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

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

SXSW Comedy: Your 2018 Lineup

March mirth blows in with Bloom, Offerman, Gaffigan, & Cavett

"...laughing like crazy, and that's all due to SXSW Comedy. The 2018 lineup shows just why that's so with..."

Feb. 27, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

Local Married Couple Flaunts Public Comedy Habit

Chloe and Lane Ingram are ... Chlane

"...So, there’s that married comedy duo in town, Chloe and Lane Ingram, who perform..."

June 20, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland

Back in September 2005, Vaughn decided to try his hand at the impresario game and Gathered together four young stand-up comedians for a 30-day bus tour of the heartland.

"...could count it, Vaughn, the new king of Hollywood comedy, decided to put aside acting and try his hand..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Original Kings of Comedy

"...and Steve Harvey. Spike Lee's new movie is a comedy performance film in the tradition of Richard Pryor's Live..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Moontower Star Sophie Buddle on How Comedy Is Becoming More Welcoming to Women

“Austin is such a comedy city”

"...her stand-up debut at age 15. She'd been attending comedy clubs with her mom for a few months and..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

SXSW Comedy: Your 2015 Lineup

Schumer, Harmon, Bell, and SNL lead this year's laugh-makers

"...their breaths waiting to hear who'll be at SXSW Comedy this year can exhale. The 2015 lineup is out..."

Feb. 23, 2015 SXSW Post by Robert Faires

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

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

"...people, an inherently funny group, to fill a monthly comedy lineup? "But it makes sense if you spend time..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

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

Five New Things In Austin's Comedy Scene

A quintuple shot of Lakkalikööri for all my friends

"...Comedy and drinking, drinking and comedy: They go together like..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

TV Review: Eugene Mirman Comedy Central Special

Alt-comedy hero misses the mark in an uneven standup show

"...Eugene Mirman’s comedy can be hit or miss, but I think that..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Post by Eli Black

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

SXSW Comedy: The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast Taping with Eugene Mirman

The interview gets to the heart of Mirman's "warm silliness"

"...Comedian, Stuart Goldsmith interviews comedians about the art of comedy. “Around the 40-minute mark, I try to convince them..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Comedy: Completely Official Showcase of Comedy

Even in a lineup of stars, Austin’s Lashonda Lester is the one to watch

"...female winner in 16 years. Now, at Sunday's SXSW Comedy major showcase, she’s sharing the stage with Janeane Garofalo,..."

March 12, 2017 Arts Post by Carina Magyar

SXSW Comedy: Your 2017 Lineup

Making you laugh this March: Cenac, Sykes, Odenkirk, Hardwick, & more

"...their breaths waiting to hear who'll be at SXSW Comedy this year can exhale. The 2017 lineup is out..."

Feb. 21, 2017 SXSW Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Comedy Lineup Announced

Judd Apatow, Paul F. Tompkins, Upright Citizens Brigade all return

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

Feb. 24, 2016 SXSW Post by Chase Hoffberger

When Is Austin Comedy a Sure Thing?

Maybe on a Wednesday, definitely on a Saturday

"...in Austin, Texas – you can find some night-time comedy show or other that’ll probably make you laugh your..."

Feb. 3, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Ryan Cownie Has Up and Taken Over Avalanche Comedy

And Chris Cubas, on his way to Kansas City, swears this is a good thing

"...comic, this Ryan Cownie, who's taken over hosting Avalanche Comedy at Holy Mountain on Monday nights...."

Nov. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.

"...self-doubt and oblivious boorishness, would have dared envision a comedy that, just as its point-blank title states, searches vainly..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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 2018: Full Lineup, Schedule

Amanda Seales, Dulcé Sloan, Ted Leo late additions to fun

"...go before it cranks up the laughs, the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival has released its ultimate list of..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Comedy Speed Dating

Fred Armisen, W. Kamau Bell, Chris Cubas, Rob Gagnon's One Hour Comedy Festival, Neil Hamburger, Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, Jonah Ray

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest's 2014 comedy roster offers a respectable, if overly male, sampling of..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Scott Schinder

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

SXSW Comedy: Your 2020 Lineup

Get ready for Buress, Davidson, National Lampoon, and more

"...laughs! Well, no more. SXSW has announced this year's Comedy Festival participants and shows, and they include Judd Apatow,..."

March 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Comedy: Your 2019 Lineup

Leading the laughs: Griffin, The Daily Show, and Elon Musk?

"...it sets up loads of laughs, ’cause this year’s Comedy Festival includes Kathy Griffin, The Daily Show News Team,..."

Feb. 26, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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