Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre has affordable, comedy shows seven nights a week in NYC and LA. Watch the best improv, sketch and standup in the country. Our original comedy video productions 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.

Shaun Diston

Shaun Diston is an improviser/ writer living in NYC.  He is a former member of the Harold team Standard Oil and a current member of the Still Mike. He has been  taught by Kevin Hines, Armando Diaz, Chris Gethard, Zach Woods, Micheal Delaney, Neil  Casey, Will Hines, Shannon ONeill, Silvija Ozols, Anthony Atamanuik, and Porter Mason.

On the web, Shaun can be scene in videos for LandlineTV, Broad City, and UCBComedy.com.  He has also appeared in a pilot for ESPN.com and appeared on VH1's The Short List.

At the UCB, Shaun has appeared in The Chris Gethard Show, High School Talent  Show, NYPD Sit Down and Shut Up Variety Hour, Dean Martin Presents: Dean Martin's Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: With Dean Martin!, Convergence, Evente, and The Macroscene. He can also be seen  hosting the popular indie show The Kaleidoscope every week.  He is a proud member of the improv team Tesla.