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August 8, 2008

Del Close Marathon X Cheat Sheet

Photo: Starr Kendall (July 28, 2006)

More than 150 improv shows in three days. We've done the math and it's not pretty. But that's why we're here -- we do all that ugly math for you. And then we use those calculations to recommend the best shows at the festival. But "best," as you know, is a subjective term. So let us waste no time in saying the opinions expressed after the jump do not reflect those of the The Apiary management, nor do they necessarily reflect good taste in general. In fact, to fully appreciate the Del Close Marathon, one should approach it like an all-you-can-eat buffet: Pile your plate with reckless abandon, sit down, and then cram everything into your gaping maw.

The UCB (July 22, 2005) | Photo: Katie Dickinson

BEST TEAM NAME We've Seen So Far

DRUNKEN SONIC ASSAULT: 10-Year Retrospective. Holy Shit

BEST SHOW FOR MASSHOLES. Fuck it, Best Show, Period

Best Show to MAKE IT ALL BETTER

BEST USE OF TAROT CARDS in a Show

Best Show to FALL IN LOVE WITH Again, and Again, and Again

GUARANTEED Laughs

"John Basedow? Who the FUCK is John Basedow?!" Diceprov (July 28, 2006) | Photo: Starr Kendall

BEST IMPROV From the Research Triangle

The PROFESSIONALS

The Peoples Improv Theater REPRESENT

TWELVE IN A ROW at Cagematch. We'll Say That Again: TWELVE IN A ROW at Cagematch

Best Show Involving the CRAFT-SERVICES DIRECTOR From a Nickelodeon Show

The Austin Chronicle's Readers Poll BEST IMPROV GROUP for 2006

BEST OPPORTUNITY to Learn Some U.S. History While Watching Improv

Best DCM X Web Site EASTER EGG

"Huebel Down" (July 29, 2007) | Photo: Laura Condi

BEST OUT-OF-TOWN Improv Jambalaya

PLENTY OF LOVE For These Fools

Best Show to BREAK THE FAST

BEST CHANCE to Watch Some Old-School Steez

One MORE Time

I Said, GODDAMN! ... God ... Damn

BEST ALTERNATIVE to Praying to Gee-Whiz on Sunday

BEST CHANCE to Chant "Daaaa-ryll."

Drunken Sonic Assault (July 30, 2006) | Photo: Peter Rosenblum

Best Chance to See One of the HARDEST WORKING Improv Teams in Town

Time Out New York's BEST NEW IMPROV SHOW for 2007

You Know You've Made It in This Town When You Go By ONE NAME

Here There Be FAMOUS PEOPLE

C'mon, Guys, Let's Make DA MARE Proud

BEST SUGGESTION from the IRC
"If what partly makes for good improv is the notion of discovery, then perhaps what makes for good improv viewing is the discovery of good teams you've never heard of." --Shawn Wickens (Junior Varsity)