$3 Dollar Bill Comedy producer Will Pfaffenberger
$3 Bill founder and producer Will Pfaffenberger (left) performs in his comedy show FaceTweet at Comedy Sportz in Indianpolis (Credit: Heather Charles)

Will Pfaffenberger, 27

Claim to fame: Funny dude; victim of bad silk shirts, former "The Bob & Tom Show" intern.

He's a sketchy one, this guy -- Pfaffenberger is the producer behind the Three Dollar Bill Comedy Co., a local, Second City-style troupe that's putting on its fourth original revue, "FaceTweet," a send-up of social networking sites.

In 15 words or fewer, I want the world to know...
To bring a new form of comedy and satire to Indy

Where were you last weekend?
In Carmel, coaching a boys' team soccer team at tournament. We promptly had our butts kicked.

Where do you go to get away from your fans?
At this point, we could use more fans, so we don't really want to get away from them.

What song do you sing along to when no one else is around?
I'm not the kind of person who gets embarrassed, so I don't mind singing wherever. But the song that's been stuck in my head for the last 15 years is "The Golden Girls" theme song. That always seems to come to surface when I'm spacing out -- it's really godawful.

If you were mayor of this city, what one thing would you change?
Make a law that they have to advertise Three Dollar Bill comedy shows on everything because we don't have a budget. Also, get them updated on their property tax stuff.

Who is YOUR favorite local celebrity?
Tom Griswold, who is kind of like the Lorne Michaels of "The Bob & Tom Show" -- he has an executive producer role but he's highly involved in creative development.

What piece of clothing do you wish you'd never worn?
The multicolored silk shirts in middle school. They were popular for about two years and I wore them for three. You're immediately asking for armpit stains and if you wore them to a middle school dance, they got soaked and stuck to your body.

If you were to go to jail for life tomorrow, what's the last meal you'd eat in this town?
Probably the most delicious part of my victim. Actually, for dinner, I'd take all my criminal buddies to Maggiano's for bottomless plates.

Greatest aspiration?
To work for a strip or daily kind of TV show, writing or performing or both. The pipe dream is always "SNL."

If you became a national celebrity, what would you most look forward to?
The paycheck.

Indy: Love it or leave it?
Love it. I've grown up here. I could love it and then leave it if that whole celeb thing would work out, but I love the city. You can really make your mark.

Best rumor about yourself?
That I look great in silk shirts.

FaceTweet stars Pfaffenberger, along with Jeff Clawson, Claire Wilcher, Matt Kramer, Chad Woodward and Ted Rossini. The troupe performs the show 10 p.m. Fridays (through June 19) at ComedySportz. Tickets are $12; info at www.threedollarbillcomedy.com.

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