Knock, knock. Who’s there? The 2016 South by Southwest Comedy lineup, yo! Side-splittin' through the door!

It’s still only July, and yet we’ve already begun talking about South by Southwest.

During his second show at this year’s Fest, comedian Doug Benson said the Downtown government buildings made a “great backdrop for all the anti-government movies they’re showing” at SXSW. Just as fitting: his 4:20 curtain call three blocks from the Texas State Capitol.

Like a mobile courtroom sketch artist, Jen Sorensen wanders SXSW and offers her impressions in illustrated form.

The advance billing for SXSW Comedy’s Super Secret Show left everything to the imagination until the 11th hour, having simply promised for weeks to deliver a “true legend” onto the yoga mat-sized Hideout Theatre stage. “This is like one of them experimental theatre places,” the performer chuckled after being introduced.

A week from now when we all reflect on the adverse lifestyle choices we made during SXSW 2015, the dedicated minority who stuffed their way into Esther’s Follies on Monday night for The Laugh Button Live showcase will gently smile to themselves and nod off with an IV in their arm.

Like a mobile courtroom sketch artist, Jen Sorensen has been wandering SXSW and offers up her impressions in illustrated form.

Welcome to Austin! (or… if you live here, Welcome to the Gordian Knot of Sensory Overload!) Whether you are a veteran or a complete n00b virgin, have we got the clues for you. Welcome to The Gay Place's SXSW 2015 guide to all things LGBTQIA.

If you’re a new comedian struggling to get noticed and get paid, veteran comedian Bill Burr has some simple advice: “You know you’re getting fucked when they say ‘It’s good exposure.’”