The 12th Annual Del Close Marathon

Fri 4:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Marathon Press Conference

NYC

Cast: Everyone,

Recognized authorities on the art of long form improv answer your questions.

Fri 6:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Bangarang!

LA

Cast: Dave Theune,Ryan Meharry,Ryan Stanger,Jacob Reed,Adam McCabe,Lauren Lapkus,Betsy Sodaro,Toni Charline

Bangarang is back in NY for a third straight year! A highlight of DCM 2011, come and let one of L.A.'s most entertaining improv groups bring you their best. High energy improv with super fun characters!

Fri 6:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Doppelganger

NYC

Cast: Nicole Byer,Sasheer Zamata,Keisha Zollar

Doppelganger will take a suggestion and create scenes that weave in and out of worlds, connecting them all through an organic free form structure. They will organically make you orgasm (organically). Starring Nicole Byer, Sasheer Zamata, Keshia Zollar.

Fri 6:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Fuck That Shit (A Comedy Team)

NYC

Cast: Dru Johnston,Tim Martin,Kate Riley,Don Fanelli,Terry Withers,Josh Patten

Fuck That Shit (A Comedy Team) is a team of improvisers who perform comedy. What form? What type of show? Fuck that shit, just come and laugh at Fuck That Shit.

Fri 6:45 pm, Urban Stages

Bucky

NYC

Cast: Frank Hejl,Benjamin Apple,Laura Willcox,Nate Russell,Nicole Drespel,Jeremy Bent,Christian Capozzoli,Matt Cutler

Bucky is a Harold team at UCBTNY.

Fri 7:00 pm, UCB Theatre

BASSPROV

Chicago

Cast: Mark Sutton Joe Bill Special Guest

BASSPROV is one of the most acclaimed improv shows of the past decade. The show has headlined over 15 festivals and played in comedy theaters in over 30 cities across North America. This would be our 11th appearance at DCM.

Fri 7:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Werner Hotdog (The Documentary)

LA

Cast: Julie Brister,Casey Feigh,Cissy Fenwick,Rene Gube,Clay Larsen,Greg Tuculescu,Anthony Gioe,Josh Simpson

Watch a live documentary unfold before your eyes. Past documentaries have explored "The Fifth Grade", "Mid-Life Crises", "The Business of Outer Space" and more. Werner Hotdog performs some Tuesdays at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles.

Fri 7:00 pm, UCB East Village

Kinsey

NYC

Cast: Matt Harkins,Alex Teague,Natasha Rothwell,Julia Young,Tricia Olds,Claire Ayoub,TJ Del Reno,Georgia Clark

Kinsey is a Lloyd Team at UCBT East.

Fri 7:15 pm, Urban Stages

Elevator Action

Austin, TX

Cast: Elizabeth Brammer, Lance Gilstrap, David Lee Hess, Michael Jastroch, Cortnie Jones, Josh Krilov

It's the technological marvel that made modern cities possible. It’s the closest physical contact most of us ever have with people we don’t know. And it’s the basis for Elevator Action, the improv show that doesn’t go all the way to the top floor. Cram a bunch of complete strangers into a me...

Fri 7:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Sentimental Lady

LA

Cast: Suzi Barrett,Alex Berg,Mel Cowan,Todd Fasen,Alex Fernie,Johnny Meeks,Joel Spence,

Sentimental Lady was a mainstay of UCBTLA's Harold Night before moving to a new show, Guilty Pleasures. Feeling guilty about something you like? Don't worry! Sometimes the best medicine is revealing your secret shame to a group of heady improvisers, so they can create an entire comedy show about ...

Fri 7:30 pm, UCB East Village

Dangerbox

NYC

Cast: Billy Domineau,Bowen Yang,Nicole Conlan,Henry Gammill,Cory Fraiman-Lott,Allison Brown,Arman Mohazzabfar,Rachel Joravsky,Kyleigh Johnson

Dangerbox is New York University’s premier long form improv team. Founded in 2003 by NYU grad students, Dangerbox has been entertaining audiences on and off campus ever since. They perform a variety of structures like montages, Harolds, and Armandos, plus some stuff that they made up themselves. ...

Fri 7:30 pm, SVA Stage A

John and Scott

NYC

Cast: John Lutz,Scott Adsit

Scott Adsit (30 Rock) performed as a member of the Mainstage, ETC, and Northwest companies of the Second City in Chicago. John Lutz (30 Rock) performed at the Improv Olympic in Chicago and The Second City Touring Company. Now they are combining their improv skills for the first time. Come see what h...

Fri 7:45 pm, Urban Stages

Corgi in the Forest

Toronto, ON

Cast: Andrea Ballantyne,Chris Besler,Jason Donovan,Maria Hajigeorgiou,Ryan Maule,Gord McGiverin,Sally Smallwood,Jeremy Voltz,Courtney Jane Walker

Corgi in the Forest (formerly Shiva Star) is a 9-member tour de force from Toronto, Canada that performs smart, dynamic improv with a lot of makeout scenes. With faith in the power of play Corgi in the Forest takes every opportunity to create something new, surprising, and hilarious.

Fri 8:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Telenovela

Washington, DC

Cast: Jamie Bingner,Dan Miller,Jonathan Murphy,Chelsea Shorte,Kate Symes,Amelia Vogel

Telenovela's improv draws on the drama and comedy of everyday life. From the ordinary to the absurd--bickering spouses to ghosts and the haunted--we dissect the desires that drive every relationship, drag them onto the stage, and make them hilarious.

Fri 8:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Rockwell 9

Cleveland, OH

Cast: Liz Huff, Andrew Jorgensen, Marjorie Preston

Out of the industrial sludge and frozen wastelands of Cleveland, rises Rockwell 9. Actually, Cleveland is really nice these days. Sunny days, very few traffic jams, good microbreweries. It's a comeback city with its own all-grilled-cheese restaurant and a long-form improv troupe.

Fri 8:00 pm, UCB East Village

Junior Varsity

NYC

Cast: Jarret Berenstein, Kevin Cragg, Megan Gray, Jamie Rivera, Sean Taylor, Shawn Wickens

Junior Varsity have established themselves as one of NYCs most traveled improv groups. BAR NONE!! Formed by Armando Diaz at the Magnet Theater, they're fun, fast and always end on time.

Fri 8:00 pm, SVA Stage B

Ben Schwartz Presents Snowpants!!!

LA

Cast: TBA

Ben always wanted to name an improv team snowpants but it kept getting shot down...until now.

Fri 8:15 pm, Urban Stages

Popular Science

LA

Cast: Muretta Moss,Sunny Peabody,Maggy Keegan,Justin Uretz,Nathan Caywood,Marshall Givens,Frank Moran,Alexis Simpson,Luis Cortez,

Popular Science is a leading source of longform improv. With up-to-the-minute games/scenes/monologues, insightful commentary on game and relationship, and even scientific takes on the hottest audience suggestions, we aim to be your first stop for what's new and what's next. Named Best DCT Show at th...

Fri 8:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Maxitor

Boston

Cast: Rachel Klein,Jackie Arko,Shannon Connolly,Sasha Goldberg,Natalie Baseman,Brian Perry,Mike McDonald,Chris Duffy

Maxitor is a premier team from ImprovBoston's Harold Night! Our Harolds focus on grounded relationship-based play and thematic exploration. We are friends who like to have fun, funny fun.

Fri 8:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Dreams Come TRUE!

LA

Cast: Marissa Strickland,Joe Wengert,Justin Michael,Jace Armstrong,Mary Holland,Betsy Sodaro,Evil Joe Wengert,Anthony Gioe

Some of UCBLA's top performers want to make your dreams come true! Will YOU be the lucky audience member who gets to watch your hopes, dreams and deepest desires come to life on stage... not if Evil Joe Wengert has anything to say about it!

Fri 8:30 pm, UCB East Village

Hoops

NYC

Cast: James McCarthy,Caitlin Bitzegaio,Kassia Miller,Dustin Drury,John Robert Wilson,Keisha Zollar,Rob Cuthill,Eric Gersen

Hoops is a Lloyd team at UCBT East.

Fri 8:45 pm, Urban Stages

The Regulars

NYC

Cast: George Kareman,Pat Noth,Zach Willis,Phil Jackson,Zach Poitras,Grant O'Brien,Jocelyn Deboer,Shalyah Evans

WHALE PLUS is a Harold team at UCBTNY.

Fri 9:00 pm, UCB Theatre

The Stepfathers

NYC

Cast: Michael Delaney,Chris Gethard,Will Hines,Shannon O'Neill,Silvija Ozols,Zach Woods,Connor Ratliff

Join seven of New York's top longform improvisors as they get together to take you on a tour of everything that's both cute and brutal.

Fri 9:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Apples & Oranges (Walsh & Glazer)

Los Angeles

Cast: Matt Walsh, John Glazer

Matt Walsh (UCB) and Jon Glazer (Delocated, The Tonight Show w/Conan O'Brien) bring you a fully-improvised show.

Fri 9:00 pm, UCB East Village

Scandal!

LA

Cast: Scott Neiman,Farley Elliott,Steve Szlaga,Lindsey Barrow,Mike Bradecich,Ali Ghandour,Anne Lane,Brandon Weaver

Scandal! is a house Harold team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Initially formed from that one drunken night when your dad hooked up with his secretary, and no one ever talked about it again, Scandal! is fast-paced long form improv that doesn't even want to know where the lim...

Fri 9:00 pm, SVA Stage A

30 Rock Writers

NYC

Cast: John Lutz,John Murray,Anthony Atamanuik,Bethany Hall,Jon Gabrus,Gavin Speiller,Matt Fisher,Nate Smith,Lang Fisher,Ashley Wigfield,Grizz Chapman,Sue Galloway, Scott Adsit

Real writers from "30 Rock" and fictional writers from "TGS" do an improv set together!

Fri 9:15 pm, Urban Stages

Student Driver

NYC

Cast: Bradley Anderson, Dana Krashin, Jon McDermott, Ryan McDonough, Anna Moore, Erin Singleton, Ryan Stadler, William Thorne, and Garret Willingham

Fast-paced and furious, Student Driver brings their smarts, hearts, and dirty minds to the joys of long-form improv. Hosts of the weekly showcase Indie Road (Sundays at 7PM, PIT Underground), Student Driver champions the boot-strapping, do-it-yourself, no-guts no-glory fearlessness of the independen...

Fri 9:30 pm, UCB Theatre

The Premise Keepers

NYC

Cast: Matt Besser,Alex Fernie,Katie Dippold,Chad Carter,Joe Wengert

Organic improv is for dumb hippies.

Fri 9:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Birthday Milk

Boston

Cast: Brendon Bates,Ken Breese,Marty Johnson,Jeff Perry,Lori Strauss,Ben Walsh,Brian Donnelly

Like a refreshing glass of their titular beverage, Birthday Milk ushers you into a new year of your life with increased bone strength. This ImprovBoston Harold team will take you on a wild ride starting with your suggestion and ending with your quenched thirst. Got Birthday Milk?

Fri 9:30 pm, UCB East Village

The LuPones

Pittsburgh, PA

Cast: Emily Askin,Brett Goodnack,Alex Tracy,Jocelyn Snyder,Kasey Daley,Connor Mrozowski,Aaron Tarnow,James Rushin

The LuPones are a musical improv group straight outta Pittsburgh, PA. Based off of an audience suggestion, we create a musical delight for the ears and eyes. And like our namesake, Patti LuPone, we take our diction and no flash photography VERY SERIOUSLY.

Fri 9:30 pm, SVA Stage B

Baby Wants Candy

NYC

Cast: Ashley Ward,Michael Kayne,Amber Petty,Winston Noel,Ben Rameaka,Lauren Adams,Nathan Russell,Jody Shelton,Lucas J Kavner,Tim Martin,Abra Tabak,Johnny Pisano,Steve Jabas,Al Veteri,Sam Kulock,Paige Cunningham,Emily Dorezas

The audience shouts out a title of a musical that has never been performed before. Accompanied by a full band, the first title that the group hears becomes the title and theme for that evening’s completely improvised 60 minute musical that BWC creates on the spot. BWC has featured performers St...

Fri 9:45 pm, Urban Stages

The Lodge

Washington, DC

Cast: Mark Carroll, Bradford Frese, Justus Hammond, Lonnie Harrell, Vic Issitude, Xavier Padin, John Robitaille, Ryan Schutt, Seaton Smith, John Windmueller, Jesse Young, Ed Zareh

Welcome Willing Student, You are being initiated not just into a secret society but into an elite academy of the knowing. We will impart wisdom to you so we can all improve the world until we are enlightening the public to the meaning of life. Which is 100% true, if you replace, “impart wisdom...

Fri 10:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Revolver

Chicago

Cast: Adal Rifai,Vanessa Bayer,Rob White,Jill Fenstermaker,Sarah Fineout,Jorin Garguilo,George McAuliffe,Farrell Walsh,Ryan Dolan

A house team at iO Chicago, Revolver is an all-star group that cherishes performing iO's signature form, The Harold. Enjoy their energy and feel their love. REVOLVER!!!

Fri 10:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Amie and Kristen Show/The Kristen and Amie Show

Philadelphia

Cast: Amie Roe,Kristen Schier

Best friends, total babes, and improvisers Amie Roe and Kristen Schier present their signature organic and fluid improv comedy that’s been featured in theater festivals throughout the United States and Canada (eh!). These two girls from Philly present improvised comedy that is part best girlfriend...

Fri 10:00 pm, UCB East Village

Quipfire!

Princeton, NJ

Cast: David Drew, Daniel Feinberg, Nick Luzarraga, Adam Mastroianni, Clayton Raithel, Amy Solomon, Carolyn Vasko

Quipfire! is Princeton University's oldest improv comedy group, established in 1992. We're as nerdy as you probably expect us to be, but we're nerdiest about long-form improv. We're all best friends, and we boast some incredible alumni, including Ellie Kemper of UCB and The Office. We can't begin to...

Fri 10:15 pm, Urban Stages

Hey, Rocket!

Chicago

Cast: Brianna Baker, Stephanie Jones, Claudia Martinez, Toph Enany, Katie Klein, Rob Grabowski, Rob Anderson, Ned Fulmer, David Heeley, Dan Bazaldua

Hey, Rocket! brings a tenacious amount of energy and fun to each of its performances. Unlike other traditional iO harold teams, Hey, Rocket! uses the classic Invocation as their form.

Fri 10:15 pm, UCB East Village

The Awkward Handshakes (Sacred Heart University)

Fairfield, CT

Cast: Katie Perzanowski, John DiBari, Declan Lynch, Abby Wooster, Abshir Aden, Charlie Velez

The Awkward Handshakes is Sacred Heart University's improv troupe. Starting off performing only short form in 2009, they have grown in size and popularity and now also perform long form. From Tom Cruise taking over the White House to the adventures of dragon girl and pony boy, you never know what ...

Fri 10:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Bruckheimer

NYC

Cast: Owen Burke,Chad Carter,Paul Scheer

3 guys, 1 scene

Fri 10:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

ColdTowne Theater Tourco

Austin, TX

Cast: Michael Jastroch Lance Gilstrap Jericho Thorp Nick Ramirez Lisa Jackson Mac Blake Cortnie Jones Josh Krilov Katie Sicking

“The city’s number one comedy theater…“- The Austinist ColdTowne Theater is Austin’s main stage for alternative comedy, featuring the funniest comedians in Central Texas. The theater is currently open 7 days a week featuring all forms of comedy: improv, stand-up, sketch, film, music, a...

Fri 10:30 pm, UCB East Village

Three Letter Acronym

Cambridge, MA

Cast: Eric Brewster, Doug Bright, Kyla Haggerty, Lily Karlin, Will Poff-Webster, Blythe Roberson

Three Letter Acronym is Harvard College's first and only Harold Team! TLA performs several times a semester for the Harvard community and greater Boston area. Our shows are all about figuring out science and having fun. But mostly having fun!

Fri 10:30 pm, SVA Stage A

The Chris Gethard Show

NYC

Cast: Chris Gethard,Shannon O'Neill,Murf Meyer,Bethany Hall,Random Andrew,Random Jean,Random Melissa,The Human Fish,The LLC,Presidential Candidate Connor Ratliff,Phil Jackson,Bananaman,The World's Greatest Dancer Rob Malone,JD Amato,Noah Forman,Dru Johnston,Don Fanelli,Will Hines,more!

The Chris Gethard Show is known for being completely out of the box and weird. It started as a stage show at UCB NY before becoming a cult sensation public access television show that streams online. It has a reputation for staging big stunts that sometimes revolve around violence and sometimes revo...

Fri 10:45 pm, Urban Stages

The Pox

NYC

Cast: Jamison Guest,Jordan Klepper,Laura Grey,Langan Kingsley,Patrick Clair,Adam Schwartz,Brian Glidewell,Erik Dies

The Pox is a Harold team at UCBTNY.

Fri 10:45 pm, UCB East Village

SUNY Albany - Sketchy Characters

Albany, NY

Cast: cast list

SUNY Albany - Sketchy Characters

Fri 11:00 pm, UCB Theatre

THE LAW FIRM

NYC

Cast: Brian Faas,Matt Fisher,Jonathan Gabrus,Sue Galloway,Fran Gillespie,Nate Lang,Matt Moses,Craig Rowin

What’s the most trouble you’ve ever been in? Did you cheat on your fiancé with the entire cricket team? Steal money from the collection plate? Joyride in an ice cream truck? Have sex with your step sibling? Expose yourself to an off duty cop? Bring your story to The Law Firm, who will take your...

Fri 11:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Bearcats

Boston

Cast: Natalie Baseman,Sasha Goldberg,Jackie Arko,Shannon Connolly,Rachel Klein,Erin Petti,Lori Strauss,Hannah Foell,Maile Shoul,Christine Cuddy

Bearcat (n): 1) an arboreal civet with a long prehensile tail; 2) (informal) a hot-blooded or fiery girl; 3) a group of comedians from Boston http://bearcatscomedy.wordpress.com/ @bear_cats

Fri 11:00 pm, UCB East Village

Marymount Manhattan College

NYC

Cast: Pat May,Micheal Delisle,Olivia Welch,Suzy Swygert,Alex Ford,Adam Kerbal ,Sam Rogal,Koreen Valtierra

Marymount Manhattan College

Fri 11:00 pm, SVA Stage B

The Twitter Show

LA

Cast: Mookie Blaiklock,David Harris,Joe Hartzler,Allan Mcleod,Josh Simpson,Betsy Sodaro + 2 special guests TBD

An improvised show inspired entirely by the world of Twitter, featuring a mix of UCB's best improvisers. Each show will utilize different facets of Twitter like Trending Topics, Nearby Tweets, Celebrity Twitterers, and even tweets from audience members. You'll definitely want to watch and RT (ReTwat...

Fri 11:15 pm, Urban Stages

Honeypot (Toronto)

Toronto, ON

Cast: Sylvia Adamcik,Steve Baerwald,Alan Bee,Danielle Gibson,Alexandra Lean,Jenny Matotek,Candace Meeks,Christopher Youngson

Honeypot is a flavorful blend of Canadian goodness. We are a Harold team and we jam pack our sets with off-beat characters and good old Canadian fun.

Fri 11:15 pm, UCB East Village

bedtime bros. Present: Say Anything

NYC

Cast: Ed Delphine,Josh Cahn,Sean Costello

bedtime bros. Present: Say Anything

Fri 11:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Paranormal Encounters

LA

Cast: Stephanie Allynne,Neil Campbell,Katie Dippold,David Harris,Michael Hanford,Michael Mitchell,Paul Rust

Have you ever seen a ghost? Spotted a U.F.O.? Experienced something you just couldn't explain? We interview one audience member about his or her paranormal experience, and turn that tale of the unknown into a fully improvised comedy show.

Fri 11:30 pm, UCB East Village

Passive Aggressive

LA

Cast: Gian Molina,Nicole Day

The monoscene. Up close and personal.

Fri 11:45 pm, Urban Stages

Hey Rube

Philadelphia

Cast: Jen Curcio,Rob Cutler,Tara Demmy,Alex Gross,Aaron Hertzog,Mark Leopold,Lizzie Spellman,Dennis Trafny

Hey Rube is a PHIT House Team. They take one word from the audience as inspiration for a flurry of improvised craziness. Directed by Matt Holmes (Rare Bird Show, Matt&) and formed in 2011, Hey Rube appeared in the first-ever NYC Improv Festival, was a Philadelphia Weekly Pick, and won the 2012 Wit...

Fri 11:45 pm, UCB East Village

Nobody's Token

NYC

Cast: Keisha Zollar,Robert King,Julia Morales,Ray Cordova,Keith Cornell

Nobody's Token, with their Improvised-Sitcom form, creates memorable characters and wacky situations nightly, in fun environments that have never been seen before. Borrowing from your favorite sitcom plots and situations, NBT creates a brand new comedy show for audiences raised on The Cosby Show and...

Sat 12:00 am, UCB Theatre

THEATRE CLEANING

NYC

Cast: N/A

N/A

Sat 12:00 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Jump On Three

NYC

Cast: J,D, Amato,Matt Dennie,Maelle Doliveux,Scott Holmes,Phil Jackson,Matt Starr,Samantha Warnick,

Jump on Three's mission is to create and be involved in non-traditional projects that attempt to push the boundaries of improv and comedy. Come see the J03 family test the limits in a unique organic set.

Sat 12:00 am, UCB East Village

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Improvisers

NYC

Cast: Evan Altschuler,Brandon Beck,Dan Chamberlain,Kirk Damato,Brett White,Amy Whitehouse

Nick Fury and the international agency S.H.I.E.L.D. bring together a team of super humans to form The Avengers, to help save the Earth from Loki & his various membered army with the most powerful weapon of all: Long-form improvisation!

Sat 12:15 am, Urban Stages

GoodGirl

NYC

Cast: Kristen Acimovic,Dave Bluvband,Riley Soloner,James Dwyer,Noah Forman,Jackie Jennings,Casey Jost,Andrew Law

GoodGirl is a Harold Team at UCBTNY.

Sat 12:15 am, UCB East Village

Pentagrampa

LA

Cast: Alex Fernie,Deb Tarica,Joe Hartzler,Casey Feigh,Ryan Meharry,Clay Larsen,Jacob Womack,Jason Sheridan,Josh Simpson,Anthony Gioe,Mike Mitchell

A slew of evil grandparents come out of retirement to show the a-holes of UCB how comedy was meant to be performed. Think Rammstein meets "Tuesdays with Morrie."

Sat 12:30 am, UCB Theatre

Play by Play

NYC

Cast: Will Hines,Kevin Hines,Lydia Hensler,John Timothy,Dave Bluvband,Shaun Diston,Alan Starzinski,Ken Beck,JD Amato,Matt Dennie,Jackie Jennings,Connor Ratliff,Brandon Gardner,Chelsea Clarke,Phil Jackson,Steve Theiss

Play by Play announcers make everything better. Including improv.

Sat 12:30 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Nothing I'm Proud Of

Raleigh, NC

Cast: Paul Barrett,Philip Boyne,Daniel Spencer,Ian Tate,Sean Finch,Daniel Hoover, Jack Spencer

The Raleigh-based team started two years ago has performed in several improv festivals intra-nationally. The cast of Nothing I’m Proud Of boasts a combined weight of 945 pounds and has never been defeated in improv combat. Two team members have majored in physics but a third team member is obsesse...

Sat 12:30 am, UCB East Village

InvAsian

NYC

Cast: Poupak Sepehri,Michael Montalbano,Chris Grace,Binu Paulose,Nicole Pasquale,Iliana Inocencio,Alaina Young,Risa Sang-Urai,Woody Foo,Nicole Lee, Jon Monje

Outlined in the New York Times as a "niche show" that participate in the fortification of the New York comedy scene, InvAsian brings together performers whose ethnicity is as diverse as the Asian continent. This diversity creates variety in their games and gives them a strong identity - they will n...

Sat 12:45 am, Urban Stages

Bus Stop

Columbus, OH

Cast: Kevin Bauer,Mitra Jouhari,Dave Rafailedes,John Ross,Ben Zambito,Alex Barnes,Corey Barnes,Aaron Nemo

Bus Stop is part of 8th Floor Improv, a long-form group from The Ohio State University. They perform regularly on Ohio State's Campus and throughout Columbus, Ohio.

Sat 12:45 am, UCB East Village

Always Be Closing

NYC

Cast: Terry Withers,Don Fanelli,Ryan Haney,Alan Starzinski,Molly Thomas,Darrel Haynes,Andy Bustillos,Marshall Stratton,Lorraine DeGraffenreidt,Carter Edwards

Can you handle the heat? UCB TourCo's Sales Team performs a set of improv comedy so feverish, so committed, so blisteringly brilliant that it almost rivals the passion these pros bring to an average sales call.

Sat 1:00 am, UCB Theatre

To Catch A Predator: Improv Edition Volume # DUUHHHOIII!

NYC

Cast: John Gemberling,Anthony Atamanuik,Neil Casey,Gavin Speiller,John Murray,Gil Ozeri,Dave Weaver,Adam Pally,Tam Swintz,Gevy Mendel, And Corl Ata,

Remember To Catch A Predator? If you do, you're an old fart. Anyway, it was a show where amoral perverts would lure other amoral perverts into a televised trap by paying astonishingly obese slobs to go into chat rooms and pretend to be children who wanted to fuck mentally imbalanced adults. Then the...

Sat 1:00 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Last Unicorns

Raleigh, NC

Cast: Alex Cameron,Greg de Deugd,Dawn Gum,Carol Machuca,Jill Osbourne,Brian Thacker,Alex Hofford

The Last Unicorns are on a quest to explore the many magical worlds of improvisation. One show may have you riding along with rich and diverse characters; another will thrust you into sharing your deepest secrets. Check us out and see where we take you.

Sat 1:00 am, UCB East Village

Kuttannen

Denver, CO

Cast: Kimberly Kutt, Jon Jon Lannen

Kuttannen is a fabulous two-some from Denver, CO. Kuttannen will ground you, take you to the absurd, and bring you back just in time. Prepare to be charmed.

Sat 1:15 am, UCB Theatre

Police! Pull Over!

LA

Cast: Lauren Lapkus,Casey Feigh,Jacob Womack,Suzi Barrett,Betsy Sodaro,Drew Tarver,Ben Siemon,Joe Wengert,Alex Berg,Ryan Meharry,Allan McLeod,Matt Reid,Dan Gregor, Joe Hartzler

Two friends are trying to get to an Eve 6 concert but like all improvisers, they have the worst luck when driving! They keep getting pulled over by cops. Passengers - Lauren Lapkus & Casey Feigh Cops - Jacob Womack, Suzi Barrett, Betsy Sodaro, Drew Tarver, Ben Siemon, Joe Wengert, Alex Berg, Rya...

Sat 1:15 am, Urban Stages

The 1992 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team 20th Anniversary Reunion

Phoenix/NYC/LA/Chicago/Austin

Cast: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, Chris Mullin, Clyde Drexler, John Stockton. Christian Laettner (we guess), and Coach Chuck Daly. (As portrayed by Joe Bill, Bob Fisher, Jose Gonzalez, Jodie Lennon, and many many more folks from Phoenix, Chicago, New York, Austin, Los Angeles, and other cities that exist.)

It's been 20 long years since the greatest assembly of human beings has been called upon to destroy every other nation in the field of basketball. Take that, Angola!

Sat 1:15 am, UCB East Village

Christian Lighthouse Players

Cast: Matt Walsh, others

Christian Lighthouse Players

Sat 1:30 am, UCB Theatre

Alex Fernie's Champagne Room

LA

Cast: Drew Tarver,Jon Mackey,Dan Lippert,Gilli Nissim,Mary Sasson,Mano Agapion,Justin Michael,Ryan Rosenberg,Jace Armstrong,Casey Feigh,Rene Gube,Suzi Barrett,Todd Fasen,Alex Berg,Anthony Gioe,Steve Szlaga,Nick Mandernach,Dan Gregor,Trish Mcalpin,Joe Hartzler,Anne Lane,Josh Simpson,Marissa Strickland,Farley Elliott,Scott Neiman,Joe WEngert,Tim Chang,Erica Heidwell,Wayland Mcqueen,Debra Tarica,Marcy Jareau,Dave Theune,Hannah Kasulka,Tanner Schneider

Come watch Convoy's Alex Fernie get tons of lap dances from Los Angeles saddest and ugliest strippers.

Sat 1:30 am, Urban Stages

Die! Die! Die!

Washington, DC

Cast: Jamie Bingner,Mark Chalfant,Justus Hammond,Justin Purvis,Curtis Raye,Laura Spadanuta,Kate Symes,Amelia Vogel,Stewart Walsh, Dan Miller

You monster. How can you just sit there and watch everyone on stage die? You think it's funny?! Just because they seem to be trapped in a teen slasher movie, that gives you license to laugh at their demise? You are sick. Really sick. Want another PBR? Cool - I'll be right back ...

Sat 1:30 am, UCB East Village

Beginnings: Live

NYC

Cast: Andy Beckerman,Mark Bisi,a guest

Absurd comedy duo Wrestling Team bring their fun and informative podcast Beginnings to DCM. Find out how your favorite creative people became creative in the first place!

Sat 1:45 am, UCB Theatre

Bathroom Talk

NYC

Cast: Joel Spence,Johnny Meeks,Suzie Barret,Becky Drysdale,Seth Morris

A series of scenes that all take place in the same public bath room.

Sat 1:45 am, Urban Stages

Onassis Presents: A Improvised Sketch Show

NYC

Cast: Ben Rameaka,Jason Saenz,Mike Scollins,Frank Hejl,Dawn Lubbe,Jocelyn Deboer,Emily Altman,Benjamin Apple,Lauren Adams,Rob Michael Hugel,Alex Scordelis

Award Winning Sketch Group ONASSIS improvises a complete sketch show based off an audience suggestion, complete with props, sound cues and blackouts. Come watch the show! It's a SKETCH SHOW: UNSCRIPTED

Sat 2:00 am, UCB Theatre

The Republican National Convention LIVE from Tampa Bay

NYC

Cast: Langan Kingsley,Shaun Diston,Dru Johnston,Johnny McNulty,John Timothy,Frank Hejl,Ben Rameaka,James Dwyer,Kelly Hudson,Neil Casey,Lydia Hensler,Dom Manzolillo

It's the 2012 Republican National Convention LIVE from Tampa Bay and what better way to kick it off this year than with ONE! LAST! DEBATE! This one is going to be for ALL of the delegates. That's right folks! None of the previous primary contests mattered! Featuring all of the candidates from the ...

Sat 2:00 am, Urban Stages

Adrift

Philadelphia

Cast: Deana Tolliver,Glennis McCarthy,Joe Bill,Jon Gabrus,Maggy Keegan,Matt Nelson

Disaster has struck a ship hosting a high school reunion at sea. A small handful of survivors have made it onto a life raft and find themselves adrift with no land in sight. Taking place over the course of several days at sea, the show follows the aftermath of the shipwreck as we meet the survivors ...

Sat 2:00 am, UCB East Village

Director's Commentary w/ Matt Walsh and others

Cast: Matt Walsh,others

Director's Commentary w/ Matt Walsh and others

Sat 2:15 am, UCB Theatre

Noises On!

LA

Cast: Suzi Barrett,Joe Wengert,Betsy Sodaro,Anthony Gioe,Jake Regal,Marissa Strickland,Steve Szlaga

Looking for a live comedy show that combines your passions for time travel and community theatre? You found it! FIRST, the audience gives us the name of a fake play and we improvise the climactic final scene. THEN, we bend time and space to show you the same span of time from the perspective of ever...

Sat 2:30 am, UCB Theatre

Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah

NYC

Cast: Ari Voukydis,Amey Goerlich,Kevin Hines,Will Hines,Doug Moe,Anthony Attamanuik,Matt Fisher,Erik Dies,Jodi Lennon

Funnybeans is wicked psyched to be back in New York, performing their infamous show Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah at the Glenn Close Marathon. This year's show is going to be SICK on account of the whole cast took a Jordan Klepper workshop and we are wicked good at tag-outs now.

Sat 2:30 am, Urban Stages

Cash Fur Guns

NYC

Cast: Sarah Burton,Georgia Clark,Danielle DiPaolo,Allie Kokesh,Hannah Scarritt-Selman,Johnna Scrabis,Natasha Vaynblat

We like cash, fur and guns, and we'd like you to see us perform a show for the first and only time.

Sat 2:45 am, UCB Theatre

Dayvin & Danielle

NYC

Cast: Gil Ozeri,John Gemberling

Gemberling and Gil as computer programs improvising

Sat 2:45 am, Urban Stages

Ira Glass Prov

NYC

Cast: Todd Bieber,Erik Tanouye,special guests

If you like This American Life and improvised comedy, then this show is for you! Some of New York's best NPR impersonators create an improvised show based on the suggestions of the audience.

Sat 3:00 am, UCB Theatre

The DCM AM Zoo Crew

NYC

Cast: Gavin Speiller,Jon Gabrus,Neil Casey,Anthony Atamanuik,John Gemberling,John Murray,Jim Santangeli,Charlie Todd,Shannon O'Neill,Chris Gethard,Will Hines,Kevin Hines,a bunch more,

Gavin Speiller and Jon Gabrus present an infinite number of Zoo Crew hosting combinations! Get ready for zaniness! Honk Honk!

Sat 3:00 am, Urban Stages

Admiral Goodbar

NYC

Cast: Kristen Bartlett,Siobhan Beasley,Marcus Bender,Sean Casey,Jason Gore,Jordan Reeves,Nate Wagner,Claire Wilmoth

NYC-based Admiral Goodbar didn't come here to make friends. They're here to win (find) this game.

Sat 3:15 am, UCB Theatre

Mary. Todd. Lincoln!

LA

Cast: Mary Sasson,Todd Fasen,Betsy Sodaro,Dan Lippert,Jason Sheridan,Josh Simpson,Mike Hanford,Dave Theune,Wayland McQueen,Casey Feigh,Mano Agapion, Alex Fernie

Mary Sasson, Todd Fasen & a bunch of Abraham Lincolns (Betsy Sodaro, Dan Lippert, Jason Sheridan, Josh Simpson, Mike Hanford, Dave Theune, Wayland McQueen, Casey Feigh, Mano Agapion & Alex Fernie) do improv. It's Mary. Todd. Lincoln!

Sat 3:15 am, Urban Stages

Betaprov

NYC

Cast: Andy Bond,Matt Braunsdorf,Chris Chuong,Will Cleveland,Leila Cohan-Miccio,Casey Donahue,Kelly Hudson,Luke Kelly-Clyne,Kent Kincannon,Luke Koz,Brandon Lisy,Patrick Mahoney,Silvija Ozols,Zack Phillips,Achilles Stamatelaky,Elizabeth Starkey,Steve Theiss,John Timothy,Ben Warheit,Angel Yau,Moujan Zolfaghari

What happens when members of UCB's NY Beta teams get together to improvise? Come find out when Horse + Horse, The Punch, and Scraps get together on the stage at DCM!

Sat 3:30 am, UCB Theatre

Green Crew

NYC

Cast: Gil Ozeri,Anthony Atamanuik,John Gemberling

Three guys who are very high improvise.

Sat 3:30 am, Urban Stages

Hot Cheese Fiesta

NYC

Cast: Big Rich Armstead,Charlie Todd,Katey Healy-Wurzburg,Dan Chamberlain

Join Hot Cheese Fiesta as they melt your faces with their unique brand of humor which can only be described as equal to the consistency of scalding hot cheese.

Sat 3:45 am, UCB Theatre

Underground Americana

NYC

Cast: Andy Rocco, John Robert Wilson, Steve Slate, Rob Stern, Sasheer Zamata, Amber Nelson, Boris Khaykin, Anthony Atamanuik, James Adomian, Lisa Herring, MC CHRIS

Underground Americana is a hour long variety show at UCB. It's been running for two years and it had butt load of people on the show. Now imagine that show having as many former guests on the show, in only 15 minutes. Andy Rocco the brings out best 30 seconds of all the guest who had been on...

Sat 3:45 am, Urban Stages

J. Leno

NYC

Cast: Brian Glidewell,Josh Patten,Ben Rameaka

3 improvisers. 1 scene. A shit-ton of characters. Featuring K. Eubanks and The Tonight Show Band.

Sat 4:00 am, UCB Theatre

WUCB: Radio In The Dark

NYC

Cast: Ben Schwartz,Gil Ozeri,Adam Pally,Anthony King,Seth Morris,Eugene Cordero

WUCB: An improvised radio show in the dark.

Sat 4:00 am, Urban Stages

The Bonoscene

NYC

Cast: Matt Cutler,Josh Patten,Rory Panagotopulos,Craig Rowin,Mike Still

5 Bonos. 1 Scene. World saved.

Sat 4:15 am, UCB Theatre

FratProv

NYC

Cast: Zhubin Parang,Dave Siegel,Sydney Hollis,Cory Palmer,Corey Brown,Brett White,Will Storie,Hunter Nelson,Benjamin Apple,James Coker,Marshall Stratton,John Trowbridge,Brian Glidewell

What is up my broasauras!?! The fraternal order of Alpha Sigma Sigma was required to take an improv class to keep our house on campus, cause apparently have wild goats drinking Mad Dog 20/20 is some sort of problem. Come see us make up skits and goofs so good you'll wanna funnel Frat Waters until yo...

Sat 4:15 am, Urban Stages

Four Sexually Attractive Individuals

NYC

Cast: Don Fanelli,Mitchell Stephen Fesh,Kate Riley,Brentt Harshman

We (Don Fanelli, Kate Riley, Mitchell Fesh, Brentt Harshman) are four really sexually attractive human individuals who are also great improvisers. Together, we take a suggestion and improvise based off of that while being really attractive, funny and smart. Also, we commit to doing real improv, not ...

Sat 4:30 am, UCB Theatre

So, The Results Are In

NYC

Cast: Kate Riley,John Timothy,Dru Johnston,Taylor Moore,Adam Bozarth,Matt Little,Brandon Gulya,Dan Chamberlain,Aaron Jackson,Terry Withers,Don Fanelli,Alan Starzinski,Benjamin Ragheb,David Bluvband,Mike Still,Christopher Scott,Laura Willcox,Tim Martin,Josh Patton,Matt Cutler,Anna Rubanova,special guests!

Have you ever had the feeling that there just aren't enough tag-out scenes in improv where doctors justify strange behavior with perfectly apt test results? Well, you're in luck! Watch 15 minutes of dentists, psychiatrists, surgeons and every type of medical practitioner known to man deliver the wac...

Sat 4:30 am, Urban Stages

Improv at Bernie's

Philadelphia

Cast: JP Boudwin, Luke Field, Rob Gentile, Maggie Keegan, Jana Savini, Andrew Stanton, Billy Bob Thompson, Kaitlin Thompson, Aubrie Williams

9 alive improvisers do a show!

Sat 4:45 am, UCB Theatre

Fridge-Prov

LA

Cast: Steve Szlaga,Anne Lane,Casey Feigh,Hannah Kasulka, Joe Saunders, Jacob Womack,Cynthia Kao

Ever wonder what happens inside your fridge when it's closed? It's contents do a monoscene!

Sat 4:45 am, Urban Stages

Rat King

NYC

Cast: Katey Healy-Wurzburg, Jake Lucas, Patrick Mahoney, Mike Pullan, Sarah Wharton

Rat King weaves a tale that binds.

Sat 5:00 am, UCB Theatre

Cheese Party

NYC

Cast: Kevin Hines,Emily Axford,Brandon Scott Jones,Patrick Noth,Jocelyn DeBoer,Neil Casey,Kristen Acimovic,Zack Phillips,Ryan Williams,Matthew Meyer,Karin Hammerberg

A high society party where they love their cheese.

Sat 5:00 am, Urban Stages

Los Luchadores de Los Bits Preestablecidos

Columbus, OH

Cast: Corey Fields,Carey Callahan,Chris Lochinski,Kevin Bauer,Justin Nawman

Espectacular funcion de lucha libre de comedia! Improvisation...con sus maximus estrellas!

Sat 5:15 am, UCB Theatre

UCBW: Kicking Ass & Taking Suggestions

NYC

Cast: Riley Soloner,Justin D'Ambrosio,Charlie Todd,Sean Hart,Birch Harms,Kirk Damato,Zach Linder,Matt Little,Nick Kanellis,Michael Fisher,Justin Lang,Aileen Clark,Jason Saenz,Danny Jolles,Pat Baer,Emily Hoffman,Adam Bozarth,Kyle Levenick,Emily Mallon,Marshall Stratton,James Coker,Johnny McNulty,Michael Antonucci,Travis Helwig,Zach Broussard,Shaun Diston,James Dwyer,Joey Burns,Matt Mayer,John Timothy,Langan Kingsley,Stephanie Streisand,John Robert Wilson,Jeff Miller,Brian Berrebbi,Ben Warheit,Amos Vernon,Ken Beck,Mitch Fesh,John Zachary Townsend,Anna Callegari,LeMar McLean,Eugene Cordero,Brian Glidewell,Kevin Debacker,Dan Black,Joe Spellman,Gil Ozeri,Eddie Dunn,Kat Toledo,Alan Starzinski,Alex Scordelis,Chris Schell,Billy Hot Chocolate,Bridget Fitzgerald,Eric Scott,Ben Rodgers,Jim Santangeli,Matthew Brian Cohen,Joel Weidl

For the seventh consecutive year, 14,000 strong will be in the sold out UCBW Arena to watch all of your favorite MegaStars put aside their differences (for the most part) to honor Del Close, the man who paved the way for Comedy Wrestling. But this year, they'll step outside the ring and onto the sta...

Sat 5:15 am, Urban Stages

Breaking Bad: Heisenprov

NYC

Cast: Morgan Phillips,Will Storie,Mark Dowling,Brentt Harshman,Ken Beck,Lou Gonzalez,Justin Grace,Timmy Wood,Julie Gomez,Brian Urreta,Rita Chinyere

A group of Walter Whites and Jesse Pinkmans take the stage to bring you an improvised show inspired by AMC's "Breaking Bad." Bitch.

Sat 5:30 am, UCB Theatre

THEATRE CLEANING

NYC

Cast: N/A

N/A

Sat 5:30 am, Urban Stages

Certainly Just Very Tall Men Prov

NYC

Cast: Allie Kokesh,Cirocco Dunlap,Cory Palmer,Zack Willis

Certainly just two very tall men looking to unwind from their important business jobs by donning their finest perfectly normal grown up trench coats and performing improvised comedy.

Sat 6:00 am, UCB Theatre

TidbiT

NYC

Cast: Kevin Bayes,Corinne Fisher,Nick Mendillo,Katie Rogers,Katie Sullivan

TidbiT is one of New York's premier monoscene groups. Inspired by an audience suggestion, we perform one epic scene with fun characters, drama, and endless hilarity.

Sat 6:00 am, Urban Stages

Scooby Doo Prov

NYC

Cast: Paul Higbie,Kristen Acimovic,Karin Hammerberg,Patrick Noth,Alexis Pereira,Amos Vernon,Zack Willis,Andrew Yurman-Glaser,Nick Jaramillo,John Freiler,Joe Burns

Scooby-Dooby-Doo, (who, what) where are you?

Sat 6:15 am, UCB Theatre

Warren

NYC

Cast: Michael Greene,Dan LoPreto,Brennan Mulligan,Liz Noth,Brady O'Callahan,Joey Price

WARREN war·ren/ˈwôrən/ Noun: 1. A group of rabbits (who do improv). 2. A network of interconnecting rabbit burrows (built for improv). 3. A densely populated or labyrinthine building or district (where people do improv).

Sat 6:15 am, Urban Stages

The Del Harris Marathon

NYC

Cast: Chris Gethard,JD Amato,Phil Jackson,Shannon O'Neill,George Kareman,Gavin Speiller,Keith Bethea,Joe Cozzo,George Kareman,Michael Kayne,LeMar Mclean,Terry Withers,Brandon Gardner,John Trowbridge,more!

New York City's greatest team of improvisors who happen to play basketball turn into New York City's greatest team of basketball players who decide to do improv. Watch what happens when a mediocre basketball team composed of comedians takes to the stage to do something they're actually trained to do...

Sat 6:30 am, Urban Stages

Larry and the Dick Pullers

NYC

Cast: Eddie Dunn,Neil Casey,Matt Cutler,Chuck Duable,Tim Martin,Jon Gutierrez,Jessie Falcon,Devlin Corrigan, Mary Cobb,Eddie Brawley

Come and see Larry and the Dick Pullers! A fast paced montage of improvisation. where a different cast member is chosen every time to be the star of the show supported by the rest of the cast!

Sat 6:45 am, UCB Theatre

Dreamboat

NYC

Cast: Georgia Clark,Jocelyn DeBoer,Morgan Evans,Phil A, Jackson,Patrick Noth,Steve Theiss,Ryan Williams,Zack Willis,

You've seen them on Harold Night, Maude Night and at Under St. Marks. Now let Dreamboat delight you with their winning smiles and masterful improv at their 3rd Del Close Marathon.

Sat 6:45 am, Urban Stages

The Jamal

NYC

Cast: Shaun Diston,Phil Jackson,Nicole Byer,Sasheer Zamata,Raymond Cordova,Robert King,Lucas Haztlett,Keisha Zollar,Rita Chinyere

Delshante Close, an African-American improv legend, created an improv form called The Jamal at the Gathering Theatre in Oakland, CA. . .OR all that was actually Del Close in San Francisco in the 1960's--Either way The Jamal is an all African-American cast doing the Harold or as "WE" call it The Jama...

Sat 7:00 am, UCB Theatre

Casual Sex Offenders

NYC

Cast: Ken Beck,Dave Bushnell,James Coker,Shalyah Evans,Austin Rye,Marshall Stratton,

Casual Sex Offenders are a high energy fun loving group, they use the documentary opening to introduce you to the shows characters and themes. They are best friends and many of them live together and/or date, but they are not averse to socializing outside the group.

Sat 7:00 am, Urban Stages

The Mannequin Room

NYC

Cast: Lou Gonzalez,Chrissie Gruebel,Caroline Sweet,Brian Urreta,Megan Venzin

You want to laugh? You'll laugh. The Mannequin Room. Get on board.

Sat 7:15 am, UCB Theatre

Gettin' Hitched!

LA

Cast: Garrett Mendez,Aysha Wax,Andrew Delman,Sam Thornton,Tracy Woodward, Alex Hoff

It's the Bride's special day, the tuxes are pressed, and the caterer has been paid. It's the monoscene wedding your mother has always dreamed of paying for.

Sat 7:15 am, Urban Stages

Dreadnought

NYC

Cast: Don Fanelli,Noah Forman,Michael Kayne,Jesse Lee,Dom Manzolillo,Cathryn Mudon

We are a motley crew of seasoned UCB improvisers bringing you organic, unrefined, unapologetic improv. We are fearless. We are primed. We are Dreadnought.

Sat 7:30 am, UCB Theatre

Get Paid

NYC

Cast: James Dwyer,Casey Jost,Morgan Phillips,Kent Kincannon,Langan Kingsley,Kelly Hudson

Get Paid is group of improvisers who have trained at UCBNY. Get Paid gets weird. Let Get Paid get weird for you.

Sat 7:30 am, Urban Stages

Great Big Dinosaur Presents: The Dreamscape

NYC

Cast: Matt Klinman,Jackie Jennings,Chris McKeever,Chris Principe,Rebecca Gold,Amos Vernon,Andrew Law,Zach Phillips

Tired from too much improv? Still soldiering on from the night before? Is it crazy early in the morning? Great Big Dinosaur invites you to get some sleep during our show! Using sleeping audience members dreams as inspiration, GBD will create a magical improv world that you will have to sleep to beli...

Sat 7:45 am, UCB Theatre

P.i.G

NYC

Cast: Aileen Clark,Morgan Hill,Kim Kalish,Ali Reed,Kat Ventura,

P.i.G brings you high energy ladyprov at its most fun. Consisting of 5 UCB trained improvisers, our ladyprov is always physical, always communal and never lady-like. Nothing is off limits because, frankly, we can't let the boys have all the fun.

Sat 7:45 am, Urban Stages

Macaroni Rascals

NYC

Cast: Danya LaBelle,J,J,Orgera,Stephen Unckles,Etan Bednarsh,Michael Murnane,Brian Polk,Sarah Matthews,Nadine Djoury

The Macaroni Rascals play fast and furious, just like your favorite automobile movie franchise. Unlike Pixar's Cars, though, we employ cartoon-level physical commitment in our scenes. Fueled by your favorite song lyrics (it might be someone else's favorite, we can't promise to pick you... but we'll ...

Sat 8:00 am, UCB Theatre

Fat Penguin: How It's Done

NYC

Cast: Benjamin Ragheb,David Bluvband,Bridget Fitzgerald,Alan Starzinski,Anna Rubanova,Johnny McNulty,Rob Stern,Kelly Hudson,Amber Nelson

Fat Penguin helped found the modern indie improv scene back in 2007, and soon became known as the hardest-working improv team in New York. In this rapid-fire show, Fat Penguin rolls up its sleeves to teach all the young guns what a little gumption and longform can accomplish.

Sat 8:00 am, Urban Stages

Out of the Woods

NYC

Cast: Rebekah Bentley,Jared Hacker,Rob Mahoney,Matthew McGorry,Matthew Moskovciak,Anjeanette Stokes,Patrick Waldo

Out of the Woods formed in 2009 after meeting in a UCB class led by television's Zach Woods. We've been going strong ever since, having performed in over 100 shows in New York, Boston, and even Queens! We perform a montage off of a single suggestion, bringing all of the scenes together by the end ...

Sat 8:15 am, UCB Theatre

Swomo

Boston

Cast: Kristen Parker,Marc Pierre,Talia Heller,Bryan Rainstein,Scott Lamica,Ted Marsden,Eleanor Monahan,Justin Ferraro

Swomo is not a typo, but a long form improv troupe from Emerson College. They graciously accept audience suggestions and weave them into gorgeous narratives that bring joyous tears to the eyes of even the most hardened war veteran. Or they completely ignore the audience's suggestions and improvise a...

Sat 8:15 am, Urban Stages

Bear in a Hammcock

NYC

Cast: Philip Weintraub,Betsy Hoffman,Mike Sapp,Adam Sachs,Sean Hart,Nick Palladino

Bear in a Hammock will answer your most burning questions with all the wit, charm and ferocity of a bear lounging in a hammock.

Sat 8:30 am, UCB Theatre

Thank You, Robot

NYC

Cast: Jeremy Bent,Seth Lind,Matt Little,Christopher Scott,John Robert Wilson

NYC Indie mainstays take you on an organic journey through time and space. Superjuice, lasterbeams, 10-3-SB'd: all explained.

Sat 8:30 am, Urban Stages

Silencio - The Silent Harold

NYC

Cast: Poupak Sepehri,Tony Mui,Melissa Gordon,Brian Urreta,Megan Venzin,Rocco Marrongelli,Abby Rosebrock,Talia Page,Lou Gonzalez,Madina Papdopoulos,Rory O'Sullivan,Brian Fithian,Michael Astolfi

We like to do it the quiet way, with just a few sound effects.

Sat 8:45 am, Urban Stages

Iron Lung

Philadelphia

Cast: Maureen Costello,Jess Carpenter,Simon Burger,Carly Mauer-Kauffman,Tara Demmy,Corin Wells,Ellen Q Jaquette,Dennis Trafny,Kevin Pettit

Iron Lung combines the learned skill of grounded scene work with the instinctive art of bold character work. Each member adds their personal style and creativity giving them the versatility to attack all subject matter in their adaptation of The Evente.

Sat 9:00 am, UCB Theatre

Tesla

NYC

Cast: Ellena Chmielewski,Shaun Diston,James Dwyer,Diana Kolsky,Jesse Lee,John Timothy

Tesla has been conducting their improv experiments at The Lab for over two years and now they are ready to share their monumental conclusions with the world. The SIDE-SPLITTING results will be revealed live on stage during the Del Close Marathon. Be a party to this historic breakthrough in improv sc...

Sat 9:00 am, Urban Stages

Ratliff & Jackson

Austin, TX

Cast: John Ratliff, Lisa Jackson

Two of Austin's most versatile and adventurous improvisers, Lisa Jackson and John Ratliff play the whole range of improv, moving easily from emotionally charged relationship scenes to unbelievably silly accents and back again. Their dedication to their characters is matched only by their desire to c...

Sat 9:15 am, Urban Stages

Squirt

NYC

Cast: Corey Brown,Pat Baer,Bethany Hall,Doug Widdick,Anna Callagerri,Sue Smith,Austin Rodrigues

Squirt is a kickass group of NYC longform improvisers whose primary purpose is to have fun and blow their comedy loads all over the audience. Chubs!

Sat 9:30 am, UCB Theatre

Judge Dredd Scott

Columbus, OH

Cast: Chris Lochinski,Patrick Landers,Ian Stroud,Justin Nawman,Ben Hollinger,Peter White

Judge Dredd Scott is a group of Ohio State Alumni who started an improv group in College. After years of working together, a few members moved to study at IO, Annoyance Theater and UCB. Come see some improv from the buckeye state!

Sat 9:45 am, Urban Stages

8GH

NYC

Cast: Jackie Jennings,Fiona Mallek,Bethany Hall,Veronica Osorio,Susan Casey,Marie Latagan,Keisha Zollar,Jennifer Schwerer,Alexandra Kokesh,

8GH is an indie team of nine UCB performer/trained grown-up women who do Harolds! Formed two years ago 8GH has been in every indie show you can imagine, crafting the hard art of doing a whole Harold in the indie standard 15min-slot!

Sat 10:00 am, UCB Theatre

WARRIORS OF DUMB (JTF's Mainstage Cast on Tour)

Miami, FL

Cast: Carlos Rivera,Mike Schiavinato,Maria Tomaino,Alex Suarez-Mondshein,Michelle Domb,Matt Mielke

WARRIORS OF DUMB, staring members from Just The Funny's Mainstage Cast, presents an exploration of humor in the mundane & everday. WARRIORS OF DUMB features intelligent and edgy humor created from characters and situations morphing reality with the absurd, while also possibly invading the audiences ...

Sat 10:15 am, Urban Stages

Johnny Romance

NYC

Cast: Oscar Magallenes,Pat O'Brien,Nicole Byer,Matt Mayer,Ellena Chmielewski,Matt Starr,Johnny McNulty,Lauren Adams

Johnny Romance is a Harold Team at UCBTNY.

Sat 10:30 am, UCB Theatre

Simply Coney

Detroit, MI

Cast: mikey wilson,louie krause,jamen spitzer

Simply Coney is an improv and sketch group that hails from the Motor City, Deeetroit Michigan. Louie Krause, Mikey Wilson, and Jamen Spitzer, are products of Detroit’s Second City. Simply Coney is the two-time champion of Detroit’s annual improv tournament, “Colony Fest”, as well as offi...

Sat 10:45 am, Urban Stages

Sabercats

San Francisco, CA

Cast: Alex Choi,Edwin Zee,Guillermo Martinez,Jeff Chou

Truth, Integrity, Cleanliness, and Heart. These are the values that the Sabercats uphold. Roar …

Sat 11:00 am, UCB Theatre

Vox Pop

DC & NYC

Cast: Karen Lange, Jordan Hirsch, Jaime Hazan

Vox Pop picks up where the spoken word leaves off. These three musical improvisers bring audiences to new heights where eagles cry on a mountain high. Where you have to say "I love you" in a song. Where regular improv simply won't get the job done. Come see us explore the ins and outs of complex hum...

Sat 11:00 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Bear Mountain Improv

Columbus, OH

Cast: John Wernecke,Ethan Scheck,Sage Boggs,Tyler Davis,KK Bracken,Mark Hale Jr,,Dustin Meadows

Step onto Bear Mountain and be prepared for hilarity... Or being mauled by a very funny beast... Our Armando form improv is fast, fun, and funny, so come see us!

Sat 11:00 am, UCB East Village

Prime Ape Sapiens (CCSU)

New Britain, CT

Cast: John Letts, Kayla Teel, Brooke Ferguson, Kim Reagan, Wellington Pegg, Matt Joseph, Carmine Lavieri

Central Connecticut State University

Sat 11:15 am, Urban Stages

Sons of Liberty

Boston

Cast: Liz Arcury, Harry Strom, Jonathan Gaudet

Sons of Liberty! A college improv group that is mistaken for a political group because of the name! Don't be fooled, and come have some Fun.

Sat 11:30 am, UCB Theatre

The Honeypot (TX)

Austin, TX

Cast: Emily Breedlove,Josh Gill,Lisa Jackson,Joshua Philips,John Ratliff, Jayme Ramsay, Brett Tribe

Inspired by a sound from the audience, The Honeypot (John Ratliff, Joshua Philips, Lisa Jackson, Josh Gill and Emily Breedlove) explores physical and tonal discoveries, transforming them into a thematically connected sticky-sweet improv show ranging from grounded relationships to absurd humor.

Sat 11:30 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Crowd Control

Waltham, MA

Cast: Emma Avruch,David Dawson,Paul Gale,Lili Gecker,David Getz,Samantha Gordon,Ethan Mermelstein,Carlos Perez,Sadrach Pierre,Herbie Rosen

Hailing from Brandeis University, Crowd Control specializes in Harolds, but on occasion experiments with their own invented forms including "coffeeprov" and "chairprov."

Sat 11:30 am, UCB East Village

Rotisserie Chicken (CCSU)

New Britain, CT

Cast: Thom Delventhal, Mike DiChello, RJ Negron, Jess Hart, James Flores-Lombay, Sarah Miller, Kyle Mencel

Central Connecticut State University's Rotisserie Chicken

Sat 11:45 am, Urban Stages

Stranded in Pittsburgh

NYC

Cast: Dennis Flynn,Daniel Hegarty,Lindsey Dahlgren,Tim Bridge,Drew Rotunno,Brighid O'Brien,Ryan Creamer,Andrew Arne, John Byrd

Fordham University's Improv Troop, performing for the Bronx, the rest of NYC, and you.

Sat 12:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Rough Cut

LA

Cast: Colton Dunn,Tara Copeland,Suzi Barrett,Will Berson,Mel Cowan,Will McLaughlin,Johnny Meeks,Eli Newell,Jacob Reed,Monika Smith,Joel Spence,Jonny Svarzbein,Deborah Tarica,Madeline Walter,Nick Wiger

You give us the lyric to a song we give you the world. And by "world" we mean "improvised movie." From the opening shot to the closing credits Rough Cut will astonish you with movie magic. Get some popcorn, turn off your cellphone and if there is a problem with the picture, get your eyes checked. It...

Sat 12:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Blue Stocking Babes

Pittsburgh, PA

Cast: Ayne Terceira,Anna Gilchrist,Tessa Karel,Keara Kelly,Tamara Siegert,Molly Bain,Beth Meenan,Christina Powers

Feeling cranky? Unattractive? Are you having cravings for comedy? We know how you feel. Join Blue Stocking Babes, Pittsburgh's own all-girl improv comedy troupe and the next best thing to chocolate and chick flicks! We promise to provide you with a roller-coaster of emotions and a wide range of con...

Sat 12:00 pm, UCB East Village

improv4humans

LA

Cast: Matt Besser,Chad Carter,Tim Martin,Fran Gillespie,Chris Gethard,Emily Axford,Josh Patten,Shannon O'Neill,Adam Frucci,Ryan Karels,Craig Rowin,Langan Kingsley,Joey Price,Anthony Atamanuik,Jamison Guest,Natasha Vaynblat,Michael Delaney,Nate Dern,Dave Siegel,Kate Riley,Patrick Clair,Anna Rubanova,John Frusciante,John Timothy,Winston Noel,Jon Gabrus,Alison Rich,Zach Poitras

Few names are as synonymous with improv as Matt Besser. Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a regular performer in the world-famous show Asssscat, Matt has brought his talents to Earwolf with a fully improvised podcast featuring the best improvisers in the universe. At this impro...

Sat 12:15 pm, Urban Stages

Big Bennessy - rescheduled to this time due to Hudson Guild false fire alarm!

LA

Cast: Matt Cavedon,Darius Delacruz,RC Fill,Tara Perry,Lynn Trickey

Big Bennessy is longform improv with heart. It explores relationships through slow patient play with an ability to move when its truly needed. These west coast players have found their own voice... and its sweet.

Sat 12:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Urban Legends

LA

Cast: Justin Michael,Anthony Gioe,Drew Tarver,Jace Armstrong,Dan Lippert,Suzi Barrett,Ryan Rosenberg,Mano Agapion,Steve Szlaga,Betsy Sodaro,Alex Berg

Once a week a group of supercool 90s teens gather in the woods to share spooky stories with each other... it's Are You Afraid of the Dark meets Urban Legend: Fianl Cut meets Improv.

Sat 12:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Tonally Inappropriate

Washington, DC

Cast: Evan Behar,Frankie Abralind,Michael Cartwright,Chantal Martineau,Laura Brown,Taunya Ferguson,Tania Tam,Susannah Wells,Brianna Lux

Join Washington DC's first and only a cappella long-form group, Tonally Inappropriate, as we take your suggestion and creates improvised worlds--and improvised songs--that will immerse you, capture your imagination, and have you clapping and stomping along to songs you've never heard before, and tha...

Sat 12:45 pm, Urban Stages

Stuntman CD-ROM

Chicago

Cast: Orlando Lara, Dan Meisinger, Thomas Kelly, Peyton Brown, Anthony Oberbeck, Dave Caro, Ted Tremper, Nikki Pierce, Christine Tawfik, Erin Sprague.

Stuntman CD-ROM can teach You how to do so many things. Jump over cars. Jump over flaming cars. Jump over cars that are underwater. Jump over cars with bumper stickers. And jump over cars with out of state license plates. We can teach You how to crash, burn and survive to do it all over again. Also,...

Sat 1:00 pm, UCB Theatre

iMusical: The Improvised Musical

Washington, DC

Cast: MARK CHALFANT,SARAH DONNELLY,KAREN LANGE,JUSTIN PURVIS,CURTIS RAYE,JOSH WAYTZ,TRAVIS PLOEGER

iMusical: The Improvised Musical! joins the unpredictable playfulness of comedic improvisation with the emotional power of musical theater. A cast of singer-improvisers instantly creates a compelling new show with each performance, comprised of completely improvised scenes, lyrics and music, all ins...

Sat 1:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Snow Day

LA

Cast: Aaron Kaczander,Jake Lieberman,Peter Moses,Matteson Perry,David Quattrocchi,Jason Shapiro,Tessa Williams

Everyone has their reasons for playing hooky. Needed a "me" day? Getting revenge on your lazy coworker? Forgot you had a paper due? Snow Day accepts your excuse and wants to make improv comedy out of it.

Sat 1:15 pm, Urban Stages

Winslow

LA

Cast: Dan Lippert,Drew Tarver,Echo Kellum,Gilli Nissim,Mano Agapion,Mary Sasson,Jon Mackey,Justin Michael

Winslow, one of UCB-LA's freshest Harold teams, will make you wish you were Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, and the thing you were re-living was THIS SHOW!!!

Sat 1:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Gold Star

Chicago

Cast: Jamison Webb,Joey Romaine,John Douglass,Christine Klein,Matt Higbee,Mary Beth White,M,Trevor Higgins,Maria Randazzo,Megan Redfearn,Adam Rubin

With more than 100 shows at the iO Theater in Chicago under their belt, Gold Star burns white hot with their own vision of the classic Harold form. Each show is built with the attitude of "Yes! Let's!" Would you like to go on an adventure with us? Yes! Let's!

Sat 1:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Union

Pittsburgh, PA

Cast: Emily Askin,Kasey Daley,Brian Gray,Greg Gillotti,Justin Zell

The Union is the faculty house team at Steel City Improv Theater in Pittsburgh, PA. A bold roast of NYC-trained improvisers and long time Pittsburgh favorites perk you up with their blend of honesty and insanity. They've infused it with a shot of the working class ethic of the Steel City. Slide up ...

Sat 1:30 pm, UCB East Village

improv4humans

LA

Cast: Matt Besser,Chad Carter,Tim Martin,Fran Gillespie,Chris Gethard,Emily Axford,Josh Patten,Shannon O'Neill,Adam Frucci,Ryan Karels,Craig Rowin,Langan Kingsley,Joey Price,Anthony Atamanuik,Jamison Guest,Natasha Vaynblat,Michael Delaney,Nate Dern,Dave Siegel,Kate Riley,Patrick Clair,Anna Rubanova,John Frusciante,John Timothy,Winston Noel,Jon Gabrus,Alison Rich,Zach Poitras

Few names are as synonymous with improv as Matt Besser. Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a regular performer in the world-famous show Asssscat, Matt has brought his talents to Earwolf with a fully improvised podcast featuring the best improvisers in the universe. At this impro...

Sat 1:45 pm, Urban Stages

LOVE ON TOP

Toronto, ON

Cast: Sarah Hillier,Ann Pornel

Sarah Hillier and Ann Pornel are two fierce and glamorous Canucks, that are ready to take New York by Storm with their positive and risky improv! Get ready for the unexpected and hilarious improv troupe, LOVE ON TOP! LET'S PARTY ON STAGE!

Sat 2:00 pm, UCB Theatre

The 92 Dream Team

Chicago

Cast: Laura Bloechl,Rebecca Taubel,Jennifer Francis,Erin Morrill,Emma Pope,Ashley England,Claire Mulaney

The '92 Dream Team is a Chicago improv ensemble composed of performers from iO, Playground Theater, and Comedy Sportz. The team explores sound, music, and movement to find the theme of their piece and is dedicated to finding the weirdness in every day life.

Sat 2:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Middle Management

Richmond, VA

Cast: Katie Holcomb, David Pijor

David and Katie have been performing together for the better part of their adult lives, and though they'd like to think they can read each others' mind, they're at their best when they're finding ways to surprise each other onstage. Unexpected characters and nuanced relationships take the mundane ha...

Sat 2:15 pm, Urban Stages

Grasshoppah+Kristoff Krane: The Mashup

Minneapolis, MN

Cast: Kristoff Krane,Madde Gibba,Gunther Gullickson,Laura Mahler,Kevin Albertson,Teresa Sigler,Dave Christians,Logan Beere

A Improv-comedy-troup, wielding the moniker "Grasshoppah", and an eccentric, hip-hop lyricist Kristoff Krane present a burst of improvisational mayhem in their collaborative stage-show...bringing you a form of art you've never witnessed before now. What happens at a show? Drawing on the various ener...

Sat 2:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Team Finland VSOP: That day in Finland

Helsinki, Finland

Cast: Teemu Aromaa Miska Kajanus Sanna Saarela Tuukka Tiihonen Ulla Virtanen

Now it's your chance to see a glimpse of that distant Arctic country where even the sea freezes, where people like to beat each other with birch tree branches in a sauna, - and they don't even have Conan on TV. (WTF?) And who will be the new king of Finland, since Conan's not the loo...

Sat 2:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Classy D

Chicago

Cast: Bobby Richards, Dan Hodos, John Chesney, Avery Lee, Gabe Morrison, Jaclyn Loberg, Katy Colloton, Kellen Terrett, Caitlin Barlow

Classy D is a Harold team from Chicago’s iO Theater. Formed in 2010, they won Best New Team at the 2011 Del Awards. This is their second time in the big city. When they were crossing the street, they were almost hit by a taxi. But the wizened New Yorker they were with banged on the hood of the...

Sat 2:45 pm, Urban Stages

ZaoGao

Philadelphia

Cast: Matt Akana,Karen Coleman,Nathan Edmondson,Scott Hinners,Erin Pitts,Brian Ratcliffe,Tom Powers,Rachel Whitworth,Billy Bob Thompson

ZaoGao is a school of fish. They are committed to using the performance space in an interesting way and creating beautiful stage pictures. Together they change formation and move from scene to scene. The group uses sound, shape and motion as fuel for the show inspired by an audience suggestion. Come...

Sat 3:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Next

Chicago

Cast: Ben Cook, Michael Jando, Jose Molina, Meigan Morales, Asher Pearlman, Kelly Reilly, Sarah Shook, Kevin Walsh

Next is an official house ensemble of the Second City. Equal parts sincerity and absurdity, Next can shift from grounded emotional scene-work to batshit crazy weirdness without dropping an improv hat.

Sat 3:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Vaguely Familiar

Raleigh, NC

Cast: Philip Kruh,Michael Teague, Alex Cameron, Hobert Thompson

Vaguely Familiar is a group of 4 guys who know just a little bit about everything from Joss Wedeon to GWAR. They will take your suggestion and talk about it with you, and from that conversation scenes will be inspired.

Sat 3:00 pm, UCB East Village

Here to Help: The Podcast

NYC

Cast: Andy Rocco,John Robert Wilson,Lisa Herring, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, & James Adomian

Here to Help is a weekly live podcast with a panel of comedians and characters dispensing advice to those in need... or at the very least, they try to relate. Prizes for audience members that come with questions! With special guests Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, & James Adomian Hosted by Andy Roc...

Sat 3:15 pm, Urban Stages

Ugly Baby

Birmingham, AL

Cast: Brian Barrett,Christopher Davis,Arik Sokol,Tim Childers,Callie Mauldin,Billy Ray Brewtom,Mike Cunliffe,Martin Morrow,Nick Crawford.

Birmingham, Alabama's disturbingly good rough improv comedy brings you highbrow long form from the Deep South.

Sat 3:30 pm, UCB Theatre

The Family Business: The British Empire Strikes Back

London, UK

Cast: Alex Fradera,Andrew Gentilli,Jenny Donoghue,Ed Bennett,Dec Munro,Simon Fazey,James Burwood,Jess Mandeville,Raphael Perahia

THE BRITISH ARE COMING! Brace yourself for hot British comedy from one of the UK's premier long form teams, The Family Business. Come for the accents, stay for the improv. This is the new British Invasion. Lay back and think of England.

Sat 3:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Third Thought

Tampa Bay, FL

Cast: Patrick McInnis,Bett Correa,Dylan Carey,Heidi Lux,James Schrader,Ryan Nemeth

The Third Thought is dedicated to creating truthful long form improv. Since forming in 2011 through a random series of incidents, the Third Thought has been celebrating the randomness of life at venues including American Stage, and their weekly show at Jack's Junk Food Joint. Nothing is sacred for t...

Sat 3:30 pm, UCB East Village

Dumpster Tequila

NYC

Cast: Patty Devery,Joel Esher,Douglas Widick,Brian Waters,Evan Watkins,Ben Whitehouse,Julia Wiedeman

Dumpster Tequila warms your heart with an off-beat brand of musical improv, from one audience member suggestion, they create scenes, stories, and musical numbers on the spot! One of NYC's most dominating forces in musical improv for the past two years, they have performed at festivals, and every maj...

Sat 4:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Mantzoukas and Morris

NYC

Cast: Jason Mantzoukas,Seth Morris,

A mono scene inspired by your audience suggestion.

Sat 4:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

SQUEEZE

LA

Cast: Jake Jabbour,Farley Elliott,Reyana Wright,Joe Saunders,Dave Christenson,Brian Palatucci

SQUEEZE is six man, Slacker-style improv. This is the fast-paced, physical long form that Del Close's ghost warned you about. We don't just play games, we annihilate them.

Sat 4:00 pm, UCB East Village

BrainWreck Improv

Rochester, NY

Cast: Austin Scott,Louis Moskowitz,Shawn Gray,Desiree Davidson

RIT Improv (Rochester) - BrainWreck Improv

Sat 4:15 pm, Urban Stages

Gay Moon

LA

Cast: Madeline Walter, Ben Greene, David Kearns, Jeffrey Linneman, Jeff Wysaski, Alice Gardin, Joe Saunders, Nicole Day

Gay Moon. The Rant. Listen to us let it out.

Sat 4:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Spirit Desire

Austin, TX

Cast: Brady James,Micheal Foulk,James Patrick Robinson,ROB GAGNON

Spirit Desire formed in January 2010 through the power of friendship and The New Movement theater. Since then they have done numerous improv shows, created sketches for the stage and web and have played tons of festivals throughout the South. One of Austin's most buck-wild improv troupes you can alw...

Sat 4:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

A Raptor

Chicago

Cast: Chelsea Devantez, Annie Rijks, John Thibodeaux, Jack Swokowski, Bill Kenkel, Kevin Walsh, Kevin Reader, Tim Dunn, Pat Rourke, Bryan Duff

On work-release from iO Chicago, A Raptor promises an improv performance unlike any other. (Mainly due to the fact that every improv performance is unlike any other.) A Harold Team with a tendency to take scenes into outer space, introduce robots or break out in song – with "whooshing" used o...

Sat 4:30 pm, UCB East Village

Clown Car to Sicily

Chicago, IL

Cast: Nick Cutelli,Nicole Devin,Courtney Fontaine,Rob Holmes,Willie Opper,Jim Smylie,Chris Terry,Molly Todd,Amanda Murphy, Brittny Congleton, Travis Ploeger

Come see a brand new musical, so new that it hasn't been written . . . ever! Based on an audience suggestion, Clown Car to Sicily brings harmony and choreography to play in a new show, every time!

Sat 4:45 pm, Urban Stages

Creature

NYC

Cast: Alison Rich,Cory Palmer,Diana Kolsky,JD Amato,Ken Beck,Ryan Williams,Samantha Warnick,Steve Theiss

Creature is a Harold Team at UCB Theatre NY.

Sat 5:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Orpheus Roy

LA

Cast: James Mastraieni,Jim Woods,Ryan Meharry,Dave Theune,Brandon Sornberger,Peter Fluet,Marshall Givens,Mike Anastasia

Orpheus Roy presents The Best of Craigslist Show. In the Best of Craigslist show, the group pulls up an ad from The Best of Craigslist, reads it to the audience and that is the inspiration for the piece. Orpheus Roy is a fast paced, irreverent improv team with a combined 50 years of improv experien...

Sat 5:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Oh, Science!

Austin, TX

Cast: Kristin Henn, Josh Gill, Alex Baia, Ed Melendez, Nathan Livni

Bubbling up like some otherworldly potion, the intense comedic mixture of Oh, Science! delights, distracts, destroys. So come over! We'll make funny robots!

Sat 5:00 pm, UCB East Village

Dead Honkey

LA

Cast: Derek Reid,Brent Pope,Antony Tran,Garret Mendez, Jackie Merchant , Andy Bouley, Kim Mulligan, Jocelyn Matsuo

Dead Honkey!! A cast of Latinos, Blacks, Asians and a couple of White Girls. They're the most colorful cast in comedy! You heard about them at the San Francisco Sketch Fest. You've seen them on Funny or Die! Now watch them do improv. Doing their famous version of the Harold called "the Honkey". Dead...

Sat 5:15 pm, Urban Stages

The Lady Screams

Chicago

Cast: M, Trevor Higgins, Matt Barats, Dan Baz, Sarah Cowdery,Jo Feldman,Alex Haney,Pat Rourke, Jonathan Silver, Maureen Winston

People who love people are the luckiest people in the world. Feel lucky with the people of The LADY SCREAMS. These people explore the hundreds of characters we meet in day-to-day life in a hybrid of popular long-form improvisational forms.

Sat 5:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Them

LA

Cast: Reyana Wright,Rebecca Leib,Paul Detrick,Kristin Findley,Jonathan Chase,Luis Sosa,George McAuliffe,Colin Hughes

This team performs ‘The Harold’: A group of improvisers take a single suggestion from the audience and use it as a springboard to create twenty-five to thirty minutes of scenes, games and monologues. And a few surprises, you never know!

Sat 5:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Bloodlust

Washington, DC

Cast: John Amick,Sabahat Chaudhary,Mike Colucciello,Kevin Gauthier,Kristen Horgen,Dan O'Neil

Though the gilded confines of Washington, D.C., supply so much for their savagery, Bloodlust is eager to descend on Gotham and prove its improv mettle in the world's metropolis. But don't blame us for what happens in that blackbox theater. Society made us do it.

Sat 5:30 pm, UCB East Village

AKA(Also Known As)

Pittsburgh, PA

Cast: Ben Armiri,Donald Kingsbury,Nicole Antonuccio,Zach Roach,Derek Minto,Jimmy James,Alex Rudzki,Beth Meenan,Mike Rushkin

Hello Harold! A fun and crazy time that will make you just want more and more and more till you scream wanting to tare your eyes out and scream for even more!

Sat 5:45 pm, Urban Stages

Pants Dot Com

Chicago

Cast: Joey Dundale, Connor Tillman, Liz Reuss, Mike Marunowski, Dan Bulla, Patrick Rowland, Drennen Quinn, Adam Cole, Ilana Plen, Harz Sondericker

Pants Dot Com is a harold team at the iO Theater. Find out more at pants.com.

Sat 6:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Scheer & You

NYC

Cast: Paul Scheer,audience member

Paul Scheer and a randomly selected member of the audience improvise together.

Sat 6:00 pm, UCB East Village

Improv With Attitude

Amherst, MA

Cast: Seth Hapenny,Tony Czajkowski,Kieran C, Fitzgerald,Madeleine Maggio,Erin Wholley,Liam Mcgurk,Sean Toland,Dan Marchant,John Mac Edgerly,Tim Sacks,Jake Lamalfa

Improv With Attitude (IWA) is UMass Amherst's premier long form improv troupe! Taking a suggestion to start the show, IWA then moves into a full feature production where anything can happen, IWA prides itself on presenting an hour-long show to entertain the UMass campus, as well as traveling the co...

Sat 6:15 pm, Urban Stages

THEATRE CLEANING

NYC

Cast: N/A

N/A

Sat 6:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Mayor Karen

Philadelphia

Cast: Nora Algeo,Rob Gentile,Michael Hochman,Dan Jacquette,Alan Kaufmann,Steve Swan,Becca Trabin,Michael Tomasetti

With a suggestion from the audience, Mayor Karen creates microscenes that snowball into a hysterical, irreverent and outright ridiculous long form show. The Mayors only election promise is to make you laugh, and audiences from Philadelphia to the Chicago Improv Festival, NYC Improv Festival, North C...

Sat 6:30 pm, UCB East Village

North Coast

NYC

Cast: Douglas Widick,James Robilotta,Oscar Montoya,Jonathan Demuth,Rachel Rosenthal,Boris Khaykin,Julia Morales,Shaun Fisher

Now that the East Coast/West Coast beef has subsided, North Coast is stepping up to throw down. Watch as New York's only freestyle rapping, beatboxing, long-form improv team performs a fully improvised "hip-hopera" right in front of yo mouf. You bring your favorite rap lyric and North Coast will mak...

Sat 6:45 pm, UCB Theatre

THEATRE CLEANING

NYC

Cast: N/A

N/A

Sat 6:45 pm, Urban Stages

Surfing

NYC

Cast: Karin Hammerberg,Matt Klinman,Matt Mayer, Amos Vernon,Dan Black,Moujan Zolfaghari,Dan Hodapp,Zack Phillips

Surfing is a Harold Team at UCBTNY.

Sat 7:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Brothers Hines

NYC

Cast: Will Hines,Kevin Hines

We're Related. That's our entire hook.

Sat 7:00 pm, UCB East Village

The Georgetown Improv Association

Washington, DC

Cast: Emlyn Crenshaw, Jed Feiman, Jayant Gandhi, Danny Hrebenak, Nehemiah Markos, Sean Quigley, Christine Ryan, Priya Sharma, Daniel Thoennessen, Audrey Walker.

"They are sluts." - Rush Limbaugh The Association is Georgetown University's long-form improv troupe founded in the spring of 1995. We perform on-campus monthly and off-campus at venues like the Washington Improv Theater as well as at festivals across the country including the College Improv Tou...

Sat 7:15 pm, UCB Theatre

Upright Citizens Brigade

LA

Cast: Matt Besser,Amy Poehler,Ian Roberts,Matt Walsh

The UCB perform live.

Sat 7:15 pm, Urban Stages

Taco Supreme

NYC

Cast: Brigid Boyle,Elizabeth Findlay,Alexis Saarela,Ashley Ward

The ladies of Taco Supreme bring the heat with their fast paced comedy! Seasoned (like tacos!) improvisors Alexis Saarela, Brigid Boyle, Elizabeth Findlay and Ashley Ward use an audience suggestion to create a whirlwind of characters and scenarios not meant for the faint of heart or those with sever...

Sat 7:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

BASSPROV

Chicago

Cast: Mark Sutton Joe Bill Special Guest

BASSPROV is one of the most acclaimed improv shows of the past decade. The show has headlined over 15 festivals and played in comedy theaters in over 30 cities across North America. This would be our 11th appearance at DCM.

Sat 7:30 pm, UCB East Village

Free Kittens

New York, NY

Cast: Kim Brown, Max Cardilla, Betsy Kenney, Liz Noth, Jibri Nuriddin, AJ Patton, Matt Radlow, Szoke Schaeffer

Free Kittens is made up of eight silly and intense UCB-NY trained improvisers. These cool cats are ready to claw up the stage with some physical and fun improv. With a review like this, how could you not come see us! "I can't wait to see this show" - all Free Kittens' mothers.

Sat 7:30 pm, SVA Stage A

Gravid Water

NYC

Cast: Matt Walsh,David Cross,Tami Sagher,Adam Pally,John Lutz,Sandy Rustin,Jonathan Kaplan,Helen Kim,Julie Sharbutt,Marc Kudisch,Michael Delaney

New York's top improvisors and actors, from Broadway, 30 Rock, Conan, SNL, and beyond, perform in scenes from Stoppard to Sophocles, and everything in between! The actors will know their lines, and the improvisors will improvise, with no prior knowledge of the scenes! Time Out New York's "Best Im...

Sat 7:45 pm, Urban Stages

Sandino

NYC

Cast: Kate Riley,Anna Rubanova,John Timothy,Brandon Gulya,Aaron Jackson,Alan Starzinski,Don Fanelli,Terry Withers

Sandino is a Harold Team at UCBTNY.

Sat 8:00 pm, UCB Theatre

DEATH BY ROO ROO

NYC

Cast: John Gemberling,Gavin Speiller,Anthony Atamanuik,Neil Casey,John Murray

Take an improvised journey into your family’s dysfunction...Did your Dad try to kill your Mom’s boyfriend? Did your sister start a fire on Thanksgiving? Or did someone just forget Grandma in the car for a few hours? Let Death By Roo Roo take what caused your family pain and turn it into a night ...

Sat 8:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Lumberjack Tsunami

Chicago

Cast: Members: Kevin Reader,Lila Newman,Peter Robards,Ryan Cleary,Shawn Flickinger,Bess Miller,Alex DiGiacinto,Sit-ins: Kevin Walsh,Grace Palmer,Paul Casperson,Bryan Duff,Emily Fitzpatrick

Lumberjack Tsunami is a pilot member team at the Playground Theater in Chicago, IL. They have been performing together for over 2 years. They are proud to showcase their signature piece, the Snow Globe. The Snow Globe centers on one source scene, and re-improvising it. Every time you shake it, i...

Sat 8:00 pm, UCB East Village

Spooky Ghost

NYC

Cast: Molly Gaebe,Matt Dennie,Alex French,John Trowbridge,Hunter Nelson,Josh Sharp,Ben Warheit,Joanna Bradley

Spooky Ghost is a Lloyd team at UCBT East.

Sat 8:00 pm, SVA Stage B

BriTANicK

NYC

Cast: Nick Kocher,Brian McElhaney

BriTANicK (rhymes with Titanic) is the comedy duo of Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney. They make videos for the internet and live shows for your eyes. You have also seen them in movies and on television, but the pinnacle of their career is their 2012 DCM show, so get there.

Sat 8:15 pm, Urban Stages

Big Beautiful Warlock (BBW)

Austin, TX

Cast: Chris Baldenhofer,Amy Carpenter,Kristin Henn,Emma Holder,Ashley Nugent,Delaney Jo Liming,Frank Netscher

Big Beautiful Warlock performs their own modified version of a La Ronde that all takes place in one location. Characters wander in and out of one distinct place, as relationships unfold. With most of its players coming from traditional acting backgrounds, BBW likes to focus on creating interesting c...

Sat 8:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Airwolf

NYC

Cast: Tim Martin,Emily Axford,Ben Ramaeka,John Frusciante,Achilles Stamatelaky,Eddie Dunn,Adam Frucci,Molly Lloyd

Airwolf performs their signature show, "Let's Go Back To Your Place" every Saturday at UCB East. Members of Airwolf have appeared on The Colbert Report, ESPN, Comedy Central, The Onion News Network, Nickelodeon, and Adult Swim, among many others.

Sat 8:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Buck Range

Chicago

Cast: Jen Cumberworth,Ben Cook,Tony Mannix,Erin Diamond,Paul Meyd,Steve Svec,Hillary Marzec,Peyton Gray Robbins,Michael Tatar,Laura Bloechl

Buck Range is a Harold team from Chicago's iO. Buck Range explores grounded, patient scenes and takes them to the extreme and bizarre. Like labor contractions, their shows get faster and more intense until everyone is screaming, crying, and burdened with a lifetime of responsibility.

Sat 8:30 pm, UCB East Village

Diamond Lion: Musical Improv

NYC

Cast: Michael Kayne,Winston Noel,Amber Petty,Morgan Phillips,Ashley Ward, Ari Scott

Some of New York's top improvisors create a fully improvised musical out of thin air. It's more awesome than a lion - it's a Diamond Lion.

Sat 8:45 pm, Urban Stages

Checkbook

Austin, TX

Cast: Jenna Marie Carey,Ellen Kubecka,Ariel Greenspoon,Yamina Khouane,Megan Simon,Reagan Ward

WE ARE CHECKBOOK. We are an improv troupe based out of The New Movement Theater in Austin Texas. We are six ladies. What do ladies do, you may ask? We comb our hair! We put on our lipstick! We make people laugh! Please love us.

Sat 9:00 pm, UCB Theatre

THE CURFEW

NYC

Cast: Chelsea Clarke,Brandon Gardner,Charlie Todd,Porter Mason,Ben Rodgers,Kevin Hines,Jim Santangeli,D'arcy Carden,Erik Tanouye

The Curfew wants you to tell them about where you grew up. Every Saturday night The Curfew interviews one audience member about their hometown. Then they turn that town's tourist attractions, landmarks, hangouts, local celebrities, urban legends and more into a hilarious fully improvised show. So co...

Sat 9:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Aeropuerto

Boston

Cast: Conor Allen,Shar Mac,Tamara Joy Fleischer,Luke Bruneaux,Sam Ike,Kelly Riedel,Ellie Race-Moore

Aeropuerto is a group of veteran improvisors, stand-up comics and sketch artists, who create a long form show based on a single audience suggestion. Since 2010, Aeropuerto has performed regularly all over Boston, including the Boston Improv Festival, Geek Week 2011, Comedy on Tap, Awkward Compliment...

Sat 9:00 pm, UCB East Village

STAPLER

LA

Cast: Ben Seimon,Allen Loeb,Eileen Mullane,Michael Truesdale,Nate Clark,Drew Tarver,Steve Szlaga,

Stapler probably won't be the only show you see at DCM this year, but we can guarantee it will be the weirdest.

Sat 9:00 pm, SVA Stage A

Hot Sauce

NYC

Cast: Ben Schwartz,Adam Pally,Gil Ozeri

Hot Sauce reunites in the city where they were hatched years ago.

Sat 9:30 pm, UCB Theatre

The Late 90s

Chicago

Cast: Scott Morehead, Clayton Margeson, Nate Sherman, Blythe Haaga, John Sabine, Steph Cook, Dan MacAvoy, Vince Portacci, Scott Nelson

The Late 90s, voted iO Chicago's best team of the year (2012), proudly performs their own form "9 slots". It's a fast paced mixture of The Deconstruction, The Harold and a dash of La Ronde wrapped into a 25 to 30 minute energetic whirlwind.

Sat 9:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Umlautilde

Phoenix, AZ

Cast: Bob Fisher,Jose Gonzalez

Umlautilde's shows range from the absurdly ridiculous to the sublime & grounded. Primarily performing an improvised one-act play, we explore characters brought together by fate. Bob Fisher started improvising about 25 years ago in Chicago, performing with Cardiff Giant, Bang Bang, Second City's T...

Sat 9:30 pm, UCB East Village

Inside The Master Class

NYC

Cast: Matt Besser

Inside The Master Class with Matt Besser.

Sat 9:30 pm, SVA Stage B

The Two-Man Movie

NYC

Cast: Neil Casey,Anthony Atamanuik

Death By Roo Roo's Neil Casey & Anthony Atamanuik perform The Movie - a fully improvised movie live on stage and performed by only two people.

Sat 9:45 pm, Urban Stages

Improv Nerds

NYC

Cast: Chelsea Clarke, Brandon Gardner, Phil Jackson, Steve Theiss

Chelsea, Brandon, Phil and Steve perform for the improv nerd in everyone. Whether you're a long-form virgin or a grizzled vet, be prepared to hide your improv boner under a mimed object.

Sat 10:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Grandma's Ashes

NYC

Cast: Ryan Karels,Dru Johnston,Lydia Hensler,Brandon Scott Jones,Morgan Jarrett,Abra Tabak,Winston Noel,Josh Patten

The day your pet dog died. The night you got rejected by a pity date. The boner you inexplicably got during your uncle's funeral. We all have our low points. Grandma's Ashes will take your stories of the tragic and depraved and scatter them into laughter in this fully improvised show.

Sat 10:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Rich Uncle

Boston

Cast: Alex LeBaron, Brendan Mulhern, Jimi McAvoy, Pete Fenzel, MaryBeth Makara

They're generous, eccentric, always hilarious, and constantly trying to please you.

Sat 10:00 pm, UCB East Village

Leviathan

NYC

Cast: Vince Milosevich,Maggie Morris,Michael Lutton,Rachel Rauch,Alexis Lambright,Rachel Werbel,Kevin Kiernan,

LEVIATHAN brings strong, real characters to unimaginable settings. Each show features 7 adorable improvisors working their collective comedic magic to bring a highly fantastical yet grounded world to life. Sometimes there's even singing and dancing. A least one heart filled scene is guaranteed.

Sat 10:15 pm, Urban Stages

Rosen & Milkshake

Philadelphia

Cast: Charles Rosen,AJ "Milkshake" Horan

Rosen & Milkshake are two improvisers who together effortlessly create an entire strip mall of characters. In fact, they are guaranteed to have a ridiculous amount of characters during their show. Yeah, you heard me right...ridiculous.

Sat 10:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Omlette Vision

NYC

Cast: Michael Delaney,Billy Merritt,Other?

Teammates Michael Delaney and Billy Merritt (from the Swarm and The Stepfathers) explore a wonderland of comedic scenes, probably involving food in some way.

Sat 10:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Kid Grift

LA

Cast: Zach Reino,Richie Root,Marissa Strickland,Jason Sheridan,Anthony Gioe,Matt Newell,Mike Carlson,Erin Whitehead

One of UCBLA's Harold Teams, Kid Grift is known for it's high energy, fast pacing and fun group support.

Sat 10:30 pm, UCB East Village

Graceland

NYC

Cast: Ryan Haney,Natasha Vaynblat,Johnna Scrabis,Sean Casey,Joey Price,Brennan Mulligan,Justin Lamb,Annie Barry

Graceland is a Lloyd team at UCBT East.

Sat 10:30 pm, SVA Stage A

Facebook

NYC

Cast: Owen Burke,Chad Carter,Rob Huebel,Seth Morris,Paul Scheer

Two audience members are randomly plucked from the audience to get their FACEBOOK page examined and then turned into long form improvised comedy scenes based entirely on their profile, pictures, comments and status. Starring: Owen Burke, Chad Carter, Rob Huebel, Seth Morris and Paul Scheer plus s...

Sat 10:45 pm, Urban Stages

Nice Astronaut

Austin, TX

Cast: Tim Honker,Becca Peterson,Nicole McCracken,Nathan Sowell,Jared Stepp,Andrew Wesely

Nice Astronaut was formed of graduates from Austin's Coldtowne Theater in 2008 after winning a cagematch championship. Since then members have performed in long form improv festivals such as DCM, Austin's Out Of Bounds Improv Festival, Twin Cities Improv Festival, NC Comedy Arts Festival, New Orlean...

Sat 11:00 pm, UCB Theatre

The Chairmen

NYC

Cast: Andrew Secunda,Will Hines,Anthony Atamanuik,John Gemberling

A set of improv in which all members are seated at all times.

Sat 11:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Belmont Transfer

Chicago

Cast: Ben Compton,Gabrielle Compton,Martha Hearn,Tina Jackson,Peter Robards,Ryan Williams,Leo Garcia,Dave Karasik,Yvette Rebik

4 years of shows together has made The Belmont Transfer's team chemistry hard to beat. We go big, or we go home to Chicago with our tails tucked between our legs. (And I'll tell ya this much, we do NOT intend to grow tails!)

Sat 11:00 pm, UCB East Village

Midnight Society

Austin, TX

Cast: Nick Ramirez, Jericho Thorp, Joel Keith, Michael Williams, Lance Gilstrap, Andy Petruzzo

Made up of stand up and sketch comedians, filmmakers, and writers, Midnight Society was named Austin’s best improv troupe by the Austin American Satesman’s A-List and was twice nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award. They’ve performed all around the country, including one show where star of stage...

Sat 11:00 pm, SVA Stage B

UCB TourCo All-Stars!

NYC

Cast: Jon Gabrus, Shannon O'Neill, Neil Casey, Brandon Gardner, Fran Gillespie, Dru Johnston, John Murray, Bobby Moynihan, Zach Woods

The UCB Touring Company cast is hand-picked from the best improv comedians in New York City and LA to travel around the country performing for frenzied audiences of students, executives, and more. Tonight you will see TourCo veterans tearing it up live on their own home turf.

Sat 11:15 pm, Urban Stages

Tenspeed

Columbus, OH

Cast: Jessica Scherer, Ben Hollinger, Kyle Tolliver, Dan King, Edward Greenblat, and Emily Yedica

Tenspeed part of 8th Floor Improv, a long-form group from The Ohio State University. They perform regularly on Ohio State's Campus and throughout Columbus, Ohio.

Sat 11:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Ben Schwartz Presents Snowpants!!!

LA

Cast: TBA

Ben always wanted to name an improv team snowpants but it kept getting shot down...until now.

Sat 11:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Asteroid

Philadelphia

Cast: Bert Archer,Luke Field,AJ Horan,Brent Knobloch,Lora Magaldi,Jess Ross,Aaron Unice,Caitlin Weigel

Asteroid! is a house team at the Philly Improv Theater. They create fast-paced, aerobic shows that celebrate their core philosophy: let's have fun!

Sat 11:30 pm, UCB East Village

The Pit's Cash Only

NYC

Cast: Paul Gutkowski,Daniel Hartley,Beth White,Joanna Flamm,Darcy Burke,Ben Jaeger-Thomas,David Rysdahl,Sarah Peele,

Cash Only is a house team at the PIT here in NYC who perform and Evente! We are ridiculously excited to be here for this event(e).

Sat 11:45 pm, Urban Stages

The Great War

LA

Cast: Joe Hartzler,Marcy Jarreau,Wayland McQueen,Marisa Pinson,Hal Rudnick,Josh Simpson,Brandon Sornberger,Deborah Tarica

The Great War is a UCBLA Harold Team that enjoys long form improv and the way your nose crinkles up ever so slightly when you're angry.

Sat 11:45 pm, UCB East Village

The Hot Chicks

NYC

Cast: Anna Callegari,Phil Del Costello,Austin Rodrigues,Sue Smith,Marshall Stratton,Emily Tarver,Laura Wilcox,Sharon Spell,

We are the hot chicks! We bartend at the new UCBeast and we all do comedy as well, just never together . . . until now! Who would have thought that bartending at a comedy theatre could be so funny?

Sun 12:00 am, UCB Theatre

THEATRE CLEANING

NYC

Cast: N/A

N/A

Sun 12:00 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Classic Masculinity

NYC

Cast: Brian Barrett,Adam Frucci,Brandon Gardner

Former UCB NY Cage Match favorites Classic Masculinity reunite after being torn asunder by Brian Barrett's southward wandering ways. Despite the distance between them most of the time, when together, these guys are still pretty masculine.

Sun 12:00 am, UCB East Village

Yacht Rock: The 1% Fight Back!

Miami, FL

Cast: Carlos Rivera,Mike Schiavinato,Maria Tomaino,Alex Suarez-Mondshein,Michelle Domb,Matt Mielke,Faye Ibars,Maya Ibars

The rich having feelings too! 1% of feelings!! The 1% are tired of being made out to be villains, & they want to let the other 99% (aka, "The Help") know how much they understand our plight through the power of improv! Only by living the dreary, gloomy lives of the 99%, can an understanding be r...

Sun 12:15 am, Urban Stages

Monkeydick: The flag of insanity.

NYC

Cast: Will Hines Matt DeCoster Curtis Gwinn John Gemberling Rob Lathan Neil Casey Andy Rocco

Monkeydick is back! As a weekly house team they were good. But, as a once year team, they are amazing. Monkeydick performs their yearly set, in which scenes never go where they should and madcap insanity ensues.

Sun 12:15 am, UCB East Village

Clever Girl (Formerly Raptor Paddock JP17)

LA / NYC

Cast: Jon Bershad,Brynna Campbell,Alex Haynes,Ryan Hitchcock,Dan Lippert,Nicole Pasquale,Joel Weidl,Jason Sheridan,Nadia Osman,Art Tebbel,Meghan Maro,Oscar Montoya

Isla Nublar's only all-Velociraptor Harold team is coming to the Del Close Marathon. Joining them is their coach, Jurassic Park game warden Robert Muldoon. You yes-and them, and they just yes-and right back. And that's when the edit comes. Not from the front, but from the side...

Sun 12:30 am, UCB Theatre

The Benson Interruption

LA

Cast: Doug Benson, and special guests

The Benson Interruption - No, it's not the latest Robert Ludlum novel, it's a show where comedian Doug Benson (The Marijuana-logues, VH1's Best Week Ever) invites his fancy, big-name, professional stand-up pals to the stage, but then interrupts whenever he feels like it. Recommended by Time Out New ...

Sun 12:30 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Fat Magic Bear

LA

Cast: Brian Moran,Margaret Lewis,Jon Mackey,Nic Michaels,Danny Mastrangelo,Kate Johnson,Jessica Jardine

In a FMB show, the group starts with a documentary style opening before launching into a fast-paced, high-energy montage.. one you might define as big, fat, and magical, like you're favorite kind of bear.

Sun 12:30 am, UCB East Village

LapCox

NYC/LA

Cast: Lauren Lapkus, Laura Willcox

LapCox is a two-woman, long-form improvised show featuring girls from both UCB coasts ready to rock your face off with weirdness.

Sun 12:45 am, Urban Stages

The Casey Boys

NYC

Cast: Neil Casey, Michael Casey, Sean Casey

The Casey Brothers perform Wilmington improv, Gilpin Avenue style! See the lowest hanging branches of a family tree that includes ancestors from families like Casey! Willits! Downing! [Unknown]! McMahon! [Unknown]! and [Unknown]! doing improv for you! Compare their mannerisms and sensibilities...

Sun 12:45 am, UCB East Village

Himprov

NYC

Cast: Paul Oddo,Austin Rodrigues,Andy Bustillos,Jim Lester,Joe List,Robert Commiskey,Daniel Kilpatrick,Phil Del Costello,Marshall Stratton, Lucas Harvie, Sarah Tollemache

We tackle the issues that confront men today: women, aging, family, pro-wrestling, hunting, fishing, video games, sports, high-fiving, cars, books, paintin' and shootin' stuff, eating contests, rock & roll, t-shirts, cartoons, cagefighting, and astronauts. If you're a guy, this is your show. This ...

Sun 1:00 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Lights Out, Shirley!

NYC

Cast: Joe Bill,Mark Sutton,Doug Stoley,Jodi Lennon,Ari Voukydis,Betsy Stover,Russ Armstrong,Jed Resnick,Silvija Ozols,Rick Andrews,Micah Sherman,Jordan Klepper,Laura Grey

A lights-up, lights-down anything goes kinda show, featuring Chicago and NYC luminaries. Yeah, we'll own that: luminaries.

Sun 1:00 am, Urban Stages

Boy Butter

NYC

Cast: Aaron Jackson,Rudy Behrens,Ellena Chmielewski,Meseret Haddis,Alexis Pereira,David Sidorov,Riley Soloner

Boy Butter is New York City's only improv comedy team that is sponsored by the world's best sexual lubricant, also known as BOY BUTTER. What began in 2009 as a rag-tag improv group of young men just looking for their own slice of New York's comedy cake has blossomed into a diverse cross section ...

Sun 1:15 am, Urban Stages

Old Prospectors' Make 'Em Up Jamboree

Chicago

Cast: Scott Morehead, Jorin Garguilo, Clayton Margeson, Peter Robards, Kyle Bethea

Gather 'round the campfire and join these 19th century mining prospectors for a good 'ol fashioned make 'em up!

Sun 1:15 am, UCB East Village

Drunkards & Dragons

LA

Cast: Breon Bliss,Mike Schramm,Markeia McCarty,Justin Michael Terry,Leeann St,John,Gian Molina,Ryan Marsico,Nathan Hillen

Remember the laughter & discovery of playing D&D in your basement getting a slight buzz on with friends? Now come to iO West to enjoy those simpler times, inspired by the world you play in. We will create an entire fantasy adventure for you to enjoy & participate in. It’s the joy of yesteryear wit...

Sun 1:30 am, UCB Theatre

Match Game '76

NYC

Cast: Uncle Sam,Jimmy Carter,Burt Reynolds,Dom Deliuse,Sandy Duncan,Burt Reynolds,Loni Anderson,Col Sanders,David Lee Roth,Gene Wilder,Elliott Gould,Evil Knievel,Charles Manson,many More!

For the last 14 years a strange occurrence has happened, a time vortex opens on the UCB Theater Stage and the audience is transported back to Hollywood California in 1976 to see a taping of MATCH GAME 76. Scholars believe that this will once again happen this year. Will you be there..I know Gene Ray...

Sun 1:30 am, Urban Stages

Apocalips

Philadelphia

Cast: Karen Coleman,Jen Curcio,Becca Trabin,Lizzie Spellman,Cara Schmidt,Mandy Dollar

If you've had access to a glory hole, the spontaneity of Apocalips might be familiar to you. For the unlucky rest of us, we can just count on the high energy and ESP of a group of girls who were friends first but grew closer and more in tune through performance and wardrobe coordination. Remember ev...

Sun 1:30 am, UCB East Village

MC Harold

NYC

Cast: Patrick Noth,Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan

Freestyling: An improvisational technique used by rappers. The Harold: An improvisational form used by comedains. This show is a Harold that is completely freestyle rapped.

Sun 1:45 am, Urban Stages

Rookie Card

Philadelphia

Cast: Jake Alvarez,Darryl Charles,Marc Reber,Sue Taney,Tom Whitaker

Described by the City Paper as “absurdly juvenile meets dark and tragic,” Rookie Card's reputation as Philadelphia's wildest and most unconventional improv comedy act has been earned in over 80 fast-paced and subversive shows over their three year history. In addition they have performed in seve...

Sun 2:00 am, UCB Theatre

The Straight Men

NYC and LA

Cast: Dominic Dierkes,Brandon Gardner,Kevin Hines,Will Hines,Anthony King,Porter Mason,John Murray,Charlie Todd,Erik Tanouye

For the fourth year in a row, The Straight Men come to DCM to prove that an improv group composed of only straight men can still electrify an audience. Come and see for yourself. On a team where everyone insists on being normal, who will be labeled as crazy?

Sun 2:00 am, Urban Stages

Medic

Philadelphia

Cast: JP Boudwin,Emily Davis,Luke Field,AJ Horan,Billy Bob Thompson

Medic is a popular Philadelphia improv team comprised of some of the best improvisers in the city. Their shows are quick, smart and often leave the audience bloody (figuratively).

Sun 2:15 am, UCB Theatre

So I've Taken a Look At Your Resume

LA

Cast: Mano Agapion,Drew Tarver,Betsy Sodaro,Joe Wengert,Eugene Cordero,Alex Fernie,Mary Sasson,Drew DiFonzo Marks,Tricia McAlpin,Marcy Jarreau

"So I've Taken A Look At Your Resume" is a fast and silly montage of scenes that take place during the all-too-common job interview scene. Chances are, no one is getting hired.

Sun 2:15 am, Urban Stages

Beirdo

Philadelphia

Cast: Dan Jaquette,Dennis Trafny,Kevin Pettit

What if weird, bearded men used their powers for improvised comedy? Beirdo will take your suggestion and morph it into a single-voiced story followed by gut-bustin', boot-knockin', pant-dropin' scenes. Nominated for 2011 Philadelphia Wit-Out Comedy Awards for "Best Improv Group" and "Best New Group"...

Sun 2:30 am, UCB Theatre

Sex In The City for Dudes

LA

Cast: Jason Mantzoukas,Rob Huebel,Paul Scheer,Brian Huskey,Adam Pally,Brett Gelman,Owen Burke,Nick Kroll,Jon Daly,

A bunch of metro-sexual besties decide to try improv! Sex in the City for Dudes!

Sun 2:30 am, Urban Stages

Improvised Anime

NYC

Cast: Pat Baer,Dave Bluvband,Johnny McNulty,Bridgid Ryan,Alan Starzinski,John Timothy,John Robert Wilson

Ohayou! Do you like anime? Do you like improv? Some of the best comedians in NYC come together to do a fully improvised show based on everything you love about anime. From Akira to Zoids, we've seen it all, and we're going to use it as our inspiration. Improvised Anime has performed at the Del Close...

Sun 2:45 am, UCB Theatre

M. Prov Shyamalan

NYC

Cast: Nick Kocher,Brian McElhaney,Zack Phillips,Grant O'Brien,Jordan Klepper,Alexandra Panzer

What begins as a perfectly normal scene will end up something quite different after it goes through an infinity of plot twists. Guaranteed to be exactly as funny as 'The Happening'.

Sun 2:45 am, Urban Stages

Church of St. Del

NYC

Cast: Sarah Burton,Monica Buccini, Jeff Solomon,Evan Greenberg,Nathan Clancy,J, Abarna,Chris Griswold

Del Close has been sainted. This is his church. In his holy name, let us create an improvised sermon and then turn his blood into beer. All ye sinners shall step forward and repent.

Sun 3:00 am, UCB Theatre

Batmanprov

LA

Cast: Justin Michael,Dan Lippert,Alex Fernie,Todd Fasen,Mike Carlson,Betsy Sodaro,Joe Wengert

What happens when you throw a bunch of Batmans in a room? You get Batmanprov, complete with improvised theme song!

Sun 3:00 am, Urban Stages

That's What She Said

LA

Cast: Bryn Abbott,Carmen Angelica,Stephanie Bentley,Colleen Butler,Jo Newman,Lauren Valentine,Diana Varco,Lara Zvirbulis,Cynthia Kao

That's What She Said is an all female improv group from Los Angeles, CA. One lucky man will be plucked from the audience to go on a speed date with 8 gorgeous and funny ladies and then the highlights from that speed date will be played out in a long form improvised show.

Sun 3:15 am, UCB Theatre

Paula-prov!

NY/LA

Cast: Dan Bookbinder, Caitlin Brodnick, James Coker, Cory Palmer, Josh Sharp, Mike Scollins, Betsy Sodaro, Drew Tarver, Brandon Waters

Hey y'all. It's nine Paula Deens performin a Harold for ya. Ain't that scrumptious? A whole bunch a beats, a lil group game, connectin' thangs. Oh this gon' be fun!

Sun 3:15 am, Urban Stages

Santa Claus is Coming to DCM

NYC

Cast: Santa Claus,Chelsea Clarke,Brandon Gardner,Philip Jackson,Steve Theiss,Pat Baer

It's the summer, but Santa Claus is coming to DCM anyway. Join the Improv Nerds as they welcome Santa to the Del Close Marathon. Various improvisers and crazy characters will one at a time sit on Santa's lap and let him know what they'd like for Christmas. Hopefully Santa will get them what they wan...

Sun 3:30 am, UCB Theatre

The NY Mets Monoscene Spectacular

NYC

Cast: Darryl Strawberry,Keith Hernandez,Doc Gooden,Howard Johnson,Wally Bachman,Roger McDowell,Gary Carter,Rusty Staub,Mookie Wilson,Lenny Dykstra,Jose Reyes,every other member of the New York Mets past,present

Darryl Strawberry leads the members of the New York Mets, past and present, in a patient, well thought out Monoscene that takes place at the Mets' home stadium, Citifield.

Sun 3:30 am, Urban Stages

Buddy System

NYC/LA

Cast: Patrick Clair, Clay Larsen

Patrick and Clay met at DCM. Then they started talking on GChat. Now they perform together whenever one of them crosses the country! Because when you're in an unfamiliar city, you should always have a buddy.

Sun 3:45 am, UCB Theatre

Psychedelic Trialogues

NYC

Cast: John Gemberling,Anthony Antomunik,Seth Morris

Join three imminent scientists/philosophers as they discuss the benefits of psychedelic drugs and the exploration of inner space.

Sun 3:45 am, Urban Stages

Daily Double

LA

Cast: Toni Charline,Betsy Sodaro

A monoscene that will make you laugh, cry and wanting more.

Sun 4:00 am, UCB Theatre

Dramatis Personae: A Dramatic Drama

NYC

Cast: Will Hines,Kevin Hines,Jocelyn Deboer,Neil Casey,Jeremy Bent,Eric Gersen

The world's leading actors perform all that is life, death, and everything in between - all to a complete musical score. Watch them love, laugh, lie, cry, dance, and die as you experience the greatest dramatic opus of the millenium.

Sun 4:00 am, Urban Stages

TWO DARRINS: A Show of Switched Sitcom Stars

NYC

Cast: Sarah Burton,Georgia Clark,Alex French,Allie Kokesh,Dan Miller,Joey Price,Johnna Scrabis,Ryan Simmons,Sasheer Zamata,Keisha Zollar

Five of your favorite sitcom stars are together in a monoscene set in Suburbia, USA. As the show progresses, each will be ruthlessly kidnapped and replaced with a new actor. The show will go on …. as though nothing ever happened. Starring: Darrin Stephens! Becky Conner! Aunt Vivian! ...

Sun 4:15 am, UCB Theatre

The 15 Minute Sound and Movement

NYC

Cast: Shannon O'Neill,Connor Ratliff,Billy Merritt,Chelsea Clarke,Gavin Speiller,John Murray,Don Fanelli,Phil Jackson,J,D, Amato,Josh Patten,Dru Johnston,Tim Martin

Some love it. Some hate it. The Sound and Movement. Usually used as an opening or edit tool, here you can experience for the first time both lovers and haters uniting to present you 15 minutes of a straight, non-stop fully committed Sound and Movement. Get ready for gorillas, chanting, and making...

Sun 4:15 am, Urban Stages

Batman-o-Scene

NYC

Cast: Dru Johnston,John Timothy,Alexis Rhiannon,Mike Pullan,Patrick Mahoney,Chris Chuang,Caitlin Downing,Sarah Wharton

Join a cast of Batmans, as they bring authentic Gotham City justice/improv!

Sun 4:30 am, UCB Theatre

Crime Scene Improv: Miami

NYC

Cast: Benjamin Ragheb,Joe Burns,Adam Bozarth,Alan Starzinski,Katey Healy-Wurzburg,Rob Stern,Brett White,Dan Chamberlain,Lindsay Hicks

The best part of CSI: Miami is the cold open, where David Caruso makes a gruesome pun regarding the dead body, puts on his sunglasses, and then YEEEAAAAHHHH!

Sun 4:30 am, Urban Stages

The Babysitter’s Club

NYC

Cast: Claire Ayoub,Sam Kulok,Emily Schorr Lesnick,Nolan Levenson,Alex Marcus,Jack Henderson

The babysitters took the minivan from Stoneybrook, CT for some make-em-ups. We are excited for a weekend of fun and we hope to learn a few lessons about responsibility, maturity, and friendship.

Sun 4:45 am, UCB Theatre

Improvisosos Peligrosos

NYC

Cast: Fran Gillespie,Brandon Gardner,Benjamin Apple,Charlie Todd,Horatio Sanz,Kat Toledo,Melissa Gomez,Veronica Osorio,Oscar Montoya,Shannon Coffey,Brian Faas,Andy Bustillos,Mariola Figueroa

Improvisosos Peligrosos is a 100% Spanish speaking long-form improv show with a mix cast of native Spanish speakers and SSL (gringos), all the performers are seasoned UCB Theatre! Polish your Spanish and get a chance to watch and understand improv without needing to know the language! It's mági...

Sun 4:45 am, Urban Stages

The Beatles

NYC

Cast: Dan Klein,Jim Santangeli,Mike Still,Achilles Stamatelaky

After many years spent honing their craft and developing a repertoire of crowd-pleasing scenes at The Kaiserkeller Improv Club in the Red Light District of Hamburg, Germany and at The Cavern comedy venue in their hometown of Liverpool, England, The Beatles are finally coming to America. The boys lan...

Sun 5:00 am, UCB Theatre

Dar Silicon

NYC

Cast: Dar Silicon Filtre The Struggler

Dar Silicon is the late night improv punk rock insan-a-thon that tears the roof off of the building.

Sun 5:00 am, Urban Stages

The Memento

NYC

Cast: Will Storie,Devlyn Corrigan,Henry Kaiser,Keisha Zollar,Connor Ratliff,Benjamin Apple,Johnny McNulty,Terry Withers

The Memento starts with the end and, chapter by chapter, traces to the beginning of a monoscene. You'll be saying "Damn! That was awesome!" before we even start.

Sun 5:15 am, Urban Stages

(Secret Man Group)

NYC

Cast: Matt Cohen,Adam Conover,Alex French,Jesse Lee,Brian Polk,Connor Ratliff,Peter Sherer,Shannon Taing

"A Sad Man's Delight!"

Sun 5:30 am, UCB Theatre

THEATRE CLEANING

NYC

Cast: N/A

N/A

Sun 5:30 am, Urban Stages

Improv, Actually

NYC

Cast: Pat Baer,Kirk Damato,Bridget Fitzgerald,Jon Gutierrez,Lauren Hunter,Dom Manzolillo,Rob Stern,Brett White,Amy Whitehouse,Moujan Zolfaghari

Director Gary Marshall and a stellar ensemble cast celebrate The Del Close Marathon with the heart-warming romantic comedy, "Improv, Actually." This unmissable show directed by Gary Marshall tells intertwining stories amidst the pulse and promise of the DCM. This year say "yes, and" to love! Direct...

Sun 5:45 am, Urban Stages

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NYC

Cast: Connor Ratliff,Cathryn Mudon,Don Fanelli,Phil Jackson,George Kareman,Dru Johnston,Frank Hejl,Maelle Doliveux,George Anagnostakos,Matt Dennie,Jackie Jennings,Matt Starr,Josh Sharp,Sarah Claspell,Laura Willcox,Matt Cutler,Tom Levin,Matt Meyer,JD Amato,Jesse Lee,Samantha Warnick,Nicole Drespel,Diana Kolsky,Matt Mayer,Scott Holmes,Matt Klinman,Noah Forman,Chris Gethard

(28 people. One organic improv set. You have never seen a show like this.)

Sun 6:00 am, UCB Theatre

The Strangers

NYC

Cast: George Anagnostakos,Jesse Galle,Tyler Gilmore,Kent Kincannon,Al Smith,Meggie Spellman,Will Storie

Get to know The Strangers! One of New York's best indie teams performs a show that will exist for one night and one night only.

Sun 6:00 am, Urban Stages

Philip K. Dick Improv

NYC

Cast: Pat Baer,Glenn Boozan,Damian Chadwick,Ellena Chmielewski,Will Cooper,Jocelyn DeBoer,Eric Gersen,Will Hines,Casey Jost,George Kareman,Rachael Mason,Johnny McNulty,Murph Meyer, Hal Phillips,Anna Rubanova,Steve Theiss,John Timothy,

Philip K. Dick wrote the stories upon which iconic sci fi films "Blade Runner," "Minority Report," and "Total Recall" were based. Philip K Dick improv weaves together an improvised sci fi tale using all the tropes of PKD literature: dystopian governments, psychotropic drugs, replicants, hidden ident...

Sun 6:15 am, UCB Theatre

The Garys

NYC

Cast: Rebekah Bentley,Gary Berard,Russ Feder,Mike Kuplic,Jon Marballi,Anjeanette Stokes,Danielle Trzcinsnki

Does your boss make awkward and inappropriate jokes at the office? Do you have a co-worker who loudly argues with his wife over the phone all day? Are you the person with an obscure job tale you’d like to share? Well, then, we want to hear from you! Overtime (NSFW) featuring The Garys is a come...

Sun 6:15 am, Urban Stages

George Hardy

LA

Cast: Betsy Sodaro,Jacob Womack,Drew Tarver,Jonny Svarzbein,Mano Agapion,Christopher Einshtein

Troll 2 was a baaaaad movie and George Hardy was the diamond in the rough. Watch as the named after him takes your most horrendous suggestion and creates a beautiful masterpiece from it.

Sun 6:30 am, UCB Theatre

Dog Court

NYC

Cast: Justin Grace, Jeff Julian, Mike Pullan, Sam Reisman, Alex Weinberg

Dog Court is a five man improv group that creates humor enriched by a world of mystical orbs, impossible geometries, childish mirth, and ancient gypsy prophecies. They also enjoy burgers.

Sun 6:30 am, Urban Stages

The Jeff Goldblumonoscene

NYC

Cast: Mark Vigeant,Andrew Cominelli,Patrick Landers,Jon Bershad,Nicholas Feitel,Jon Barcelo,Myles Rowland,Dan Kenkel,Paul Briganti

No, I'm, I'm simply saying that improv, uh... finds a way.

Sun 6:45 am, UCB Theatre

SWOON

NYC

Cast: Aaron Jackson,Adam Frankel,Betsy Wilson,John Trowbridge,John Zachary Townsend,Nathan Min,Rudy Behrens,

Your knees will weaken, your hearts will flutter, your loins will tingle.

Sun 6:45 am, Urban Stages

Flushing, Queens

NYC

Cast: Gil Ozeri,Sean Hart

Two guys from Queens, doing Queens-centric improv.

Sun 7:00 am, UCB Theatre

Tickles

NYC

Cast: Joel Straley,Jesse Galle,Jake Kalos,Jared Hacker,Christian Polanco,Chris Teja,Will Cooper,Aaron Burdette

Is it comedy? Is it art? Is it eight grown men pretending to be a group of small children being scolded by a very disappointed father who for some reason won't stop talking about body surfing? Yes. That last one. It's Tickles.

Sun 7:00 am, Urban Stages

Improvervention

NYC

Cast: Nick Kocher,Brian McElhaney,James McCarthy,Jocelyn DeBoer,Arthur Meyer,Caitlin Bitzegaio

Get a front row seat for a live intervention. It will be awkward.

Sun 7:15 am, UCB Theatre

Fishbowl Improv

Columbus, OH

Cast: Sage Boggs,John Wernecke,Tyler Davis,Carly Kohake,Ethan Scheck,Travis Kendall,Madison Boyer,James Garcia

Come see OSU's water warriors as we return to DCM! We're on a personal mission this year to bring down the building with our unique brand of improv scenes!

Sun 7:15 am, Urban Stages

Improvised Radiolab

NYC

Cast: Amos Vernon,Andrew Law,Langan Kingsley,Connor Ratliff,Dan Klein,Zack Willis,Zack Phillips

A fully improvised version of WNYC's hit radio program, Radiolab. A cast of experts, thinkers, and storytellers explore three different takes on a theme provided by the audience. Guided your hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich*, the cast will blur the boundaries between science, philosophy, and hu...

Sun 7:30 am, UCB Theatre

Malibu Radley Just Wants to Help!

NYC

Cast: Sachi Ezura,Brian Polk,Matt Brown,Elihu Dietz,Auggie Lutz,Keara Driscoll

Mr. Ewell got you down? Tired of waiting in breadlines? Join MALIBU RADLEY for a set of improv that will take you back to the good ol' days.

Sun 7:30 am, Urban Stages

Folk prov

NYC

Cast: Matthew Brian Cohen,Ali Reed,Ben Warheit,Bardia Salimi,Justin Kiernan Byrne,John Zachary Townsend

In 1967 Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Simon & Garfunkle witnessed the first Harold at a high school in Concord California. Ever since, they've been a monster improv team... With guitars and harmonicas.

Sun 7:45 am, UCB Theatre

Bombardo

NYC

Cast: Aubrey Plaza,Beth Newell,Chelsea Clarke,Emily Askin,Emily Felt,Erica Warnock,Marcy Jarreau

Bombardo is an improv group formed in New York City in 2006. All of our members were trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Bombardo offers a unique blend of comedy that has been termed "weird," "psychedelic," and "full of cats." Arguably one of the most influential independent improv grou...

Sun 7:45 am, Urban Stages

Plants vs. Zombies Improv

NYC

Cast: Will Cooper,Aaron Burdette,Taylor Newhall,Jenn Roman,Etan Bednarsh,Joel Straley,John Sartori,Jaime Lyn Morris,Scott Richey,Emily Mallon,Chis Teja,Peter Scherer,John Trowbridge,Andy Beckerman,Kim Parker,Andy Kimy,Carly Filbin,Meggie Spellman,Betsy Wilson,Idil Sukan

Just like the popular app, Plants will improvise until Zombies eat them. Who will win?!

Sun 8:00 am, UCB Theatre

Karate Practice

Richmond, VA

Cast: Dustin Correale,Steve Howze,Robert Sobecke,Jason Lefton,Jim Zarling

Kicking ass and taking suggestions, Karate Practice unites on stage to form an eight-fingered fist of improv comedy. Karate Practice uses relationship-based scenes and organic groupwork to tear open a single suggestion, drop kick it through the floor, buy it a cupcake and wish it a pleasant evening....

Sun 8:00 am, Urban Stages

Mrs. Darcy

NYC

Cast: Sarah Claspell,Leila Cohan-Miccio,Bridget Fitzgerald,Katey Healy-Wurzburg,Lauren Hunter,Langan Kingsley,Johnny McNulty,Cathryn Mudon,Moujan Zolfaghari

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in possession of improv skills must be in want of a DCM show.

Sun 8:15 am, UCB Theatre

Gadget

NYC

Cast: Caitlin Bitzegaio,Jocelyn DeBoer,Nick Kocher,James McCarthy,Brian McElhaney,Patrick Noth,Grant O'Brien,Zack Phillips,

Gadget is a close-knit family that cares deeply about improv and about each other. They usually stay up way too late.

Sun 8:15 am, Urban Stages

NULIG

NYC

Cast: Maggie Carey,Shelly Slocum,Amey Goerlich,Kate Chamuris,Marielena Logsdon,Leslie Meisel,Molly Lloyd

7 fearless funny ladies who were all directed to do improv with each other by their cult leader, Lisa Lampanelli, and their mission is to bring other like minded females to their planet... they mean their group.

Sun 8:30 am, UCB Theatre

Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Cast: Mano Agapion,Kyle Chorpening,Brandon Rafalson,David Greenslade,CC Pearce,Josh Sharp,Dave Siegel,Robert Stephens,Madeline Walter,

HERE WE GO, TARHEELS, HERE WE GO. (CLAP CLAP) HERE WE GO, TARHEELS, HERE WE GO. (CLAP CLAP) HERE WE GO, TARHEELS, HERE WE GO. (CLAP CLAP)

Sun 8:30 am, Urban Stages

Omaha 9

Carrboro, NC

Cast: Vinny Valdivia,Ashley Melzer,Arthur Vargas,Brandon Holmes,Katy Jack

Omaha 9 is a House Harold team that performs monthly at the DSI Comedy Theater in Carrboro, NC. Although only recently revealed to the masses, the Omaha 9 have been the true authors of Earth's history since the dawn of time. They are every great revolutionary, artist, monarch, warrior, and invent...

Sun 8:45 am, UCB Theatre

LOLA

LA

Cast: Liz Lytle,Canon Wing,Katie Dodson,Mayela Leang,Jill Carty,Emily Candini, Tressa Pope,Tarik Lowe,Dan Schechter,Michael Zoldessy

LOLA will blow your mind with their completely unique improvised Dude Action Flick! Think Die Hard... on stage, only chicks... improvised. Fight scenes and all! These sexy, funny women with kill you with comedy in everything from gun play and explosions to mob hits and hand-to-hand street fights!...

Sun 8:45 am, Urban Stages

The Nesting Dolls

Austin, TX

Cast: We have 7 girls in our regular cast,if accepted,only 5 will be attending the festival,Ann Potter,Ashley Nugent,Courtney Hopkin,Elizabeth Brammer,Jessica Hamilton,Kate Bojanek,Kayla Freeman

The Nesting Dolls are seven ladies out of Austin, Texas who kick ass and take names. ... And then they use those names to monogram homemade place cards for potluck dinners. The Dolls formed in early 2011 because it seemed like fun. It was. Performing a deconstructed Deconstruction, The Nesting Doll...

Sun 9:00 am, UCB Theatre

OUR TOWN

NYC

Cast: Matt Kaplan,Ryan Beck,Tamsi New,Rosie Whalen,Adam Howard,Stephen Keely,Aleeza Wachs,Meredith Hackman,Sean Tarjoto,BJ Thorne,Jo Firestone

"Enough droll to make anyone's life seem interesting." "The cheapest and shittiest way to get out of New York City." Our Town is guaranteed to be the most boring improv show in the 2012 Del Close Festival.

Sun 9:00 am, Urban Stages

SVEN!

NYC

Cast: Danielle DiPaolo,Will Lacker,Zack Poitras,Conor Riley,Hannah Scarritt-Selman,Natasha Vaynblat

Last year's improv cinderella story is back! SVEN, winner of Indie Cage Match 2011! Called "a very attractive team," and "tall," by peers! The Jon Hamm of improv!

Sun 9:15 am, Urban Stages

Sun's Out, Guns Out

Chicago

Cast: Emily Bates Dan Beavers Nick Bernardi* Patrick Dooley Lisa Farver* Kelly Haramis* Steve Lenz # Rick Smith *graduates of the Second City Conservatory # TV Star

SUN'S OUT, GUNS OUT is a Chicago-based improv troupe that performs fully improvised plays. Funny, serious, and everything in-between, sit back and let us tell you a great story. Based on the works and ideas of Joseph Campbell, Michael Gellman, Keith Johnstone, and Jeff Wirth.

Sun 9:30 am, UCB Theatre

Rhody Fresh

RI

Cast: Nick Mendillo,Greg DeSantis,Brian Faas,Molly Lloyd,Justin James Lang,Michael Varejao,Andrew Mendillo,Jeremy Bent

Grab a Narragansett tallboy and your favorite Spike's Junkyard Dog and watch folks from Rhode Island improvise at DCM14! They may be from the smallest state, but they bring BIG laughs. Consisting of members from UCB and ImprovBoston, and former creators of the award winning RI Longform group "Unex...

Sun 9:30 am, Urban Stages

C-4

Oklahoma City & Dallas

Cast: Curt Coy, Christopher Curtis

C-4 is Christopher Curtis and Curt Coy. After improvising together as part of larger groups for more than ten years, the pair have perfected their own special recipe for an explosive two man show. Featuring longer scenes with complex characters interspersed with bits of rapid-fire dialectic, C-4 is ...

Sun 9:45 am, Urban Stages

Dawson's Queef

Tempe, AZ

Cast: Michael Skarsten,Michael Margetis,Sam Lowy,Ty Thursby,Ben Backhaus,Brandon Volkenat

Dawson's Queef is an improvised teen drama in the vein of Dawson's Creek, Degrassi, and Secret Life of the American Teenager. The members of Dawson's Queef perform as way to educate the public about the dangers of premarital sex, the devils grass, and sleeping too late for the final exam! So check t...

Sun 10:00 am, UCB Theatre

Krompf

NYC

Cast: neil Casey,Joe Wengert,Amey Goerlich,Ryan Karels

"Krompf" is Joe WENGERT, Ryan KARELS, Amey GOERLICH and Neil CASEY -- Working and playing together since July of 2001 in Level 1 with Armando Diaz at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Directed by Chris Gethard, Ptolemy Slocum, Owen Burke, Armando Diaz and others. Creators of The "July 4 show" & ...

Sun 10:00 am, Urban Stages

This Is Pathetic

Boston

Cast: Jeff Mitchell, Quinn Marcus, Mike Fink, Patrick Braley, Andy Short

This is Pathetic theatrically explores the personal, uncomfortable, disturbed, and sometimes inappropriate aspects of life. By placing these events of life in an experimental comic atmosphere, it is easier to understand just what we never want to. Open auditions are held annually.

Sun 10:15 am, Urban Stages

Hot & Sweaty

Washington, DC

Cast: Michael Bales,Brian Byrne,Melanie Gart,Ami Krasner,Nancy Safavi,Nikki Stowers,Melissa Thomson,Jason Walther,Tim Swales

Formed during DC's hottest summer, Hot & Sweaty is a long-form comedic improvisational troupe performing in the Washington DC area. Six hot chicks. Four sweaty dudes. You'll laugh so hard, you'll sweat. Bring a towel.

Sun 10:30 am, UCB Theatre

Temporary Tag

Raleigh , NC

Cast: Ronnie Ansley,Kimberly Bledsoe,Brian Dukes,Michelle Corbitt,Larry Howard,Keith Burres,April Dudash,April Dudash

As the oldest continuously performing Harold team at ComedyWorx, Temporary Tag consists of players for whom the terms "epic," "quick-witted," "majestic," and "bold" are spelled correctly and found in the dictionary. Temporary Tag also prefers the Oxford comma. The team is a volatile mix of ComedyWor...

Sun 10:45 am, Urban Stages

White Panther Girlfriend

Toronto, ON

Cast: Nicole Elsasser,Nate Callens,Aaron Peever,Meredith Cheesbrough, Molly Davis

White Panther Girlfriend is a team of four very good buds who hail from Toronto, ON and who also believe in ghosts. Our shows are a healthy mix of friends talking about real things and then we have some very nice improv. It's been said that we improvise like we're celebrating somebody's birthday in ...

Sun 11:00 am, UCB Theatre

Subsidized Corn...WE PUT THAT "$#!+" ON EVERYTHING!

Washington, DC

Cast: Benjamin Ross Brian Byrne Darnell Eaton Elizabeth O'Neill Lizzie Nolan Megan Cummings Melanie Gart Nick Bourke Steve Kachadorian

Subsidized Corn is a group of mighty Mayan seeds. Our crop of choice? Improv Comedy. We entertain with a cornucopia of short and long form styles. Take heed: good time with us often requires a little floss afterwards.

Sun 11:00 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Master Debaters

NYC

Cast: Christopher Boerger,Melissa Connors,Phil Duss,Chris Cook,Lindsay Gaeta,Jenna Laurenzo

Once you start Master Debating, YOU CAN'T STOP!

Sun 11:00 am, UCB East Village

KISS (Kennesaw Improv Society Stupid)

Atlanta, GA

Cast: Jamie Bullins,Michael Butler,Patrick Schweigert,Emily Wolfe,Sara Gosier

KISS (Kennesaw Improv Society Stupid)

Sun 11:15 am, Urban Stages

Sticky Nights

Santa Barbara, CA

Cast: Jace Armstrong, Kristin Palmer, Stefan Thom, Chris Otte, Gilli Nissim, Kevin McKenna

Forged in the fires of sunny Santa Barbara, Sticky Nights has been taking the world by storm since 2009. If girls just want to have fun, then Sticky Nights is all women. But really it's 2/6 women.

Sun 11:30 am, UCB Theatre

THE SHUCKS

NYC

Cast: George Kareman,Tom Levin,Connor Ratliff,Riley Soloner,Ben Warheit

THE SHUCKS EXIST!

Sun 11:30 am, Hudson Guild Theatre

Be Our Guests

Washington, DC

Cast: Mark Chalfant, Catherine Deadman

One of the world's most notorious, and talked-about, couples, Zack and Barb, share their relationship secrets and other wisdom with close personal friends (e.g. random members of the audience).

Sun 11:30 am, UCB East Village

TBA IMPROV - SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

Cast: Danny Sklar,Tommy Grossi, Brielle Wiener, Valerie Stanson, Andy Lawson, Alex Corigliano, Lori Dargis, Jon Novick, Joe Ciano, Abby Lessick

TBA IMPROV - SUNY New Paltz

Sun 11:45 am, Urban Stages

Diversity Training

Raleigh, NC

Cast: Michelle Corbitt, Jeff Day, Jonny Waldes, Ronnie Ansley, Wafeeq Zarif

Diversity Training only has one rule: 1. There are no rules. We will take you on a journey where anything goes and nothing is off limits. We guarantee (no implied legal contract) that it will be a rip-roaring hilarious ride.

Sun 12:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Scorched Earth

Washington, DC

Cast: John Amick,Jamie Bingner,Sabahat Chaudhary,Mike Colucciello,Kristin Horgen,Amelia Vogel

Scorched Earth features members of Washington Improv Theater's Bloodlust and Telenovela, combined to create an even mightier and more powerful comedic fighting force.

Sun 12:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Dr. Fantastic

Washington DC

Cast: Mike Bass Topher Bellavia Dave Johnson Tyler Korba Molly Murchie Rory Scovel Zhubin Parang

Dr. Fantastic has upped its malpractice insurance and is now taking new patients. Made from WIT alums in DC, NYC, and LA. Dr. Fantastic will not apologize for how awesome it is. Ever.

Sun 12:00 pm, UCB East Village

Mason Improv Association

Fairfax, VA

Cast: Paul Laudiero,Chelsea Norment,Reaves McElveen,Julie Kann,Cody Clarke,Stephen Mann,Janey Robideau,Bryan Thren

The Mason Improv Association: a Night at the Movies. High energy long form improvisational comedy inspired by an audience members experience with a shitty celebrity.

Sun 12:15 pm, Urban Stages

RCC Mainstage

Richmond, VA

Cast: Katie Holcomb, David Pijor, Patrick Gantz, Joey Tran, Josh Blubaugh, Zach Arnold

The RCC Mainstage is a cast of skilled improvisers who's chemistry onstage and playful formats make them an audience favorite in Richmond, VA. This year they plan on cranking DCM to 11 with LAUGHTRACK, a show that takes one audience member's iPod and puts it on shuffle, letting serendipity guide the...

Sun 12:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Local 154

NYC

Cast: Sam Dingman,Rich Hollman,Ariel Karlin,Oscar Montoya,James Rich,Mandy Schmieder,Nate Williams

Local 154 is an improv team/labor union formed at The Peoples Improv Theater in 2010.

Sun 12:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Playdate!

Raleigh, NC

Cast: Paul Brown,Chuck Givens,Jill Osborne,David Sherson,Chris Spencer,Jenny Spencer,Brandie Wagers

Just give them a suggestion and Playdate! will take you to an exciting new place. There, they will create for you a cast of characters, both exciting and dangerous, who will grow and develop in the course of one long scene. Will you make new friends? Will everyone share the sandbox? Will that weird ...

Sun 12:30 pm, UCB East Village

Fiction for the Poor

Chicago

Cast: Tommy Beardmore, Dara Katz, Adam Schreck, Sarah Ashley, Jon Matteson. Tiff Svitko, Mike Carothers, Mel Forrest, Will Litton, Frances Mckearn

Hailing from Chicago, Fiction for the Poor is a house team at the legendary iO Theater. Fiction for the Poor performs the Harold with an intensity and sincerity like you've never seen. Its members include some of Chicago's hottest young improvisers (visually, thermally, and careerically), who have...

Sun 12:45 pm, Urban Stages

Sea Tea Improv

Hartford, CT

Cast: Joe Leonardo,Kate Sidley,Julia Pistell,Greg Ludovici,Dan Russell,Vladimir John Perez,Laura Manasewich,Graham Snow,Stephanie Rice,Summar Elguindy

Sea Tea Improv based out of Hartford, CT was founded in 2009 and has quickly become the go-to group for comedy and improvisation in the state of Connecticut. Sea Tea Improv has performed at the Portland Improv Festival, the Providence Improv Festival, the Mark Twain House and Museum, the Funny Bone...

Sun 1:00 pm, UCB Theatre

The Magnet Theater Touring Company

NYC

Cast: Alan Fessenden,Alex Marino,Chet Siegel,Christian Pauluck,Desiree Nash,Ed Herbstman,Elana Fishbein,Kevin Cragg,Lauren Olson,Louis Kornfeld,Megan Gray,Nick Kanellis,Peter McNerney,Rick Andrews,Russ Armstrong

The Magnet Theater is home to some of the top improvisation talent in the country. The Magnet TourCo brings this veteran talent together for an unbelievable showcase of long-form improvisation. Performing classic and new structures with patience and craft, the Magnet TourCo consistently blow minds...

Sun 1:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Season Six

Washington, DC

Cast: Cara Hayes,Murphy McHugh,David Sewell,Ben Willman,Joe Donnelly, Wiliam DiPiero, Nick Greenough,Curtis Raye

Washington DC's premier long form ensemble performs a monoscene authoritatively and definitively. We set the federal standard for what the format should look like. You will be prosecuted by the Department of Justice if you do it differently.

Sun 1:00 pm, UCB East Village

Ghost Fight

NYC

Cast: Brad Benson,Evan Bass,Becca Jones,Mark Smolinski,Paul Zurawski

Want something more than the standard montage? Does the monoscene leave you asking for more? Then join us for the Ghost Fight -- a modified monoscene that is high action at all times and traverses time and space. A monoscene with flashbacks, cutaways, and so much more. Don't take our word for it, ju...

Sun 1:15 pm, Urban Stages

Günther

NYC

Cast: Glenn Boozan,Abby Rosebrock,Julia Young,Desi Mulcahy,Jocelyn Drew,Kate Donat,Cara Holland,Alaina Young

Born in June of 2010, Günther is a seven-headed lady beast who loves to play pretend. We like to play bears, bees, dudes and con artists.

Sun 1:30 pm, UCB Theatre

The Score

Washington, DC

Cast: Joe Uchno, Stephanie Anderson, Curtis Raye, Pete Bergen, Jenny Huftalen, Mark Chalfant, Matt Berman

The Score brings your music collection to life! An audience member's mp3 player provides the score for our improvised show. We will show you what your music really looks like, played out on stage. Not even an iPod can do that. Not yet anyway. Suck it, Apple

Sun 1:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Chivalry Club

San Francisco, CA

Cast: Mike Greenberg,Brandon Knapp,Jon Mesby,Kelsie Milligan,Noelle Moseley,Matt Nelsen,Matt Perry,Audrey Rufe,Jon Zabel

The Chivalry Club is here for the revival of manners, tact and Double-Windsor tie knots! Having opened doors and pulled out chairs for audiences all over San Francisco, the Chivalry Club will leave your diaphragms sore and confused from long-form laughter, all while protecting you from street mud a...

Sun 1:30 pm, UCB East Village

the HuMarists

Poughkeepsie, NY

Cast: Ben Drumm,Bill Klages,Ryan Devir,Alex Bentvena,Jacquie Cosgrove,Kyle Nowinski,Brendan Cummings

We're the HuMarist's, the improv comedy group from Marist College. This set reflects our crazy style and inventive storylines. This would be our third year performing at the Del Close Marathon.

Sun 1:45 pm, Urban Stages

Wolodarski

Chicago

Cast: Brad Berghof Jr., J.R. Casillas, Kristina Felske, Alex Haney, Andy Junk, Andrew Knox, Claire Mulaney, Eric Stallings, Alex Trepka

Wolodarski is comprised of a group of friends who have trained at Second City, iO Theater, and the Annoyance in Chicago. They perform a fully improvised series of scenes that combine emotionally-driven scenework and high-energy antics. Its fast! It's fun! It's better than drinking a bottle of gin an...

Sun 2:00 pm, UCB Theatre

MISTER DIPLOMAT

Carrboro, NC

Cast: Paula Pazderka, Katy Jack, Jonathan Yeomans, Shane Smith, Tom Keller

MISTER DIPLOMAT features a world of absurd scenes, fully improvised by the most aggressive improv comedians in North Carolina. Diplomat is always honored to be invited by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre to play for the DCM and cannot wait for you to feel the improv adrenaline rush DSI has come ...

Sun 2:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Governor Jack Comedy

Denver, CO

Cast: James F Clark, Rollie Williams, Spencer Bowie, Jason Metter, Kent Welborn, Nnamdi Ngwe

One person's life turned into a dozen poignant, disgusting and ridiculous scenes. The only thing that remains is the truth.

Sun 2:00 pm, UCB East Village

Sock Monkey Murder Farm

Raleigh, NC

Cast: Alex Hofford,Brian Dukes,Jessi Nemeth,April Dudash,Philip Kruh,Mike Ryan,Mimi Shankin,Ty Devries

Every man and woman leaves behind a legacy….Sock Monkey Murder Farm finds the hidden truths left behind when a stranger dies in “The Fauxbituary.” Death can be tragic…or very, VERY funny.

Sun 2:15 pm, Urban Stages

Karma Pool

Toronto, ON

Cast: Stephen Cole,Amie Everett,Quentin Matheson,Mike Roy,Phil Scott,Doug Sheppard,Nat Van Dine

Karma Pool come from Toronto to do two things: chew bubble gum and perform kickass longform. Do not tell them that bubble gum is sold at drugstores and bodegas throughout New York.

Sun 2:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Commonwealth presents: The Maicro

Washington, DC

Cast: Justus Hammond,Michael Bird,Jules Duffy,Jenny Huftalen,Stewart Walsh,Josh Waytz,Jamie Lantinen

Commonwealth presents: The Maicro! One word sets off the creation of a world where everything is connected in ways that are not always familiar but are always exciting!

Sun 2:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Local Wizard

LA

Cast: Erik Voss,Blake Hogue,Mike Faerber,Filup Molina,Ryan Moulton,

Local Wizard is a team composed of performers from the iO West and UCB theaters in Los Angeles. A hybrid of emotionally grounded character work and aggressive gameplay, Local Wizard has been entertaining audiences with their teamwork and hustle since January 2011.

Sun 2:30 pm, UCB East Village

Hotel Principality the Musical

Raleigh, NC

Cast: Brian Thacker,Bryan Cronk,Brian Dukes,Brandie Wagers,Kelly Herron,Molly Peacock,Ty Devries

Hotel Principality performs an improvised musical. Songs are created on the spot with accompaniment by the lovely and talented Molly Peacock. With a focus on characters and playing for fun, get ready to be dazzled with melodius love. Check into the hotel to enjoy some hearty harmonies, robust rhymes...

Sun 2:45 pm, Urban Stages

MMDK

NYC

Cast: Siobhan Beasley,Chris O'Neil,Tammy McNeill,Martha Cipolla,Sasha Capelli,Andrew Abdou,Christine Piñeiro,Emily Johnson,Rod J Sayegh

MMDK is our name but we don't know what it stands for. Tell us as what it means as we explore our new name and have fun along the way.

Sun 3:00 pm, UCB Theatre

ImprovBoston

Cambridge, MA

Cast: Will Luera, Robert Woo, Paul Dome, Harry Gordon, Chris Cuddy, Deana Tolliver, Dave Sawyer, Shannon Connolly, Bryce Read

ImprovBoston Mainstage is the ever-evolving show that is the cornerstone of ImprovBoston. Blending skillful storytelling, memorable music, audience participation, and joyful chaos, an elite cast of Boston's best improvisers creates a show that redefines itself with every performance. No rules. No bo...

Sun 3:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Scout

Austin, TX

Cast: Cody Dearing,Ashley Franks,Joshua Phillips,Danny Catlow,Sam Malcolm,Jericho Thorpe,John Brewster

Scout hails from Austin, Texas where cowboy boots, barbecue, and sweet tea all combine to inspire both live music and long-form improvisation that is unlike anywhere else in the world. Scout dances harder than you, drives a '68 Camaro, performs in 1080p HD, and was voted one of ColdTowne Theater's "...

Sun 3:00 pm, UCB East Village

The Whistling Shrimp

Ithaca, NY

Cast: Olivia Krebs,Jessica Evans,Chris McGinn,Jake Potashnick,Jon Zucker,Keith Newman,Meagan Rossin,Sam Dillavou,Greg Haber

Cornell University's awesome, 27-year old improv group! We're great! Come love us!

Sun 3:15 pm, Urban Stages

The Grrr

Chicago

Cast: Lee Barats, Thomas Einstein, Nathan Hall, Alex Honnet, Tim Joyce, Dara Katz, Chris Kervick, Andrew Knox, Brigid Marshall

The Grrr have crossed many rivers, streams and forests to deliver their brand of all claws on deck comedy to you, the humans. Like a family of meerkats stalking a polar bear, The Grrr brings frenzied displays of aggression and jungle-cat patience to every performance. They promise a high power, in-t...

Sun 3:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Your F!#&ed Up Relationship

San Francisco, CA

Cast: Peter Kim,Jeff Chou,Edwin Zee,Max McCal,Chris Blair,Keara McCarthy,Katie McCarty,Brendan McElligott,James Folta

EndGames Improv's main stage company, The Recchia, performs "Your F!#&ed Up Relationship" - an entirely improvised comedy inspired by your ridiculous, REAL relationships. We've all had at LEAST one. You tell us your amazing stories, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, we all hook up at the end. K...

Sun 3:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Pudding-Thank-You

Chicago

Cast: Adal Rifai,Jorin Garguilo,Louie Saunders,Ryan Dolan

Pudding-Thank-You is a group of four unusual misfits who dare you not to like them, and hopefully won't lose that dare. The typical Pudding show is like an owl, badger, lion and giraffe trying to mate and kill each other at the same time in a small space. Somewhere in that mess a sense of energy, fr...

Sun 3:30 pm, UCB East Village

Skidomedy

Saratoga Springs, NY

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Sun 3:45 pm, Urban Stages

John Velvet

LA

Cast: Casey Feigh,Cissy Fenwick,Dan Gregor,Rene Gube,Mary Holland,Luka Jones,Nick Mandernach,Jacob Womack

John Velvet is a UCBT-LA Harold team made up of eight friends who love to perform together. Fall in love with John Velvet.

Sun 4:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Teen Police

LA

Cast: Mike Schramm,Mike Faerber,Michaela Meyers,Gilbert Martinez,Carey Kayser,Michael Trubiano,Brandy McKay,Sky King,Stephen Saffarewich

Heradling from the far reaches of the west coast, Teen Police is doing the Harold in their own way. They're a rowdy crew with a crazy sense of humor and some of the wackiest group games ever performed on stage. Come along with them, on a wild journey of improvised fiction, into the weirdest reaches ...

Sun 4:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

The Tony & Johnny Show!

NYC

Cast: John Gemberling,Anthony Atamanuik

The hosts of the non-award-winning variety show bring their snarky, boundary-crossing dynamics to the improv stage! Whether playing characters or just themselves, Tony & Johnny are always pissing in each other's mouths...metaphorically?

Sun 4:00 pm, UCB East Village

The Rubber Chickens

Newark, DE

Cast: Alise Morales,Amanda Gearhart,Jackson Phinney,Annalisa Carmosino,Kelly Grzinic,Nicholas Schug,Matthew Roarty,Joshua Rutstein,Daneil Kolitz

The Rubber Chickens are the University of Delaware's premier improv comedy group. Come check us out and see the greatest improv troupe of all time...from Delaware.

Sun 4:15 pm, Urban Stages

Suspicious of Whistlers

St. Louis, MO

Cast: Mitch Eagles,Max Bieber,Max Rissman,Julia Lindon

Washington University in St. Louis's premier long form improv comedy troupe. Warning: people with bad backs, heart conditions, pregnant women, children under the age of 7 and individuals diagnosed with either leprosy or lupus should consult a doctor before coming to one of our shows.

Sun 4:30 pm, UCB Theatre

Galapagos

Phoenix, AZ

Cast: Bill Binder,Jose Gonzalez,Jon Jahrmarkt,Mark Jordan,Shane Shannon

Having performed countless forms & styles of shows across North America since 2003 (this is their eighth DCM appearance!), Galapagos's performances are now liquid metal shaped by the suggestion, the group mind, and the desire to stand out in contrast to other performances scheduled around them. One ...

Sun 4:30 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

King Friday

Philadelphia

Cast: Ralph Andracchio,Shannon Devido,Jason Grimley,Maggy Keegan,Jenna Leigh,Jana Savini,Andrew Stanton,Aubrie Williams

King Friday is a PHIT House Team that performs the best long form improv Philadelphia has to offer. The Fridays will take you on a fast-paced, character-filled journey through the land of make-believe.

Sun 4:30 pm, UCB East Village

Matt&

Philadelphia

Cast: Matt Holmes,a random stranger plucked from the audience

Matt& is an improv comedy show starring Matt Holmes (Philly Improv Theater, Rare Bird Show) and an audience member. Nothing is planned; it's all made up as you're watching it based on something yelled out by the crowd. One member of the audience—usually someone who has never even seen improv b...

Sun 4:45 pm, Urban Stages

Echelon

Toronto, ON

Cast: Josef Addleman,James Binnie,Rosalie Board,Justin Kosi,Anand Nimkar,Mike Riverso,Rob Spenser

Together since March 2011, Echelon is an organic longform improv team that plays with structure and challenges its players to really explore where group mind can go. The results are often whimsical and touching, sometimes dark and moody, and always surprising. Echelon perform every Tuesday at the...

Sun 5:00 pm, UCB Theatre

Convoy

LA

Cast: Alex Berg,Alex Fernie,Todd Fasen

Convoy is a fast-paced three-man improv show that takes its name from everyone's favorite song by C.W. McCall. They create 30 minutes worth of rapid fire, stream of consciousness scenes that keep moving forwards like a caravan of 18 wheelers racing towards the border. Convoy holds the record for the...

Sun 5:00 pm, Hudson Guild Theatre

Rogue Elephant

NYC

Cast: Eddie Dunn,Silvija Ozols,Jim Santangeli,Nate Smith,Gavin Speiller

Formed in 2003, Rogue Elephant is a granddaddy of New York's indie improv scene. They are proud to say this is their 9th annual DCM appearance. They have performed at UCB-NY, Chicago's iO Theatre, and various colleges, and for six years they hosted countless other indie teams at a monthly show in th...