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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..."

July 11, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

First Look: Inside the New Cap City Comedy Club
Mary Lynn Rajskub gets opening night honors at new Domain site
"...it's also Austin's far-north outpost for laughs. Tuesday night, Cap City Comedy Club reopened at its new location with..."

July 14, 2022 Arts Post by Rod Machen

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 –..."

Sept. 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?
The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene
"...10, 2020, I published a farewell love letter to Cap City Comedy Club when, after 35 years as a..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

First Look: Inside the New Cap City Comedy Club
Mary Lynn Rajskub gets opening night honors at new Domain site

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

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 2020: The Second Wave
Thirty-two more comics plus new podcasts added to the lineup
"...funny folk who will be attending the 2020 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival?" Well, friend, that would be today...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Comedy Christmas Comes Early With Moontower Comedy Festival
Comedy scene expert Valerie Lopez highlights Moontower Comedy Fest musts, including the iconic Andy Kindler
"...For Austin comedy fans, Moontower Comedy Festival is comedy Christmas, and this..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Third Time’s the Charm for Lysistrata Comedy Festival
The all women and nonbinary comedy festival returns with more venues, more laughs
"...for most anything. (Toddlers, anyone?) For the 2024 Lysistrata Comedy Festival – running April 4-7 with all women and..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Moontower Comedy & Oddity Fest: Local Stars on the Rise
Because nobody knows funny like ATX
"...In the four years since its inception, Moontower Comedy Festival has become a staple in the comedic community...."

April 11, 2016 Events Post by Samantha Johnson

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 partnership with..."

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

Second Wave of Acts Added to Moontower Comedy Festival 2019
Latest list of headliners shows Moontower up Schitt's Creek
"...for size: Schitt's Creek is coming to the River City. As part of the 2019 Moontower Comedy & Oddity..."

Jan. 18, 2019 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 thanks..."

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 has..."

Dec. 5, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Comedy Festival Rescheduled
New dates for the annual event, setting up two jokes in 2021
"...Hold the laughter, please. That ninth Moontower Comedy Festival promised for September 2020 is getting nudged into..."

Aug. 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Comedy 2020: Wave 3
Marlon Wayans, Chris Fleming, and more inked as headliners
"...Hang onto your boards, laugh surfers! Moontower Comedy Festival has suddenly sent a new wave of acts..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Comedy 2020: The First Wave
Fest taps Middleditch & Schwartz, Nikki Glaser as headliners
"...Austin comedy fans may not be able to concentrate on their..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Comedy Comes Back in a Big Way!
Festival celebrates its tenth year with 100 comics – live!
"...The Moontower Comedy Festival has been bringing comics back to Austin in..."

June 10, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

City Council Approves SAVES Resolution to Rescue Venues, Bars, Restaurants
City will explore potential funding sources for struggling sectors
"...continue to fold six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, City Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday night directing staff..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Music Workers Rally for Dedicated City Funding
Will Council reshape the SAVES Resolution at today’s meeting?
"...out during the Come & Save It rally at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. “If you’re a musician… lighting..."

Sept. 17, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Austin Comedy Stories
New fests, new venues, and big returns
"...1) Cap City and FPIA Return..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

The Ups and Downs of Comedy
Hanging with the stand-ups for a look into the life
"...maybe headlining at the Velveeta Room, maybe featuring at Cap City Comedy Club, certainly improving the boards at any..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bob Khosravi Recording Live Comedy Album Tonight
The local stand-up storyteller gets vinylized at Cap City.
"...a long damned time – is recording his first comedy album. At Cap City Comedy Club. Tonight...."

Nov. 11, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

100 Proof Comedy: Shot down stand-up
Four of Austin's funniest comics have created a new showcase in which the hook is the comics doing what the audience does, i.e., taking a belt, knocking one back, hitting the sauce
"...the case of the new stand-up venture 100 Proof Comedy, their tippling is actually part of the show. When..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

22 Comedy Open Mics in 7 Days
Joe Faina runs the Austin gamut so you don't have to
"...Hell, Twitter is kind of like an online open..."

July 1, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Where Comedy Lives
Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments
"...In the heart, of course, that's where comedy truly lives: in the frequently complex, sometimes substance-enhanced, occasionally..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Comedy, This Month!
Who brings laughs to Austin stages in the next few weeks?
"...So, yeah – see our Comedy Listings for more, but here’s some things (stand-up, sketch,..."

Jan. 29, 2018 Arts Post

Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival
In Austin's newest festival, stand-up finally gets top billing
"...that stand-up gets no love from Austin's festival scene. Comedy and the jokers who make it have become an..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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