Starts 7PM PT
Anyone can play

Harold Night (in NYC)
2024-12-10 20:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-17 20:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-24 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | UCB NYC, 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Harold Night is UCB’s long-running weekly improv show featuring homegrown teams at the top of their game performing, you guessed it, The Harold.
Complete List of Harold Teams
Absolute Gall:
Michael Brantl, Mark Burns, Alex Cheng, Emily Evans, Alex Iona, Madeleine Lloyd-Davies, John Racioppo, and Zach Young
FKA Deb:
Chandler Dean, Jess Elgene, Howard Hendrix Powell, Casey McCormick, Mary Elizabeth McDonnell, Dan Moore, Josh Nasser, and Ford Phillips
The Library:
Eric Crumwell, Bill DiPiero, Courtney Harris, Beth Newell, Matt Radlow, Donna Steele, Rachel Taenzler, and Jeff Wucher
The Prophecy:
Nikita Burdein, Donald Chang, Curran Connor, Brandon Dzirko, Risa Harms, Allie Kokesh, Shane Nielsen, and Beth Slack
Tiptoe:
Jenna Barron, Amanda Breen, Fu Goto, Bridget Holmes, Will Jacobs, Aaron LaRoche, Danny Lempert, and Morgan Phillips
ZUKO:
Jake Bettermann, Justin Catchens, Lida Darmian, Carolyn Egan, Omar Evans, Betsy Helmer, Steph Leschek, and Josh Tobin
Starts 8:30PM ET

Mulligan & Again (in NYC)
2024-12-11 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | UCB NYC, 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Come see Mulligan & Again take the stage as they put on a long-form improv show that’s fun for the whole family! (We mean specifically for our family, there will be curse words at the show.)
Featuring: Joe Mulligan & Brennan Lee Mulligan
Starts 8:30PM ET

Sentimental Lady & Hebecky Drysbell (in LA)
2024-12-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
Sentimental Lady: Deconstructed is bringing you a night of fun, hilarious and even sentimental improv comedy as they deconstruct their own show, right in front of your eyes! And it’ll be funny! We promise, we’ve been performing together for over a decade.
With performers from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Reno 911!, Parks & Rec, Modern Family, Just Roll With It, Key & Peele, Big Little Lies, Brockmire, Children’s Hospital, Conan, Comedy Bang Bang and more!
Cast: Suzi Barrett, Johnny Meeks, Hillary Anne Matthews, Alex Berg, Joel Spence, Todd Fasen, Mel Cowan, Alex Fernie
Hebecky Drysbell are the improv duo best known for their all-time UCB Cagematch record (78-0). They have headlined the Edinburgh Improv Festival, and have been described as sharing an “uncanny chemistry” onstage by LA Weekly. Collectively, they’ve written for SNL, The Tonight Show, Rick and Morty, Key & Peele, and appeared on Whose Line is it Anyway?, Arrested Development, and Orange is the New Black.
Cast: Becky Drysdale and Heather Anne Campbell
Starts 7PM PT

Cagematch (in NYC)
2024-12-12 22:00 - 23:30, 2024-12-19 22:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | UCB NYC, 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
The World’s Most Dangerous Improv Show!
In the year 2121, the World Government has outlawed LONG-FORM IMPROV. The very thing that will be the weapon for their downfall. Led by Chuck Cuckley and Fun Boy Randy, the Rebellion forces have time traveled back to UCBNY searching for the best improv team in existence!
Match-Up: Barber (challengers) vs. TBD (reigning champs)
Join us every week as two comedy teams go head to head to determine who is funniest (by audience vote). Help the Rebellion find the ultimate comedy weapon. Your vote could save the world–AND OUR FUTURE!!!
Hosted by Andrew Barlow & Max Bank (with special surprise guests!)
Starts 10PM ET

Queen George & JV (in LA)
2024-12-13 20:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
QUEEN GEORGE: Former darlings of Harold Night, Queen George perform a fast-paced improv show based on just a one-word suggestion from the audience. Queen George members acting/writing credits include, Grand Crew, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veep, Modern Family, Good Trouble, Shameless, Perfect Harmony, and many more!
Cast: Carl Tart, Hillary Matthews, Gregory Wallace, Payam Banifaz, Dhruv Singh, Julia Meltzer, Ed Roe, Greg Gallant
JV improvises scenes inspired from true stories of your favorite throwback pics.
Everyone loves throwback pictures, especially JV. That’s why they’re inviting hilarious storytellers to the UCB stage to show them off. Each guest will take the audience into the world of their old pictures, then JV will weave these stories into improv comedy.
Cast: Casey Feigh, Nick Mandernach, Cissy Fenwick, Paul Welsh, Genetra Tull, Dan Gregor, Mary Holland, Rene Gube, and Anthony Gioe
Starts 8:30PM PT

Bitchin' & Rita Repulsa (in LA)
2024-12-13 22:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
Bitchin’: Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans. So get a ticket or get a life!
Cast: Lisa Gilroy, Rekha Shankar, Colin McGurk, Jake Jabbour, Rachel Van Nes, Allyn Pintal, Mikey Stephens, Wayland McQueen
Rita Repulsa: Much like our namesake, Rita Repulsa is pure wicked bitch chaos. This is not a normal improv show, it’s WORSE! This is a queer calamity of fast-paced nonsense, off-the-rails character “choices”, and aggressive stupidity. Come watch Rita perform fast, loose and fabulously
Cast: Mano Agapion, Oscar Montoya, Ryan Barton, Chad Westbrook
Starts 10PM PT

ASSSSCAT (in LA)
2024-12-14 20:30 - 22:00, 2024-12-15 20:30 - 22:00, 2024-12-21 20:30 - 22:00, 2024-12-22 20:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
What is ASSSSCAT?
It starts with a group of improv comedians from film & TV taking the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, our monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories inspired by your suggestion. The improvisers then spin this monologue into a series of scenes that will show you why ASSSSCAT is one of the longest running improv shows in the world!
Starts 8:30PM PT

A Crazy Amazing Friendship (in NYC)-CANCELED
2024-12-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Brooklyn Comedy Collective, 167 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11206, United States
ACAF is the comedy perform group of Chloe Troast, William Banks, Jamie Linn Watson, and Jacob Dysart. This is a MUST SEE SHOW that is hilarious with improv and stand up in Brooklyn, NYC. We highly recommend you to watch what TimeOut NY calls “they move around the stage like a swan.”
Starts 7PM ET

Dramatique! (in LA w/Livestream)
2024-12-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera! All musicals with almost no dialogue, high drama, and one of them has Jesus in it. You’ve seen improvised musicals where the music stops and the improvisers get to take a breath and just talk, but now it’s time to make them work for it. For one whole show, once the music starts it won’t stop. And once the drama begins, it won’t end. High stakes, betrayal, lost love, hidden identities, people with masks on one side of their face. All of this you can expect in Dramatique!
Cast: Sara Rose Caplan, Ross Bryant, Jiavani, Mary Lou, Zach Reino, Andrew Young
Starts/streams 7PM PT/10PM ET

Lemonade: A Comedy Variety Show (in NYC)
2024-12-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Caveat, 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
It’s Lemonade. No, not the renter’s insurance, transcendent Beyonce album or half an Arnold Palmer. It’s a variety night presented by Lemon Hands Comedy and Lea Neu that’s full of the funniest performers NYC has to offer in sketch, improv, standup, music and more. Also, there’s free lemonade (whatttt).
Hosted by Lemon Hands
Featuring Sam Schaefer and Shosh Brodman
Brothers Braithwaite
Field Trip
Mitchell Lippitt
Tim Girrbach
Produced by Lea Neu
Starts 9:30PM ET

Search History & Spanish Aquí Presents (in LA)
2024-12-20 20:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
Search History is a UCB LA staple featuring an all-star cast. They perform improv based off of audience members’ search history!
Cast: Nicole Byer, Jocelyn DeBoer, Fran Gillespie, Marcy Jarreau, Brandon Scott Jones, Betsy Sodaro, Madeline Walter
Spanish Aquí Presents debuted the first & only all-Latinx comedy variety show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) in Los Angeles in 2018, and have been selling out shows ever since!
Cast: Raiza Licea, Oscar Montoya, Carlos Santos, Tony Rodríguez
Starts 8:30PM PT

Comedytown (in NYC)
2024-12-20 21:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Caveat, 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
Comedytown is a traveling variety show with the best comedy acts from NYC to LA. From stand-ups seen on Comedy Central and HBO to improvisers from The Second City and UCB, it’s the hottest destination nationwide. Get in the car and buckle up because we’re headed to Comedytown!
This month featuring Brad Howe (Adult Swim), Fareeha Khan (Comedy Central), Wally Baram (Hulu), Tiny Idea (NY Comedy Festival) and The Letdown (Flyover Comedy Festival)
Hosted by Chicago improvisers John Randall and Trent Dozier.
Starts 9:30PM ET

Improvised Lord of the Rings (in LA)
2024-12-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCB Franklin, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90028, United States
A horde of UCB performers will join forces to improvise and remaster The Lord of the Rings. It will be confusing, delightful, innovative but definitely unpredictable.
Cast: Christopher Renfro, DarylJim Diaz, Austin Williams, Leonard Smith Jr., Michael Christian, Shakira Paye, Quinn Boyes, Dickie Copeland, Gregory Adam Wallace, Jake Regal, Zach Olsen, Yaki Margulies, Ashley Parchment, Jahred King, Ahsohn Williams, Rob Scerbo, Alexis Rhiannon, Tao Yang, Mark David Christenson, Jacquis Neal, Sean Williams, Koschka Bahr, Yazmin Monet Watkins, Hannah Garces, Anna Bezahler, Claudio Saavedra, Pallavi Gunalan
Starts/streams 7PM PT/10PM ET

A Night of Drama (in NYC)
2024-12-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Brooklyn Art Haus, 20-26 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11211, United States
A NIGHT OF DRAMA: A Christmas Tragedy
Picture this: a group of brave comedians and actors take to the stage, fueled by grand visions of a stunning dramatic (and holiday inspired) masterpiece. Little do they know, the audience is armed, not with applause, but with a barrage of banana peels*!
This is the chaotic world of A Night of Drama, the debut show of Jack & Zoe Comedy. Witness Jack Grossman, a determined live-director, desperately try to wrangle his company into a serious play for the holiday season. But between the audience’s playful bombardment of banana peels and the cast’s uncontrollable idiocy, his actions are ultimately thwarted as the night descends into a peel-covered coup.
Think classic Dickens meets Hugo with a dash of audience pantomime participation (and a whole lot of fruit scraps). Every show is a unique experience, featuring a rotating cast of guest comedians and improvisers who join the fray.
After a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A Night of Drama is currently running monthly in London and bi-monthly in New York.
*Banana skins provided
Starts 7:30PM ET
