First night of the PHIF was fucking awesome- and yes, I did slay real hard.
Thirteen different troupes (including my own) performed last night, and I saw most of them (the two I missed were both Philly troupes, so I'll have plenty of chances to see them again). Most of it was pretty good, one was kind of shitty and a couple were fucking awesome. There was a troupe of three guys from Phoenix called Galapagos did one of the most incredible sets I've ever seen! So fucking weird. They stacked up these three wood blocks and one guy stood on top of them, declaring "I am your new God", then separately told each of the other two "hey, hey- you're the best. You're my favorite. You should fight the other guy".
The other highlight of the evening, for me, was a Philly act called Tongue and Groove, who perform "serio-realistic" (their description) improv that is not necessarily comedy. Some of it was comedic and some was serious. Really, really cool and brilliant.