24 HOURS OF NON-STOP SKETCH COMEDY
presented by
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
&
The NY Comedy Festival

FEATURING
KASPER HAUSER
MATT BESSER IN AMERICA'S BEST COMIC
&
DERRICK

The UCB Theatre is proud to present the longest sketch comedy show ever, with sketch groups from NYC and beyond.

The show will run continuously from 10pm on Friday night until 10pm on Saturday night.

Passes for the show will be available for purchase at the UCB Theatre box office before and during the show. Passes are $20 and provide access to all shows based on seat availability.

WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM:
A Week of Kindness, America's Best Comic, Action 5, Booze Cruise, Choking Victim, Dear Diary, Derrick, Elephant Larry, The Franco & Billy Show, Fried Green Durbins, Genitals MacArthur, Get Psyched!, Greg and Lou, Hammerkatz Harry T and the MCs, Harvard Sailing Team, Hendershaw, Hot Sauce, iBadger, Kasper Hauser, Krompf, Mark and Ari, Pangea 3000, Rogue Elephant, Seven Fights, The Apple Sisters, The Brighter Side, The Defective Clones, The President, The Situation Room, & Two Girls for Five Bucks

AND VIDEO SKETCHES FROM:
Eric Appel, Ben Schwartz, Matt Besser, Caitlin & Sara, College Humor, Cutman Films, Dyna Moe, Julie & Jackie, JoeyandDavid.com, Kape, Leon & Andy, Maggie Carey, Olde English, Oren Brimer, Party Central USA, Police Cat, Quiet Library, Roommating, Rue Brutalia, Sketch Armstrong, Tremendosaur, UCBCOMEDY.COM, & Wicked Awesome Films


LONGEST SKETCH SHOW EVER SCHEDULE (subject to change):

10pm
KASPER HAUSER (San Francisco)
San Francisco’s KASPER HAUSER has headlined many of the best comedy clubs and festivals in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., where they won the Herald Angel at the Edinburgh Fringe. They are the group behind popular parodies of This American Life, Craigslist (“Khraigslist.com”), and SkyMall (Kasper Hauser’s SkyMaul, St. Martin’s Press). Their podcast was named one of iTunes “Best of 2006”.

11pm
DECOSTER & HINES
Matt DeCoster and Will Hines met on an improv team at the UCBT in 2001. They combined their love of falling anvils, logic problems and 1960s Marvel Comics dialogue to produce their sketch show. Among their current and previous professions: trial lawyer, computer programmer, trapeze artist, acting teacher, dishwasher and video producer. http://www.decosterandhines.com/

11:45pm
FRIED GREEN DURBINS (Chicago)
Fried Green Durbins was formed in 2005 by Second City Conservatory graduates John Durbin and Megan Green. After working together in several sketch groups around Chicago, the pair decided to take their love of optimistically dark humor and form their own two person ensemble. The pair has performed as part of Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington DC comedy festival and most recently as part of the Chicago Division of the International Sketch Comedy Competition. www.friedgreendurbins.com

12:30am
HARVARD SAILING TEAM
Harvard Sailing team is a sketch group of NYU Tisch alumni dedicated to spic and span humor of Ivy League standards. They have been featured at NYC comedy venues including Caroline’s on Broadway, the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater, Gotham Comedy Club, and The People's Improv Theater where they have been performing Saturdays since September 2006. HST has also performed at comedy festivals around the country including SketchFest NYC, Chicago SketchFest, Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival, and the upcoming Toronto Comedy Festival in November. They recently headlined the National College Comedy Festival at Skidmore College. They are currently producing a package of videos for NBC's comedy website, www.DotComedy.com. The videos will be featured on DotComedy in the upcoming months. Harvard Sailing Team also does bar mitzvahs. Harvard Sailing Team is: Chris Smith (Captain), Jen Curran, Rebecca Delgado, Clayton Early, Faryn Einhorn, Katie Larsen, Adam Lustick, Billy Scafuri and Sara Taylor.

1:15am
THE FRANCO & BILLY SHOW
Writer-director-actor duo Peter Blomquist and Jeff Wiens comprise the entertainment entity known as Franco and Billy LLC, a film and theatrical production company founded in 1999. Sometime before the turn of the millennium, Peter and Jeff began making short movies about their tumultuous partnership that were shown at various underground late-night variety events in NYC and Los Angeles. In 2003, they made a short action film called Whalebone, which was a finalist in the New York City Moviemaking Madness Competition and was subsequently screened around the country. In 2005 Peter and Jeff shot their own television pilot called The Independents that was an official selection at the 2005 Vail Film Festival. Most recently Peter and Jeff won the Independent Film Channel’s Shorts Down Under competition, a short film contest sponsored by Tourism Australia and IFC. They were then sent to Australia to shoot a comedic web-series for Tourism Australia and IFC called Chasing Paradise. Currently they are in development with IFC for a new web-series.

2:00am
HOT SAUCE
Hot Sauce (Ben Schwartz, Adam Pally, Gil Ozeri) is a sketch and improv group from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NY. Their last two sketch shows, "Fourth Floor Walk Up" and "Hot Sauce Sells Out" received Time Out NY critic's pics. They have performed in Los Angeles, Chicago and just recently as a part of the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival in a sketch showcase directed by Bob Odenkirk, hosted by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. Time Out NY named their short film Ysketball as the best short film of 2006. For more info visit hotsauceacademy.com.

2:45am
THE BRIGHTER SIDE
The Brighter Side is written and performed by long time UCB regulars Jon Daly, Brett Gelman, John Gemberling, and Curtis Gwinn. They are all currently developing shows for Fox, Comedy Central, and Gemberling and Gwinn are about to begin filming Season 1 for their brand new Adult Swim show "Fat Guy Stuck In Internet." They have performed and written for shows for MTV, Comedy Central, "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," as well as feature films. But all of this aside, most importantly, they will make your nightmares come to life.

3:45am
DEAR DIARY
A one woman show - and a Time Out New York's critic's pick. "Elizabeth Laime plays Betty Beasley, your new resident assistant, who'll guide you through the ins and outs of dorm life by way baked goods and dancing in this hilarious collegiate love story." - Chelseanow.com Directed by Peter Karinen of "Pete and Brian"

4:30am
GENITALS MCARTHUR
Attention! Genitals MacArthur is a sketch comedy group that writes and performs sketch comedy for your enjoyment. You got that? They are: Sarah Burns (T.R.U.C.K.S.), Matt Cady (Choking Victim), John Frusciante (T.R.U.C.K.S., Gunderson), and Aaron Glaser (Raynard, Gunderson). At ease solider.

5:15am
THE SITUATION ROOM
Much as the Upright Citizens Brigade is credited with bringing Chicago-style improv comedy to New York, the Situation Room is heralded for bringing the Delaware comedy tradition to the city. The Situation Room is made up of the writing/performing duo Scott Courlander and David Juliano, and also features the performances of Todd Blass and Seth Kirschner. The group debuted in New York this year at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with the show Smellin' Up the Den.

6:00am
A WEEK OF KINDNESS
The rapid-fire performances and bizarre short film of viral video superstars A Week of Kindness are observational and surreal, aggressively silly and strangely poignant, cracklingly witty and exuberantly retarded all at once. “Fans of sketch classics like Mr. Show, The State or Saturday Night Live should feel right at home.” –nytheatre.com

6:45am
HARRY T AND THE MCS
Harry T and the MC's have been writing and performing sketch comedy since 2002 as members of the NYU troupe the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. As part of HammerKatz and solo, members of the group have been part of numerous shows at UCB including: GoGo Robot Dance Party, Reading is for Dicks, A Wicked Wicked Christmas, The Worst Stand-up Comedy Show Ever, School Night etc. Sketches written by Harry Terjanian Films directed by Dan Eckman.

7:30am
THE PRESIDENT
The President is a resident sketch comedy group performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. As part of Maude Night, The President creates a brand new show for the UCB stage each month featuring the theatre's best performers. For the Longest Sketch Show Ever!, they will getting up way early on a Saturday to present you with some of their favorite sketches. Written by: JESSE ACINI, DAMIAN CHADWICK, CRYSTAL DELAHANTY, ADAM MINGIONE, HAL PHILLIPS, RITA STEFANIDIS Director: GAVIN SPEILLER

8:15am
iBADGER
iBadger, consisting of Sean Clements, Brandon Gardner, Geoff Garlock, Rachael Mason, and Joe Spellman, was formed as one of the UCB Theater's Maude teams in May 2007. As part of the Maude team program they have written and performed a monthly show at the UCB every month since. iBadger is directed by Joe (aka "Tiny") Wengert.

9:00am
CHOKING VICTIM
Choking Victim, the sketch comedy group, is one of the founding Maude Teams at UCB NY. Chocking victim, the person, is someone that suffers from obstructed airways. Chocking Victim the group has been assisted by brilliant direction from Michael Delaney and Chris Gethard. Chocking victim the person should be assisted by emergency medical procedures. Chocking Victim the groups is Brandon Bassham, Dan Buchbinder, Matt Cady, Will Choy, and David White. Chocking victim the person could be your brother, your grandma, even your cat.

9:45am
THE DEFECTIVE CLONES
The Defective Clones is a sketch comedy group with one goal in mind, saving the world from awful humor. Birthed in the city of Newark, NJ the Defective Clones have been called the Wu-Tang Clan of sketch comedy. Consisting mainly of Steven Stover, Brett Ryans, Talib Bailey, and Vaughn Spicer the group is known to have guest players and a constant interchanging cast. The Defective Clones bring a type of funny that combines Monty Python wit with Black/Urban style. They will make you laugh until it hurts and at the same time, save your village from a three headed hydra. They are your friendly neighborhood superheroes.

10:30am
ACTION 5
Action 5 is a sketch group from New York. They are Sara Benincasa, Oren Brimer, Jason Kalter, Daniel Rosen and Brian Russo. They have performed at the UCB theater, The People's Improv Theater, Caroline's, Rififi, and the Tank. Action 5 is best known for their video work which can be seen on writer/director Oren Brimer's website www.orenbrimer.com. Recently, they placed as a top 5 finalist in the Youtube Sketchies Contest out of thousands of entries and 2 rounds of public voting. The contest was the first of it's kind on Youtube and was hosted by the Lonely Island.

11:15am
GREG AND LOU
Greg Burke (Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien) & Lou Perez (failed sex tape with Gina Gershon) are a sketch and improv comedy duo who think their unnecessarily long name is hilarious. Their character-driven sketch show, Surprise Party, ran for over a year at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, with a number of additional performances at the UCBT in Los Angeles. Greg and Lou also write for film and television and are members of the award-winning sketch comedy troupe The Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz (Winner, Best Sketch Group,Emerging Comics of New York Awards, 2005).

12:00pm
GET PSYCHED!
Get Psyched! is a self-help seminar, led by Dr. Lanny Latham, that has drastically changed several people's lives. Dr. Latham is a former PE Coach and now a Certified Life Coach who finally reveals the Real Secret to achieving ultimate psyched-ness. Dr. Latham is assisted by his talented keyboardist/wife, Shammy Latham, as well as one lucky audience volunteer. Here are just a few of the many raves Dr. Latham has been receiving: "On stage, Dr. Latham's energy is contagious. He hops around, jumps rope, does a one-hand push-up, all in the name of getting psyched." -NY Press "You need to make an appointment with Dr. Lanny Latham." – Gothamist.com

12:45pm
MARK & ARI
Some people say Mark Sarian and Ari Voukydis are a comedy duo based out of New York City’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, where they’ve performed improv and sketch comedy since 1998. Since that time, they have written, performed and produced numerous shows. They’re first two-man sketch show, Hooray for Mark & Ari!, was selected for the 2004 Chicago Improv Festival and their current show LOFT, is going to the 2007 Los Angeles Comedy Festival. Mark & Ari were also finalists in JibJab.com’s, The Great Sketch Experiment, where they had their winning sketch shot and directed by legendary director John Landis (Animal House, Blues Brothers). Other people, primarily children and the insane, say that Mark & Ari are mythical aqua-beasts, half man and half shark, patrolling the ocean floor in search of crimes to fight and lives to save.

1:30pm
ELEPHANT LARRY
Elephant Larry is a five man sketch group from New York City. Since their inception in 2002, they've written, produced and performed over 500 million sketch comedy shows. They've been covered by almost every major paper and magazine, and their mind-blowing videos are regularly featured on all your favorite internet sites. Additionally, they cannot stop eating pizza!

2:15pm
BOOZE CRUISE
Booze Cruise is an act of desperation. Fed up with mind-numbing day jobs full of freaks and lunatics, NYC actor Amy Heidt struck back with this, her first solo show, now in its seventh month at the UCB Theater. "Amy Heidt takes you on a corporate booze cruise, introducing you—with spot-on and very funny impersonations—to five dysfunctional women you'll instantly recognize and love to loathe," says Time Out NY (Critics Pick). The Village Voice calls Booze Cruise "a reminder of all the embarrassing conversations and situations unfortunate office slaves endure when forced to attend company parties where everyone gets lit up and misbehaves." Directed by comedy powerhouse Jessica Allen (Staunch, Miss Jackson). Come squirm with us.

3:00pm
THE WICKED WICKED HAMMERKATZ
The Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz are one of New York City's longest running sketch comedy groups. Having formed at NYU in 2002, the Hammerkatz have performed several long running reviews at Upright Citizens Brigade theater, including "...And Other Reasons to Cry," which won them the BEST SKETCH GROUP IN NY (2005) award from the ECNYs. Their members have appeared on Late Night w/Conan O'Brien, MTV, vh1, HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival, and have had development deals with ABC, CW and Universal Pictures.

3:45pm
PANGEA 3000
Pangea 3000 is a five-man expedition team/sketch comedy group that has not only performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and at college shows and festivals in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., but has also discovered a new species of starfish: the cyber starfish. Its members are staff writers and contributors to The Onion, and are published in McSweeney's and Yankee Pot Roast. They have also wrestled, and defeated a zebra with computer teeth. Members have previously performed at The Best of the Best Sketch Fest in Portland, the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, and the New York Sketch Festival. They currently live with each other on Pangea 3000 (the continent).

4:30pm
THE APPLE SISTERS
Written & Performed by Kimmy Gatewood (Comedy Central), Rebekka Johnson (Boiling Points), and Sarah Lowe (Mama Mia) The Apple Sisters exploded on the scene, playing to sold out houses in New York City, LA, and Seattle. Each month, Candy, Cora, & Seedy Apple present a brand new hilarious 1940s radio show with original songs, dances, commercials, and comedy. Chelsea Now says "It's a tight thirty-minutes of close harmony, ingenious choreography and broad comedy." The Stranger says "It sounds stupid, but they're great!" www.myspace.com/theapplesisters. Piano: Andy Hertz Directed by Tom Ridgely

5:15pm
KROMPF
Krompf (Neil Casey, Amey Goerlich, Ryan Karels, Joe Wengert) began performing together in 2002 as an improv group. After gaining accolades for their improv performances and appearing in each other's written shows, the quartet wrote their first sketch show, The Ol' Factory together in 2006. The show ran for months at the UCB Theater in New York and spawned the YouTube hit "Cufflinks." They separately have written for or appeared in impressive things like Adult Swim, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Late Night with Conan O'Brien,the Onion and VH1.

6:00pm
HENDERSHAW (Los Angeles)
Armen Wietzman, Dave Horwitz, Harris Wittels, and Mookie Blaiklock met while attending Emerson College in Boston, MA. Each was a member of a respective Emerson, on-campus sketch comedy troupe. After several performances in teh tiny basement theaters of the college, the four discovered a comedic match. In September of 2005, they wrote and produced The Ketih Hendershaw Experience (hence the name) at the Improv Boston Theater. The show ran for four weeks to sold out crowds and rave reviews. In January 2006, the guys moved to Los Angeles, and Hendershaw was officially formed. Upon arrival, they immediately began performing all over LA, gaining a cult fan base of those enjoyed their absurd style. In April 2007, their first full-length show, Bros Before Girls, premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in LA and is currently still in it's run. Hendershaw has been called "hilarious" by many, "fearless" by some, "a yuk explosion" by one, and Armen says they are "knuckleheads." Visit them at www.myspace.com/hendershaw

6:45pm
ROGUE ELEPHANT
Rogue Elephant formed in 2003 after its members met in improv classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre; all seven members have gone on to perform with UCB house teams. A seven-time winner of the UCBT's "Cagematch" competition (a show in which the audience votes on its favorite team), the group has also performed at the venerable IO Theatre in Chicago; around New York at such venues as the Red Room and Kraine theatres, CBGB's Lounge, Variety Underground, Ash Wednesday, and the People's Improv Theater (PIT); and, for three years running, at New York's annual Del Close Improv Marathon. Individual members' credits include National Commercials, Off-Broadway Theater, a slew of sketch shows at the UCB Theatre, the web-based reality series Project Improviser, MTV's Damage Control, The Graham Norton Effect, The Chappelle Show, Screenvision, short video pieces for Channel102.net and Time Inc's OfficePirates.com, and emceeing for the International Federation of Competitive Eating (really).

7:45pm
TWO GIRLS FOR FIVE BUCKS
Two Girls For Five Bucks is Cathleen Carr and Daiva Deupree. A critically acclaimed and widely celebrated two-woman comedy burlesque that takes the audience on a hilarious romp of loneliness, insecurity, and desperation. They have been featured at comedy festivals across the country, including the LA Comedy Fest and SketchFest NYC. Carr and Deupree, with their provocative on-stage chemistry, are adept at portraying devastatingly comical ladies frantically trying to make their way through the world. Appealing for everyone, the Boston Metro says, "Unlike most of the female-oriented fare we've seen, this show is at least as much fun for men as it is for women." Weaving their sketches, stories, and songs into a cozy quilt of delightful shame, Two Girls For Five Bucks makes falling out of love sexy...again.

8:30pm
DERRICK
Derrick is four guys (Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover, Dan Eckman, DC Pierson) who have been performing on the UCB stage in New York City since 2004. They first met as undergraduates at NYU in the sketch comedy group Hammerkatz. They perform monthly at UCBTNY in their show "Street Legal" and their sketches have been viewed over twenty-five million times on YouTube. The group's producer is Meggie McFadden. Their website is derrickcomedy.com

9:30pm
AMERICA'S BEST COMIC w/Matt Besser
Another season of America’s Best Comic begins with comedians from around the world auditioning to determine who will make this season's final round of "America's Best Comic." Hosted by His Holy Eminence Pope Benedict XVI. With Matt Besser and more!