Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...adepts of spontaneity, practitioners of the unpredictable. They are improvisers, and Austin is overrun with them...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Improv Celebrates the Day of the Dead With La Vida de los Muertos

Hideout Theatre breathes life into una vida improvisada

"...performance of La Vida de los Muertos, a fully improvised two-act play set in the Día de los Muertos-inspired..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Austin Improv

Three of Austin's top improv troupes get to play away this summer

"...Improv troupes are so numerous in Austin nowadays that you..."

July 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Great Austin Improv Shouldn't Be a Secret

"...Dear Editor, Big thanks to The Austin Chronicle, Wayne Alan Brenner, and Robert Faires for supporting..."

June 14, 2007 Postmarks

The Pie and Ear Show: Old-School Austin Improv, Activate!

Bryce yourself for some McGehee-hee-hee on the cutting Egertons

"...has now gathered together some of the godparents of Austin comedy improv – those redoubtable stalwarts of years-back Comedysportz..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ignore the Winter Weather Austin, Improv will Warm Up Your Weekend! 

Improv Warms All at the Paramount!

"...on stage. One of the great things about an improve show is that it's always a one-time experience! I..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Events Post by Sarah Sharif

47 Nonstop, Unsleeping, Possibly Hallucinatory Hours of Improv This Weekend

The Hideout is doing that wild thing they do every year

"...many troupes from the Hideout and all the other Austin improv venues joining in the madness...."

June 16, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Improv-Educated

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival makes more room for Austin's increasingly savvy audiences

"...and, in addition to the regular cozy homes to improv, sketch, and stand-up (the Hideout, The New Movement, Coldtowne,..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Merlin Works Institute and Gnap! Theater Season: Making the improv pie higher

Austin's strong improv scene is about to get even stronger, with a new training center and performance space

"...With two venues catering almost full-time to improv, three festivals on the calendar that spotlight improvisers, and..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

Austin's Improv Comedy Marathon 2014

Supposedly sane people, totally making shit up for 45 hours straight

"...going pretty much as they please … while eight improv stalwarts stick around hour after hour after hour to..."

June 18, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hideout Improv Marathon

Eight players improvise for 40 hours straight to help save their artistic home

"...If ever you questioned the degree to which Austin improvisers love to make shit up, swing by the..."

June 26, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 43 Hour Improv Marathon

Comedy worth losing sleep over

"...Three years ago, the home for improv on the Avenue was looking to raise some cash..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hideout Improv Marathon

In hour 40, these improvisers were still in top form: fresh, focused, and incredibly funny

"...Going to an improv show at the crack of dawn on a Sunday..."

July 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live! Nude! Improv!

They’re getting naked at the Hideout

"...the theatre run by that venue’s talented cadre of improvisers, some of the performers, male and female, are doffing..."

Aug. 11, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Miyazaki, Hot Boys, Jane Austen Improv, and More Recommended Events

The weekend is looking ... a little weird

"...the years permeated and collaborated with myriad layers of Austin artists to make for a flavorful, well, future. Shridhar..."

July 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Still the Fading Stains of Some Bad Improv Blood

Because: You have Five Families, you're gonna have some dysfunction.

"...roundtable talk with representatives from the Five Families of Austin Improv, some "bad blood" was at least obliquely mentioned..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Improv Thanks

"...Dear Editor, As a member of the Austin improv community for 10 years, I want to sincerely..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Postmarks

Big Gay Musical Brings Queer Comedy to Austin

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll leave dusted in glitter.

"...luck, because a big gay musical is debuting in Austin this week. Every Saturday from July 14 to August..."

July 11, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

ColdTowne Theater Hosts Inaugural Black Austin Film Festival

A weekend of screenings, improv workshops, and more

"...ColdTowne Theater’s twist on Cap City’s legacy – Black Austin Film Festival – brings together world-renowned artists and local..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Screens Feature by Jasmine Iman Wright

Your Laugh Track to Austin

A quick romp through our city's finer funny spots

"...comedy and maybe a nosh to get you by. Austin’s comedy scene can help with its ever-growing stand-up acts..."

June 17, 2016 Columns Post by Ashley Alkek

Top 10 Wonderful Things About Austin Theatre in 2008 (In No Particular Order)

Chronicle Arts writer Avimaan Syam recalls 2008, in the theatre

"...7) Ka-Baam!! (Austin Improv Collective) Austin's improv scene has grown to include..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

Two Shannons Take the Improv Stage to … Where?

Local stars McCormick and Stott, together at last for the first time

"...Two Austin-based improvisers who are, separately, nigh on brilliant...."

Dec. 14, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...to their patrons. Because they collaborate, they innovate, they improvise (some specialize in it), the artists created alternatives: dances..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Happenings Online: A Chronicle Round-up for Your Quarantined Exploration

Live and creative diversions – from your talented friends & neighbors

"...So many Austinites doing live shows (or even something resembling what we’d..."

March 23, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin’s Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival Has No Bounds In Stock

The annual juggernaut of performative hijinks returns to the ATX

"...Of Bounds Comedy Festival that’s about to turn Downtown Austin into a laughter-lover’s playground for seven days...."

Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fragile Rock: Austin's Emo Puppet Band

Maybe the world's only emo puppet band?

"...This all started because Brently Heilbron, formerly of old-school Austin improv troupe Monks' Night Out and frequent perp of..."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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 Film Festival: “You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party!”

Austin acting powerhouse Lee Eddy makes her directorial debut

"...title of the debut short as a director from Austin acting powerhouse Lee Eddy...."

Oct. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Psych Fest Announces Night Shows With the Zakary Thaks, METZ, Luna Li

As well as set times for the main fest at Far Out Lounge

"...Austin Psych Fest has announced Downtown kickoff and night shows,..."

April 3, 2024 Music Post by Miranda Garza

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...– both fantastic and unfortunate – taking place on Austin-area stages. 1) When Actors Have the Upper Hand..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

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