Coaches

Michael Varamogiannis

Hey folks, I've been studying improv at the UCB since January of 2012, I have been studying with Anders Fors of Improv Gothenburg since January of 2016 and am currently hosting a monthly show with my team Bronson. I've been an Advanced Study level student at the UCB since 2013. I also teach impr...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Jon Dimakopoulos

I’ve been taking classes at UCB since 2011 and I’ve been teching Harold Night/ASSSSCAT for 4+ years now so I’ve seen shows! I LOVE focusing on simply having FUN in improv, always agreeing with your scene partner in many ways other than just verbally, and making the unique thing about you pop. ...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Vincent Moore

Hello! My name is Vincent Moore and I would love to coach your group! To give you some background, I started studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2011 and currently perform there on Friday nights with "Higgins". At UCB, I've had the pleasure of learning from people such as Be...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Joe Leonardo

Joe Leonardo is a comedic actor and writer who has been featured on ESPN, Travel Channel, NPR, Anderson Cooper LIVE, and Prank Academy to name a few. He is currently a house team performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, a member of their Touring Company and co-host of their ...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Bill DiPiero

Hi! It's me, Bill DiPiero, a guy who'd love to coach your team! For 7+ years, I've studied and performed improv at the PIT, UCB, Washington Improv Theater (WIT), and iO Chicago. I have 3+ years of coaching & teaching experience. I currently teach Levels 1 and 2 at the PIT. At WIT, I taught th...
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Pedro Lee

I’m a New York based actor, writer, improviser and performer. I’ve studied at HB STUDIOS under Michael Beckett for Improvisational Technique & Scene Study. I also studied under Ruth Berkowitz for Speech, Voice, Diction and Phonetics in scenes. I’ve studied long form core and advanced Improv at UP...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Devin Bockrath

Hey! I'm Devin, I hail from the Chicago improv and sketch comedy scene. I trained at iO Chicago and the Annoyance Theater, before playing on multiple independent and house teams. I am a member of the Holy Fuck Comedy Hour, and sketch and improv teacher for the Annoyance NYC (currently on hiatus, ...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Jeremy Bent

I've studied at the UCB & Magnet for years with many great instructors, and I perform regularly with the groups Thank You, Robot and UCB's Bucky at our weekly Friday show, Thank F%@# It's Friday. I'm also a former member of the UCB musical team Rumpleteaser and the PIT musical team Hello, and use...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Nicole Drespel

Nicole is an actor and teacher at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She is a member of the Harold team Bucky and has appeared in performance workshops for The Time Capsule and Suck My Dick. She was previously a member of Harold teams Robber Baron and dybbuk and appeared in This is About Smith...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

David Bluvband

My name is David Bluvband and I want to coach your improv group or direct your video or web series. I've been studying improv and sketch at UCB since 2006. I have performed on Harold Night with the teams dybbuk, Dance Break, GoodGirl, The Enemy, 32K, and Brightlight. I currently perform at UCB...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago