And yes, we're going to preface this by asking, once again, why aren't more Chicago comedy folks blogging? (You should really expect this kind of thing from us by now.) Come on! You're funny, you write a lot anyway, you're full of ridiculously clever ideas...blog that shizz! We're reading you, after all.

Don't Spit The Water's NYC Fringe blog explains the pains of what the airlines call "excess baggage," which we like to picture, in this case, as 56 pounds of banana peels and rubber chickens crammed into a box.

i.O.'s Bill Arnett explains the fastest way to get kicked out of your troupe (besides being unfunny): be a jerk. Show up late to rehearsals. Don't take your art seriously. Don't take notes, work hard, or show respect to everyone around you.

Bill Cruz talks about his weeklong hosting gig at Zanies for Chicago alum Jon Roy, and looking forward to the Elevated's anniversary show.

David Angelo is trying to work the phrase "Mary Stuart Masterson!" into the popular lexicon, in place of exclamations like "holy cannoli!" Best of luck with that, David.

Andy of Let Them Hos Fight gives us his final thoughts on the group's experiences at the Del Close Marathon. It was, simply, "awesome."

Ricky Carmona muses about the top ten songs that make him wish he were a woman. Okay, sure, "The Glamourous Life" by Sheila E. Yeah, yeah, "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross. "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" by Bryan Adams? Okay, now you're just talking crazy.

Pat Brice is beginning to suspect that director Kevin Smith might be a jerk, for reasons including that Smith casts himself in his own movies. Can we assume this means Pat Brice hates M. Night Shyamalan, too?

- Elizabeth McQuern