Matt Walsh
Co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade and one of the UCB Four. Born in Chicago, Walsh studied at Northern Illinois University before training at iO and The Second City. He is best known as an actor for his role as Mike McLintock in Veep.
Companies and Organizations
Associated venues and institutional relationships currently documented in the archive.
Recommended Reading
Books are ordered from the strongest direct connection outward to broader relevance.
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
Matt Besser; Ian Roberts; Matt Walsh
Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy
The Harold
Matt Fotis
Improv Nation
How We Made a Great American Art
Sam Wasson
The Funniest One in the Room
The Lives and Legends of Del Close
Kim Howard Johnson
Improvise
Scene from the Inside Out
Mick Napier
The Improv Illusionist
Using Object Work, Environment, and Physicality in Performance
David Raitt
References
In the Archive
- The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual— Matt Besser; Ian Roberts; Matt Walsh
- Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy— Matt Fotis
- Improv Nation— Sam Wasson
- The Funniest One in the Room— Kim Howard Johnson
- Improvise— Mick Napier
- The Improv Illusionist— David Raitt
- Whose Improv Is It Anyway?— Amy E. Seham
How to Reference This Page
The Improv Archive. (2026). Matt Walsh. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/people/matt-walsh
The Improv Archive. "Matt Walsh." The Improv Archive, 2026. https://improvarchive.org/people/matt-walsh.
The Improv Archive. "Matt Walsh." The Improv Archive, 2026, https://improvarchive.org/people/matt-walsh. Accessed March 17, 2026.
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