The 2009 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

The 2009 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival was the eighth annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.

Summary

It ran from Thursday to Monday, 9/3/09 to 9/6/09.

Its advertising was classic-Nintendo themed.

Acts

Local Improv and Sketch Acts

• A Bunch of Liars
• Antique Limax
• Available Cupholders
• Buddy Daddy
• The New Movement Presents: Chris and Tami
• ColdTowne
• ComedySportz All-Stars
• Confidence Men
• Firth & Arjet
• Flying Theatre Machine
• The Frank Mills
• Get Up
• Gigglepants
• Girls Girls Girls
• Girltrap
• Golden Eagle
• Improv for Evil
• The Inmates of the Institution Theatre
• Jabbertalky
• Junk
• The Knuckleball Now
• Look Cookie
• Midnight Society
• Murphy
• Nice Astronaut
• Northshore Local
• Parallelogramophonograph
• Ratliff & Jackson
• Rise & Shine
• Snackers
• Start Trekkin'
• The Starter Kit
• Stool Pigeon
• Venn Diaphragm
• You, Me, and Greg Reunion Show
• You're Not My Real Dad
• Your Terrific Neighbors

Out-of-Town Improv and Sketch Acts

• 7-10 Split (LA)
• 88improv (OMA)
• Audience of Two (NYC)
• The Babies (LA)
• Billyhawk (LA)
• Cackowski and Talarico (LA)
• Chasing Dumb, The Annoyance (CHI)
• Claymore (CHI)
• Cook County Social Club, iO Chicago (CHI)
• Cool Your J (NYC)
• Crayons (TUL)
• Cricket City (COM)
• The Daley Reome (CHI)
• Ddam C! (LA)
• Dirty Water (CHI)
• Double Eagle Short Film Festival (VAR)
• Dr. God (LA)
• Dummy (CHI)
• Empty Suits (ATL)
• F.U.C.T. (NYC)
• Galapagos (PHX)
• Idiot Tango, The Annoyance (CHI)
• Impro Melbourne (MEL)
• Improv Monologue Project (TOR)
• Kape (NYC)
• Lounge-asauraus Rex (MIN)
• M.A.D. (NYC)
• Massive (HOU)
• Nerdvana (LA)
• The New Mees (LA)
• Omega 2, iO Chicago (CHI)
• On the Spot (HI)
• Rampleseed (MIN)
• SCRAM (CHI+MIN)
• Scatter! (HOU)
• Sidecar (NYC)
• Slow Children Crossing (LA)
• Snake & Bunny (NYC)
• Splendid Things (MIN)
• Take Me. Seriously (NYC)
• Token Boy (LA)
• The TuskegeeXperiment (LA)
• Twinprov (OKC)
• The Victims (DAL)
• Wilhelm Scream (CIN)

Stand-Up Comedians

• Aalap Patel (NYC)
• Albert Im (ATX)
• Bob Biggerstaff (HOU)
• Chelcie Rice (ATL)
• Holly Lorka (ATX)
• Kerry Lendo (ATX)
• Lance Gilstrap (ATX)
• Nick Ross (NYC)
• Ramin Nazer (ATX)

Short Films

• Missing Pieces starring Jordan Belfi and Rainn Wilson
• Disturbance
• Bill and the Bacon Explosion
• First Date featuring Cody Dearing

Media

Videos

• Video of Cackowski and Talarico's performance.

Other

• Photos of Kaci Beeler's set designs: 1, 2, 3, 4.

More Information

• An article about the festival from The Examiner.