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In Terms of Tomorrow

Preparing for their debut performance in the Big Apple, Chase & Lucas discover that their old muse, Serena, is in town.

2024

Season 666

In this horror-comedy where the dialogue was completely improvised, a reality game show pits contestants against a superhuman serial killer inside a high-stakes arena, as they compete for a one-million dollar grand prize. The show is in it's sixth season, and so far, no one has ever won...

Tennis Anyone

A young boy prepares to compete in a tennis match that will pay for his college.

6.8

The Ultimate Actor

Gilang is an extra actor with 10 years in the film industry but has been blacklisted by many directors due to his excessive effort. He struggles financially and loves actress Rachel Hesington, who is dating a rising actor, Kevin Sumitro. During a shooting, Kevin is kidnapped by Mr. Chen, who mistakes Gilang for Kevin. Gilang, Rachel, and the director are also taken. Gilang uses his experiences to conquer various challenges.

Gabrus Force Live: DCM '26

Jon Gabrus and Katie Dippold are joined by an elite cadre of improvisers to bring you an Improv Force Multiplier! Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Dinosaur Improv: DCM '26

Dinosaur Improv brings together some of comedy’s biggest stars for a completely unscripted evening of entertainment. Nothing is prepared beforehand — every show is built from scratch using stories shared by the audience, ensuring no two performances are ever the same. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Match Game 76: DCM '26

Loosely based on the gameshow Match Game. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Astronomy Club: DCM '26

Improv from the team that brought you Netflix’s Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show. Have you ever had a moment or experience that felt like it was destined? A coincidence that was simply too big to be an accident, or so serendipitous that it must have been written… in the stars?? In a show that will reveal the meaning behind it all, Astronomy Club will take these moments from audience stories and create a very funny, (maybe fateful, possibly fortuitous??!!) fully improvised hour of comedy. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Big Grande: DCM '26

Big Grande has been bringing their brand of rapid, honest, and wild live shows to sold-out crowds around the country — hell, the continent — for over a decade. Now they’re hopping onto the UCB stage for a DCM26 show that’ll leave you laughing (hopefully) and them sweating (definitely). Their podcast, The Teachers Lounge, gained a fervent following on The Earwolf Network before they began selling it directly to fans. Find it — along with their four-episode live improvised comedy special, sketches, animated content, merch, and more — at biggrandewebsite.com. Individually, you’ve seen them on The Other Two, Brooklyn 99, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, Superstore, Comedy Bang Bang, Son of Zorn, Bless the Harts, Playing House, and Last Call with Carson Daly — as well as behind the camera on Lights Out with David Spade and Netflix: After Party. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Mystery Team: DCM '26

Cast members from Derrick Comedy’s feature film Mystery Team interview the audience about the great unsolved mysteries in their lives and do an improv show about them. All mysteries are guaranteed to be solved. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Soundtrack: DCM '26

Soundtrack is one of UCB’s most popular shows, playing to critical acclaim and sold out audiences in NYC and LA for 16 years running. Soundtrack performs live spontaneous comedy inspired by your music and sound. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

The Big Team: DCM '26

The Big Team (formerly known as White Women) is an improv team of all Black men based in Los Angeles. Formed after meeting at the UCB Black History Month Show in 2013, the team has headlined festivals in Portland, DC, Austin, New York, and beyond — performing at theaters across the country for over a decade. Collectively they have written and produced videos for Comedy Central, College Humor, and Funny or Die. Individually, they’ve written and acted in a lot of your favorite TV shows. Vulture named them on their annual list of “Comedians You Should and Will Know” in 2018. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Baby Wants Candy: DCM '26

World renowned musical improv ensemble Baby Wants Candy (“Truly Amazing! Critics Pick!” New York Times) makes up a musical based on your title. Some recent titles we’ve liked: “Project Hail Mary Poppins”, “Sweeney Toddler” and the seminal “Hotuncles.com…the Musical”. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Two Man Movie: DCM '26

Anthony Atamanuik (The President Show, What We Do in the Shadows, Widow’s Bay) and Neil Casey (SNL, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Widow’s Bay) improvise a completely original film from a single audience suggestion. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Roo Man: DCM '26

Two of the last surviving members in New York City of legendary ucb improv team Death by Roo Roo and producers of Comedy Centrals President show shake the cobwebs off and out with a set of long form improvised entertainment. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

The Assignment: DCM '26

The Assignment brings together the world’s best improvisers to try their hand at an intentionally challenging new improv form designed specifically for the return of DCM! A long-running UCB NY show, The Assignment is for improv nerds, for people who want to see something totally different, and for anyone who wants to challenge the boundaries of improv.

Black ASSSSCAT!: DCM '26

ASSSSCAT is UCB’s signature improv show, playing to critical acclaim and sold-out audiences across the country. DCM ’26 now brings an all-Black ensemble to one of the longest-running improv shows in the world. A group of improv comedians from film & TV take the stage with a special guest monologist. After getting a suggestion from the audience, the monologist shares off-the-cuff thoughts, feelings, and true stories. The improvisers then spin that monologue into a series of scenes that have made ASSSSCAT a legend. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

improv4humans with Matt Besser: DCM '26

improv4humans is a comedy platform from one of the founders of modern improv, Matt Besser. Together with longtime producer and engineer Brett Morris, i4h is dedicated to presenting the very best in improvised comedy, supporting performers, and teaching the craft to the next generation. Besser is a founding member of the groundbreaking sketch group and Comedy Central series The Upright Citizens Brigade, and co-founder of the world-renowned UCB Theatre and training center — which has launched the careers of countless household names in comedy. He also co-authored The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improv Manual, the definitive book on long-form improv. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Spontaneanation: Ten Year Anniversary Show

SPONTANEANATION WITH PAUL F. TOMPKINS is a completely improvised show, from monologue to interview to narrative sketch. Join Paul, his special guests, his incredibly talented improviser friends, and accompanist Eban Schletter for an hour of comedy that none of them ever see coming.

2013

House of Lies Live

Unscripted, Live, and Hilarious. See the 'House of Lies' cast like you've never seen them before as they perform long-form improv live from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

Recommended Movies

7.2

Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years

In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.

7.8

2010

Louis C.K.: Hilarious

In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.

Ricky Gervais: Mortality

Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.

7.8

1999

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill

Eddie Izzard takes her show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream.

2020

Jim Jefferies: Intolerant

Between scenes from an excruciating date, Jim Jefferies digs into generational differences, his own bad habits and the shifting boundaries in comedy.

2011

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

Experience the show that quickly became a national phenomenon. Get an up-close and personal look at Kevin back in Philly where he began his journey to become one of the funniest comedians of all time. You will laugh 'til it hurts!

7.0

2006

Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale

The affable, towheaded comic demonstrates his hysterical brand of self-effacing comedy and deadpan delivery at two sold-out shows at Chicago's Vic Theater. It's OK to laugh at this pale white guy...'cause nobody's laughing at Jim Gaffigan harder than Jim Gaffigan!

5.9

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

6.6

1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

7.5

2004

Chris Rock: Never Scared

Chris Rock, the three-time Emmy Award-winner, comedian, actor, and host of HBO's acclaimed The Chris Show, stars in his fourth solo stand-up special for HBO, Chris Rock: Never Scared. Featuring his unique, insightful, and hilarious views on a host of social, political and, celebrity issues, Rock confirms his stature as the leading comic of our time.

6.2

2013

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

7.3

1987

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.

2023

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.

7.7

2018

Ricky Gervais: Humanity

In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.

7.6

2013

Louis C.K.: Oh My God

Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.

6.2

2020

Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill

Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.

Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry

7.0

2016

Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry

Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.

7.4

1999

Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker

Chris Rock brings his critically acclaimed brand of social commentary-themed humour to this HBO Special, extolling his razor-sharp wit and wisdom on such topics as gun control, President Clinton, homophobia, racism, black leaders and relationships.

6.2

2012

Thunderstruck

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

7.6

2019

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.