Picnicface is a Canadian 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...

 troupe based in Halifax, NS consisting of Mark Little, Andrew Bush, Kyle Dooley, Cheryl Hann, Brian MacQuarrie, Evany Rosen, Scott Vrooman and Bill Wood. Formed in 2006, the group's alternative comedy style quickly caught on with millions of Internet viewers in North America and worldwide. Several videos posted to YouTube

YouTube

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 went viral, including Powerthirst, which has been viewed over 20 million times.

Projects

The group has performed in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Toronto

Toronto

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, and other Canadian cities. They have had a special on CBC Radio and have a weekly sketch and improv

Improvisational theatre

Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...

 comedy show in Halifax.

Picnicface recently completed a feature film called Roller Town and a satirical book about Canada for HarperCollins Canada

HarperCollins

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 called Picnicface's Canada. Roller Town was shown at the 2011 Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, while Picnicface's Canada is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2011.

The Comedy Network

The Comedy Network

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 ordered thirteen episodes of a Picnicface

Picnicface (TV series)

Picnicface is a Canadian sketch comedy series that debuted on The Comedy Network during the 2011–12 television season. The cast is completely composed of the comedy troupe Picnicface. Thirteen episodes have been ordered by The Comedy Network...

 sketch TV series in December, 2010. The series will be executive produced by Mark McKinney

Mark McKinney

Mark Douglas Brown McKinney is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for his work in the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. Following the run of their television series and feature film , he went on to star in Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1997...

 from the Kids in the Hall

The Kids in the Hall

The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1988 to 1994 on CBC in Canada, and 1989 to 1995 on CBS and HBO in the United States...

. The series premiered in September, 2011.