Marathon guest peformer: Jessica Delfino

Once our Tenth Anniversary Marathon is over, I'm going to be pretty much out of commission for a little while (I'm setting a NYC quizmastering record, after all). But I'm sure you all will just be energized, and that's a good thing, because New York always has something else for you to experience. And June 7–10, I strongly recommend you use that energy to experience the first annual Funny Songs Fest. Yes! Nothing but funny songs! Considering that 87% of BQT fans grew up on the oeuvre of one "Unusual" Alphonso Nathaniel Yankovic IV, this is just what your dorky preteen self has been waiting for.

And we got a taste for you at the Marathon, approx 2:30pm, as the genius behind the Funny Songs Fest—NYC's queen of comedy music, Jessica Delfino—has signed on to the guest performer slate. 

Jessica is a ridiculously funny stand-up and guitarist, one of the few who is actually proficient at both. Though be warned, she's also not exactly the kind of act you'd hire to entertain the Pope; one of her best known songs is called "My Pussy Is Magic" (though aren't they all?). In other words, 92YTribeca is all-ages, but maybe don't bring the kids at 2:30pm. (I'll be chugging my third Five Hour Energy around that time, so it'll be a nice wake-up for me.) I've been a fan of hers for many a year now, and it's an especial honor to have her unique brand of weirdness help make my unique brand of weirdness a success. A clip of the lady's work, watched more than a million times (wow, almost as many times as my Marathon training video!):

Learn more about Jessica here, and the Funny Songs Fest here (June 7–10, all over the Lower East Side). And hey, here's J.D. discussing the fest with the Huffington Post. Aren't you glad you didn't move to Ohio after college?