NEW YORK! Del Close Marathon 12

Zach Ward, Jeremy McDonald, Paula Pazderka and Harrison Brookie head to New York this weekend to represent DSI Comedy Theater at the 12th Annual Del Close Marathon. It has been an incredible honor for MISTER DIPLOMAT to take the stage at the UCB Theatre over the past couple years.

For 2010 MrD performs Sunday 8/1 230PM at the UCB — Are you coming?

For the DCM we are sadly down Andy Lavender (Andy may be off performing some amazing feats of Chemisty or SAVING THE WORLD!)

Both AU JUS and THE 708 are representing the DSI Comedy Theater Harold program in New York, so you should check them out and support HAROLD —  (The 708, Saturday 12pm Hudson Guild and AU JUS, Sunday 1pm Hudson Guild).

New York should get our song ready. Love, Mister Diplomat

Train Station (or Jesus Cuss Log)

Enjoy our cut away scenes from the platform.

We are not taking the train to New York tomorrow for the 11th Annual DEL CLOSE MARATHON (Twitter Hashtag: #DCM11). We are flying airplanes, not flying, taking them, although some of our North Carolina compatriots would say we’re taking a handbasket, all the way to HELL. Why? Because in this MrD clip Jesus says, “Fuck.”

And it was funny.

Last year, Mister Andy Lavender predicted the potential DCM Schedule fallout with a challenge: Can you survive the 49 and 1/2 hour Improv Gauntlet? For 2009, the marathon got longer by 4 and 1/2 hours! And Diplomat got scheduled on Friday 8/14 (a SWEET Midnight slot on the Hudson Guild stage) so you don’t have a Half-way marker, but you can start the Marathon off right.

See you in New York.

- Mister Zach Ward

Escape to New York

It’s been an AWESOME 2008 SEASON so far… 

Does DSI operate on a Season Schedule? Sure, why not.

However you look at it, we have some awesome theater news! Four shows were selected to appear during the 10th Annual Del Close Marathon in New York City. DSI comedians are being featured at venues all over Gotham, in shows produced by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. That means your local comedy has made plans to close the Carrboro theater and Escape to New York Friday August 8th for some shows in THE city this weekend.

MISTER DIPLOMAT, Sat 9:00 pm at UCB Theatre
Zach Ward, Jeremy Griffin, Paula Pazderka, John Reitz, Joe Jones, Andy Lavender
** special guest Alum Corey Brown performing with us
** the Mr.D showtime was a huge honor for the theater

Proletariat Princess, Sun 4:00 pm at Hudson Guild
Mano Agapion, Kit FitzSimons, Joe Jones, Remi Treuer, Becky Whittemore, Kelly Tilyard, Jennifer Bell Moxley

TIME OUT, Sun 12:45 pm at Urban Stages
John Loftin, Joe Stanton, Lillith Fallon, Mary Sasson, Bryan Barnes, Colette Henderson, Eitan Lees

St Patrick’s Wake, Sun 2:15 am at UCB Theatre
Zach Ward, Jeremy Griffin, Greg Brainos, John Loftin, Joe Stanton, Kit FitzSimons

Don’t worry. We’re coming back on Sunday…

2008 Del Close Marathon

Mr.D proudly announces that it has received an official selection notice to perform at the 10th Annual Del Close Marathon, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. We have received our performance time and, quite frankly, it’s awesome. Saturday 9pm at the UCB.