Backpack Picnic is the latest comedy troupe/flower to evolve/blossom from the creative minds/plants that fester/sprout in the brains/humus of Mitch Baker and David Bewley, who have been performing original comedy together for 11 years. René Pinnell joined the troupe when he directed their MTV pilot in 2005, and Shannon McCormick and Jeremy Lamb have been integral players since 2003. Though Backpack Picnic's history is short, it comes from a long line of absurdist-comedy incarnations dating back to a performance in HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival in 2000. They've been compared to Kids In The Hall, Monty Python, and most recently, flowering plants.

Backpack Picnic is happy to have recently played The Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, New York Sketchfest, San Francisco Sketchfest, Chicago Sketchfest, and Out of Bounds West.

Backpack Picnic is performing a sketch show with FUCT 10pm on Saturday at the Salvage Vanguard Theatre

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- Reviews and Accolades -
Austin Chronicle Write-up and Accompanying Cover
BPPN Pictured in NY Times
Time Out Chicago Review
Voted Best Local Online Show by Austin Chronicle

The Backpack Picnic online sketch series, Artist's MySpace page