Join the who’s who of the Austin video sketch comedy scene with The P! Company, Beeftrain Incident, Backpack Picnic, and Studio 8, this Wednesday- May 28, 2008 @ 8pm at Austin’s Beasthouse.

We’ll be hanging out, interviewing each other, and having a general ball. Come for fun and really cool atmosphere. I hear they may even have some special gifts for those of you whom are interested. Beasthouse is located 604 E. 6th Street, we hope to see you there.

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P.S. And yes- that is the “Beast” from the Sega Genesis “Altered Beast“ video game on that image.

Have you ever wondered what a P! Company Sitcom would be like? Neither have I.

But now that you mention it- that would be pretty awesome. A 20 minute situational comedy- starring us, The P! Company. Oddly enough that’s sort of what our performance for Friday’s psuedo-variety show “Proctor” (8pm; ColdTowne Theater) will be like.

Well, not exactly. I mean- I suppose it is a sitcom so if you consider “Andy and myself being on stage” as a situation (situational) and you “laugh” (a response generally associated with comedy).

Maybe it’s closer to stand-up. But now that you mention it, stand-up comedy traditionally has one person on stage, and the P! Company usually has two or more on stage at any given time. What is it when two people are on stage- exchange… dialogue, so if dialogue is the essence of drama- that means maybe the show is like a play.

But traditional play structure observes the 4th wall (an imaginary divider that safely separates the audience and the action of the stage). P! Company usually talks directly to an audience. Maybe that’s like commercials.

Commercials directly sell an idea, product, or event to an audience member/potential customer, but then again our show doesn’t promote anything specific.

However, now that you mention it, this blog entry is a lot like a commercial. Go see “Proctor” Friday night, 8pm at ColdTowne Theater.

P.S. The P! Company’s official stance on comedy is that it is funny. We whole hardily promote the idea of laughter.

Tonight is the “See” portion of the “see.hear.speak” festival. The P! Company performs last in the 10:00pm night slot with Target Demographic and The Cola Sisters at ColdTowne theater. You can buy tickets at the door. The ColdTowne theater is located at 4803-B Airport Blvd. behind I Luv Video.

• The Austinist: Eric Suefert took the time to sit down with us both for a few questions with the P! Company and a preview of “see.hear.speak” in the Austinist. His article is listed here.
• That Other Paper: Jill Morris also sat down with us briefly to discuss the P! Company’s humble beginnings as well as the inner workings of our sketch group for That Other Paper. Her interview is here.
• KUT Radio:Here’s the last audio interview with Andy at KUT about the see.hear.speak comedy festival. Check out the mp3 here.
• The Patrick Phillips Show: And last but not least, the original interview for Andy with Patrick Phillips on the Patrick Phillips show.

After all that press, I feel we deserve a treat. Nothing is quite as delicious a treat as a cookie, but I ask you what secrets surround this sweet morsel for Alan ( a character in the following sketch). Enjoy friends, the tale of “Cookie Secrets” on YouTube.

Andy sat in with Chris Trew and Eric Seufert to talk with KUT about the see.hear.speak comedy festival. Check out the interview here.

The P! Company performs in the “See” portion of the festival this Thursday at the 10:00pm night slot at ColdTowne theater.

Also, The P! Company finally embraces YouTube. After having the site running for the better part of two years, we finally decided to host our videos on YouTube in addition to our site. Go check us out. You can search thepcompany and find most of our hilarious videos. Let the viral video craze begin!