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Artist
Matt Besser
12+ albums
comedyamericanstand-upstand-up comedy
about
Matthew Gregory "Matt" Besser (born September 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian best known as one of the four founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe, who had their own show on Comedy Central from 1998-2000. Besser was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas to parents Diane and Sandy Besser. His father was Jewish and his mother was Christian, and Besser is an atheist. He is also half German and French on his mothers side. Besser's grandfather's cousin was Joe Besser of The Three Stooges. Besser is a founding member of Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), which started out as a Chicago sketch and improv comedy group in 1991, earning a cult following from the start. Original members included Ian Roberts, Ali Farahnakian, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, and Horatio Sanz. During that time, UCB were regular guests on stage at the New Variety hosted by the Chicago Improv comedy club. While working at the New Variety, Besser was cast and directed by New Variety founder and Artistic Director R. O’Donnell in the TV comedy/variety special Twisted which aired on Fox, Chicago. Twisted also featured Besser in a series of improvised commercials directed by O’Donnell for McDonalds, Toyota, and Ameritech along with stand-up comic Michelle Garb. In 1996, the UCB relocated to New York City. In NYC, they made three seasons of their sketch-comedy series Upright Citizens Brigade on Comedy Central from 1998 to 2000. The cast consisted of Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Rob
top songs
albums
May I Help You (Dumbass)?
May I Help You, Dumbass?
The 6 Most Important Sets in the History of Standup
Pot Humor
Besser Breaks The Record
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History of Standup
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Comedy By The Numbers©
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Comedy By The Numbers
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may i help you (dumbass)
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Comedy Death-Ray Xmas CD 2009
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Comedy By The Numbers: Book-on-tape Cd!
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Woo Pig Sooie!