UCB Agents Adair (Matt Besser), Antoine (Ian Roberts), Colby (Amy Poehler) and Trotter (Matt Walsh) may be recognized from their performances on Saturday Night Live and "Reno 911!", and are joined by Saturday Night Live players, such as Horatio Sanz, Michael Delaney, as well as comedian actors who have played characters on The Daily Show and Arrested Development, among others.
The Upright Citizens Brigade is an intelligence organization dedicated to undermining society through the proliferation of chaos, with no government ties and unlimited funds... and comedy ensues. We see the Upright Citizens Brigade and their antics in their secret hi-tech underground lair and, from there, we see monitors displaying various "operations" designed to spread chaos around the globe, whether it be cyborgs replacing prominent government officials, a poor child with a horrible deformity that seems to be a cross between an auto-disassociative disease and selective elephantitis, to the Lady of the Lake. Each sketch is more ridiculous than the last and each episode is as funny as the previous one, leading to a season finale that is, quite simply, too much. Funny, irreverent, absurd, and too much.
Be warned, however: while Upright Citizens Brigade is so stupid it's funny, it's also not a show you can explain to someone. You simply have to have them watch it. The jokes don't translate as well when simply described. Also, Upright Citizens Brigade: The Complete First Season is not rated, but, if it were, it would be rated fairly strongly; the season finale features free-swinging digitized male genitalia as a main theme. This is not a show for the kiddies.
For those of you who may already be familiar with the Upright Citizens Brigade, but aren't sure if your favorite episode(s) were in Season One or not, the following episodes are the 10 episodes to be found in Upright Citizens Brigade: The Complete First Season: The Bucket of Truth, The Story of the Toad, Power Marketing (featuring your new brain!), Children's Revolution, Poo Stick (self-defense breakthrough!), Saigon Suicide Show, The Lady of the Lake, Time Machine (watch this one through a hole in a sheet, and it won't count against you.), Cyborgs and Little Donny Foundation.
If you're looking for a show that promotes family values and good, clean fun, don't bother... Upright Citizens Brigade has trained an army of poo-flinging monkeys to take them out... it's only a matter of time, now. If, however, you're interested in something that makes Monty Python skits look believable, and something that is almost as entertaining as a Titté Brothers concert, then Upright Citizens Brigade may be just right for you!
