Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
We have affordable, high quality shows seven nights a week in NYC and LA. Our original comedy videos have garnered the national spotlight. We also run the first nationally accredited improv and sketch comedy school in the country. For information on our courses visit the Training Center.
BUSSMANN'S HOLIDAY: The Worst Date Ever
Award-winning British comedy writer and author Jane Bussmann (South Park, Brass Eye, The Fast Show) in her sell-out Edinburgh Festival show, now a book with five-star reviews. A dark, hysterical tale of fleeing Hollywood celebrities for Ugandan war criminals. Nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award, winner of the Tap Water Award.
Written and Performed by Jane Bussmann
Directed by Sally Phillips
http://www.janebussmann.com/
'Very funny. Jane's got a death wish.'
Matt Stone, South Park.
‘Genuinely confusing to rapists.’
Chris Morris, Four Lions.
‘That rarest of things… a comedy that is truly funny.’
Observer.
‘So funny you almost feel guilty laughing.’
Reuters.
‘Manic energy, demented brilliance and a total disregard for her own safety.’
Canada Globe & Mail.
‘Marrying vociferous rage with self deprecating humor... a marvelously maverick approach to the investigation of war crimes.’
*****Marie Claire.
‘One of the most passionate, smart, hilarious hours on the Fringe, packed with so many absurd one-liners that it's impossible to stop laughing, even as your brain buzzes with fury at the story she relates.’
**** The Guardian.
‘Part Tinkerbell, part PJ O’Rourke… a terrific tale, and if half of it is true, you cannot fault Bussmann's nerve.’
Evening Standard.
REVIEWS FOR THE WORST DATE EVER
‘A tour de force of whipsmart quips... one of the funniest books I’ve read for a long while’ Sunday Times Pick of the Week, Top 100 Summer Reads. ‘Angry and hilarious, this is a little classic’ Evening Standard Pick of the Year. ‘This book will change your life - must read at all costs’ ***** Mirror. ‘The Worst Date Ever cannot be recommended too highly; full of foul-mouthed brio, insightful, scathing, savagely funny and ultimately heartbreaking. Buy, beg, steal or borrow this hilarious, angry book - but read it. It might just change your life.’ The Times South Africa. ‘The funniest thing we’ve ever read’ InStyle.
Written and Performed by Jane Bussmann
Directed by Sally Phillips
http://www.janebussmann.com/
'Very funny. Jane's got a death wish.'
Matt Stone, South Park.
‘Genuinely confusing to rapists.’
Chris Morris, Four Lions.
‘That rarest of things… a comedy that is truly funny.’
Observer.
‘So funny you almost feel guilty laughing.’
Reuters.
‘Manic energy, demented brilliance and a total disregard for her own safety.’
Canada Globe & Mail.
‘Marrying vociferous rage with self deprecating humor... a marvelously maverick approach to the investigation of war crimes.’
*****Marie Claire.
‘One of the most passionate, smart, hilarious hours on the Fringe, packed with so many absurd one-liners that it's impossible to stop laughing, even as your brain buzzes with fury at the story she relates.’
**** The Guardian.
‘Part Tinkerbell, part PJ O’Rourke… a terrific tale, and if half of it is true, you cannot fault Bussmann's nerve.’
Evening Standard.
REVIEWS FOR THE WORST DATE EVER
‘A tour de force of whipsmart quips... one of the funniest books I’ve read for a long while’ Sunday Times Pick of the Week, Top 100 Summer Reads. ‘Angry and hilarious, this is a little classic’ Evening Standard Pick of the Year. ‘This book will change your life - must read at all costs’ ***** Mirror. ‘The Worst Date Ever cannot be recommended too highly; full of foul-mouthed brio, insightful, scathing, savagely funny and ultimately heartbreaking. Buy, beg, steal or borrow this hilarious, angry book - but read it. It might just change your life.’ The Times South Africa. ‘The funniest thing we’ve ever read’ InStyle.