UCB Franklin
Events at this venue
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Your F**ked Up Relationship (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWe’ve all had sh*tty relationships. Damn well sure this cast of Chicago and LA veteran improvisers have. But tonight’s about you! Come spill all the tea on your past romantic mistakes and we will let that inspire an entirely improvised night of comedy. Featuring: Peter S. Kim, Elizabeth Andrews, Jordan Lee Cohen, Karan Soni, Bente Engelstofdt, Ryan Asher, Eric Lewis Baker, Jeff Murdoch Starts 8PM PT
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Mo Welch & Friends (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMo Welch (The Paper, Shrinking, The New Yorker) invites a few friends to have a night at the UCB. Past performers include Brett Goldstein, Sarah Silverman, Mae Martin and more. Featuring: Eric Rahill & Chelsea Peretti Starts 7PM PT
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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 […]
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SOLID: a stand-up comedy show (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHosted by Joe Kwaczala (Comedy Central) and Clare O’Kane (SNL), SOLID is a stand-up comedy show that features the funniest comics in Los Angeles at an affordable price. These are comedians who have performed all across the country and on your TV screens, and now here they are at UCB! Featuring: Hay Beacon, Mike Hanford, Sahana Srinivasan, Kylie Vincent Starts 8PM PT
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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Pilot Season (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn UCB’s Pilot Season, veteran comedy TV writers take the audience’s suggestion of a show title, and, on the spot, develop a pilot for a brand new show. It could be a sitcom, a prestige drama, or any number of different genres. Talented improvisers then take that pitch and bring it to life on stage. In solidarity with ongoing efforts to improve diversity and representation in the industry, all proceeds from the show will go to the Entertainment Community Fund, […]
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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Wildly Appropriate (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCome join some of UCB’s best improvisers as they put on an all-ages comedy show so deeply appropriate, you can bring your kids to it! In fact, you SHOULD bring your kids to it! But wait… there’s more! Not only will you get to see a great improv set from some of Los Angeles’s best performers, kids in the audience 5 and up will also get the opportunity to hop on the UCB stage and do some improv themselves (while […]
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Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesUCB'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
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Character Mic! @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 8PM For character bits only 4 min. Hosted by Alan Starzinski and Veronica Osorio
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Holy Shit Improv (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHOLY SHIT IMPROV is an improv show featuring the best comedy talent in Los Angeles. Up-and-coming stars mix with improv legends to create an hour of comedy that will have you yelling, “Holy Shit!" Watch past shows at patreon.com/HolyShitImprov Follow: @HolyShitImprov This week's lineup: TBA Starts/streams 7PM PT/10PM ET
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ASIAN AF JAM! @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFor AAPI improvisers only Starts 5:30PM ET All levels welcome Hosted by Mickey Woo, Lilan Bowden, Hanna Barlow, Tao Yang & Sam Di
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Oops! All DMs: A D&D Comedy Show (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin the StoryQuest crew, Mayanna Berrin (Dispatch, Dungeon Masters), Reed Sights (Webtoon), David Tilstra (From Afar Podcast), Jordy Martin (Pack Theater) and friends for a chaotic Dungeons and Dragons show. In 75 minutes the StoryQuest crew will take audience suggestions to create a Dungeons and Dragons adventure on the fly, all the while frantically changing which character they’re playing, what podium they’re standing at, and who’s running the show as the Dungeon Master (and everything else) changes each time their hilarious guests rings a bell. Past Guests have […]
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Mike Glazer Self-Destructs ft. Kellen Schneider (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIf you’ve ever wanted to hear the words, “so the Swifties were battling the Nazis,” come to this show. As Kanye West said, “it’s good deal.” When Kanye shared Mike Glazer‘s joke in 2025, Glazer thought his life was about to change. And it did, in the worst way imaginable… until the Swifties saved his life. Glazer wishes the following weren’t true, but he has a powerpoint full of receipts to prove it: he was a strip club sponsored roller hockey […]
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Convoy & Hebecky Drysbell (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesConvoy was described by Time Out LA as “what can happen when a few players know each other’s brains so well that they function as a very funny one” and was named by LA Weekly as “Best Improv Show” in LA more than once! Collectively, they’ve worked on shows like Reno 911!, Childrens Hospital, Terriers, Key & Peele, Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver, Drive Share, Billion Dollar Propertie$, The Goldbergs and more. They love squids. Featuring: Alex Berg, Alex Fernie and Todd Fasen […]
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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 […]
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Mic Drop @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 6:30PM PT Lottery Mixed in w/booked spots $5 to perform Hosted by Deric Brown & Abbey Perez
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesUCB'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
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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 […]
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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Pinot Noir (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPinot Noir is a monthly chaotic wine-fueled murder mystery improv show where the performers each drink a bottle of Pinot Noir while solving a Noir murder mystery. It’s a night the performers will never remember and the audience will never forget! This month Pinot Noir will solve the murder of Tommy Bowe from SMOSH! Cast: Kylie Brakeman, Liam Clancy, Devon Drew, Jackie Emerson, Cam Gavinski, Paul Heredia, Matt Linton Starts 10PM PT
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Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesUCB'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
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jess is afraid: a pilot screening (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAs the title suggests, Jess Uhler is afraid. Of what? Well kind of a lot. After a life of running on fear, they want to better understand the things that scare them and guess what, we filmed it! Join us for the pilot premiere of jess is afraid and some live performances set to explore the things that scare us. Featuring: Jessica Uhler, Sophie Delaney, Julia Boyd & more TBA! Starts 8PM PT
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JEREMY! An All-Jeremy Comedy Event (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA once in a lifetime opportunity. Enjoy the splendor of EIGHT (8) actual Jeremys entertaining you with everything they’ve got. There will be improv, there will be games, there will be music, there will be a special appearance from a PREMIUM JEREMY. What exactly does that mean? Join us on 8/20 at 8:30pm to find out. JEREMYS GET IN FREE. NOT A JOKE. TELL YOUR JEREMY FRIENDS Featuring: Jeremy Bent, Jeremy Culhane, Jeremy Elder, Jeremy Guskin, Jeremy Klein, Jeremy Olson, Jeremy […]
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Three-Day Champion (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThree-Day Champion is a storytelling game show where three comedian guests compete to tell their favorite, funniest, most revealing anecdotes for bragging rights and real prizes! Host Christine Walters, with the help of an expert Celebrity Judge, determines who wins, and who “least wins” the title of THREE-DAY CHAMPION Champion. Hosted by Christine Walters Featuring: Skyler Higley, Alyssa Limperis, Gil Ozeri With guest judge Andy Richter! Starts 7PM PT
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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 […]
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Trifecta 10 (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTrifecta Comedy is turning 10 years old and we are putting on a show to celebrate! This 50 minute show will feature sketches by Trifecta Comedy full of big characters, musical numbers, and plenty of twists and turns. Trifecta Comedy is a Los Angeles based sketch comedy group with 8 wild, animated, and creative artists. Trifecta is hot coming off of their recent back to back wins of Sketch Cagematch at UCB! They are an indie sketch comedy troupe that […]
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All Out!: An LGBTQ+forward Open Mic @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAll Out! is UCB’s newest LGBTQ+forward stand-up open mic for queer-identifying comics and allies! Every 3rd Tues. Starts 6:30PM PT 5 min. Lottery 10 slots only Hosted by Koschka Bahr
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All Out!: An LGBTQ+forward Open Mic @ UCB Franklin (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United Statesin Annex 3rd Tuesday Starts 6:30PM PT Lottery 5 min. 10 slots only
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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Those Who Can’t Act, Improvise: A Night of Scenes with Bad Baddiés (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTrained actors perform fully scripted scenes exactly as they’ve prepared them. They are paired with The Bad Baddies, improvisers who have no prior knowledge of the scenes, seeing and reacting to them for the very first time on stage. The Bad Baddies are an indie improv team made up of failed actors and the absolute worst people from your 201 improv class. They are known for off game choices and for being banned from 200 South La Brea’s casting offices. […]
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ASSSSCAT (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat 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/streams 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET
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The Midsummer Masquerade (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn evening of elegant buffoonery. Comics don masks and evening dress to improvise scenes inspired by scandalous stories. You are cordially invited. Featuring: Lily Du, Griffin Kelly, Artoun Nazareth, Nnamdi Ngwe, Tucker Reynolds, Monika Smith, Ruha Taslimi, and Luke Wink-Moran Starts 8PM PT
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ASSSS(SING) (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesASSSS(SING) is one of the best improv comedy shows in Los Angeles. Each show is a one-of-a-kind live comedy experience. Whether you’re a longtime fan of UCB or searching for live comedy in LA for the first time, or looking for new exciting date ideas in LA, ASSS(SING) offers a chance to see the best comedians and musicians in LA at the top of their game, and don’t forget the surprise celebrity guest at every show! And don’t worry, if […]
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The Text & DM Show: Improv Based On Your Best Bad Messages (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPUT 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 […]
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Friday Fix! (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesUCB'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
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Baby Wants Candy (in LA w/Livestream)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBaby 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
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