Funny games

P.K. Hutchinson and Kyle George will perform their Comedy Special Extravaganza at the Potentialist Workshop, 2275 Dickerson Road, on Oct. 4. The event will be recorded live by Reno Sessions and will have two showings, one at 7 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. Local comedians including Jym Bettencourt, Cliff McGrady, Brooke Elizabeth and James Fleming will also perform. We sat down for an interview with Hutchinson.

At what point did you realize you could make people laugh?

It’s funny, it seems like everyone has the same story. I would just go out to comedy clubs, and I knew I could do it better than those guys. I did my first comedy when I was 19 and then took like 10 years off and didn’t start up again till I was 29.

How would you describe your style of comedy?

Probably anything that has to do with butts. I love being a silly comic; I have no problem if you are laughing at me or with me at all.

Do you and Kyle write your jokes or do improv?

Just a tiny bit of improv on the stage, but we mainly write out all of our jokes and are prepared.

What is the process you go through when writing a joke?

Sometimes I’ll write 10 jokes in a minute, and other times it takes really long. It has to be a funny premise or not very topical or just a funny idea I have. Sometimes they are dumb, like they are the dumbest things ever. But you just got to write them all, and, really, the true test is on stage.

Have you ever had a joke fail on stage?

Oh, yeah! All the time, that’s part of the process.

What made you decide to perform your special now?

I’m at this point where I’m the best that I’ve ever been at it, and I’m just really comfortable with the material that I have. Also we are both at the stage where we wanted to start writing all brand new stuff.

What can we expect out of this special?

Well, I think one thing that makes us different is the fact we actually write jokes, they aren’t just stories. We are like caricatures of ourselves when we are on stage. I want to put on a show so people have an experience, not just stand up there. People get on stage and are like “Man, you see the Lakers game today?”

What made you decide to film the special in Reno?

It is one of the last times we will both be in Reno. It’s a good way to say bye to Reno for a little bit because after this I’ll be moving to New York to do comedy over there.

What is the largest amount of people you have performed for?

I don’t know. I think like 200 people at a club in Los Angeles. We have also both performed here at in Reno at the Knitting Factory for few hundred people. I feel like, for comedy, the smaller more intimate places are better. That’s why we are so excited for the Potentialist Showroom because it only seats 55, I’ll be able to see all the people. It will be so nice.

Can I hear a joke?

Let me think of the dumbest joke: It makes sense that they make parachutes out of parachute pants. I mean can you image if they would have made them out of skinny jeans? We would have lost the war. That might be the dumbest joke I have.