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Welcome to the world's most dangerous Improv show, where two mighty teams of gladiators will take the stage to prove who is the best of the best. This is not an exhibition. This is a no-holds-barred competition. The audience determines the winner each week via secret ballot. The winner returns the following week to defend their title against a new challenger. Thursday's at 10:00 pm
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| DUCHOVNY Dooms SLOP's Semifinal Desires January 19, 2025 |
| Another Championship shakeup occurred Thursday night in the first round of Semifinals, as sixth seed DUCHOVNY managed knock first seed SLOP out of the contest to guarantee their spot in the Finals. SLOP put up an excellent show, with each member drawing hearty chuckles from the crowd through their use of physical comedy acumen and razor-sharp witticisms. But it was DUCHOVNY who ultimately won the day by harnessing a fiery combination of lightning quick mayhem-comedy moves and slow-burn thunderous callbacks. Cage-a-maniacs, you better believe that this truly was one for the ages! To top off the already overflowingly excellent festivities, toxic superstar DFW made his Cage Match debut to guest host with notorious party monster FUN BOY RANDY. If you missed it, you messed up--but fret not! There is more Cage Match MADNESS coming to UCB next week for the final round of the Semifinals. If you're not there, YOU'RE A CHUMP! And you're not a chump... right? |
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| DUCHOVNY Crushes CLINT in Critical Comedic Contest January 4, 2025 |
| 2025 is already a year switcharoos, as evidenced by last night's Cage Match, where--for the first time in the championship--the lower-seeded team managed to reign victorious! DUCHOVNY, known for the wild one-two punches of grounded emotional realism and utter psychotic mayhem, took victory over indie-darlings-cum-nascent-cult-leaders CLINT. But ultimately, the audience was the real winner for seeing two incredible sets! FUN BOY RANDY was sadly not in attendance, as he was detained by the drug enforcement officers at the Milan Malpensa Airport for being too fun! |
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| TIPTOE Terminates PIE TOWN's Potential Preeminence December 21, 2024 |
| It is said that man's sense of wonder shrinks as he spies more and more of the vast, vast world--but that observation was proven faulty late last night when Harold Night hotshots TIPTOE dazzled a sold out crowd of jaw-agaped onlookers and seized victory in the Cage Match Arena. PIE TOWN put up a mighty battle and, like the mighty warriors of old, used every aspect of the monoscene form to put up a powerful offense against their skilled rivals. But TIPTOE's unique blend of character work and Serling-esque fourth wall destruction ultimately undid the indie darlings. TIPTOE will return for the semifinals in January. PIE TOWN will return next season. And you--the audience--will be at both! HOW COULD YOU MISS IT?! Also a Long Island horse rancher hawked his book. Truly anything can happen at Cage Match! |
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| SLOP Smashes SIBLINGS, Slides into Semis December 14, 2024 |
| The Cage Match arena was a bevy of cheers and thunderous applause, as two titanic improv teams took the stage to begin the first match of Cage Match's 24th CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS. Scrappy sensations SIBLINGS began the evening by handing out candy canes to every person in the sold out 163,000 seat venue. But despite SIBLINGS' sweet treats and sweeter 'prov, first seed SLOP ultimately took the evening with their unique blend of holiday cheer and borderline psychotic energy. Both teams gave their all, but only SLOP was able to advance to the next round. SLOP will return in January to compete in the first round of semifinals. Be there or be a fool! Also, one of the hosts broke character to try an intice the audience to vote for as giving the "Best Perofrmance in an Off Off Broadway Play" by going to https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/awards/ and then voting for Max Bank in that category. It was a weird, fourth-wall-breaking half time bit and that particular host (who shall remain nameless) has been properly punished. Truly anything can happen at Cage Match! |
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| JUST AND Dunks DUCHOVNY's Domination November 21, 2024 |
| In a staggering turn of events, indie darlings and former Cage Match Champion hopefuls JUST AND took the title from reigning champs DUCHOVNY. Things are heating up as the season winds down. But there's no time to catch your breath Cage-a-maniacs, because next month the Championship begins! But first, JUST AND has to take on former UCB Harold team CHRISTOPHER BASKETBALL. It's two on eight in this pickup game--hope both teams key it up! |
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| DUCHOVNY Dominates, Ends VERY GOOD Run October 28, 2024 |
| DUCHNOVNY stormed the stage and took the win last Thursday, abruptly ending VERY GOOD BOYS' run. VERY GOOD BOYS, who a week earlier had taken the championship and along with all of our hearts, gave a very good performance--but it was DUCHOVNY's trademarked style of controlled chaos that ultimately won over the rowdy crowd of Cageamaniacs. A gentle reminder to our expansive readership: Cage Match will be presenting a special Halloween performance of the the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW next week--so you'll have to wait until November to find out if DUCHOVNY is able to hold on to their title as they go up against scrappy upstarts JUST AND. We'll see you in the Arena--same cage time, same cage theater. |
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| VERY GOOD BOYS Have Very Good Set October 21, 2024 |
| The lights on Cage Match Way were dimmed last Thursday as another team had its blazing hot run ended last Thursday. CLINT, who for the past seven weeks enchanted and delighted us with their quirky mix of mad cap wittiness and fanatic religious devotion, had their run ended by a quadrio wild merrymakers--VERY GOOD BOYS. Indeed, VERY GOOD BOYS lived up to their name and led the audience a comedic journey that ultimately netted them the win. Come back next Thursday to follow the wild misadventures of VERY GOOD BOYS and come back for our championship to see if CLINT takes the big trophy. Also, a ghost revealed that Fun Boy Randy canonically has three testicles. |
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| Tournament of Duos Roars in its Final Round September 25, 2024 |
| For the past two weeks, Cage Match has paused its regular season to bring you an epic special festival of improvised twin-fisted dyadism: CAGE MATCH DUO! For the past two weeks, eight--count 'em, EIGHT--two person teams have gone head-to-head-to-head-to-head to find out who is the ultimate comedic duo. This week, the final two teams will engage in the ultimate battle and only one will walk away a champion. WHO WILL BE THE TERMINAL TWOPROV TEAM? Find out this week--same Cage time, same Match theater. |
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| Caped Cretin Causes Chaos, Kills Cuckley August 25, 2024 |
| Last Cage Match was a bittersweet mix of joy and sorrow as, beneath the blistering arc lights and rapt attention of a sold out audience, long-time host Chuck Cuckley was tragically struck down by a hitherto unseen assailant. The brazen attack was committed by a caped villain who gave his name as Duke Rascal and whose flashy showmanship was matched only by his hatred of improv. After striking down Cuckley with a Scripted Three-Act Drama Death Touch, Rascal left the stage without further incident. Fun Boy Randy, the other host, witnessed the event but did nothing to stop it. He later commented, "I had just eaten almost an entire sandwich, so I was in no shape to save anyone's life." Cuckley is survived by his wife, Taramarianalunicinda, and her boyfriend, Chad. Aside from the public murder, the rest of the show was a veritable whirlwind of excitement as up-and-comers Siblings put on an incredible show and almost beat champs Clint. Unfortunately, "almost" is the key word here, as Clint also pulled off an incredible feat of improvery and managed to defend their title--by the narrow margin of only four votes! Truly anything can happen in the Cage March Arena, concrete jungle what dreams are made of! Donations to the Cuckley family can made at 242 E 14th St this Thursday at 10pm. |
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