15th Annual Del Close Marathon Starts Today (Friday)

15th Annual Del Close Marathon (June 28-30, 2013) From Friday afternoon June 28 to after midnight Sunday June 30, the UCB Theatre in NYC hosts a long-form improv marathon. Groups from all over the country and world will come to NY to honor Del Close, the legendary improv director and teacher. You can buy a…

UCB Sketchfest Starts Tomorrow

SketchfestNYC (June 10-12, 2010) The Sixth Annual SketchfestNYC starts tomorrow (June 10) and runs through Saturday at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. This year’s lineup doesn’t pop out at me so much like it has in year’s past, but maybe that’s just because I’m not as up on my sketch comedy troupes as I should…

“The Line” Screening at UCB Wednesday Night

The Line, Ep 2: The Five-Minute Rule Bill Hader‘s web series, The Line, which premiered this summer over at Crackle.com and had a splashy party at the Wired Store a few weeks ago, is screening tonight at UCB (Jan 13). Hader, Seth Meyers, and SNL writer Simon Rich will be there for a “super pretentious”…

2009 Comedy Update

Hey, it’s a new year, and apparently comedy has started up again too (with a vengeance), here are a few of the more interesting things happening in January and February 2009.   2009 Jan-Feb Comedy Update Jan 05 WHIPLASH w/ Leo Allen, Marc Maron, Reggie Watts & More (UCB/ FREE!) Jan 05 Tell Your Friends…

Demetri Martin: Two Shows at UCB

Demetri Martin at Union Hall (10/28/08) Recently Demetri Martin took a little hiatus from standup so he could star in the upcoming Ang Lee film Taking Woodstock, so I guess it’s kind of a big deal that he’ll be doing hour long shows at UCB NY on November 24 and December 1. (Also, as you…