Monthly Archives: July 2007

Get Your Ass To The Theatre: DCM Day 1

Saturday, July 28, 2007 – 11:22 am

Holly Impregnated Taiwaneese pre-teen batman! The Del Close Marathon Day one opened with a bang. The big hilights of the evening were The Press Conference, MySpace (The Knights of Islip), The Stepfathers (The Twin Manatees), Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr (Party on Land), [...]

By Ben Whitehouse | Posted in Del Close Marathon | Comments (2)

Talent Cannot Be Denied

Thursday, July 26, 2007 – 1:58 pm

Talent cannot be denied… forever. But at the end of the day, it’s still about who you know.
Rob Riggle (during a Del Close Marathon Workshop)

This is something I’ve been focusing on for the last year. Although there is sometimes a feeling of competition in improv between groups and performers, it eventually comes down to [...]

By Ben Whitehouse | Posted in Del Close Marathon, Quotes | Comments (4)

Biggie Bigotry

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 – 1:35 pm

The agents at ImprovEverywhere are up to it again with a boycot against the mother of racist logos, Wendy’s. Over 50 redheads showed up to protest the chain’s racist Wendy redheaded pigtailed girl logo.
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I don’t think I ever realized Agent Kula was a redhead until just now.

By Ben Whitehouse | Posted in Video | Comments (0)

Marathon Suggested Viewing

Monday, July 23, 2007 – 6:01 pm

There is so much to see during the 9th Annual Del Close Marathon, that I thought I would share with you a few shows I saw last year or during this year that I heartily recommend. However, it’s important to note that this list is just recommended highlights. There are so many amazing performers in [...]

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Pre-Del Close Marathon Tips

Friday, July 20, 2007 – 12:39 pm

Oooooooh isn’t it exciting? Marathon time again. In preparation I have taken the marathon Friday off (although something is telling me taking the following Monday off would have made more sense), lost my small digital camera (don’t even ask), and gained 10 lbs (I’m blaming it on the DCM).
Part of all the buzz is because [...]

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3 New UCBNY Harold Teams

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 – 11:56 am

UCBNY added 3 new Harold Teams to their Tuesday line up. The majority of the teams are made up, from what I can tell, of former Creep, Kill Your Darlings, and current members of Machine Wash Tuxedo, and Sherpa.
A big Improvoker congratulations to Jumpin’ Joe Spellman, Aubrey Plaza, Rob Cuthill, and all the other improvisers [...]

By Ben Whitehouse | Posted in Improv, News | Comments (0)