The 10th Del Close Marathon is Upon Us (NYC)

The 10th annual offering of the festival honoring Improv Moses starts tomorrow, just in time for you to ignore the opening of the Beijing Olympics. That's right, it's the Upright Citizen Brigade's Del Close Marathon. More than 150 shows in one weekend to tax even the hardiest improvisational comedy fan. $25 gets you a pass for the entire weekend. The full schedule is here.

Of course, if you're just an improv starfucker you can see if tickets are still available for the "big" shows at the Kate Murphy Amphitheater. Sure, The Daily Show/Colbert Report Improv Jam and Paul Scheer/Jack McBrayer shows are already sold out, but that shouldn't stop you from Respecto Montalban (two thirds of Human Giant and The Daily Show's Rob Riggle) or The Swarm  (including  Root of All Evil chameleon Andy Daly). Those shows are $10 a head, passes not accepted.

That's not to say you won't find top-notch improv, or at least some really interesting-weird shit on the other dockets, including Boston's Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah (scenes performed entirely in Southie vernacular), Chicago's Bassprov or The Smartest Panel of Experts in the Universe Ever. If you manage to see more shows than our own Dennis DiClaudio (performing in The Cabal) he will personally crown you Queen or King of the Improv Ball. Do it! Sleep is for suckers!