I had a really great time at this free outdoor show, despite the fact that it was disgustingly wet. Which was fine at first because I had a "waterproof" blanket to sit on. Less fine when I discovered the blanket was not actually waterproof and when Slovin & Allen described in great detail just how gross sitting on wet astroturf was. We were sitting in the front row, though, which was amazing-- so close to the action.
The show was hosted by The Daily Show's Rob Riggle and SNL's Horatio Sanz, who got progressively sillier (read: drunker) as the show progressed. Their repartee and MC-ing was really the best part of the show. I think this is partly because theirs was some of the only real improv done during the show. As one of my friends pointed out to me, the show seemed to suffer a bit from trying too hard to incorporate music into each segment and not doing what the UCB does best: long-form improv. Also, they should have saved way more time for the "headliner": Demetri Martin, who seemed extremely rushed by the time he got onstage.
Some of the highlights of the show were Sanz and Riggle singing a Simon & Garfunkel-inspired ditty and Reggie Watts' incredibly original vocal work. I've seen Watts on video, but never live before, and seeing him live is SO COOL. He is talented in an extremely hard-to-describe way, and I could watch him for hours. Rebecca Drysdale's how-to-improv rap was pretty cool too, but maybe a bit too in-joke-y. Aside from her line, "I get more pussy than Flight of the Conchords," she didn't seem to get that many laughs. Not sure of the demographics of the crowd, but perhaps there weren't a whole lot of UCBT regulars, or else not a lot of improv students. Unclear...
For more pictures, check out The Apiary. In the sixth photo down, you can see a couple of my friends in the background and in the ninth, if you look very carefully, you can see me!
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