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Matthew Gregory Besser (born September 22, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, and one of the four founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe, who had their own show on from 1998 to 2000. He hosts the improvisation-based podcast Improv4humans, previously on the Earwolf network, but now solely operated by himself and Brett Morris.


Early life
Besser was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, to parents Diane and Sandy Besser. "The Funny Ones" selections from the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection / Opening Reception Friday April 20th, 2012, | Eggman & Walrus Art Emporium His father was , whereas his mother was Christian. Besser is an atheist. He is a quarter German and a quarter French from his mother's side. Besser's grandfather's cousin was of The Three Stooges.

He was recruited to play soccer after starting on his high school team, but instead attended with a major in American Studies. There, he started doing and competed in a contest at UMass that was judged by . After graduating, he briefly moved to Denver in an attempt to pursue stand-up, but quickly moved to Chicago. He worked various odd jobs, including stints as a substitute teacher, a host at and as a host at Dick's Last Resort.


Career
After seeing an improvisational comedy show at Second City featuring , and , Besser began taking classes there. His improv group Victim's Family (alongside , , Miles Stroth, and Ian Roberts), later renamed The Family (minus Roman, plus , and ), was directed by , the first long-form group Del focused on.

Besser is a founding member of Upright Citizens Brigade, which began as a group in Chicago in 1990. Original members included Ian Roberts, , , , and .

In 1993, UCB were regular guests on stage at the produced and hosted by R. O'Donnell at the Chicago Improv comedy club.

While performing at the New Variety, Besser was cast and directed by O'Donnell in the New Year's Eve special Twisted, which aired on Fox 32 TV, Chicago. Twisted also featured Besser (and comedian Michelle Garb) in a series of improvised commercials directed by O'Donnell for McDonald's, Toyota, and Ameritech.

In 1996, the UCB relocated to New York City. Their sketch-comedy series Upright Citizens Brigade aired for three seasons on from 1998 to 2000. The cast consisted of Besser, , Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh. It originally included a voice-over by . After its cancellation, released all three seasons on DVD.

Besser and the UCB moved on to other projects and opened comedy theaters in New York City and Los Angeles. Besser went on to be the creator and co-star of the Redman & MTV hidden camera prank show Stung. In 2004, he created and starred in his second show, , which mocked news debate shows by pitting fake experts (played by Besser and other comedians) against real people.

Besser has appeared in films such as , Martin & Orloff, Year One, Undead or Alive, , and Junebug, in addition to a number of sitcoms including Reno 911!, How I Met Your Mother, and alongside his wife Danielle Schneider in Community. In 2003, the UCB filmed their first full-length improvised movie, Wild Girls Gone. In early 2010 the film was screened at several indie theaters in the area and is sold for digital download on iTunes and on DVD at the official UCB Theater website. The troupe had also performed their signature brand of longform improv (ASSSSCAT) in a special for the Bravo channel in 2005. In 2008, they released a entitled ASSSSCAT!: Renegade Improv Comedy through Shout! Factory, which features an uncensored improv performance by the troupe and special guests. The DVD also includes deleted scenes and along with other bonus features.

In 2008, Besser played the part of "Courtney Frenchip", the hippie roommate of in David's Situation, a pilot made for written by Cross and . The pilot was filmed live on May 9, 2008, but was not picked by HBO as a series. In 2013, he portrayed in the "Chicago" episode of 's . Between 2011 and 2014, he appeared on Parks and Recreation as the morning DJ Crazy Ira.

Besser and the UCB continue to run a Los Angeles comedy theater in Franklin Village. Besser and the UCB perform several times a week at the Los Angeles theater, in their show ASSSSCAT 3000 every Sunday night.


Other work
Besser makes frequent appearances on many podcasts on the Earwolf podcasting network, including Comedy Bang Bang, as well as hosting "The Earwolf Challenge", a reality-competition series where several compete against each other.

Besser's Comedy Central pilot This Show Will Get You High aired as a special on October 27, 2010. The show featured video shorts and sketches from Besser and Upright Citizens Brigade Theater comedians , , , and , and . THIS SHOW WILL GET YOU HIGH on Comedy Central

In 2011, Besser began hosting the Improv4humans podcast, where he and guest improvisers perform scenes based on suggestions sent in via . The podcast releases an episode each week and has differing guests.

Besser wrote and directed his first film, Freak Dance, Matt Besser interview on blankmaninc.com (July 9, 2012) based on his long-running UCB stage show. The film premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 21, 2011, and had a limited theatrical and release in May 2012. The film was made available on DVD and iTunes on July 10, 2012.

In 2014, Besser and comedian had an special air as part of the channel's "4AM Infomercial Parody" series, called In Search Of Miracle Man. Besser and Fulcher hosted the show as two men claiming the second coming of a savior they call "Miracle Man".

Besser co-starred in both seasons of the comedy series , which stars his wife Danielle Schneider, who also co-created the series. Besser plays the husband of Schneider's character. In 2015, Besser and Schneider played another married couple ("Blake and Karen") in the epilogue of a 2015 episode of the comedy series Community.


Personal life
Besser married actress-comedian Danielle Schneider in 2008. Their daughter was born on July 29, 2013.


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