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.
Ryan Karels
Ryan Karels comes to the UCB from North Dakota by way of Brooklyn. He improvises with KROMPF and on Harold Night with Decoster, Creep and Filth. Past shows at the UCB include THE OL' FACTORY, INTELLECTUAL YOGA, YOUR FAVORITE THING, AFTER SCHOOL SUPER POWER HOUR and THEATRE ROBOT MAGIKA. He is an Artistic Associate of Les Freres Corbusier (HELL HOUSE, HEDDATRON, BOOZY, THE FRANKLIN THESIS) and was in the original Off-Broadway cast of GUTENBERG, THE MUSICAL! Ryan hosts a science program, THE OUTER LIMIT, and once road a horse on Conan.