Draft:Characters Welcome

Characters Welcome
Characters Welcome
YouTube information
Years active	2015-present
Genre	Sketch comedy
Subscribers	260,000
Views	100,000,000

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Characters Welcome is a live sketch comedy showcase performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York and Los Angeles.

History

Founded by Michael Hartney and Justin Tyler in 2013^[1] as a means for comedians to workshop solo material for their Saturday Night Live and Just for Laughs auditions, the show is now hosted by Hartney and Tyler alongside Eric Feurer and Sarah Smallwood Parsons.^[2] Each character is typically written and performed by one comedian, and introduced by the hosts with a title card.

In 2019, videos of performances from Characters Welcome began attracting a following on YouTube, receiving write-ups in Vulture^[3]^[4] and over 260,000 subscribers by 2026.^[5]

Notable Performers

References

↑ CharactersWelcome (2024-01-01). Characters Welcome - 10 Year Anniversary Best Of Show. Retrieved 2026-10-04 – via YouTube.
↑ Kelly-Clyne, Luke (2019-04-09). "Sarah Smallwood Parsons Deserves More Exposure". Vulture. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
↑ Reghay, Nayomi (2020-04-27). "20 Funny UCB New York Moments You've Probably Never Heard of". Vulture. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
↑ Techler, Luke Kelly-Clyne, Graham (2024-09-30). "The Best Comedy Shorts of September 2024". Vulture. Retrieved 2026-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "CharactersWelcome". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-10-04.

[1] CharactersWelcome (2024-01-01). Characters Welcome - 10 Year Anniversary Best Of Show. Retrieved 2026-10-04 – via YouTube.

[2] Kelly-Clyne, Luke (2019-04-09). "Sarah Smallwood Parsons Deserves More Exposure". Vulture. Retrieved 2026-10-04.

[3] Reghay, Nayomi (2020-04-27). "20 Funny UCB New York Moments You've Probably Never Heard of". Vulture. Retrieved 2026-10-04.

[4] Techler, Luke Kelly-Clyne, Graham (2024-09-30). "The Best Comedy Shorts of September 2024". Vulture. Retrieved 2026-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] "CharactersWelcome". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-10-04.

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