The Bastion was in the audience at last Saturday's 8 PM staging of Baby Wants Candy, which was some of the quickest, sharpest improv we've seen. There was much discussion after the show about how the second part of the show, when the cast creates a musical based on a suggestion from the audience, was particularly well-crafted. There was a story arc, with immediately well-defined (though, of course, ridiculous and improbable) characters, and jokes that kept being worked back into scenes as the show progressed.

Especially dynamic was Thomas Middleditch, who we hear nothing but great things about, from his Practice Scaring a Bear partner TJ Miller, and pretty much anyone else who's ever seen him onstage. We shared a little overheard gossip about him not long ago, and were impressed to see his quick thinking on the improv stage, and his undisguised glee, which was impossible to miss, even in moments where he was simply skipping offstage to give someone else their turn. Mark our words, Thomas Middleditch is bubbling with talent and joy, and has a real contribution to make to comedy in the years to come.