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.

Mary Grill

Mary Grill writes and performs sketch comedy with New Exc!tement ("Just For Laughs," Montreal 2010, Comedy Central Crash Mansion, New York, Toronto, and Chicago Sketch Festivals, ECNY nomination "Best Sketch Team" 2010) and has performed on the UCB Maude Teams, "Neighbor Boy" and "Gorilla Gorilla." She is also an improviser, and has performed her solo comedy show "Mary Grill Scary Thrill" throughout New York and Chicago. Originally from Chicago, Mary improvised with "The Second City House Ensemble," and was a sketch comedy writer/performer with "Self Centered Girl" at The Second City. She holds a BFA in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University, and has trained with Paul Sills, The SITI Company, The Second City Conservatory, The Peoples Improv Theatre, and Upright Citizens Brigade. Mary has been a cartoon voice for Comedy Central's "Ugly American's," and has been featured on The Onion News Network.