Did you make it to New York City this weekend for the 11th Del Close Marathon? You were not alone. The Upright Citizens Brigade hosted three nights and two days of nonstop improvisational comedy on four stages featuring groups from around the world. Literally. Comedians came from as far away as Finland to perform and pay tribute to the late Del Close, a master of improv comedy. He developed and taught “The Harold” which was not a dance craze or that guy in your closet, but, in fact, a long-form style of improvisation.
A highlight of the show was the reenactment of the classic TV game show, “Match Game ’76,” with Paul Scheer (MTV’s “Human Giant”) as host Gene Rayburn, and Jack McBrayer (NBC’s “30 Rock”) as the contestant. All of the fans and comedy celebrities dressed up as ’70s celebrities love to hate. Look at this pic and see how many celebs you can recognize.
But we’re not in 2000-late but in 2009, and in 2009, we all share our common experiences via Twitter. The DCM was no different, and performers and fans alike talked all about the comedy weekend on Twitter. You could follow along by signing up for Twitter and entering “#dcm11″ into the search field, but we’ve done all of the hard work for you. We have gone through the thousands of Tweets (man, do we hate having to type or say the word “Tweet”) and found the best ones that were not completely inside jokes to share with you so you can relive the experience for yourself, from its start on Friday afternoon to its end overnight Sunday/Monday. Lots of messages about hot stinky sweat, lack of sleep and funny improvised comedy.
FRIDAY
Allvocal My goal is only to stand in lines and not actually see any shows. So far so good. #dcm11
missmartinez how did i eat pandas make a song about nyc prostitutes sound so perfectly disney? #dcm11
SATURDAY
thecomicscomic Me: “I almost shot video of you &@sarahksilverman throwing a tennis ball.” @robheubel : “No one wants to see that.” #dcm11
natekushner I love @dougbenson but i wish he would do a third bong hit so i could be sure its him im standing next to#dcm11
alaskanmilkchoc If I could package sweat from the audience at #dcm11, I’d call it “Get ‘cha Stank On,” and have daryl strawberry pitching it sham-wow style.
BenWhitehouse “This group is a lot funnier if you think they are purposefully doing bad improv.” #DCM11
sherrypop COP: Is this your car? ME: No. GUY IN LINE: (To ME) That’s Ian Roberts’ car. ME:(To COP) I meant yes. Stop! COP: Too late. (Tows car) #dcm11
ChrisGethard it’s almost definite that every single person at#dcm11 is in the process of catching an incurable lung disease
charlietodd @UCBTheatreNY is the exposed dick count still at 1? I hope there is an official tally. #dcm11
teamlick Team Finland VSOP is doing improv with a live cockroach. One performer just gave it mouth to mouth! Speaking half in Finnish! #dcm11
rachelsklar Sarah Silverman, Ed Helms and Seth Morris on stage now. Plus 2 puppets. #dcm11
SUNDAY
bricomedy Sarah Silverman wished us luck as we went on but we still bombed. #dcm11
erockappel Last night I smashed a giant watermelon on the UCB stage. I call that living the dream. #dcm11
hugel Starting the last day of #DCM11. Not sure what I’ll do tomorrow when I’m not waiting in long lines surrounded by people doing bits.
scoobydouche Thought the guy behind me was eatin a tuna fish sandwich behind me. Turns out he’s not eating, he just needs a shower. #dcm11
ASSSSCATLA @Robhuebel and Jason Mantzoukas have insane audience banter going. They Sussed out a guy who got a bj in the ucb toilet last night. #dcm11
bradiscranky The worst/best thing about the del close marathon is the crushes i’ve formed on a couple performers, and one of the bartenders. #dcm11
nickflavor the ucb theatre is tiny and full and humid as hell. now i sympathize w/ Anne Frank. #dcm11
sarashelton The last words of DCM11: “Your balls are fuel for my body.” #dcm11
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