Claim: Amy Poehler was a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago 's ImprovOlympic in 1990 . The original incarnation of the group consisted of Matt Besser , Amy Poehler , Ian Roberts , Matt Walsh , Adam McKay , Rick Roman , Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin , whose picture is the UCB logo . Other early members included Neil Flynn , Armando Diaz , Ali Farahnakian and Rich Fulcher .   In 2013 , Besser , Roberts and Walsh wrote The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual .