An Exciting New Source of Comedy on the Web
One of the most positive forces for comedy in our time,
the Upright Citizens Brigade (see
directly below) has launched a comedy Web site.
Called UCBcomedy.com, it's designed to be a home for hilarious sketches,
new TV series ideas, music videos, live performances, pranks, found footage, and more.
The site plans to host fresh videos every day and a new original short every Tuesday.
The founding members of UCB—Matt Besser, Amy Poehler,
Ian Roberts, and Matt
Walsh—are
comedic geniuses; and
through their school/theatres in New York and LA, they've helped shape
an entire generation of fresh, brilliant comedy talent who've spread UCB's
wonderful philosophies and techniques around the country.
Can UCB do for Web comedy what it's already done for
live and TV comedy? Visit UCBcomedy.com regularly and
decide for yourself about this new venture, "UCB's third stage."
Amy Poehler: ASSSSCAT—Sexy Tennis
Matt Walsh: Dog Bites Man—Jewish Room
Matt Walsh: Dog Bites Man—Racism
Matt Walsh & Matt Besser: Al Roker
Ian Roberts: Martin and Orloff
Ian Roberts et al: UCB—Astronaut Racism
To purchase DVDs of the
Upright Citizens Brigade TV show,
please click for Season 1
And also check out:
HyReviews.com Comedy DVD of the Month for April 2008:
It's notoriously difficult to make pure stage improv work
on film.
That's why this ASSSSCAT! DVD is so special...and
exhilarating.
As far as I know, it's the best state-of-the-art improv
comedy
ever captured by a camera and available for enjoyment & scrutiny at your leisure.
The direction is so unobtrusive that you almost feel like
you're there in the theatre watching it happen live.
It was performed in 2007 by the comedy geniuses of the
Upright Citizens Brigade—
Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian
Roberts, and Matt Walsh—
along with some friends at the UCB Theatre in LA.
If you've ever wondered why there's so much interest in
improv—
or, conversely, have tried to explain the appeal to a
friend or loved one—
this DVD is the answer.
For further details and/or to purchase a copy, please
click here
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