The Infertile: A Sketch Comedy Show at Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Chelsea, which was supposed to conclude in August has just been extended for a September run. Veteran UCB performers like John Murray and Silvija Ozols had their own struggles with infertility which was the basis for the sketch comedy show.
The comedy show, which stars Murray and Ozols on the 9th and 30th, has received good reviews for its August stint last August 12th. Some of the reactions noted are as follows:
"Whether you are going through something similar or just want a good laugh based on real-world experiences, this show is worth catching." - AFAR LOCAL
"... gives you the low down on handling doctors, smug pregnant couples, and sometimes, the great, mysterious creator." - COMEDY CAKE
John Murray is known as the "Comedy's Next Almost Star" as featured in the Esquire magazine in 2013. He is one of the creators of the IFC Comedy Crib series John & Geoff Are Married. Murray also co-hosts the live show "Low Standards".
Silvija Ozols, on the other hand, improvises with the UCB Theatre group "The Stepfathers" and is a writer at the same time. Some of her writings were brought to Playbill, Time Out New York, and Hipster Animals.
One of the intriguing questions that the characters will be playing in the for comedy is, "What does it take to get pregnant?" This is very timely as pregnancy can present many problems in the society from various facets of people's lives, from teenagers to adults or even those in the retiring age. Pregnancy has a lot of faces in the society that are worth discussing about but this time, in a more interesting way.
Other actors who are in the cast are:
Anna Callegari (Billy on the Street, MTV's Girl Code)
Jackie Jennings (Above Average)
Ben Rameaka (Adam Ruins Everything)
Matt Rubano (UCB; Thank You, Del)
The presentation will be directed by Matt Fisher.
