Secret pants
Encyclopedia
Secret Pants is a Philadelphia-based sketch comedy
troupe, active since early 2004. They are the longest-running consistently active sketch comedy group in Philadelphia.
.. Secret Pants began with thirteen original members, but only seven of those thirteen remain today (Brian Craig, Brian Kelly, Bryce Remsburg, Samantha Russell, Steve Thorne, Paul Triggiani, and Larry Wiechecki)
.com, eBaumsWorld, ComedySmack, Comedy Central
Insider, 24/7 Comedy, The FUSE Network and Philadelphia Weekly Online.
In July 2008, Secret Pants’ “Bush
or Batman
?” received national attention after gaining widespread popularity online, specifically among Digg
users. In September 2008, Family Guy
creator Seth MacFarlane
picked “Bush or Batman?” as one of his favorite online videos.
Secret Pants continues to release one sketch every two weeks via their website, iTunes podcast, and video sharing websites like YouTube and Vimeo.
. Since then, they have appeared in numerous comedy festivals, film festivals and sketch shows, including the West Chester Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival and Philadelphia Sketch Fest. Secret Pants has opened for national touring comedians Neil Hamburger and Bruce Bruce, and they perform regularly at the Philadelphia comedy shows Ministry of Secret Jokes, Steal This Show and Bedtime Stories.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
troupe, active since early 2004. They are the longest-running consistently active sketch comedy group in Philadelphia.
History
Members of Secret Pants first met in a comedy writing class at Temple UniversityTemple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
.. Secret Pants began with thirteen original members, but only seven of those thirteen remain today (Brian Craig, Brian Kelly, Bryce Remsburg, Samantha Russell, Steve Thorne, Paul Triggiani, and Larry Wiechecki)
Videos
Secret Pants has written and produced over sixty video sketches. Their videos have been featured on CollegeHumorCollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is a comedy website owned by InterActiveCorp and based in New York City. The site features daily original comedy videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. In early 2009, CollegeHumor's...
.com, eBaumsWorld, ComedySmack, Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
Insider, 24/7 Comedy, The FUSE Network and Philadelphia Weekly Online.
In July 2008, Secret Pants’ “Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
or Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
?” received national attention after gaining widespread popularity online, specifically among Digg
Digg
Digg is a social news website. Prior to Digg v4, its cornerstone function consisted of letting people vote stories up or down, called digging and burying, respectively. Digg's popularity prompted the creation of copycat social networking sites with story submission and voting systems...
users. In September 2008, Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
creator Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American animator, writer, comedian, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, for which he also voices many of the shows' various characters.A native of Kent,...
picked “Bush or Batman?” as one of his favorite online videos.
Secret Pants continues to release one sketch every two weeks via their website, iTunes podcast, and video sharing websites like YouTube and Vimeo.
Live performances
Secret Pants’ first live sketch show was in April 2005 at Muhlenberg CollegeMuhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.- History...
. Since then, they have appeared in numerous comedy festivals, film festivals and sketch shows, including the West Chester Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival and Philadelphia Sketch Fest. Secret Pants has opened for national touring comedians Neil Hamburger and Bruce Bruce, and they perform regularly at the Philadelphia comedy shows Ministry of Secret Jokes, Steal This Show and Bedtime Stories.