Forrest Gump contains some downright fantastic raw material for the folks at Master Pancake Theater, who'll be continuing their wildly popular lampooning of the popular flick this weekend at the Alamo. The Pancake crew had recently put the show on hold to make room for their Halloween gigs, but they're bringing it back for several more performances during the month of November. We haven't seen it yet, but word is it's one of the funniest, most un-P.C. Pancake shows ever. Want to win tickets? more ›

For the first time in over a year, erstwhile Sinus Show members Owen Egerton, John Erler and Joe Parsons are back together, skewering bad films like some kind of movie mocking Voltron. And this time, they're taking dead aim at Robert Zemeckis' goofy sci-fi adventure Back to the Future. more ›

Pump Up the Volume was so much more than a proto-Jock Jams house anthem by M/A/R/R/S. It was the youthful, telegenic angst of 1990, distilled and splashed against an awesome soundtrack. It was a young and (remember?) hot Christian Slater playing a high-school pirate radio DJ named Happy Harry Hard-On. It was Samantha Mathis playing a way ballsier and like, more articulate precursor to Angela Chase. And, like any teen dramedy worth its salt, it... more ›

Back in June, after Mayor Wynn gave his global warming presentation at the Alamo Downtown, the funnymen at Master Pancake Theater performed a special one-off skewering of Roland Emmerich's cheeseball disaster flick The Day After Tomorrow. Sad you missed it? Well cheer up, sunshine, because the show went over so well that the one-off has now become an eleven-off! Starting tomorrow, the Master Pancake guys (aided by guest comedian Scott Chester) will roast The Day... more ›

Providing hours and hours of entertainment to the city of Austin daily, KOOP 91.7 FM requests you to join them this evening at The Scoot Inn for a multi-talented line-up of local acts. And all for a mere five bucks of your hard earned money for all the fun. Not bad a deal, we think. Hosted specifically by Now Playing Austin (which airs every Thursday at 6 p.m.), headliners on the night include Peel and... more ›

It's been a week of "lasts" at the original Alamo Drafthouse, including the last Terror Thursday, Master Pancake Theater, A/V Geeks and Butt-numb-a-thons ever to happen at the venerable Colorado St. location. And tonight marks another sad Alamo last--one that we're particularly bummed about--the last Music Monday. Though the series is slated to continue at the Alamo's fancy new 6th Street location sometime in the fall, tonight will probably be the last installment programmed by... more ›

We're all friends here, right? So let's just admit to each other, right now, that we all love John Hughes' movies. Just let it out--there's no judgment here. Hughes wrote some of the best all-around comedies of the 1980s, from National Lampoon's Vacation to Planes, Trains & Automobiles. But we can probably all agree that his best work was done directing a select few teen comedies. Sixteen Candles? We love it. Weird Science? We love... more ›

When news broke in January that Austin's preeminent team of professional movie hecklers, The Sinus Show, had called it quits, it was a dark day for fans of live comedy juxtaposed with bad movies. Fortunately, Sinus veteran John Erler and Sinus pinch hitter Joe Parsons are carrying the torch of hilaritude with Master Pancake Theater. Since we first talked to them in February, they've been busy lambasting such gems as Titanic and Mad Max: Beyond... more ›

While we're thoroughly engrossed in all matters SXSW, the Drafthouse just sent out a brand new trailer for Master Pancake Theater's upcoming lampooning of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. more ›

A few weeks ago, we were saddened to hear that Austin’s long running, movie-skewering comedy institution, The Sinus Show, was calling it quits. But we were also incredibly happy to learn that Sinus alums John Erler and Joe Parsons would be carrying on the troupe’s proud, hilarious tradition with a brand new weekly show titled Master Pancake Theater. We recently had the chance to sit down with John and Joe over seafood to talk about... more ›