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It gives me great joy to be able to announce that UCB’s long awaited East Village venue — UCBeast — will be open as of tonight at 7:30pm. A new website will be forthcoming in the near future.
Please come check out the new space (155 E. 3rd Street and Avenue A). There is…
I’m really curious to see how the UCBeast does. It’s great to have a new venue in town. The bar—once up and running—should help business. I know tons of great people who are already producing shows in the venue. However, I think the reason the current UCB gets its huge crowds are in part due to the mythos of ASSSSCAT, Harold Night, Maude Night, Death By Roo-Roo and the Stepfathers. None of those shows are moving over to the new venue. I think the UCBeast is going to need a couple of breakout shows to distinguish it from not only the UCB proper, but any other alternative comedy venue on the Lower East Side. I’m excited to wait and find out what that show (or shows) will be.
I hope the UCB brand can finally provide a steady audience to all the great stand-ups currently coming up in New York. Fingers crossed that this actually works.
