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1 a.m.: No sloppy seconds July 20, 2007
What time is it? 1 a.m. – i.e., the fiercely enjoyable brain warp that is improv duo Chris Trew and Tami Nelson
Girls Girls Girls: The Female of the Species July 13, 2007
Girls Girls Girls launches its Boys of Summer series with
guest male improviser Jeremy Lamb
Vertigo Ramp: Inclined Toward Humor July 6, 2007
In the improv created by Craig Kotfas and Ted Rutherford as the duo Vertigo Ramp, the unintentional chaos in the patterns is often as delightful as the patterns themselves
Is That Science?: The Elements of Smile June 29, 2007
The initial results of the experiment Is That Science? – wherein members of the theatrical company St. Idiot Collective interacted with the element Improvium – were fast, furious, and funny
McNichol & May: Harking back With style June 22, 2007
Bob McNichol & Erika May are among the most literary improvisers in town, each of their spontaneous narratives carried along by the depth of the characters they create
Get Up: How funky and strong is their fight June 15, 2007
Shannon McCormick and Shana Merlin – who make up the improv duo Get Up – are comfortable working together, like two parts of an interlocking dream machine
Junk: When you're jonesing for the good stuff June 8, 2007
The four improvisers who constitute the Austin troupe Junk prefer to work in long-form, and long-form certainly seems their forte
see. hear. speak. two: ColdTowne's festive three-way (on film, in music, and on stage) January 19, 2007
ColdTowne presents the second edition of its own comedy festival, see. hear. speak.
Edmond Bulldogs: MTV sends comedy troupe into overdrive December 15, 2006
Fresh from being featured on MTVOverdrive.com's the Stew, comedy troupe the Edmond Bulldogs is back in town to whip its local fans into a frenzy
Jimmie Roulette: Hitting the jackpot, playing the Palace November 17, 2006
Austin comic Jimmie Roulette will hit Vegas this week as part of an exclusive stand-up showcase in HBO's the Comedy Festival
Demetri Martin: Under mild surveillance November 17, 2006
Demetri Martin, of the "Trendspotting" segment on The Daily Show, explains his quick rise in comedy, how it feels to be semifamous, and why he chose Austin for filming his next Comedy Central special
ColdTowne Theater: Comedy moves uptown October 27, 2006
You can count all the comedy venues in Austin on the fingers of one hand, so the opening of a new one, ColdTowne Theater, qualifies as a real occasion
Ventriloquist Night: Public speaking for dummies October 27, 2006
With a new wave of interest in ventriloquism, what better time for full-time Austin puppeteer Bob Abdou to launch a course in Ventriloquism 101?
Mission: Improvable August 25, 2006
Austin's improv community gathers intelligence
Web Extra: OoBer Alles August 25, 2006
A guide to the troupes of the 2006 Out of Bounds Improv Festival (aka OoB V)
100 Proof Comedy: Shot-down stand-up August 25, 2006
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
Kazillionaire: Divorced from reality July 28, 2006
Jeremy Lamb and Madeline Malka's new sketch and improv show 'Kazillionaire' is starkly divided between bits of physical comedy that are genius and spoken segments that are relentlessly awkward and dull
In Memoriam: Warren 'Red' Ryder Schwartz June 9, 2006
Austin juggling sensation Warren "Red" Ryder Schwartz, who opened for Esther's Follies for almost 20 years, was stabbed to death on Sunday, May 28
ColdTowne: Testing the comedy club waters June 2, 2006
In just months, New Orleans improv troupe ColdTowne has become deeply involved in Austin's comedy scene, and now it's close to getting its own venue
Funniest People: Yucks and the City June 2, 2006
The merry month of May was a big month for Austin's mirthmasters, with three contests determining who among us can provoke the biggest laughs
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