Pandermonium

The PanderFest 2011 pandermonium is well underway here at Crisis Hopkins and across the nation.  While many have already made the switch to the PanderFest lifestyle of satisfaction, no lifestyle movement is complete without an omnipotent godhead to guide it.  Allow us to introduce to you, your PanderFest 2011 mascot, the Pandering Panda!

Isn’t he cute? He knows pretty much everything there is to know about satisfying the public, including when to sneeze. But if there’s one thing he knows the people love most, it’s calling the shots.  That’s why the Pandering Panda is letting YOU decide what he says on the official PanderFest t-shirt.  And why wouldn’t he?  You guys are really smart about this sort of thing. Just head over to Cloudship Creative’s website and comment on the article with your best pandering line for a chance to have a thought from your own brain show up on the PanderFest tee.  The winning panderer will even win a t-shirt for their mental efforts, just remember: the Pandering Panda will say pretty much anything, so long as it panders to the audience.  The contest closes tomorrow, so get over there now!

Yes, creative participation is both fun and rewarding, but PanderFest research indicates that most actually people prefer to think nothing  at all. If you think not thinking sounds great, we think we’ve got you covered. This very website is littered with links to tickets for the show but you can always simply head to PanderExpress.com, pick a date, purchase a ticket, and show up at 446 Valencia at 8pm on that date to put yourself in the hands of comedy scientists who will do all the thinking for you. It’s so simple!  For all you brainiacs out there, you can even enter the code ‘PANDERME’ when buying your ticket to knock $5 off the price! Buying in bulk (6+) or before opening night (October 7) will also save you some scratch.  Options!

The only decision you really have to make is whether or not to allow PanderFest and its Pandering Panda pleasure you and let’s face it; you earned it. Now get over to Cloudship Creative and make that panda purr!

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We Love You.

We’ve had great success since 2006 creating comedy shows based on what we personally find entertaining. In our improvisations, we make choices based on what we think is funny and true. As we commit our improv to written sketches, we only choose material that tickles our personal funnybone. But recently, we realized we have it a little wrong. Because  in inviting audience to our shows, we’re asking not only for your hard earned money, but more importantly, your precious time. So we decided to put a show together that puts the needs of the audience above all else. Which is why this October we are partnering with Mission Control, the sketch comedy arm of PianoFight, to bring you Panderfest 2011 – a comedy show scientifically calibrated to please the audience. Nothing like this has ever been attempted before.

We’re also excited that this show is taken place at Stage Werx 446, the Mission District’s newest venue for improv, sketch, and independent theater. This is a truly historic event. Two troupes, one show, a zillion laughs. Get your tickets now. You won’t be disappointed. It’s simply not possible.

Panderfest 2011
Sketch and Improv comedy from Crisis Hopkins and Mission Control
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in October
at Stage Werx 446
446 Valencia at 16th.
Buy advanced tickets now.

Panderfest 2011 is an “official pick” of the Bay Area Comedy Hall of Fame.

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