Upright Citizens Brigade

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comedy theater improvisational comedy troupe sketch comedy troupe

Upright Citizens Brigade is an influential American improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and training theater known for launching the careers of many prominent comedians.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre	19
Upright Citizens Brigade canonical	8
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre community	2
Columbia University improv group	1
Upright Citizens Brigade (TV series)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3174249 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Upright Citizens Brigade
Context triple: [Amy Poehler, coFounded, Upright Citizens Brigade]

A. The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio best known for their digital shorts and parody songs on Saturday Night Live, including hits like "Lazy Sunday" and "I'm on a Boat."
B. The Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe and television series known for its surreal, offbeat humor and influential role in alternative comedy.
C. Key & Peele
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series known for its sharp, character-driven sketches that satirize race, culture, and contemporary society, created by and starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
D. Kvartal 95 comedy troupe
Kvartal 95 comedy troupe is a Ukrainian comedy and entertainment group, co-founded by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, known for its popular satirical TV shows and live performances.
E. Uncle Dynamite
Uncle Dynamite is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the mischievous aristocrat Uncle Fred in one of his most celebrated escapades.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Upright Citizens Brigade
Target entity description: Upright Citizens Brigade is an influential American improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and training theater known for launching the careers of many prominent comedians.

A. The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio best known for their digital shorts and parody songs on Saturday Night Live, including hits like "Lazy Sunday" and "I'm on a Boat."
B. The Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe and television series known for its surreal, offbeat humor and influential role in alternative comedy.
C. Key & Peele
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series known for its sharp, character-driven sketches that satirize race, culture, and contemporary society, created by and starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
D. Kvartal 95 comedy troupe
Kvartal 95 comedy troupe is a Ukrainian comedy and entertainment group, co-founded by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, known for its popular satirical TV shows and live performances.
E. Uncle Dynamite
Uncle Dynamite is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the mischievous aristocrat Uncle Fred in one of his most celebrated escapades.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy theater ⓘ improvisational comedy troupe ⓘ sketch comedy troupe ⓘ
activeIn	1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	UCB ⓘ
basedIn	Los Angeles ⓘ New York City ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalImpact	launching careers of prominent comedians ⓘ
field	comedy ⓘ
foundedBy	Amy Poehler ⓘ Ian Roberts ⓘ Matt Besser ⓘ Matt Walsh ⓘ
genre	improvisational comedy ⓘ sketch comedy ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	Amy Poehler ⓘ Ian Roberts ⓘ Matt Besser ⓘ Matt Walsh ⓘ many American comedians ⓘ
hasStyle	ensemble-based improv ⓘ game-based improv ⓘ
industry	entertainment ⓘ
influenced	American improv comedy scene ⓘ
knownFor	improv training programs ⓘ long-form improvisation ⓘ sketch comedy shows ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	live performance ⓘ television ⓘ
notableVenueLocation	Hollywood ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ
notableWork	Upright Citizens Brigade (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Upright Citizens Brigade
operates	Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre ⓘ linked to: Upright Citizens Brigade
originalNetwork	Comedy Central ⓘ
targetAudience	adult audiences ⓘ
trainingOffered	comedy performance workshops ⓘ improv classes ⓘ sketch writing classes ⓘ
website	https://ucbcomedy.com/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amy Poehler → coFounded → Upright Citizens Brigade ⓘ

Amy Poehler → memberOf → Upright Citizens Brigade ⓘ

Bobby Moynihan → performedAt → Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre ⓘ