* Nominated for 'Best Comedic Duo' -Emerging Comics of New York Awards * Official Selection: Atlanta Improv Festival 2004 * 'Let's face it: Most sketch-comedy shows suck. You know it, we know it, and thankfully, Madame Funnypants knows it.' -Time Out New York * 'It doesn't get much funnier than this!' -Backstage * Official Selection: Miami Improv Festival 2003, 2004 * “Fresh and Unusual” -The Onion * Official Selection: Los Angeles Improv Festival 2004 * “Inventive with the added bonus of actually being funny” -Time Out New York * Official Selection: Atlanta Improv Festival 2004 * “Kinetic sketch pair Madame Funnypants performed admirably with theatrical meta-sketches about relationships and politics, including notable riffs on workplace romance and truly honest breakups.” -Uproar Magazine * Official Selection: HA! Comedy Festival 2003 * Critic's Pick -The Onion * “Negin Farsad and Alexander Zalben… poke fun at the bizarre compromises we make in order to find companionship. [It] doesn't get much funnier than this!” (January, 2003) -Backstage * Nominated for 'Best Comedic Duo' ECNYs (2003) * Official Selection: Chicago Sketchfest 2003, 2004, 2005 * “Creating sketch comedy is harder than Negin Farsad and Alexander Zalben make it look” -The Onion * Official Selection: DC Comedy Fest 2005 * “Negin Farsad and Alexander Zalben…poke fun at the bizarre compromises we make in order to find companionship. [It] doesn't get much funnier than this!” -Backstage * Critic's Pick -Time Out New York