First Wife
Next on a festival bill: New York Comedy Festival · New York, NY · 6–15 November 2026
First Wife is a sketch team at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York, one of the teams in the theatre's Maude Night programme.
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Who are First Wife?
First Wife is a sketch team at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York, one of the teams in the theatre's Maude Night programme. Its writers and performers come from a broad mix of backgrounds and comic voices, and through 2026 the team has staged a fresh set of sketches each month for UCB New York's Maude Night. For the 2026 New York Comedy Festival, First Wife gathered the strongest sketches from that year's run into a best-of set at UCB on 11 November, sharing the bill with Pamela, a UCB house team, and its half hour of sketches drawn from the world of Dr. Seuss. [1]
Where to see First Wife next
On stage and screen
- Home stage · 2026Upright Citizens Brigade, New York, as a Maude Night sketch team [1]
Festival history
- 2026New York Comedy Festival, New York, NY
First Wife: questions
Where can I see First Wife live?
At New York Comedy Festival in New York, NY, 6–15 November 2026.
Are First Wife stand-up?
No: they are sketch comedy, written and rehearsed scenes.