Nicole Byer, and UCB Comedy: The New Players in Comedy

For those of you who are not big enough comedy nerds to know what UCB stands for,it stands for Upright Citizens Brigade. They are one of the biggest improv groups in the country, on par with Second City. Many comedy stars of note are alums of the UCB including Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh, and Horatio Sanz. So obviously UCB itself isn't new, but their Youtube content is fresh and exciting. As I was looking through their awesome sketches I found so many gems, each is well produced and written, and they all feature incredible talents.

This virtual side for the group, is absolutely worth checking out. It is very similar to Funny or Die in both its editing and length, but the writing is completely different. The writing is much closer to what you would see on SNL or Mad TV (RIP 1995-2009). One of the comedians featured on their channel really caught my eye. Her name is Nicole Byer, and she has a great comedic voice that is definitely worth sharing. She actually has worked with Sasheer Zamata who I talked about last week a lot, but she still has a unique voice, and I hope she stays with UCB, and maybe even takes it to the next level (hint hint SNL).