Upright Citizens Brigade - ASSSSCAT! (2008)

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Get ready America...here comes ASSSSCAT! Hot on the heels of Upright Citizens Brigade's popular TV show, Shout! Factory recently unleashed the highly anticipated Upright Citizens Brigade - ASSSSCAT! on DVD on March 25, 2008. Featuring renown UCB's improvisational comedy troupe co-founders Amy… More Get ready America...here comes ASSSSCAT! Hot on the heels of Upright Citizens Brigade's popular TV show, Shout! Factory recently unleashed the highly anticipated Upright Citizens Brigade - ASSSSCAT! on DVD on March 25, 2008. Featuring renown UCB's improvisational comedy troupe co-founders Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live), Matt Walsh (Old School), Ian Roberts (Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), and Matt Besser (Reno 911), with guest appearances by ASSSSCAT! all-stars including Horatio Sanz (Saturday Night Live), Will Arnett (30 Rock, Freak Show), Chad Carter (Crossballs: The Debate Show), Sean Conroy (Blackballed: The Bobby Duke Story), Andrew Daly (The Office), Ed Helm (Evan Almighty, The Office), Jen Kirkman (Home Movies), Tom Lennon (Reno 911), Kate Walsh (The Drew Carey Show, Grey's Anatomy) and Paul F. Tomkins (Reel Comedy), the DVD is packed with special bonus features including Upright Citizens Brigade Interview, Monologous Interruptus, The ASSSSCAT! Theme and special Commentary by Upright Citizens Brigade.

Beginning with a suggestion from the audience, a guest monologist tells a story that kicks off a series of high-octane improvised sketches. From medical marijuana to embarrassing sexual encounters, no topic is off limits to the renegade performers who have helped make ASSSSCAT! one of the longest running improvisational shows in the history of the world.

Based on the troupe's cutting-edge live comedy show ASSSSCAT!, which for over a decade has drawn sell-out crowds to UCB's New York and Los Angeles theaters, this DVD and the television special is produced by Shout! Factory in association with Upright Citizens Brigade. ASSSSCAT! marks the comedy group's second foray into DVD and TV, following their self-titled cult hit on Comedy Central, the 1998-2000 series, Upright Citizens Brigade.

In 1996, The Upright Citizens Brigade began performing their now-legendary long-form improv show, ASSSSCAT!, at various venues throughout New York City. The show became an instant hit selling out week after week. Each performance stars the four members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh, with special guest performers from shows such as Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Colbert Report, 30 Rock and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. On July 25, 2006, ASSSSCAT! celebrated 10 years of uninterrupted performances with a sold out show at Irving Plaza in New York. The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre presents ASSSSCAT! each and every week to audiences on both coasts.

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