Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...an oddity that there’s no unified arts department at Austin City Hall...."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin 101 Giveaway

Get to know your city and enter to win a SXSW Music wristband

"...Oh, hey! Welcome or welcome back to Austin. We hope you enjoy your stay and find the..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Events Post

Austin Sketch Fest Rocks Our City All Week Long

The ninth annual festival puts scripted comedy front & center

"...That third leg of live comedy?..."

May 17, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Into the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

Everybody's working for your weekend

"...and nights that encompass Labor Day Weekend here in Austin, Texas...."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Over Creation: A Brief History of Laugh Riots in Austin

As April overflows with comedy festivals, an overview of Austin's celebrations of funny

"...funniest. In addition to all the ongoing hilarity in Austin's large and varied comedy scene – Esther's Follies, Master..."

April 13, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

ColdTowne Theater: Comedy moves uptown

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

"...When you can count all the comedy venues in Austin on the fingers of one hand,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

BS4 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

Fri, Apr 2 - Thu, Apr 8

"...Presented by Comedy Central Four screenings daily; call 472-FILM MONDAY, APR 5..."

April 2, 1999 Arts Feature

Comedy

"...uh, uh,... that would be understated comic style to Austin for a special performance, this one to benefit the..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Picks

What the cool kids are catching at the OOB

"...asked the people that are on the inside: The improvisers, the sketch artists, the stand-up comedians, all the people..."

Aug. 30, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

To beat the heat, OOB offers improv and stand-up acts in the triple digits

"...OOB is back. God bless the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, which arrives at the ass-end of August every..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy

Your quick guide to the national headliners and local laugh makers at Fun Fun Fun 2013

"...David James (Fri., noon) Area man, dapper host of Austin's favorite live comedy game show Laugh, Dammit!..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Hero of Heroes of Comedy

"...Dear Editor, As an improviser who has been on the scene for nearly five..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Postmarks

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

BS4 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

Thursday, Apr 8

"...Maggie Mae's Judo Intellectual (Chicago, IL) Improv Asylum (Boston, MA)..."

April 9, 1999 Arts Feature

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...30-page script, devoid of dialog, and decided to use Austin's improv comedians to give it life. Fortunately, producer Mohit..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Venues

Where to find the funny in town

"...Cap City Comedy Club 8120 Research, www.capcitycomedy.com..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2018

"...The 2018 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival featured hundreds of performers from Austin and across..."

Sept. 4, 2018 Photo Gallery

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

Austin Sketch Fest

Rise of the planet of the skits

"...line supremacy (see elsewhere on this page) and the improvisers are resting up for their annual weekend-long endurance test..."

May 18, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival 4

"...Festival. In Austin, the word can inspire terror...."

April 2, 1999 Arts Feature

The Buzz on Buzzkill Comedy

The weekly stand up night has two new hosts

"...Among the plethora of Austin stand-up showcases one can find any given night, one..."

Oct. 5, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Edmond Bulldogs: MTV Sends Comedy Troupe Into Overdrive

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

"...to take the Hideout to outer space. The former Austinites, who do for sketch comedy what Aldous Huxley did..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin’s Longest-Running Stand-Up Showcase Ends After a Decade of Making Stars

Sure Thing is a wrap at 512

"...Two transplants arrive in Austin and meet at a coffee shop open mic. A..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Local Comedy Gets a New Buzz at the Buzz Mill

New Seventh Street venue wants to make you laugh your nights away

"...Buzz Mill lounge aims to be an epicenter of comedy...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Queens of Comedy

Twitter opens doors for some traditionally marginalized groups

"...launch a career? Does it really contribute to the comedy landscape? At their SXSW panels, Jane Pratt, Jenny Johnson,..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Luv Doc Recommends: Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

Stateside at the Paramount, Monday, September 5, 2011

"...How much comedy can anyone truly take? That's a very serious question,..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Altercation Comedy

Comedy has its perks: making movies with Ron Jeremy

"...It's all in a day's work for the Austin comedian/writer. Habersaat's long-running punk zine, Altercation, gave way to..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

BS3 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

"...here. A $40 festival pass ($35 seniors, students, and Austin Circle of Theatres members) gets you into all shows...."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up

Who makes the jokes, where you can see them, and who keeps the scene running in a city where laughing matters

"...joke here. It's literally what happens at Cap City Comedy Club every May when the Funniest Person in Austin..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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