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.

Justin Purnell

Justin Purnell has been performing, writing, and producing at the UCB Theatre since 2002, where he has had the privilege of learning from Billy Merritt, Michael Delaney, Brian Huskey, and all four members of the Upright Citizens Brigade, among many others. He is the creator and host of School Night, now in its ninth year, and has co-produced ASSSSCAT 3000 since 2006.

Justin has been in such shows as Doc & Chains, Sketch Cram, and The Iron Sheik and Friends, and has been seen on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Colbert Report. Justin served as the founding producer for UCBcomedy.com, and in 2008 directed Smart Girls at the Party with Amy Poehler and managed the creative department at the Fuse network.

You can find out more about Justin pretty much nowhere, as he hates talking about himself and held out for over 7 years before finally writing this. http://justinpurnell.com