Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Co. comes to Elgin Nov. 15
The critically acclaimed Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company comes to Elgin on Saturday, Nov. 15. The show will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Elgin Community College Arts Center, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive.
Known for their long form improv episodes inspired from a single suggestion, improvisers from UCB will create a hilarious, 90-minute show guaranteed to leave the audience laughing.
The UCB New York-based four-person cast scheduled to appear at the ECC Arts Center includes Yoni Lotan, Morgan Miller, Kim Parker and Keaton Patti. UCB has established the reputation of being a place to see the next generation of rising comedy stars and sports an impressive alum list featuring performers/writers from "30 Rock," "Saturday Night Live" and "The Daily Show."
SPIN Magazine hails UCB as "New York City's only relevant live comedy troupe;" New York Magazine calls them, "New York's hardest-working sketch comics" and The Onion and Entertainment Weekly calls UCB "twisted and uproarious."
In the 1990s, Chicago's own Matt Besser ("Comedy Bang! Bang!") and native New Yorker Ian Roberts (executive producer, Comedy Central's "Key & Peele"), along with Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation") and Chicago-born Matt Walsh ("Veep") of Chicago's improv community, formed the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe. The foursome went on to create their own Comedy Central series and later opened the affiliated Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles. Both theaters have become well-known hot spots for watching live alternative comedy and improv shows, and in recent years, have helped launch the careers of many of today's most popular comedians. Chicagoans had an opportunity to see UCB in action this past spring when they headlined the 2014 Chicago Improv Festival.
Tickets are $27. For tickets or more information visit tickets.elgin.edu or call (847) 622-0300. The show is sponsored in part by the Daily Herald.
The ECC Art Center offers a special preshow dining opportunity for this performance, "Food Truck Night!"
The Calle Wagon, a gourmet Mexican/Mediterranean mobile eatery, will be arriving at the Arts Center one hour before the show. Advance reservations are not required but audience members are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy food truck fare in front of the Arts Center.
For more information visit tickets.elgin.edu or call (847) 622-0300. Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Parking is free.
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