The Oddest Comedy Anecdote I Will Ever Write

I have a longer Del Close post to write tomorrow after the finish, but this one cannot wait.  The reason is the sentence I am about to write.

Tonight, Katie was struck by a motorized cooler - twice.

I'm going to repeat this: Tonight, Katie was struck by a motorized cooler - twice.

Now, to explain:

Last year, when we went to Del Close, the last show we saw was the Upright Citizens Brigade - all four of the original cast members out for an hour.  They goofed around a bit and then did an ASSSSCAT.  It was enjoyable, if not quite as structured as the rest of the groups.

This year, we decided to again go to the UCB group timeslot; it was our 12th show of the marathon.  I was standing towards the back, while Katie managed to be seated on the floor of the stage.

The cast (Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts - Amy Poehler was absent) had apparently invested their riches in a Cruzin Cooler.  For those of you too lazy to click through, it's essentially an electric-powered cooler on wheels, capable of doing up to 13 miles per hour.  Matt Walsh rode it around for most of the opening of the show.

At some point, Ian decided to jump on and decided that his primary goal should be to drive it straight into the audience.  He drove right towards Katie and a few other people, and while it was not going terribly fast, it's difficult to move when you're sitting on the ground in a crowd.  She was tagged in the ankle.

Not long after, Matt Walsh was again riding when Ian decided it would be a great idea to knock him over.  He and the cooler happend to land almost directly on Katie's leg - yes, again.  According to her retelling, he realized that things had definitely gone wrong, got a very serious look on his face, and asked her if she was okay.  She said she was fine.

At the time, it was true - but five hours later, she has a very pronounced limp.

For whatever it is worth, I will probably be soloing all my shows tomorrow.