Carl Tart

When shy college freshman Devon asks cool-girl Celeste to be her roommate, a blossoming friendship quickly spirals into a war of passive aggression.

A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

One simple act of littering sets off a karmic chain reaction for citygoers on a lazy weekend afternoon.

East Los Angeles is plagued by a serial killer, The Night Stalker. A group of young friends' lives are changed when one of them mysteriously disappears.

The Assignment brings together the world’s best improvisers to try their hand at an intentionally challenging new improv form designed specifically for the return of DCM! A long-running UCB NY show, The Assignment is for improv nerds, for people who want to see something totally different, and for anyone who wants to challenge the boundaries of improv.

Loosely based on the gameshow Match Game. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Dinosaur Improv brings together some of comedy’s biggest stars for a completely unscripted evening of entertainment. Nothing is prepared beforehand — every show is built from scratch using stories shared by the audience, ensuring no two performances are ever the same. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

improv4humans is a comedy platform from one of the founders of modern improv, Matt Besser. Together with longtime producer and engineer Brett Morris, i4h is dedicated to presenting the very best in improvised comedy, supporting performers, and teaching the craft to the next generation. Besser is a founding member of the groundbreaking sketch group and Comedy Central series The Upright Citizens Brigade, and co-founder of the world-renowned UCB Theatre and training center — which has launched the careers of countless household names in comedy. He also co-authored The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improv Manual, the definitive book on long-form improv. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

The Big Team use audience stories as inspiration for ridiculous improv scenes.

A true-crime documentarian and her trusty crew investigate a small-town tragedy that’s faded into memory as a national joke. As her determination to uncover the truth becomes more and more intense, her methods become less and less ethical—until they become dangerous.

Successful Atlanta rap artist Cory Masters is late for his own surprise birthday party. While his friends anxiously await his arrival, each one individually addresses their own existential crisis. As the night drags on, hilarity ensues amongst the party-goers as they ponder life, careers, and relationships with Cory.

Jon Gabrus and Katie Dippold are joined by an elite cadre of improvisers to bring you an Improv Force Multiplier! Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

The Big Team (formerly known as White Women) is an improv team of all Black men based in Los Angeles. Formed after meeting at the UCB Black History Month Show in 2013, the team has headlined festivals in Portland, DC, Austin, New York, and beyond — performing at theaters across the country for over a decade. Collectively they have written and produced videos for Comedy Central, College Humor, and Funny or Die. Individually, they’ve written and acted in a lot of your favorite TV shows. Vulture named them on their annual list of “Comedians You Should and Will Know” in 2018. Filmed live at the 2026 Del Close Marathon.

Trees Talk. Everybody knows that. But not every tree will share their secrets… until now. Tree Secrets is stop-motion magic featuring the voices of today’s best actors and comedians.