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Help the Upright Citizens Brigade Raise Money for Haiti

From: Mercy Corps

Help the comedians from Upright Citizens Brigade, "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" raise $10,000 for Mercy Corps' Haiti relief fund.

UCB will hold two SOLD OUT shows at its NYC theater on Jan. 31. Every dollar raised there will go directly to Mercy Corps and will be used to help those in Haiti affected by the destruction. The benefit will feature performers from "Saturday Night Live", "The Colbert Report", "30 Rock", and more!

More cast info coming soon. A limited number of standby tickets will be available. Click here for the latest info.

Learn more about Mercy Corps' Haiti Relief effort and read the latest from our team members in Port au Prince.

Donate To Upright Citizens Brigade Haiti Relief Page

In Depth

The Upright Citizens Brigade (Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh) came to New York, from Chicago, in 1996. After staging their award winning sketch comedy show, and introducing the long form improvised structure of the "Harold" to New York audiences the UCB soon began their training program.

The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre opened February 4, 1999 at 161 West 22nd Street, the former home of the New Harmony, a strip club reported to be seedier than seedy. The UCBT quickly became the place for great, cutting-edge, comedy. Casting directors, agents, and journalists all began to flock to the 74-seat theater in Chelsea to see the best comic talent in the city.

On April 1, 2003, the New UCB Theater opened its doors. The 150-seat theater at 307 West 26th Street continues to offer the best and most innovative improv and sketch comedy in the city every day of the week. The UCB Theatre produces over 25 unique shows a week, often 4 shows nightly, ranging in price from $8 to free.

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