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<p>« The Honey Shot | Main| The Honey Shot » Monday Aug 10 2009  Del Close Marathon XI Cheat Sheet</p>
<p>Monday, August 10, 2009 at 8:30AM Photo: Ari Scott</p>

<p>Del Close Marathon XI is upon us, and this year's lineup is just as dense as last year. However, we did notice a few glaring omissions: No Drunken Sonic Assault? No Ching Chong Bundy? No Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah? (That last one hurt the most). I suppose we could mope about it, but the smarter move would be to strike out and find something new. And with more than 150 shows crammed into one weekend, there's always a little something for everyone. After the jump, take a peek at how The Apiary has parsed the marathon's Denny's-like menu o' improv. In a perfect world, we would describe every show as the "Moons Over My Hammy" of improv, but we all know that wouldn't be true. On the other hand, buying a Del Close Marathon wristband is like ordering a cup of coffee at Denny's: The refills keep coming no matter what you say or do.</p>
<p>Mission Improvable | Photo: Sharilyn Johnson</p>

<p>• Most Likely to Have the Best HOMECOMING SET</p>
<p>• BEST USE of Frilly, Ruffled Poets' Shirts</p>
<p>• Best Show to NAME THAT MOVIE and BUILD-A-TITLE</p>
<p>• Best Show to GET YOUR EARS PREGNANT</p>
<p>• Best Show Involving POWDERED WIGS and HAND MUSKETS</p>
<p>• The PROFESSIONALS</p>
<p>• Get Ready to Laugh SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT This Show</p>
<p>• BEST SHOW to Fill the Void Left by Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah</p>
<p>• BEST TEAM to • Best Show to Catch RIGHT AFTER CHURCH • The FRIDAY MIDNIGHT Show • And Just When You're About to Fade, THIS SHOW Will Crank Your Ass Back Up</p>

<p>Convoy | Photo: Clay Larsen</p>

<p>• Best Chance to Spot A DOLPHIN</p>
<p>• This Show Just SOUNDS FUNNY</p>
<p>• BEST OPPORTUNITY to Watch Shit Get Thrown on Stage</p>
<p>• Best Show to FALL IN LOVE WITH Again and Again (and Again and Again)</p>
<p>• Reunited and It FEELS SO GOOD</p>
<p>• Say, Let's Watch Deez Udder Guys an' Den Go to Da Jewels to Pickup CUPPA TOO TREE SASSAGES</p>
<p>• Always Had (and Always Will Have) Much Love for OBESE, FLIGHTLESS WATERFOWL</p>
<p>• The SATURDAY MIDNIGHT Show</p>
<p>• STILL CHUCKLING About Last Year When Doc Walks Out, Going "Cocaaaaaaine! Cocaaaaaaine!"</p>
<p>• We Are THE CHAMPIONS, My Friends</p>

<p>Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah | Photo: Zach Linder</p>

<p>• Funny, Deep-Dish Style Improv From a MARRIED COUPLE</p>
<p>• This Show Had Us With MICTURATE IN THEIR PANTALOONS</p>
<p>• Top-Shelf Improv From the CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE</p>
<p>• BEST SHOW NAME We've Seen So Far | Last Year's BEST SHOW NAME</p>
<p>• This Just Might Be the BEST 45 MINUTES You'll Spend at DCM XI</p>
<p>• BEST CHANCE to See Art-Imitating-Life Improv</p>
<p>• Show Most Likely to Feature Adults Who Sound Like This: MWAAH-MAH-MWAAH-MWAAH</p>
<p>• All EAST COAST / WEST COAST Feuds Will Be Settled Here</p>
<p>• BEST SHOW to See Flying Sidekicks and Homo-Erotic Assplay</p>
<p>• At the End of This Show, You May Wonder WHO WAS EXPLOITED BY WHOM?</p>
<p>• Magnet Theater REPRESENT</p>
<p>• THIS SHOW Makes Us Feel Like Beavis & Butt-head Throwing Metal Horns and Rocking Out</p>
<p>• Best Use of a SIMPSONS REFERENCE as Team Name</p>

<p>Just Pallin' Around | Photo: Alex Erde</p>

<p>MISC</p>
<p>--Dyna Moe's Flyers From Years Past</p>
<p>--Del Close Marathon Countdown: Anthony King</p>
<p>--Harold Night Time Machine</p>
<p>--Ari Scott snapped Brooke Shields at Match Game '76 | Paul Scheer debunked a New York Post article</p>
<p>--The Official DCM11 Tumblr</p>

<p>2008</p>
<p>DCM 10 Cheat Sheet | Pre-Festival 'Rule of Threes' | Wrap-Up</p>

<p>2007</p>
<p>DCM 9 Cheat Sheet | Wrap-Up</p>

<p>2006</p>
<p>DCM 8 Ultimate Tip Guide | Wrap-Up</p>

<p>keithhuang | 3 Comments in Improv Reader Comments (3)</p>
<p>Besser retired Drunken Sonic Assault after the 10 Year retrospective we were treated to last year.</p>

<p>Also... I think Ching Chong Bundy only went up once. August 10, 2009 | patbaer According to his Twitter, Rob Riggle is going to miss DCM. Not sure what's gonna happen to Mantziggle or Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold. August 12, 2009 | binu Wicked Fuckin' Queeyah rumor:https://twitter.com/ameygirl/status/3270764146 August 12, 2009 | binu Post a New Comment</p>
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