Coaches

Liz Galalis

Hey! I'm Liz - actress, writer, and improviser. I was on a house team at The PIT in NYC for several years. I'm currently on a house team at The Pack. Additionally, I've studied and performed at UCBNY and UCBLA. I've appeared on The Joel McHale Show (Netflix) and When Nature Calls with Hele...
Schedule updated 7 days ago

Jared Jeffries

Taught Improv Level 2 (which developed) for the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. I've been improvising in one form or another since 2003. My improv education comes from Chicago. There I was a performer/coach/teacher and Harold Commission member at the iO theater. I coached one of the oldest and mos...
Schedule updated 13 days ago

Tyler Samples

Hello! I got my start in Minneapolis at Huge Theater and Comedysportz, then made my way to Chicago to train and eventually perform and teach at iO, Second City and the Annoyance. After directing sketch shows with the Second City National Tour Company, I eventually got tired of cold winters and mo...
Schedule updated 16 days ago

Yaki Margulies

Hi there! I'd love to coach your improv team or practice group and help you develop your own unique style. I've been studying and performing improv for over a decade. I was on the Mess Hall team, Shimmy!, I'm a regular UCB main stage performer, and I hosted the show, "Seminal Presents: Mas...
Schedule updated 22 days ago

Jake Regal

Hi! I spent 9 years on UCB Harold Night/house improv teams. I'm currently a member of Cardinal Redbird. I also co-hosted The Big Jam for five years. Also also, spent two years and change on Maude. Feel free to contact even about a timeslot it says I'm not free, my schedule is pretty amorphous!
Schedule updated 29 days ago

Marina Mastros

Hello! I perform with a UCB house team called Sassy Bluff and a former iO West Harold team called MAX. I was a teacher at iO West and the National Comedy Theatre in San Diego. I was also the Inclusion Director at iO West and am a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant. See more at marinamast...
Schedule updated about 1 month ago

Nate Shelkey

Well, hello there. The short of it: I’ve been on Harold night and Maude night. I can help you! I was a member of The Racquet on Harold night in Los Angeles. And for 5 years on gigawatt, Arsenal, and Kill Your Darlings in New York. I was also on the Maude teams Last Slice in Los Angeles...
Schedule updated about 1 month ago

Wayland McQueen

Hello, I'm Wayland McQueen, and I coach improv! I'll give you some info in handy bullet point form. Performing • I've been doing improv since February 2003 • Started taking classes at UCB in May 2007 • Performed on Harold Night at UCB from since 2009 • Currently perform with Bitchin' on Ha...
Schedule updated about 1 month ago

Cory Webster

Hello! I would love to coach your improv team or direct your sketch team! I am a former member of the UCB Mess Hall team Chat Bot and a writer/performer with my improv/sketch team Dick Cannon. Dick Cannon currently has a run at UCB Franklin with our bit show Do the Dumb! I have been coaching an...
Schedule updated about 2 months ago

Ben Cassil

Ben has been performing long-form improv since 2014, with training at UCB and WE Improv. Teaching-wise, Ben encourages improvisors to find their voice through non-judgmental awareness, positive feedback, easy-to-grasp comedy concepts, and experimentation. Ben structures each improv practice with ...
Schedule updated about 2 months ago