UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE TOURING COMPANY DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON DC AT HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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Reviews:
The Washington Post
The Eagle Online
DC Theater Scene
The Onion
Examiner.com
Theater: Sidney Harman Hall Forum
Dates:
Friday 11/19, 2010 at 7:30PM & 9:45PM
Saturday 11/20, 2010 at 7:30PM & 9:45PM
Friday 1/28, 2011 at 7:30PM & 9:45PM
Saturday 1/29, 2011 at 7:30PM & 9:45PM
Friday 3/25, 2011 at 7:30PM & 9:45PM
Saturday 3/26, 2011 at 7:30PM & 9:45PM
Location:
Harman Center for the Arts (Downtown DC)
610 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
The Greatest Producer of Comedic Talent in America Comes to DC
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater of NY & LA Establishes Monthly Touring Schedule in Downtown DC at
the Harman Center for the Arts
The UCB Theatre is the greatest producer of comedic
talent in America today and the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company has partnered
with Underground Comedy DC to bring the very best of their theatres in NYC and LA
directly to Downtown DC at the Harman Center for the Arts (next to Verizon Center).
The UCB TourCo show lasts
about 80 minutes and consists of two hilarious halves of the freshest longform improv
the nation has to offer. The TourCo cast is hand-picked from the best improv comedians
in New York City and Los Angeles - these performers are the "next wave" of comedy
superstars from the theatre that brought you Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Rob Corddry
(The Daily Show), Ed Helms (The Daily Show, The Office), Rob Riggle (SNL, Daily
Show), Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel (Best Week Ever), and many many more. Cast credits
include Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MadTV, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The
Showbiz Show with David Spade, MTV's Boiling Points, VH1's Best Week Ever to name
a few.
"Improv is the high-wire act of the performing arts world. But you'd hardly have
guessed that from the 80 minutes of laid-back comedy the Upright Citizens Brigade
Touring Company whipped up late Friday night" Washington Post
"A Hollywood executive in attendance might have walked away with a decade's worth
of Steve Carell movie concepts." Washington Post
"You'll be hard pressed to find more clever improv artists in the area for awhile.
At a slim 20-bill, what's to lose?" DC Theatre Scene
"The audience lapped it up. The crowd was mostly in their late 20s to late 30s,
and even on a snowy night the room was packed." The Eagle (American University)
"Their theaters put on popular shows that continue to push the limits of comedy,
making it both an established name and the definition of cutting edge." The Eagle
(American University)
“When 'SNL' and 'The Daily Show' need comics, they turn to the Upright Citizens
Brigade.” Larry Getlen, New York Post
“The Juggernaut of American Comedy... the new millennium's comedy equivalent of
Motown in the 60's. You could see some big stars-in-the-making, and you'll definitely
see some cutting edge work. ” Bill Davis, Charleston City Paper
“Upright Citizens Brigade -- The CBGB of alternative comedy.” New York Magazine
“[The UCB Theater] is doing the type of manic, original, inventive stuff I'm always
interested in.” Conan O'Brien
“Catch the next generation of comedy superstars before they all sell out to shitty
sitcoms and VH1 list shows.” The Onion
“...twisted and uproarious...” Entertainment Weekly
“We could not have made a better choice than the UCB TourCo.” Heather Szerlag, Writer's
Guild of America
“Experiencing truly brilliant improv comedy is like sitting in front of a really
smart roller coaster ride with no stretches of straight track. Right now in America,
no one is offering a more exhilarating ride than the Upright Citizens Brigade.”
Bust Magazine
“Witty, irreverent, and conceptually ambitious.” The Onion
“I almost wet my pants they were so funny... A+.” Gardner Guess, SpoletoBuzz
“They are freaking hilarious! If They ever come through your city, you should totally
go see them.” Erik Schultz, MG Magazine
