Upright Citizens Brigade (TV series)

American sketch comedy television series

This article is about the sketch comedy series aired in the 1990s. For the series aired in the 2010s, see The UCB Show.

Upright Citizens Brigade

Genre| Sketch comedy
Starring| Matt Besser
Amy Poehler
Ian Roberts
Matt Walsh
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 3
No. of episodes| 30
Production
Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 22 minutes
Original release
Network| Comedy Central
Release| August 19, 1998 (1998-08-19) –
April 3, 2000 (2000-04-03)

Upright Citizens Brigade is an American sketch comedy television series. It premiered on August 19, 1998, on Comedy Central, with three seasons of ten episodes each. It features four members of Upright Citizens Brigade, an improvisational sketch comedy group. The cast includes Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh.[1] The cast later reunited for another series called The UCB Show, of a similar format that premiered in 2016 on Seeso.[2]

## Episodes

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Season  | Episodes  | Originally aired  | Time slot

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Season premiere | Season finale
| 1 | 10  | August 19, 1998  | November 4, 1998  | Wednesdays 10:30 p.m.
| 2 | June 14, 1999  | August 23, 1999  | Mondays 10:30 p.m.[3]
| 3 | January 17, 2000  | April 3, 2000

### Season 1 (1998)

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No.  | Title[4] | Original air date

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1| "The Bucket of Truth"| August 19, 1998 (1998-08-19)
2| "The Story of the Toad"| August 26, 1998 (1998-08-26)
3| "Power Marketing"| September 2, 1998 (1998-09-02)
4| "Children's Revolution"| September 9, 1998 (1998-09-09)
5| "Poo Stick"| September 23, 1998 (1998-09-23)
6| "Saigon Suicide Show"| September 30, 1998 (1998-09-30)
7| "The Lady of the Lake"| October 7, 1998 (1998-10-07)
8| "Time Machine"| October 14, 1998 (1998-10-14)
9| "Cyborgs"| October 21, 1998 (1998-10-21)
10| "The Little Donny Foundation"| November 4, 1998 (1998-11-04)

### Season 2 (1999)

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No.  | Title[4] | Original air date

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1| "Master Dialectitian"| June 14, 1999 (1999-06-14)
2| "Bomb Squad"| June 21, 1999 (1999-06-21)
3| "Mogomra vs. The Fart Monster"| June 28, 1999 (1999-06-28)
4| "Real World"| July 5, 1999 (1999-07-05)
5| "Eli's Face Therapy"| July 12, 1999 (1999-07-12)
6| "Infested with Friars"| July 19, 1999 (1999-07-19)
7| "Spaghetti Jesus"| July 26, 1999 (1999-07-26)
8| "Big City"| August 9, 1999 (1999-08-09)
9| "Hurricane"| August 16, 1999 (1999-08-16)
10| "Supercool"| August 23, 1999 (1999-08-23)

### Season 3 (2000)

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No.  | Title[4] | Original air date

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1| "Costumes"| January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)
2| "Mafia"| January 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)
3| "Hospital"| January 31, 2000 (2000-01-31)
4| "Band"| February 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)
5| "Eating"| February 21, 2000 (2000-02-21)
6| "College"| February 28, 2000 (2000-02-28)
7| "Sex"| March 6, 2000 (2000-03-06)
8| "Small Town"| March 20, 2000 (2000-03-20)
9| "Technology"| March 27, 2000 (2000-03-27)
10| "Pro Thunderball"| April 3, 2000 (2000-04-03)

## References

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1. ^ Rabin, Nathan (September 2, 1998). "Upright Citizens Brigade". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
2. ^ Hughes, William (December 3, 2015). "The trailer for Seeso's new UCB Show is a real comedy nerd treasure trove". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
3. ^ Martie Zad (12 June 1999). "Comedy Central's Week of Originals". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
4. ^ a b c "Upright Citizens Brigade – Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

## External links

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* Upright Citizens Brigade at IMDb
* Upright Citizens Brigade at TV Guide

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