Hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein, Tuesday Night Thunder gives UCB students and performers a chance to perform for and hang with the UCB improv community!

The Underground Theater
1312-1314 North Wilton Place
Hollywood, CA 90028

Admission Free, Donation Suggested
$2 Beer and Water
No outside alcohol, please.

Featuring the world renowned…

JAM!
“If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”
A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

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1st April 2012

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TNT Comes to an End

APRIL FOOLS, CLOWNS! TNT ain’t goin’ nowhere.

APRIL 3RD

8 pm

BANDWAGON

BOOGIE ARRAY

MR. BANANAS

9 pm

I CAN HAZ RINGWURMZ

RED MUSTACHE

MOONRAKER

10 pm

THUNDERSTRUCK

SWEET AND TENDER SAUSAGES

DAFT

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Show Descriptions

BANDWAGON - Jeff Kauffman, Colin Murphy, Marie Lively, Stephen Cedars, Ryan Qualls, and Jordan Bates.

BOOGIE ARRAY - Matthew Campbell and Bryan Cain.

MR. BANANAS - Jace Armstrong, Danny Cohen, Jesse Esparza, Camille Knox, Jared Nigro, Nadia Osman, and Mark Rennie.

I CAN HAZ RINGWURMZ - Steve Szlaga, Amy Vorpahl, Josh Covitt, Lilan Bowden, Lesley Tsina, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein.

RED MUSTACHE - Andie Bolt and Ben Seeder.

MOONRAKER - Scott Cappelli, Scott Vinci, Mark Coyle, Jackie Koppell, Kathleen O’Brien, John Schaffer, and Amy Wieseneck.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

SWEET AND TENDER SAUSAGES - Joe Ulharik, Majeed Nami, Ed Roe, and Bart Folkerts.

DAFT - Allison Fields and Dave Theune.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

25th March 2012

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Rain, Rain, Go Away…

…You best be gone before Tuesday!

MARCH 27TH

8 pm

THE BEAN

FUN TOWN

DOGS

9 pm

CRAZY SEXY POOL

HEY SHAWTY!

BATTLE ROYALE

10 pm

THUNDERSTRUCK

SICK DUCK

ANT

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Show Descriptions

THE BEAN - Brandon Sornberger, Howie Kremer, Seth Weitberg, Brian Jack, Amber Ruffin, and Tracy Meyer.

FUN TOWN - Brian Gallivan, Mike Leffingwell, and Ben Siemon.

DOGS - Kyle Fitzpatrick and Stephanie Nelson.

CRAZY SEXY POOL - Dan Foster, Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, and Jake Jabbour.

HEY SHAWTY! - Howie Kremer, Tracy Meyer, Joe Saunders, Holly Prazoff, Chris Otte, Andrew Portner, and Eugenie Coetzee.

BATTLE ROYALE - Judilin Bosita, Eileen Hsi, James Hsu, Steve La, Cathy Shim, Connie Shin, and Antony Tran.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

SICK DUCK - Anthony Gioe, Ryan Rosenberg, David Christenson, and Drew Tarver.

ANT - Clay Larsen, Mary Holland, Natt Newell, Erin Whitehead, Mel Cowan, Anthony Gioe, and Deborah Tarica.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

16th March 2012

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March Madness!

4 hours.  28 teams.  The Final Four.

LET THE MADNESS BEGIN.

MARCH 20TH - MARCH MADNESS!

7 pm

FRENEMIES

GET SWEATY

SNUGGLE PATROL

THE RIVALRY

DUGAN

NICHELBACH

ROBOT KARATE

8 pm

MINDSWEATS

BANDWAGON

PRIVATE STREET

TACOS FOR ALGERNON

HEY SHAWTY!

THE MESSAROUNDS

CASEY AND JO-JO

9 pm

SWEET DALAI LAMA

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

SNOW DAY

MAHOGANY

RADIO

PLEASURE FAIRE

WISENHEIMER

10 pm

BATTLE ROYALE

JUST MIMSY

PEDAL PUSHERS

SWEET AND TENDER SAUSAGES

DINOSAUR WOLF

GROCERIES

RYAN REYNOLDS WRAP

11 pm

FINAL FOUR!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Show Descriptions

FRENEMIES - Jessica Jacobs, Josh Duvendeck, Daniel Acker, Matthew Bohrer, Hesley Harps, and Greg Perry.

GET SWEATY - Josh Briggs, John Ford, Eric Gosselin, and Mark Stablein.

SNUGGLE PATROL - Will Mendoza, Michael Trubiano, Jamie Anderson, Eileen Hsi, and Jennie Newman.

THE RIVALRY - Joseph Porter, Majeed Nami, Ross Crain, Matt Mckane, Sarah Baldwin, Michael Drake, Frank Moran, Brian Truong, and Jessica Lee.

DUGAN - Farley Elliott, Scott Neiman, Dickie Copeland, Sarah Claspell, Amanda Sitko, Andrew Portner, and Jennie Pierson.

NICHELBACH - Courtney Davis, Fiona Landers, Samantha Morris, Josh Wyman, and Travis Wyman.

ROBOT KARATE - Lauri Roggenkamp, Neil Ruddy, Apul Patel, and Jessica Lee.

MINDSWEATS - Jesse Esparza, Rian Kountz, Dick Beck, Meg Swertlow, Paul Detrick, Jon Ford, and Connie Shin.

BANDWAGON - Marie Lively, Jeff Kauffman, Colin Murphy, Stephen Cedars, Ryan Qualls, and Jordan Bates.

PRIVATE STREET - Dylan Booth Vigus, David Brown, Charlene deGuzman, Anais Fairweather, Yak Manrique, and Mark Schroeder.

TACOS FOR ALGERNON - Darien Clark, Meg Maro, Jacki Merchant, Nadia Osman, Connie Shin, Amy Spaulding, and Jessie Weinberg.

HEY SHAWTY! - Holly Prazoff, Eugenie Coetzee, Andrew Portner, Patrick Carlyle, Joe Saunders, Tracy Meyer, Chris Otte, and Howie Kremer.

THE MESSAROUNDS - Don Colliver, Andrea Jensen, Matt Leiberman, Stephanie O’Neill, Ryan Harvey Pearcy, Jonathan Sacramone, David Valliere, and Bob Wilson.

CASEY AND JO-JO - Casey Feigh, Josh Simpson, and Joe Hartzler.

SWEET DALAI LAMA - Cozi Orlen, Liz Ebeling, Justus Perry, Clint Verner, Ryan Turner, Matt Dunn, and Megan Baker.

CONTINENTAL DRIFT - Brendan Bergan, David Brown, Mikey de Lara, Erika Heidelwald, Mark Schroder, Jodi Skeris, and Mike Sweeney.

SNOW DAY - Tessa Williams, Aaron Kaczander, Jason Shapiro, Jake Lieberman, David Quattrocchi, Peter Moses, and Matteson Perry.

MAHOGANY - Deanna Russo, Arnie Pantoja, Matt Keene, Jessica Rona, David Kerns, Shannon McKain, Ryan Gowland, and Brock Walters.

RADIO - Olivia Chaniewski, Matt Figueira, Manny Hagopian, Ben Irwin, Sharon Jackson, Sean Kennedy, Lucy Savage, and Hunter Stiebel.

PLEASURE FAIRE - Mike Callaghan, Christiann Castellanos, Mike Citera, Virginia Collins, Ray Lew, Dave Reynolds, and Bryan Truong.

WISENHEIMER - Drew Tarver, Matt Reid, Jonathan Smith, Ryan Rosenberg, and Jonny Svarzbein.

BATTLE ROYALE - Judilin Bosita, Eileen Hsi, James Hsu, Steve La, Cathy Shim, Connie Shin, and Antony Tran.

JUST MIMSY - Nicky Urban, Tiffany Aleman, Jessica Rice, and Leann Bowen.

PEDAL PUSHERS - Brandon Weaver, Jera Sky, Eugenie Coetzee, Ben Parks, Rich Brasier, Jess McKay, Zach Fairless, and Shawn Dempewolff.

SWEET AND TENDER SAUSAGES - Joe Uhlarik, Bart Folkerts, Majeed Nami, Marcy Minton, and Ed Roe.

DINOSAUR WOLF - AJ Berna, Kyle Parulski, Taylor Mech, Dani Jacobson, and Drew Dorenfest.

GROCERIES - Jessica Jardine, Nic Michaels, Joe Saunders, George Cortez, Krissy Wall, and Kate Johnson.

RYAN REYNOLDS WRAP - John Reynolds, Joe O’Brien, Tyler Riggers, and Joseph Bolter.

13th March 2012

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Gray Skies Outside…

…THUNDER inside!

Can’t make it to TNT this week?  Watch TNT Live!

MARCH 13TH

8 pm

BLOOD DIAMOND PHILLIPS

CARPOOL

SENSEI

9 pm

TYPHOON

RIGHT ON, RED!

BATTLE ROYALE

10 pm

THUNDERSTRUCK

SEARCH FOR THE CURE

PURE MOODS

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Show Descriptions

BLOOD DIAMOND PHILLIPS - Tim Snook, Joe Saunders, George Cortez, Dana Wickens, Meghan Bradley, Nick Greco, and Greg Bass.

CARPOOL - Stephen Saffarewich, Gina Nicewonger, and David Danipour.

SENSEI - Adam McCabe, Anthony Gioe, Casey Feigh, Mike Hanford, Ryan Meharry, and Billy Merritt.

TYPHOON - Allen Loeb, Jacob Reed, Mike Leffingwell, Lauren Lapkus, Dave Theune, and Casey Feigh.

RIGHT ON, RED! - Danny Cohen, Emily Towers, Jake Goldman, and Will Lerner.

BATTLE ROYALE - Judilin Bosita, Eileen Hsi, James Hsu, Steve La, Cathy Shim, Connie Shin, and Antony Tran.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

SEARCH FOR THE CURE - Jesse Esparza, Carlos Jaime, Meghan Maro, Nadia Osman, Scott Singer, Amy Spalding, and Michael Trubiano.

PURE MOODS - Mary Sasson, Matt Ingerbretson, Jen D’Angelo, Cynthia Kao, David Penrose, and Jason Thomas.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

5th March 2012

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March Right Over to TNT!

Month pun!

Can’t make it to TNT this week?  Watch TNT Live!

MARCH 6TH

8 pm

DIZZY PEOPLES

THE JIZZY BOYS

ED, JOSH, AND BART

9 pm

TACOS FOR ALGERNON

WISENHEIMER

BATTLE ROYALE

10 pm

THUNDERSTRUCK

MIDBEST

JESSE AND JOEY

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Show Descriptions

DIZZY PEOPLES - Alex Dayan, Chris Iredale, Jesse Gordon, and Tom Fox.

THE JIZZY BOYS - Drew DiFonzo Marks, Adam McCabe, Jacob Reed, and Jim Woods.

ED, JOSH, AND BART - Ed Roe, Josh Brekhus, and Bart Folkerts.

TACOS FOR ALGERNON  -Darien Clark, Meg Maro, Jacki Merchant,  Nadia Osman, Connie Shin, Amy Spalding, and Jessie Weinberg.

WISENHEIMER - Matt Reid, Ryan Rosenberg, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and Drew Tarver.

BATTLE ROYALE - Judilin Bosita, Eileen Hsi, James Hsu, Steve La, Cathy Shim, Connie Shin, and Antony Tran.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

MIDBEST - Dave Theune and Casey Feigh.

JESSE AND JOEY - David Storch and Mike Cardella.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

27th February 2012

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Hey, It’s a Leap Year!

One extra day to scrounge together rent money this month!

Can’t make it to TNT this week?  Watch TNT Live!

FEBRUARY 28TH

8 pm

BAD REPUTATION

3DUBS

JUNGLE JOE

9 pm

HUMANS WITH HANDS

CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY

WE HATE HORSES

10 pm

CAT PARTY

THUNDERSTRUCK

KEN & STUPELA

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Hits the Golden Collar Awards

Show Descriptions

BAD REPUTATION - Steve Szlaga, Marlene Maginot, Brooke Lenzi, Elaine Carroll, Farley Elliot, Scott Nieman, Whitney Teubner, Nate Clark, and Dickie Copeland.

3DUBS - Jim Woods, Joe Wengert, and Madeline Walter.

JUNGLE JOE - Dave Theune, Joe Hartzler, Johnny Meeks, Casey Feigh, and Jim Woods.

HUMANS WITH HANDS - Rachel Lind, Katie Wohl, Hasan Minhaj, Pat Regan, Jes Cota, and Adam Allgood.

CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY - Alana Johnston, Emily Candini, and Erin McGathy.

WE HATE HORSES - Nort Mahoney, George Oz, Harrison Brown, Jonny Svarzbein, Will Doughty, Anthony Soike, Wayland McQueen, and Mano Agapion.

CAT PARTY - Jeremy McKiernan and Sasha Feiler.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

KEN & STUPELA - Mano Agapion, Jon Mackey, Mary Sasson, and Robert Stephens.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

20th February 2012

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And the Oscar Goes to…

…TNT, for its portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady!

Can’t make it to TNT this week?  Watch TNT Live!

FEBRUARY 21ST

8 pm

TIM CHANG & FRIENDS

SALTY DOGS

DELIGHTFUL IDIOT

9 pm

THREE BEAR NIGHT

HOT DOG

WE HATE HORSES

10 pm

THUNDERSTRUCK

BARE BUTT GIRL ON COSMO STREET

I’MA FAINT!

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Show Descriptions

TIM CHANG & FRIENDS - Stephanie Allynne, Heather Anne Campbell, Tim Chang, Joe Hartzler, Scott Rodgers, Hal Rudnick, Nick Wiger, and Erin Whitehead.

SALTY DOGS - Lauren Ludwig, Colin Trahan, Dan Borelli, and Jim Festante.

DELIGHTFUL IDIOT - Brian Robinson and Matt Reid. 

THREE BEAR NIGHT - Cate Beehan, Matt Manser, Joshua Miller, Heather Regnier, Phil Trostler, and Jeff Wysaski.

HOT DOG - Jessica Jardine and Kate Johnson.

WE HATE HORSES - Nort Mahoney, George Oz, Harrison Brown, Jonny Svarzbein, Will Doughty, Anthony Soike, Wayland McQueen, and Mano Agapion.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

BARE BUTT GIRL ON COSMO STREET - Anthony Gioe, Dan Lippert, Jace Armstrong, Jacob Reed, and Justin Michael.

I’MA FAINT! - Mano Agapion and Danny Mastrangelo.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

13th February 2012

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Fuck Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day can go suck it.  Who needs it, right?  So come on over to TNT, where a make out session with Jonny Svarzbein is guaranteed.

And be sure to come to this week’s special Fuck Valentine’s Day version of Thunderstruck!

Can’t make it to TNT this week?  Watch TNT Live!

FEBRUARY 14TH - FUCK VALENTINE’S DAY SHOW!

8 pm

HUMAN BEANZ

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR

SLACKJAW

9 pm

NA

THE FLYING CLOISTERS

WE HATE HORSES

10 pm

THUNDERSTRUCK

HOPSCOTCH RUMBLE

PURPLE CASTLE

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Vaguely Threatening Valentine

Show Descriptions

HUMAN BEANZ - Bryan Cain, Derek Jones, Larry Littlejohn, Kelly Campbell, Stephanie Merkin, and Talia Talbin.

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR - John Hallman, Neil Ruddy, Matt McKane, Jeffrey Linneman, and Frank Moran.

SLACKJAW - EJ Baker, Amy Granados, Anna Senn, and Margaret Lee.

NA - Neil Ruddy and Alice Gardin.

THE FLYING CLOISTERS - John Hallman, Ben Greene, Sasha Feiler, Jen Krueger, Frank Moran, Neil Ruddy and Chris Teregis.

WE HATE HORSES - Nort Mahoney, George Oz, Harrison Brown, Jonny Svarzbein, Will Doughty, Anthony Soike, Wayland McQueen, and Mano Agapion.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

HOPSCOTCH RUMBLE - Brandon Weaver and Jera Sky.

PURPLE CASTLE - Mike Callaghan, Marcy Minton, Victor Lopez, and Sarah Baldwin.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!

9th February 2012

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March Madness!

TNT is proud to announce its 5th annual March Madness tournament on Tuesday, March 20!

One night, four hours, six teams an hour, twenty four teams total — you know, MADNESS!  Each hour the audience votes for a winner to return in the final four competition during the 11 pm hour, where one team will be named the 2012 TNT March Madness Champion and reap the attendant rewards!

To submit please do the following:

1. Send an email to tuesdaynightthunder@gmail.com with the subject “TNT March Madness Submission - Your Team Name

2. Submit in the below format:

Team Name

Lineup (in the form of “Name, Name, Name, and Name.”)

*Seriously, we know we sound crazy but typing out the information this way helps us to catalogue the submissions.

3. Limit yourself to two submitted teams.

Please send your submissions to TNT by Friday, February 17th, 11:59 pm.

We’re looking forward to another great tournament!

5th February 2012

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TNT’s 4.5 Year Anniversary Show!

TNT don’t celebrate no stinkin’ regular birthdays.  We celebrate muthaf’in’ HALF-BIRTHDAYS, yo!

Can’t make it to TNT this week?  Watch TNT Live!

FEBRUARY 7TH - 4.5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!

8 pm

FIASCO!

JIVE TALK

SENTIMENTAL LADY

9 pm

LAZY MAN

10 pm

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

THUNDERSTRUCK

JACOB, JOE, & MIKE

11 pm

JAM!

TNT’s Comedy Gold Nugget of the Week:

Show Descriptions

FIASCO! -Jacqueline Gabardy, Clay Larsen, Justin Michael, and Jacob Reed.

JIVE TALK -Anthony Gioe, Cissy Fenwick, Hal Rudnick, Josh Simpson, Jonny Svarzbein, and Mike Mitchell.

SENTIMENTAL LADY - Suzi Barrett, Alex Berg, Mel Cowan, Todd Fasen, Alex Fernie, Johnny Meeks, and Joel Spence.

LAZY MAN - Ian Roberts.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Heather Campbell, Neil Campbell, Drew DiFonzo Marks, David Harris, Paul Rust, Nick Wiger, and Jim Woods.

THUNDERSTRUCK - Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, Jonny Svarzbein, and friends!

JACOB, JOE, & MIKE - Mike Callaghan, Joe Hartzler, and Jacob Womack.

JAM! - “If you’re not confused then you didn’t JAM!”  A long hard improv jam hosted by Harrison Brown, Jonathan Smith, and Jonny Svarzbein where anyone can hop on stage and improvise!