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Upright Citizens Brigade (1998)

Comedy

The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The most recent incarnation consists of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh. The original incarnation of the group consisted of Besser, Ali Farahnakian, Drew Franklin, Adam McKay, Roberts, Rick Roman, and Horatio Sanz. Other early members included Neil Flynn, Armando Diaz, and Rich Fulcher.

IMDb rating
8.1 (2,651 votes)
Episode average
8.2 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

8.45 avg 10 episodes 8.8 → 8.5 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 54 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 35 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 35 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 40 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 32 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 28 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 29 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 29 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 26 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 37 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bucket of Truth8.854
2Poo Stick8.335
3Saigon Suicide Show8.435
4Power Marketing8.940
5Children's Revolution8.132
6Story of the Toad8.328
7Lady of the Lake8.129
8Time Machine8.329
9Cyborgs8.826
10Little Donny Foundation8.537

Season 2 (1999)

8.22 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.8 23 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 22 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 24 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 24 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 7: 9.3 · 28 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 17 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 26 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Master Dialectitian7.822
2Bomb Squad8.624
3Mogomra vs. the Fart Monster8.124
4Real World8.220
5Face Therapy7.920
6Infested with Friars8.218
7Spaghetti Jesus9.328
8Big City7.318
9Hurricane8.017
10Supercool8.826

Season 3 (2000)

7.86 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 8.9 23 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 22 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 18 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 24 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Costumes7.617
2Mafia7.817
3Hospital7.722
4Music7.221
5Food7.918
6College8.217
7Sex7.816
8Small Town7.819
9Virtual Reality7.718
10Thunderball8.924
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