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.
Axis of Awesome
The Axis of Awesome are a trio of human men who sing funny songs. They leave men laughing and women gasping (and also laughing).
Jordan Raskopoulos, a comedian, Benny Davis, a classically trained musician and Lee Naimo, an Iron Chef enthusiast, came together to form the group in 2006. Since that time they’ve wowing audiences across the world with with their mixture of quirky original songs, catchy pop-parodies and hilarious banter.
The Axis received the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Moosehead award in 2008 for their show “The Axis of Awesome Comeback Spectacularâ€. The Axis of Awesome continued this success by performing the show to sell out audiences and rave reviews at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The video of their “4 Chords Song†has had over three quarters of a million hits on YouTube and the worldwide Army of Awesome is growing every day.
Jordan Raskopoulos, a comedian, Benny Davis, a classically trained musician and Lee Naimo, an Iron Chef enthusiast, came together to form the group in 2006. Since that time they’ve wowing audiences across the world with with their mixture of quirky original songs, catchy pop-parodies and hilarious banter.
The Axis received the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Moosehead award in 2008 for their show “The Axis of Awesome Comeback Spectacularâ€. The Axis of Awesome continued this success by performing the show to sell out audiences and rave reviews at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The video of their “4 Chords Song†has had over three quarters of a million hits on YouTube and the worldwide Army of Awesome is growing every day.