FRIENDS

we have a lot of talented friends. support their various ventures/websites

bronx cheer

conor and craig of bronx cheer have been friends for a long time. it was their HERO SHOW that got a lot of PT members excited about sketch comedy, years ago. bronx cheer perform every other tuesday night at the Biltmore Lounge (8pm, $5). the first tuesday of the month is the HERO SHOW and often features PT members. the third tuesday of the month is the SKETCH show and features a variety of video and live sketch. they also produce a hilarious sitcom that is viewable on their website. this is must see shit, people:

http://www.bronxcheercomedy.com/

the exploding sandwich! podcast

the exploding sandwich! is the funniest and best podcast that exists.
devon lougheed and devin mackenzie of Pump Trolley host ES!, leading guests through a variety of verbal segments, exercises, and sexual fantasies. other members of PT are regular guests, and all of them love it because it is awesome. subscribe, interact, and kill those boring moments in your day when you end up thinking about your regrets.

http://www.theexplodingsandwich.com/

hip.bang!

Tom Hill and Devin Mackenzie’s unique brand of absurd scene work and playful theatricality has twisted audience expectations for years. the duo performs regularly around vancouver and b.c. and in 2010 were featured in Rapid Fire Theatre’s Improvaganza festival. in 2009, hip.bang! debuted their show “feed” at the Upfront Theatre in bellingham, america, and later performed with Nicole Passmore as part of the vancouver international improv festival. both fellows are long-time players and former presidents of UBCimprov, cast members of the Vancouver Theatresports League (Tom as part of CLASH) and are co-founders of the Pump Trolley Comedy collective.

hipbang.ca

man hussy

man hussy makes sketch comedy that will force feces to bubble out of your palms. sorry, it's true. they are a regular contributor to the bronx cheer sketch show, and cam macloed of MH hosts the HERO SHOW. their videos are terrific:

http://www.manhussy.com/

rosa parks improv

rosa parks improv is a collection of improvisers who explore and exploit the wonderful flexibility of free from long form as often and as rigourously as is humanly possible. that they are all women is intentional but entirely beside the point. that nicole passmore of pump trolley is one quarter of rosa parks is something of which the rest of the collective is both very proud and very jealous. rosa parks perform around town and host their own shows periodically.

http://rosaparksimprov.com/

the sunday service

the sunday service is a weekly improv show that will blow your mind. featuring four of the city's top improvisers, the service will remind you why laughter doesn't have to be planned. the magic happens every sunday at 9pm at the hennessey lounge on broadway at manitoba. $5.

http://www.thesundayservice.com

the service's Taz Vanrassel will soon be hosting a new show called ARROGANCE on the last tuesday of every month at the biltmore, alongside dave shumka. show starts at 8 and costs $5.

the vancouver internationl improv festival

the vancouver international improv festival is perennially one of the highlights of the Vancouver theatre calendar. featuring elite troupes and shows from all over the globe as well as local firebrands, VIIF takes place in october and in the past has featured nicole passmore, alex hudson, and richard lam of PT.

http://www.vancouverimprovfest.com/

vancouver theatresports league

Vancouver TheatreSports® League began in 1980 and is now a local institution and a worldwide phenomenon, producing and staging some of the most daring and innovative improv in the world. several members of PT are a part of the VTSL young-guns program known as "CLASH - THE NEXT GENERATION" which rocks the stage every second wednesday at 9:15pm. they are the kings/queens/non-gender-specific-monarchs of vancouver improv.

http://www.vtsl.com