See. Hear. Speak.
No evil, just laughs
By Robert Faires, Fri., Jan. 16, 2009
• "See" will not only feature video from local sketch factories the P! Company and Studio 8 but the eternally sozzled Lovey & Lovey giving us their tipplers' take on scenes from classic cinema.
• "Hear" serves up the loop-de-loops of Austin playback manipulation master Chuck Watkins and the Francotacular cabaret stylings of faux Parisian duo Le Sexy; the West Coast improvisers whose every scene ends in self-murder, Pacto Suicidó; Phoenix musical duo Dangerville; and the indescribably out-there Imagine the Band, with the wetsuit-clad Eric William Pierson belting out original songs to backup musicians you have to conjure in your own cranium.
• "Hear" brings to town stand-up kings Sean Patton, Upright Citizens Brigade alumnus Sean Conroy, and Saturday Night Live writer Ali Farahnakian, plus an Austin spin on the after-hours chat show, Late Night With Midnight Society, hosted by the local troupe.
All shows are at ColdTowne Theater, 4803 Airport. For a full schedule, see Arts Listings. For more information, visit www.seehearspeakfest.com.