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The Pajama Men - Mark Chavez & Shenoah Allen

The Pajama Men. Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez, are an American comedy duo and character comics from

the 2009 Sydney Comedy
Festival.

They began performing together as Sabotage, creating shows including Sabotage 2001 and In Fine Form. Around 2004,[1] they changed their name to "The Pajama Men" and have since performed shows including Stop Not Going, Versus vs. Versus, The Last Stand to Reason, In the Middle of No One, Just the Two of Each of Us, and 2 Man 3 Musketeers.

History

Allen and Chavez met at La Cueva High School during an audition for an improv group in 1993.[2]

They began performing together in 2000 under the name Sabotage at Tricklock Company's Reptilian Lounge Late Night Cabaret. Their first three original shows premiered at the Tricklock Company's Performance Space in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Subsequent performances have included the Fringe Festival circuit in Canada, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Sydney Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They had a sold-out show at Soho Theatre, London 2010.[4]

They have also created an animated series entitled One Square Mile of Earth, in collaboration with Jeff Drew and Jeff Drew Pictures. This series was part of the short film program for Tromadance 2009[5] and the Sundance Film Festival 2010.[6][7]

Reviews

The

Sunday Times and The Financial Times gave The Pajama Men's "In the Middle of No One" 4 out of 5 stars in 2012.[citation needed] The Washington Post gave it positive reviews as well.[8]

The Guardian gave their 2012 Edinburgh Festival performance 4 stars[9]

Media

Television

  • One Square Mile of Earth (2009)

Films

  • The Pajama Men - The Last Stand to Reason (2011)
  • The Pajama Men - In The Middle Of No One (2012)
  • The Pajama Men - Just The Two Of Each Of Us (2013)

Awards

  • 2004: Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for In Fine Form (Nominated) (as Sabotage)[10]
  • 2004: Dubble Act Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for In Fine Form (Nominated) (as Sabotage)
  • 2005: Dubble Act Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Stop Not Going[11]
  • 2009: Barry Award for most outstanding festival show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for Versus vs. Versus[12]
  • 2009: Best Newcomer at Time Out Sydney Comedy Awards for Versus vs. Versus[13]
  • 2009: Best of the Fest at Time Out Sydney Comedy Awards for Versus vs. Versus
  • 2010: Best Sketch or Character Act for the Chortle Awards for The Last Stand to Reason (Nominated)[14]
  • 2010: Best Show for the Chortle Awards for The Last Stand to Reason (Nominated)

References

  1. ^ Inside With: Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez of 'The Pajama Men'
  2. ^ "The Pajama Men – City Theatre Company". Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  3. ^ "The Pajama Men". 19 April 2010.
  4. ^ https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/pajama-men-108301/amp/ Pajama Men
  5. ^ Tromadance New Mexico 2009
  6. ^ Alibi Illustrator and PJ Men Selected for Sundance Film Festival!
  7. ^ One Square Mile of Earth: Sundance 2010
  8. ^ The Washington Post
  9. TheGuardian.com
    . 8 August 2012.
  10. ^ Perrier Award Nominees Announced in Edinburgh
  11. ^ Pajama party: US duo scoop double act award
  12. ^ Barry Award Winners Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Time Out Sydney Comedy Awards 2009 Archived 2009-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ And the 2010 nominees are... All to play for in Chortle Awards
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