East Austin Comedy Club Is a Proving Ground for Stand-Ups

Austin's newest home to humor aims to be a funny, intimate hangout for locals

"...last several years have seen a boom in the Austin comedy scene, and now there's another entrant into this..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Top 10 Austin Comedy Stories

New fests, new venues, and big returns

"...Austin's longest-operating comedy club shuttered after 30-plus years in a..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

When Is Austin Comedy a Sure Thing?

Maybe on a Wednesday, definitely on a Saturday

"...It’s Wednesday again in Austin, Texas. And even on a Wednesday – because you..."

Feb. 3, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Austin Comedy Walkabout Night on Sixth Comes to the Austin Asian American Film Festival

Into the Downtown rabbit hole with local comedian Mohit Jasawal

"...Like every Austinite, Mohit Jaswal has a love/hate relationship with Austin's most..."

June 4, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Do Women Rule The Austin Comedy Scene?

Kat Ramzinski suggests that, yeah, they sure as hell do

"...One, she's a woman. Two, she's a stand-up comic...."

Feb. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pictures of Superheroes Packs in the Austin Comedy Talent

Quirky comedy filled with familiar faces

"...an easy film to describe without using the words "Austin-y," "Slacker-ish," or referencing Steven Soderbergh's early exercise in cinematic..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?

The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene

"...I published a farewell love letter to Cap City Comedy Club when, after 35 years as a cultural icon,..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Comedy Wham’s 200th Interview and Sixth Anniversary

Local epicenter of comedy celebration shines amidst the Fallout

"...Lopez is about to record her 200th interview for Comedy Wham, the Austin-based powerhouse of comedy-scene reporting. It’ll be..."

Jan. 18, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...The original Funniest Person in Austin (as in the contest's first winner in 1986), this..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What It Means to Be Funniest Person in Austin

Tyler Groce's victory in the returning comedy contest shows Austin's comedy scene is thriving and diversifying

"...September 21, Tyler Groce emerged victorious as Cap City Comedy Club's Funniest Person in Austin (FPIA)...."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...against a pretty small pool of LGBTQ comics in Austin. Why weren't there enough queer people, an inherently funny..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

It's Official: Dylan Carlino Is the Funniest Person in Austin

Dominating newcomers prove the city is a comedy magnet

"...The 2023 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin (FPIA) contest wrapped up..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Arts Post by Valerie Lopez

Comedy Wham's Top Five Moontower Just for Laughs Big Names

The Austin comedy podcast's Five for Laughs: Headliners Edition

"...Austin's Moontower Comedy Festival celebrates 10 years and a new..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Comedy Wham's Five Austin Comics Not to Miss at Moontower Just For Laughs

The Austin comedy podcast's Five for Laughs: Locals Edition

"...Moontower Comedy Festival celebrates 10 years and a new partnership with..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Live Comedy Clubs Are Coming Back

NYC's the Creek & the Cave moves to ATX, Cap City gets revived

"...laugh again. This week, just days apart, two live comedy clubs announced their openings in 2021. The Creek &..."

Feb. 11, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Comedy 2019: The First Wave

Festival welcomes Jenny Slate and David Spade as headliners

"...Austin comedy fans have just received something they can give..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Comedy 2018: More Comics Named

On, Ryan! On, Preacher! On, Colin! On, Ali! On 39 more jokers!

"...Apparently, all you Austin comedy fans have been good this year, because Santa..."

Dec. 5, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Cap City Comedy Club Closes

COVID closure shutters the venerable stand-up home for good

"...Yesterday, Cap City Comedy Club, the venue that's kept you – and all..."

Sept. 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Funniest Person in Austin 2013

Cap City Comedy Club launches its biggest joke-slinging competition yet on the funniest day of the year

"...on the one day of the year devoted to comedy, why not go out and have a laugh? Cap..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cap City Comedy Club Returns

Knock, knock. Who's there? Austin's comedy big dog reopens this week.

"...New home, same laughs. Cap City Comedy Club, the cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly..."

July 11, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Comedy 2020: The First Wave

Fest taps Middleditch & Schwartz, Nikki Glaser as headliners

"...Austin comedy fans may not be able to concentrate on..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Funniest Person in Austin 2014

Cody Hustak reveals the secrets to his success in this year's comedy competition

"...expected in Indonesia or eastern Europe, but Cap City Comedy Club? And yet there it was in the results..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moontower Review: Austin Towers

The range of local comedy voices was on full view at the Velv

"...The Austin Towers showcase helped close this year’s Moontower Comedy Festival...."

April 24, 2017 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

OOB's comedy podcasts will make your Labor Day weekend less labored

"...to summer? Just plug into the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival's pre-planned jollity. As noted last week ("Improv-Educated," Aug...."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Funniest Person in Austin 2013

From 209 contenders, the final 12 emerge to duke it out for this year's comedy crown

"...Okay, folks, our annual comedy competition is really gettin' serious. Back on April Fools'..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin-Made Sitcom Wind Ups Breaks Out of the Toy Box Tonight

Pilot filmed in and inspired by Toy Joy premieres tonight

"...with a very special preview screening of the new Austin-made show Wind Ups, a comedy filmed in a genuine..."

Nov. 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: "The Outfit"

Yen Tan's political comedy "The Outfit" asks if the clothes make the man

"...the question underlying "The Outfit," the short magical-realist political comedy directed by Yen Tan (1985) and co-written by Tan..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Gym Buddies

Web comedy Gym Buddies gets in shape

"...When Austin comedy screenwriter Shruti Saran saw fitness culture merging with..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Column by Austin Sanders

Now Streaming in Austin: "Pepito"

Award-winning comedy short takes us back to childhood

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining...."

April 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pie and Ear Show: Old-School Austin Improv, Activate!

Bryce yourself for some McGehee-hee-hee on the cutting Egertons

"...You'd think that running a comedy weight-loss competition would be enough for one man, but..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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