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UCB Franklin

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5919 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028 United States
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Website https://franklin.ucbtheatre.com/
UCB Franklin is the very first theater space (originally known as the Tamarind Theatre) opened up by the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles in 2005. It has been a hallowed space that features much of the best improv, sketch, and stand-up in the city ever

Events at this venue

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  • November 2026

  • Fri 13

    Baby Wants Candy (in LA w/Livestream)

    November 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Baby Wants Candy is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy ensembles in the world, with casts in Chicago, LA, NY and an international touring company. The audience shouts out a title of a musical that has never been performed before. Accompanied by a full band, the first title the group hears becomes the title and theme for that evening's completely improvised musical. Every night is the opening and closing night of that musical. Starts/streams 7PM PT/10PM ET

    $23.91
  • Fri 13

    Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)

    November 13 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Starts/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET

    $17.94
  • Fri 13

    The Text & DM Show: Improv Based On Your Best Bad Messages (in LA)

    November 13 @ 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE AND GET OUT YOUR PHONE! We all send those beautiful, well-worded, grammatically perfect texts we regret the moment we wake up the next day, and we all love a DM, so we decided to turn your best bad messages into improv comedy chaos! Join us for an hour of non-stop laughs all fueled by YOUR IDEAS. Bitchin’ performs a set based on your most outlandish text messages while Rita Repulsa looks for inspiration in your most […]

    $11.96
  • Tue 17

    Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)

    November 17 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    @ Annex Tuesdays of the month Starts 9:30PM PT All comedic performers welcome, invited to try something weird, risky, or just totally different. Each show has a new theme or twist—past formats have included: •       “Hack Bingo” – where the audience plays bingo using stand-up clichés •       “Wheel of Bits” – comics spin a wheel for on-the-spot challenges •       “Soundtrack Sets” – stand-up performed over background music •       “Campfire Mic” – storytelling-style […]

    Free
  • Fri 20

    Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)

    November 20 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Starts/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET

    $17.94
  • Tue 24

    Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)

    November 24 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    @ Annex Tuesdays of the month Starts 9:30PM PT All comedic performers welcome, invited to try something weird, risky, or just totally different. Each show has a new theme or twist—past formats have included: •       “Hack Bingo” – where the audience plays bingo using stand-up clichés •       “Wheel of Bits” – comics spin a wheel for on-the-spot challenges •       “Soundtrack Sets” – stand-up performed over background music •       “Campfire Mic” – storytelling-style […]

    Free
  • December 2026

  • Tue 1

    Show Me Your Dick – A Lifetime of Dating in a Larger Body (in LA)

    December 1 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Show Me Your Dick – A Lifetime of Dating in a Larger Body (in LA)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Fun fact, in my 15+ years of dating, I have received over 90 unsolicited dick pics — HOW COULD THIS BE? My whole life has been plagued by men wanting me to see their dicks or hear about their dicks without my permission. They were desperate to sexualize me but not date me. Maybe my face doesn’t necessarily say “show me your dick” but my body says “please disrespect me because you think less of me than you do of […]

    $17.94
  • Tue 1

    Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)

    December 1 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    @ Annex Tuesdays of the month Starts 9:30PM PT All comedic performers welcome, invited to try something weird, risky, or just totally different. Each show has a new theme or twist—past formats have included: •       “Hack Bingo” – where the audience plays bingo using stand-up clichés •       “Wheel of Bits” – comics spin a wheel for on-the-spot challenges •       “Soundtrack Sets” – stand-up performed over background music •       “Campfire Mic” – storytelling-style […]

    Free
  • Fri 4

    ASIAN AF JAM! @ UCB Franklin (in LA)

    December 4 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ASIAN AF JAM! @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    For AAPI improvisers only Starts 5:30PM ET All levels welcome Hosted by Mickey Woo, Lilan Bowden, Hanna Barlow, Tao Yang & Sam Di

    FREE
  • Tue 8

    Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)

    December 8 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    @ Annex Tuesdays of the month Starts 9:30PM PT All comedic performers welcome, invited to try something weird, risky, or just totally different. Each show has a new theme or twist—past formats have included: •       “Hack Bingo” – where the audience plays bingo using stand-up clichés •       “Wheel of Bits” – comics spin a wheel for on-the-spot challenges •       “Soundtrack Sets” – stand-up performed over background music •       “Campfire Mic” – storytelling-style […]

    Free
  • Tue 15

    Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)

    December 15 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Experimental Mic @ UCB (in LA)
    UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    @ Annex Tuesdays of the month Starts 9:30PM PT All comedic performers welcome, invited to try something weird, risky, or just totally different. Each show has a new theme or twist—past formats have included: •       “Hack Bingo” – where the audience plays bingo using stand-up clichés •       “Wheel of Bits” – comics spin a wheel for on-the-spot challenges •       “Soundtrack Sets” – stand-up performed over background music •       “Campfire Mic” – storytelling-style […]

    Free
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