Instructor: Zach WoodsDate Taken: June 2009 I was fortunate to make it into 501 after my first 401 and immediately went into another class with Zach.  It felt like an extension of my 401 class and was nice to have the consistency of an instructor that already had a sense of how I played—logically. Find […]
UCB Improv 501 Class Notes Read More »
Instructor: Michael DelaneyDate Taken: May 2009 After about 9 months off from writing any sketch, I decided to take the 201 class at UCB. This class (and Delaney specifically) made me hate my workduring the class but also made me a much stronger writer after the class. Below are the notes. Find out more about UCB’s training program here.
UCB Sketch 201 Class Notes Read More »
Instructor: Zach WoodsDate Taken: February 2009 I’m naturally a problem-solver which doesn’t necessarily bode well in improv scenes (I get caught up in solving the problem, not experiencing it as a character).  This class helped me realize there were more important things in improv scenes than fixing things.  Here are some of the improv gems
UCB Improv 401 Class Notes Read More »
Instructor: Silvija OjolsDate Taken: December 2008 By the time I got to 301 at UCB, I had learned that I was good at identifying the game in scenes, OK at playing it, but also rarely played anyone but myself in a scene.  It was also my first time performing a Harold, a form I’ve grown
UCB Improv 301 Class Notes Read More »
Instructor: Aaron HaberDate Taken: October 2008 When I first started taking classes in NYC, I found a description of one called Clocked! by Aaron from the Broadway Comedy Club. The idea of the class was to learn a form that involved a series of 30-second and 10-second scenes. While I don’t know that it makes
Clocked! Improv Class Notes Read More »
Instructors: Neil Casey / Kevin HinesDate Taken: October 2008 The concept of “game†taught at UCB immediately appealed to my math-mind and helped me find ways to explore funny.  I took 201 as an intensive (8 3-hour days over 2 weeks) hoping to get through it faster, and while it was a fun experience, it was
UCB Improv 201 Class Notes Read More »
Instructor: Dominic DierkesDate Taken: August 2008Â At about the same time I decided to jump back into improv, I also decided to take a sketch class. I never really had much interest in writing sketch for the stage, but figured the class could give me some good insights on overall comedic writing. Below are the
UCB Sketch 101 Class Notes Read More »
I recently wrapped up my first class at UCB with my class performance on August 16. This a review of the Upright Citizens Brigade’s Improv 101 class. Summary UCB’s Improv 101 class is a great introduction into the world of improv. It provides an end-to-end look at the key skills it takes to be a
UCB Improv 101 Review Read More »
Instructor: Bobby MoynihanDate Take: June 2008 I took a short break from improv after moving to New York in January 2008. To jump back into it, I decided to take classes at Upright Citizens Brigade—my first official improv class and my first real exposure to long-form improv. Below are the notes I took from the
UCB Improv 101 Class Notes Read More »
