Coaches

Marcus Bishop-Wright

I am Marcus. I have been active in the New York comedy community since 1998. A graduate of LaGuardia Performing Arts High School, I spent three years directing in Syracuse University, before studying improv and sketch comedy at Chicago City Limits (Paul Scheer), The Upright Citizens Brigade (Matt...
Schedule updated over 7 years ago

Natasha Vaynblat

Hi gang! I'm currently a teacher at the UCB Theater and a weekend performer on What I Did For Love. I am also a Maude writer/actor with Nipsey and have a running solo show called Natasha Vaynblat: The United Federation of Teachers. So like, call me!
Schedule updated over 7 years ago

Jess Lane

*** If your group is all female, LGBTQ, genderqueer, non-conforming, or at least 50% diverse, please let me know. I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU!!!!*** IMPROV COACHING: I've been studying at UCB (NY&LA) and the Magnet Theater (NY) since 2005 (THAT IS 100 YEARS, YOU GUYS!) I've studied with Armando D...
Schedule updated over 7 years ago

Rob Tanchum

Rob is a writer and performer at UCB (and other places but shh don't tell UCB or they'll get sad). Currently he is a writer on the UCB house sketch team Nipsey (formerly of Maude Night). He also wrote and performed in BEENG BOONG: The Great & Powerful MTA, a sketch show that ran at UCB for 6 mont...
Schedule updated over 7 years ago

Alessandra Migliaccio

Who, me??! Sure, I'll coach ya! I've been studying improv since 2010 and I love exploring new ways of approaching scenes. I'm super big on creating full environments and helping add a good serving a meat to the scenes, all puns intended. I've always felt that a good way of learning is to try ...
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Steve Clark

Hello! My name is Steve and I've been performing improv since 2010. I've studied and performed in Chicago, Los Angeles and now New York! While in Los Angeles, I performed on the iO West Harold team 'Titan' and the Improv Space house team 'Fish Grease'. Here in New York, I am a member of the house...
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Philip Markle

Philip Markle moved to NYC in 2013 to launch the theatre and training center of The Annoyance Theater NY, where he acted as its Executive Director until Fall, 2016. Philip graduated Northwestern University and produced, performed and trained in Chicago at comedy theaters such as The Annoyance, iO...
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Kyle Gordon

Howdy, My name is Kyle and I want to coach your improv team or practice group! I have been performing on Magnet Theater House Teams for over a year. I am currently performing on Magnet House Team the Heel, with my indie team The Temple Cats, and with the Story Pirates. I've studied impro...
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Dan Silver

I am a UCB ASP Level *flashes the secret society handsign* I've been studying, practicing, and performing improv for about 6 years I play with The US National Improv Team and Bug Shoes (among others) http://newyork.improvteams.com/performers/2019/dansilver My coaching was once featured in TI...
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Carmen Christopher

Carmen was born and raised in Chicago, IL and currenlty resides in Brooklyn, NY. He was named a "2017 Comics to Watch" by Comedy Central. He currently hosts bi-weekly variety show The Juice and is a cast member of the Holy Fu*K Comedy Hour, Michael Jordan's Steakhouse, and The Postmen at the An...
Schedule updated over 7 years ago