Top 10 Local Comedy Stories of 2023

New venues, new faces, new experiments

"...evidence that Austin has become a comedy magnet. 6) Buzzkill at Buzzmill Celebrates 10 Years..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Austin Beerworks and Jester King

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 1)

"...sales are going one week into the citywide social buzzkill/shelter-in-place mandate. “Well, our keg sales are at zero since..."

March 27, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Three Queer Comedians To See at Fallout Theater’s Anniversary

LOL with Arielle Isaac Norman, Jess Lonnett, and Angelina Martin

"...Conversely, Martin, host of Buzzkill at the Buzzmill, has sought to expand her comedic..."

Jan. 24, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Comics Writer Donny Cates Casts Spells on Doctor Strange

Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme and big bad Thanos get a local scribe

"...comics knowledge flowed back out. In 2013, he wrote Buzzkill, a four-issue series with Mark Reznicek (drummer for indie..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tales From a Former R.A.

On being a semi-pro buzzkill

Aug. 25, 2017 Features Feature

The Luv Doc: Churchy Parents

People who give a lot of thought to having a baby are both adorable and hopelessly optimistic

"...with children that can be a bit of a buzzkill. For instance, you can probably get away with blowing..."

May 5, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Buzz on Buzzkill Comedy

The weekly stand up night has two new hosts

"...The host and founder of Buzzkill at the Buzzmill, Katie Pengra, has left the weekly..."

Oct. 5, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Bryan Gutmann: A Stand-Up Guy

Telling jokes at a mic has always been the main thing for Bryan Gutmann

"...scene, and now we have great weekly shows like Buzzkill, Sad Trombone, and, of course, Sure Thing. And that's..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Open Carry Proponents Run Victory Lap

Activists celebrate new rules with glocks, turkey subs

"...It was kind of a buzzkill, to be honest. Glocks, holsters, camouflage, and ... turkey..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Open Carry Proponents Run Victory Lap

Activists celebrate new rules with glocks, turkey subs

"...It was kind of a buzzkill, to be honest. Glocks, holsters, camouflage, and … turkey..."

Jan. 3, 2016 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Chris Cubas: Hashtag, You're It

#PointsMe champion returns to take on the Moontower crowds

"..."Austin is the best," says Cubas. "The scene got..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Some People in Austin Need to STFU

Stand-up comedian Katie Pengra offers a lesson in heckling.

"...Sure enough, Austin stand-up Katie Pengra (the host of Buzzkill Comedy, a weekly line-up of talents at Buzz Mill..."

Oct. 20, 2014 Arts Post by Katie Pengra

Oops!

"...However, Donny and I did collaborate on the series Buzzkill, which you praised in your article (thanks, btw). Congrats..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Postmarks

Donny Cates Is No 'Buzzkill'

Local writer collaborates with Toadies drummer for new comic

"...has his mutant genes. For Ruben, the hero of Buzzkill, by Austin-based comic writer Donny Cates and Toadies drummer..."

Sept. 18, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Family Affair

Akina Adderley adds her name to the family ledger

"...rock, pop, and jazz standards. Nothing too obscure or buzzkill will be played, unlike her gigs at Antone's or..."

June 10, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TV Eye

Franklin & Bash's dude charm

"...blows, Infeld steps in to referee without being a buzzkill...."

May 27, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Politics Gift Guide

Mugs with a message

"...Morning Buzzkill Mugs With a MessageUnemployed Philosophers Guild, $12.95..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Fed Up Yet?

Republican politicians propose pulling Texas out of Medicaid

"...walking out on Medicaid would be a real GOP buzzkill. I asked Anne Dunkelberg of the Center for Public..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Column by Michael King

George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead

Romero revivifies even more zombies with this new picture, but now the filmmaker depicts humankind as hardly worth saving.

"...the Living Dead is as creaky and antisocial a buzzkill as one of his wormy minions, and it's almost..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

What did Tweets tell us about this year's Emmy Awards?

"...true. This was clear to me when the typical buzzkill moment of Emmy suits explaining how the awards are..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Elvis

"...mood that permeates Heavily Decorated. From the No Wave buzzkill "Discho" and hard garage-psych of "Butthole Coaster" to the..."

April 17, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Happy 5,769!

Andy gets all wistful and "Jewy."

"...up, Jewbers, because its only 10 days until the buzzkill of Yom Kippur hits...."

Sept. 30, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

The Big Picture

Fall Movie Preview

"...theatre without a bundle of expectations. And there's no buzzkill like too much hype. So in the following pages,..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

SXSW News: Thursday

"...one of the acts (Los Infernos, perhaps, or maybe Buzzkill?) will back him for Willie Nelson's "Still Is Still..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Buzzkill House of Bad Touch (Alternative Tentacles)

SXSW Records

"...BuzzkillHouse of Bad Touch (Alternative Tentacles) Suddenly it's 1984 --..."

March 10, 2000 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW kicks into gear, Eric Johnson gets intense, and things keep falling apart

"...the Dicks' new outfit Black Kali Ma (San Francisco), Buzzkill (New Brunswick, N.J.), former Waitresses/B-52s backup horn support guy..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

It Was a Dark & Stormy Afternoon

The Austin Pub Crawl

"...the time/drive lapse between destinations acting as a serious buzzkill. I made what might have been a grave faux..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature by Spike Gillespie

Recommended

"...POCKET FISHRMEN, BOXCAR SATAN, BUZZKILL, TALLBOY..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 29 Buzzkill, Emo's..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 29 Buzzkill, Emo's..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Music Feature

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