Improv ASSSSCAT 1865 (NY) ASSSSCAT is UCB’s signature
About This Event
Improv ASSSSCAT 1865 at the UCB Theatre presents the Upright Citizens Brigade's signature ASSSSCAT show, performed by company members in a live improv showcase. The Upright Citizens Brigade grew out of Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990; original members included Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Adam McKay, Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin.
About ASSCAT
ASSCAT at UCB Theatre is the Upright Citizens Brigade’s long-running improvisation format, built from a single guest interview and expanded into a series of connected scenes. The group traces its roots to 1990 at Chicago’s ImprovOlympic, with early members including Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, and Matt Besser, before the form took on a distinct New York life at UCB’s stages. In a city that treats comedy as a nightly laboratory, ASSCAT functions like fieldwork, showing how fast social observation becomes narrative. It also makes the mechanics of ensemble timing visible without breaking the spell.
About the Artist
Upright Citizens Brigade
The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The original incarnation of the group consisted of Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Adam McKay, Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin.