Upright Citizens Brigade (Comedy troupe)

Some of the best stand-up comedians in the business share tips of the trade and full-fledged stories to impart the lessons they learned treading the boards, hitting the road, and of course, on occasion, bombing. Featuring interviews with Jonah Ray, Howard Kremer, Marcella Arguello, Jimmy Pardo, Bill Dwyer, Wayne Federman, Rick Overton, Matt Braunger, Nick Thune, Andrew Michaan, Sean Conroy, Erica Rhodes, David Borry, Arden Myrin, Amy Miller, Subhah...

Led by UCB founders Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, this book features a series of conversations with experts in the field, including Amy Poehler, Adam McKay, Ben Schwartz, Lennon Parham, Jessica St. Clair, Andy Daly, Bobby Moynihan, and Nick Kroll, among others. Interspersed with questions from live audiences, these interviews focus on the nitty-grity of the creative process--exploring tone and timing, inspiration and intuition, and the...

When rich girl Cocolonia can't shake her stuff at home because of her uptight mom, she hits the streets to join a dance crew who respond to every challenge with a dance fight. With the big underground dance-off about to take place, Cocolonia and her new partner, Funky Bunch, have to prove that they have what it takes to freak their way to victory.

Their only enemy is the status quo. Their only friend is chaos. Trace the origins of the deadly drug Supercool; see Jesus in strange places; deal with an infestation of Friars; and use way too many ninja throwing stars.