The Pajama Men are an American comedy duo composed of Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez.
They began performing together as Sabotage, creating shows including Sabotage 2001 and In Fine Form. Around 2004,Inside With: Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez of 'The Pajama Men' 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 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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. In 2004, they performed at the 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.https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/pajama-men-108301/ Pajama Men
They have also created the animated series 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 2009Tromadance New Mexico 2009 and the Sundance Film Festival 2010.Alibi Illustrator and PJ Men Selected for Sundance Film Festival!One Square Mile of Earth: Sundance 2010
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 and nominations AwardYear of ceremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.Edinburgh Fringe Festival2004Perrier Best Newcomer AwardIn Fine FormNominatedPerrier Award Nominees Announced in Edinburgh2004Dubble Act AwardIn Fine FormNominated2005Stop Not GoingWonPajama party: US duo scoop double act awardBarry Award2009Most Outstanding Festival ShowVersus vs VersusWonBarry Award Winners Sydney Comedy Festival2009Best NewcomerVersus vs VersusWonTime Out Sydney Comedy Awards 2009 Best of the FestVersus vs VersusWonChortle Awards2010Best Sketch or Character Act The Last Stand to ReasonNominatedAnd the 2010 nominees are... All to play for in Chortle Awards2010Best ShowThe Last Stand to ReasonNominated
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