Raised a proud Razorback in Little Rock, Arkansas, Matt Besser attended Amherst College where he learned how to collect CDs. After graduating, Matt toured the Midwest doing stand-up, while taking improvisation direction from Del Close at Chicago's Improv Olympic Theater. In Chicago in 1991, he became a founding member of the sketch group Upright Citizens Brigade, and with them he has performed and written stage productions including Virtual Reality, UCBTV, Conference on the Future of Happiness, Thunderball, Bucket of Truth, Big Dirty Hands, Punch Your Friend In The Face, The Real Real World, That's F'd Up!, and Saigon Suicide Squad (winner of Best Sketch at 1996 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen). In 1996, the UCB moved to NYC and produced their sketch show Upright Citizens Brigade for three seasons (1998-2000) on Comedy Central. Soon after the success of the TV show, the UCB opened their own comedy theater and improv school which operates in NYC and now LA too. After the UCB TV show, Matt teamed up with Method Man & Redman to create and perform in a hidden camera show on MTV called Stung . He was a co-creator and star of Crossballs which ran for 23 episodes on Comedy Central. For the world wide web, he produced and starred in "The Very Funny Show" which can be seen on www.TBS.com; he now produces UCBcomedy.com. He has directed stage productions including Immortal Combat, Sidecarrin , (1998 U.S.C.A.F) and Todd Barry in Icky (2001 U.S.C.A.F.). Besser's one-man shows include: How Much I Lied, May I Help You Dumbass?, Don't Be A Dick, RUhi?, "Woo Pig Sooie", and "Matt's Magical Sack of Dump". As an improviser he was member of Chicago's The Family and is forever a member of ASSSSCAT , the longest running and greatest improv show in the history of the world. Besser's guest appearances include spots on: Help Me Help You, Mighty Bee, Pilot Season, Reno 911, Stacked, Bernie Mac Show, Frasier, American Dad, Watching Ellie, Spin City, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Show, Late Friday, Weekends at the DL. Films, Curb Your Enthusiasm, A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T. on Bravo, and March 21 will debut Asssscat on Comedy Central. He's appeared in the films The TV Set , and Sundance Film Festival favorite Junebug . He recently played the lead bad guy in a zombie western called "Wanted Undead or Alive". Featured as Dave, the guitarist, in John C Reilly's biopic parody "Walk Hard". Soon to be seen in the comedies "Drillbit Taylor", "The Soloist", "Year One."

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• MySpace Tom on Voting MySpace Tom disses Republicans and a few Democrats too!
• The Back Room: #3 - Hitler Arm Time for the Health segment of the The Back Room show. Diagnosis: Hitler Arm!
• Besser beaten by audience TMZ captures Matt Besser in altercation with audience member after failing to break comedy record.
• Hunchback of the Theater Hunchback tells lewd stories pertaining to history. Comedy Death-Ray receives an unexpected visit from Hunchback!
• The Upstager aka Dog-Dude Paul F Tompkins is interrupted by the Dog Dude at Comedy Death Ray.
• Jason Yellow Gets A Whore Deaf, blind, and armless standup overcomes the odds to entertain America and get blow jobs.
• Bjorked Bjork tells a nasty joke.
• The Back Room: #7 - Chocolate Pudding Prank Dr. Cocky's neighbor Chocolate Pudding shows off his new prank video to George W Bush.
• Overly Ambitious Intern During important taping of CDR, this intern (Matt Besser) ruins the show when he interrupts Harris Wittels set.
• Gender Ambiguity Matt Besser pisses off preacher when he declares he is neither man nor woman.
• Shirts vs. Skins Joe's got manboobs! Luscious, perfect manboobs.
• Crossballs: Pot or Not? Matt Besser argues with Chris Tallman on behalf of Marijuana on Crossballs
• The Back Room: #6 - Redrum! The Shining Sisters appear before Dr. Cocky (Matt Besser) & Chocolate Pudding (Andy Daly).
• The Back Room: #9 - Three Ways Dr. Cocky schools you losers at home on the sure way to a three-way.
• Rehearsal Dinner Toast Fight The competition for best toast is fierce between Ian Roberts and Sergio.
• Orgasm Indicator Can't tell if she's had an orgasm? Have you tried Penis Horns?
• Wake and Bake It's Animation Month at UCBTLA! Wake & Bake is a jingle for a new breakfast marijuana.
• The Back Room: #4 - Mr. Pringles Sex Tape Mr. Pringles' celebrity sex tape & Robin Wiliams has an improv adlib attack
• MySpace Tom on Profile Photos Myspace Tom talks about cool profile photos.
• King of the Three-Way Everyone wants a three-way, but how can anyone pull it off?
• Grand Theft Auto Junkie Matt Besser can't be without his video games. What a loser.
• The Back Room: #14 - Honeyfingazz Mega-watt TV producer Brud Whackerman dabbles in babysploitation.
• The Back Room: #12 - Food Deviant Dr. Cocky is repulsed by a visiting food pervert.
• Freak Dance in the streets! The Fantaseez Dance Crue break dance down the streets of LA. Freak Dance: the Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo. Nxt show Apr. 10
• The Back Room: #10 - Wacky Cats Dr. Cocky hosts a live cat video commentary throwdown!
• Destroy All Bridesmaid Dresses Helpful hints to get rid of your bridesmaid dress. See whole series at www.tbs.com/shows/veryfunnyshow
• Sad Party Girls Just pick up the phone.
• The Shining Sisters The twin sisters from The Shining open a home reality business.
• Stupidest Repub & Demo We interviewed the stupidest Republican and the dumbest Democrat
• Freak Dance trailer Sometimes you gotta take a chance and dance. Friday, April 10 @ 8pm at UCBTLA.
• Freak Dance: I Can't Read Sassy learns that reading is the key to dancing. From Freak Dance: Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo.
• Weed is Bad Song from Freak Dance playing every Friday at UCB Theater in LA
• The Back Room: What is the Back Room? You've been let into...The Back Room!
• Pop Genius Game Show Trailer UCBTLA's celebrity-video game show - WEDNESDAY SEPT 23 @8pm!
• Bad Music at Comedy Death- Host Harris Wittles wants a better song for his introduction.
• Polly Pick Pocket Matt Besser as Polly Pick Pocket from the UCB Magical Magic Show.
• David Bowie & Chocolate Puddin David Bowie let's his biggest fan, Chocolate Pudding (Andy Daly), do the countdown during Space Oddity.
• Matt Besser Demo Reel Matt Besser's acting reel
• Let the Games Begin Quest for the Golden Hot Dog Ep 3
• Myspace Tom on Facebook Myspace Tom confronts Facebook!
• Preparing for Victory The Quest for the Golden Hot Dog Ep 2
• Sign my Tits Gibby of the Butthole Surfers explains one of the benefits of being a rock star.
• C*nttear Rabbis How the Butthole Surfers came up with their band name.
• Blood Babies Gibby Haynes, frontman of Butthole Surfers, uses an uncommon solvent to shoot up his heroin.
• Besser doesn't break record Matt Besser attempts to break the world record for most characters done in five minutes, currently held by Ivan Kruchnev
• The Pope is Dope! Cracked Out and the Pope play "Catholic, Not Catholic" with the audience.
• Pope with Frank Caliendo Frank Caliendo performs at America's Best Comic
• Huanhuan the Olympic Mascot Olympic mascot argues with audience at Comedy Death Ray.
• Mr. Smith Goes To Death Ray Mr. George Bailey Smith doesn't have any friends at Comedy Death Ray.
• ASSSSCAT: Suicide Girls: Suicide Boys The Suicide Boys discuss changing their name.
• ASSSSCAT: Suicide Girls: Deadly Garnish Restaurant forces its customers to man up.
• ASSSSCAT: Suicide Girls: Porn Report ASSSSCAT! featuring the Suicide Girls
• George Bailey Gets Spammed George Bailey finds that as long as you get emails from friends, it truly is a wonderful life.
• The Back Room: #8 - Cat Pricks n' Pranks The Back Room gang are inspired by Chocolate Pudding's prank video.
• Fugitives From the Pod People Matt Besser and Ian Roberts are fugitives on the run from the Body Snatchers.
• Your Girlfriend's a Spambot Mike is convinced his online girlfriend is real. See whole series at tbs.com/shows/veryfunnyshow
• Aerial Holy Matrimony Groom gets cold feet during his sky-diving wedding ceremony. See whole series at www.tbs.com/shows/veryfunnyshow
• Substitute Girlfriend Everybody's got a type. See whole series at www.tbs.com/shows/veryfunnyshow
• Strippers Pop Out What's better than a party filled with strippers? See whole series at www.tbs.com/shows/veryfunnyshow
• Del Close Marathon 1999 ASSSSCAT! performs in the 1999 Del Close Marathon in New York City.
• I'm You From the Future Getting advice from the future helps. See whole series at www.tbs.com/shows/veryfunnyshow
• Beta Club Conspiracy Marriage can get brutal. See whole series at tbs.com/shows/veryfunnyshow
• Child Prodigy Prank Amy Poehler and Matt Besser want their child in a school for gifted children.
• ASSSSCAT: Gibby Haynes: Did He Really Just Fuck Me? Andrew Daly shouts out the title in this scene inspired by Gibby Haynes (The Butthole Surfers).
• Singing Lessons Matt Besser coaches singers on the unsung aspects of singing.
• ASSSSCAT: Gibby Haynes: Tim Leary's Houseguest Crack, pissing, or the flacid blow job? Gibby isn't sure what exactly got him kicked out.
• Distracted Surgeons Besser and Ian are abusive surgeons too busy discussing sex to operate.
• Improv to Film: Plot Points Besser and Ian improvise dialogue in a film to get out a plot point.
• Dramatic Improv Using drama in improvisation
• ASSSSCAT: HatCoys vs. McFields Walsh schools class on the Hatfield & McCoy feud.
• G.G. Duche G.G. wants more out of life than just crapping on people's faces.
• Boner Don has an embarrassing boner that won't go away.
• Matt Walsh Heckled at SXSW Matt Besser heckles Matt Walsh.
• MySpace Tom on Cool Jobs Myspace Tom talks about the jobs section of your profile.
• ASSSSCAT: SFSketchfest: Part 4-Paparazzi ASSSSCAT: Neil Patrick Harris talks about dealing with a strange Paparazzo
• Gravity Bong Hit Matt Besser describes how difficult a gravity hit can become.
• The Back Room: #5 - Strippers Pop Out Dr. Aggro Cocky helps you losers at home with bachelor party etiquette while 50s Girl wrestles with her own demons
• Fashionista Matt Besser as the Fashionista goes to Melrose to comment on people's outfits
• Crossballs: Hippy Against Pot Andrew Daly joins the fight against weed on Crossballs.
• MySpace Tom on Music MySpace Tom teaches how to catch friends with your music profile.
• MySpace Tom: Negative Fan Mail MySpace Tom gets a lot of negative mail, so he reads it as Jimmy Stewart from Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
• Christian Basketball Two Christian b-ball teams face off- but whose side is God on?
• The Back Room: #1 - Jewish Comic Dr. Cocky discovers a real live Jewish comedian (Josh Fadem).
• Little Donny on the Today Show Somehow, Walsh makes it onto the Today show to talk about Little Donny disease
• Santa Liqueur Santa promotes his lesser-known business, Santa Liqueur.
• Planet H*llyw**d prop prank Matt Walsh and Matt Besser prank Planet H*llyw**d
• Parrot Trainer Prank The bird is scared. Don't look at the bird.
• Slow Motion Little Donny Matt Walsh got on the Today Show to discuss Little Donny Disease - in slow motion
• The Back Room: #2 - Outlaw Antiperspirant Dr. Cocky settles a dispute between Mr. Pringles and Outlaw Dean Denver.
• UCB set to Music If you have ever wanted to see a trailer for Upright Citizens Bridage, this is probably it.
• Food Nazi The food nazis do all they can to eliminate the fatty population.
• ASSSSCAT: SFSketchfest: Part 2-Pet Deaths ASSSSCAT: Neil Patrick Harris talks about gruesome pet deaths
• ASSSSCAT: SFSketchfest: Part 1 ASSSSCAT: Neil Patrick Harris talks about horse racing and how not to snowboard
• ASSSSCAT: SFSketchfest: Intro ASSSSCAT: Matt, Ian and Matt meet the audience at SF Sketchfest 2008
• F'd & Illegal Vids:Humiliation Fd Up & Illegal Video show tonight at the UCB theater in NYC with Besser & Walsh!
• Fairy Hockey Player Your invisible hockey player fairy gives great advice
• Unabomber What happens when the Unabomber takes a package to the Post Office?
• The Back Room: Whats Your Affliction? Dr. Cocky and the Back Room Gang teach us all a lesson about syphilis.
• ASSSSCAT: Lavender Diamond: Substitute Teachers Inspired by Lavender Diamond's monologue, substitute teacher Besser tells his students they are all substitute teach
• ASSSSCAT: Lavender Diamond: Feminist Collective Seth visits the feminist collective.
• Nice Day Don't tell Ian what kind of day to have (or other social niceties).
• ASSSSCAT: Lavender Diamond: Bag Checkers Amy & Besser are bag checkers suspicious of regular guy Andy Daly.
• ASSSSCAT: Jello Biafra: Homeland Security Homeland Security is making it really difficult for Sean to find his way home.
• ASSSSCAT: Jello Biafra: Kissing Defense Inspired by Jello Biafra's Portland monologue, Ian uses an unusual defense against Besser's advances.
• ASSSSCAT: Jello Biafra: Dangerous Neighborhood Ian checks out apartments for rent in a dangerous neighborhood.
• ASSSSCAT: Jello Biafra: Egg Man Inspired by Jello Biafra's egging monologue, "Egg Man" is interrogated by a very precise police officer.
• Crackhead We crawled under enemy tanks and nursed land mines
• Bosco - Foot up your Ass Show me the size of your a-hole with your fingers
• Ugly Americans Andy Daly apologizes for ugly American tourists in Europe. Redneck gets rude.
• The Best Improv Suggestor Karl Danvers: The World's Best Improv Suggestor
• Protest in Post Office Line! A lady starts a loud protest at the post office.
• Legalize Dog Poo Petition People are offered a petition to allow dogs to poop anywhere without owners having to pick it up.
• Too Many Thank You's #2 My girlfriend and I publicly argue about the subjectivity of "thank you" and "you're welcome"
• Crossballs: Pot or Not? Part 4 Jerry (Mr. Show, SNL, Carpoolers) offers his expert insight on the marijuana debate.
• Stung: Fucking with Interns Meth, Red, and Matty B screw with innocent interns.
• Stung: The Beatbox Contest Prank Matty B impresses Meth and Red with his mad beatboxing skillz and pisses off real beatboxers.
• UCB prank: Crab People! UCB is Union Square corner a crab person from Atlantis