UCBT is the best place for comedy in New York City, and probably the world. Where else can you watch a hillarious show that is fully improvised, fun, and only costs $8. You can't beat that, especially in The Big Apple.

UCBT has been a major part of my life since early 2004, where I took their first class. Since then, I became a regular.

This photo was taken during the warm up for one of our shows, in one of their cold basements. Well, at least I was getting warmer. Thanks guys for hugging me.

Yep, we found that thing called "The Closure" and it sure helped us. The show was a blast.

My acting hasn't stoped at UCBT. Shortly I realized that simply being able to instantly come up with witty comebacks is not enough to be an actor. Surely improvisation is a great skill to have but it alone does not make you an outstanding improviser.

Even great stand-up comedians from Woody Allen to Larry The Cable Guy are, underneath, primarily good actors, and then secondary, comedians.

To be great, you must go back to the basics and learn some real life acting skills.

Of course in my case, I was born with it. ;-)

My scene partner Faye and I did a scene from a fairly recent play. Click here to watch it. Apologies for the video quality; we were using a Hi8 camcorder.

On another note, here's a headshot I had made back in 2005. Promise me not to obsess over it too much.