Elephant Larry is a sketch comedy

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...

 group from New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. They were formed in 2002 and have been performing since, most recently at The Peoples Improv Theater

Peoples Improv Theater

The Peoples Improv Theater, or The P.I.T., was established in New York City in 2002 by Ali Reza Farahnakian. Currently located at 123 East 24th Street near Madison Square Park, The PIT's shows include improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, and other forms of theater, all working together to raise...

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History

All five Elephants (Geoff Haggerty, Stefan Lawrence, Chris "the Messiah" Principe, Jeff Solomon and Alexander Zalben) are former members of Cornell University

Cornell University

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...

's sketch comedy group, the Skits-O-Phrenics. During their time with the Skits, they wrote, directed and performed in over 20 sketch comedy shows.

Since their inception, Elephant Larry has created eleven shows: Dawn of Elephant Larry, ElephantoberFest, The Precinct, The Syrup & Butter Show, A Tree Grows in Elephant Larry, All Aboard The U.S.S. Boatship, The Crime Machine, BOOM, Ninja Christmas, the appropriately titled Elephant Larry and Caveman Christmas.

Reviews/Awards/Festivals

Elephant Larry has been reviewed in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Stranger, Back Stage, and more.

Elephant Larry has been named a Time Out New York "Don't Miss" critic's pick for most of 2006.

They have won the following awards:

- Winners, first ever Sketch Fights Competition at Caroline's

Caroline's

Carolines on Broadway is a venue for stand-up comedy located in Times Square in New York City on Broadway between 49th and 50th Street. It is one of the most established, famous, and recognized stand-up comedy clubs in the United States. Its marketing slogan is "America's Premiere Comedy...

 on Broadway, claiming the title of "New York City's Best Comedy Writers."

- Back Stage Top 10 Comedy Best Bet 2004

- Winners, Bass Red Triangle Comedy Competition (Audience & Jury Awards)

They have performed at the New York International Fringe Festival

New York International Fringe Festival

The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, is a Fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. It takes place over the course of two weeks every August, spread across several neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, notably the Lower East Side, the...

 ('04), Spoleto Festival ('06), Chicago SketchFest ('04, '05, '06, '07), SF Sketchfest

SF Sketchfest

SF Sketchfest, or The San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival, is a comedy festival founded in 2002 by Bay Area actor-comedians David Owen, Janet Varney and Cole Stratton...

 ('05, '07), Best of the Best SketchFest (in Portland, '04, '05, '06), Seattle SketchFest ('04, '05, '06), SketchFest NYC ('05, '06), HA! Comedy Festival ('03), and at Caroline's, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

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Internet Sketches

Elephant Larry's sketches have been featured regularly on Collegehumor.com, and BestWeekEver.tv. In 2006, one of their live sketches based on the Street Fighter 2 video game was viewed by over half a million people in the first month alone. In 2007, they co-produced "Minesweeper: The Movie" with CollegeHumor.com, which has been seen by millions worldwide, and translated into German and Russian.

Great Sketch Experiment

Elephant Larry was one of six finalists for The Great Sketch Experiment, being run by JibJab

JibJab

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. The six short videos, including Elephant Larry's "Tall Cop Short Cop," were directed by John Landis

John Landis

John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...

and heavily promoted on the site. Elephant Larry lost the contest, which carried a $10,000 grand prize, to Famous Last Nerds.