"Top 3 Predictions for Del Close Marathon X"

DC PIERSON (Derrick, Decoster)
1. An out-of-town team will come to New York with eight members and leave with seven, after one of them is consumed whole by the mid-marathon back hallway, dissolved in a toxic cloud of beer-sweat, smoke, and bits.
2. I will introduce myself to someone in an improv group from Phoenix and say "I'm from Phoenix!" and this information will not garner the joyful reaction I am for some reason expecting.
3. Someone will swear off improv for a year and then show up at Harold Night next Tuesday.

MATT BESSER (The Upright Citizens Brigade)
1. Jack McBrayer will be abused.
2. Record amount of breast flashing.
3. No one will throw up.

JILL MORRIS (The Stamp & Coin Club)
1. A drunk indie team member will finally work up the courage to talk to their favorite person from Death by Roo Roo.
2. Everyone will tell me their exact plan for sleeping.
3. Friday's "name that hat" bit will be old by Saturday.

NATE SHELKEY (Porter Maison Project, Dogbasket)
1. A penis will appear on stage, smart money is during Drunken Sonic Assault. My crystal ball is cloudy on which penis though.
2. Bill Cosby will show up to school the Cosbyprov amateurs. Only the Cos' can truly Cosbyprov!
3. Love will bloom when the hour is late, and the kegs are dry, and the crowds have temporarily waned. Well, at least there will be some sweaty hook-ups. I predict DCM's first love child to be conceived sometime early Sunday morning and then the happy or shameful couple will be hungry and let Krompf cook them breakfast.

"Top 3 Tips for Enjoying Del Close Marathon X"

KIRK DAMATO (UCBW, Decoster)
1. Take breaks. It's practically impossible to see every show, and sitting indoors all weekend can't be good for your health. When the shows start becoming tedious, that means it's time to go outside, eat some food, and get some fresh air.
2. Remember the other stages. The UCB Theatre might be packed to capacity, even before peak hours (people will camp out to stake a seat for the big shows). The Hudson Guild Theatre and Urban Stages have tons of good stuff (especially DeCoster, Saturday at 9:15 p.m. at Urban
Stages), and you're more likely to get a seat, and maybe see some good stuff you hadn't expected or heard about.
3. Don't be a dick. This isn't a frat party to see who can be the drunkest the longest. Don't pass out, don't get naked, don't ruin the marathon for everyone else. Respect the people running the DCM, the improvisers performing on stage, and the hundreds of paying audience members. Seriously.
4. Forget Friday night, everything will be crazy packed. Go to Terry Jinn's Enormous Television instead, and see some improvisers rock out.

JEFF KORNBERG (Full Ammo)
1. Treat it as if it were an actual running marathon; remember to drink lots of water, go at an even pace, and pin your race number on the back of your shirt.
2. Hide in the bathrooms during the theatre cleanings.
3. Plan your schedule around attending the 2:45 show at Urban Stages on Saturday.

KATE SPENCER (Reuben Williams, Key Party, Working Girls, Juno-Prov, BLACKOUT 2003, Porter Maison Project)
1. Stay hydrated.
2. Wear shorts! It gets hot in there with all those improvisers.
3. Be nice, be cool, be respectful -- especially to the UCB staff/DCM interns -- they work their asses off to make this weekend awesome for everyone.
4. No matter how tired you are, stay for Drunken Sonic Assault.

AMEY GOERLICH (Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah, Krompf Breakfast, Film Noir, Guantanamo Bay Detention Presents)
1. I call it PYT: Prepare yourself Thursday night by gathering together your costumes for all your shows. Going to bed early. Eating pasta (like a whole box) fuel up for the weekend and don't drink.
2. Pack like a mini-vacation in the desert. A messenger bag of your choice with a water bottle, hand sanitizer, tissues (for the bathroom ladies), a DCM schedule w/ pen to mark the shows you want to see. Cell phone to remind friends of shows coming up, going on or packed houses. Snack foods that aren't messy.
3. Say "thank you" as often as possible to anyone that does anything -- remember we are all tired and drunk. *Quick Tip: Don't stalk the celebrities unless you are willing to give them gifts or fill their beer cups.

ZACH LINDER (UCBW, IWA)
1. Catch the old-school NYC groups that don't necessarily have members who are on your television. Many of these groups gained cult followings while they were around, or have become even more infamous since their disbanding. Two notables are former UCB Harold Team Police Chief Rumble (Friday, 6:30pm, Hudson Guild) and the notorious boys of Shit-Storm (Saturday, 3:45am, Urban Stages). These groups may not have the name recognition of Respecto or The Swarm, but they give a great sense days gone by in the NYC improv community.
2. Don't be a belligerent drunken improv fan. If you're obnoxious, you'll be asked to leave. And nobody wants to be that guy. The only appropriate public displays of intoxication will happen onstage in shows like Drunken Sonic Assault (Sunday, 3:45am, UCBT).
3. See as many out of town groups as you can and argue with your friends about whether "Chicago-style" or "New York-style" improv is better, and if there even is a "Los Angeles-style." One can't miss group is the always awesome Mister Diplomat (Saturday, 9:00pm) from Chapel Hill, NC.
4. Don't go backstage during Code Duello (Saturday, 10:00pm, UCBT). The last two years some weird shit has gone down behind the curtain during this Boston group's patriotically-themed set.
5. Don't miss your favorite UCBW MegaStars from the weekly CageMatch show trying to get along and do improv scenes without bodyslamming each other (Saturday, 5:15am, UCBT).