- Poykpac
POYKPAC is a Brooklyn-based comedy troupe consisting of five writer/performers: Ryan Hall, Ryan Hunter, Taige Jensen, Jennifer Lyon, and Maggie Ross.
They are most well known for their YouTube videos, [http://youtube.com/watch?v=kAO4EVMlpwM "Hipster Olympics"] [ [http://gothamist.com/2007/08/24/video_of_the_da_103.php] Gothamist features "Hipster Olympics"] [ [http://www.moby.com/journal/2007-10-18/hipster_olympics.html] Moby features "Hipster Olympics"] and [http://youtube.com/watch?v=JpBGRA6HHtY "Mario: Game Over."] [ [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/08/game_over.html] New York Magazine features "Mario: Game Over"] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3wacaapoec] G4TV features "Mario: Game Over"]
In the summer of 2008, they created [http://www.ifc.com/goodmorninginternet "Good Morning Internet!"] a 15-episode webseries for the Independent Film Channel. Comedic performer
Reggie Watts was featured as a guest star in one episode. [ [http://www.ifc.com/video/Web-Series/Good-Morning-Internet/1632758832] Episode 10: Good Morning Lord Zebulon] They have also performed live together with Reggie Watts. [ [http://www.moreironicthanyou.com/?p=5] More Ironic Than You: Beyond Apathy]YouTube celebrity
Caitlin Hill was featured as a guest star in another episode about viral videos. [ [http://www.ifc.com/video/Web-Series/Good-Morning-Internet/1641807141] Episode 12: Viral Video Day]POYKPAC finished 2nd in the Sketchies II contest on
YouTube in April 2008. [ [http://youtube.com/sketchies2] Sketchies II Results]They were formerly headquartered in the
255 McKibbin lofts, and documented their experience in [http://youtube.com/watch?v=EDOil8S674w "Bushwick Home Movies"] . They still live in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, near acquaintancesWaverly Films . [ [http://newteevee.com/2008/04/18/sketchies2-qa-winners-waverly-films/] NewTeeVee Interview with Christopher Ford − Waverly Films]They have over 16,000 subscribers and nearly 13 million views on YouTube as of June 2008, where they are known as P0YKPAC.
References
External links
* [http://www.poykpac.com POYKPAC Official Website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/p0ykpac POYKPAC on YouTube]
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/POYKPAC-Comedy/21606010021 POYKPAC on Facebook]
* [http://www.blockmagazine.com/neighbor.php?title=lstrongghipster_olympics_schmipster_olym&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Block Magazine interview]
* [http://newteevee.com/2008/04/18/sketchies2-qa-poykpac/ NewTeeVee interview]
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