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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

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy
Your quick guide to the national headliners and local laugh makers at Fun Fun Fun 2013
"...noon) Area man, dapper host of Austin's favorite live comedy game show Laugh, Dammit!..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

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

SXSW Comedy: Doug Loves Movies
More high times talking cinema with Benson and friends
"...4:20 curtain call three blocks from the Texas State Capitol...."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Comedy: A Good Trip with Shane Mauss
Jokes, jokes, jokes, and the meaning of life. No big deal.
"...going to kill you with laughter. Mauss stopped at Cap City Comedy Club last February, when this two-and-a-half-hour show..."

March 14, 2017 Arts Post by Carina Magyar

Naked City
"...personal bravery. This may be the first award the city ever gave for stubbornness to acknowledge an activist that..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...We've got use-of-force numbers, the Statesman's got numbers, the city's got numbers, none of them agree, and do any..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bye-Bye, Bearden – Hello, Mac & Joe!
Cap City Comedy's PUNCH! showcase goes ALL'S WELL as of … now.
"...been running the Tuesday night PUNCH! showcase of stand-up comedy at Cap City Comedy Club for years. But not..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Funniest Person in Austin 2013
Cap City Comedy Club launches its biggest joke-slinging competition yet on the funniest day of the year
"...on the one day of the year devoted to comedy, why not go out and have a laugh? Cap..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It's Official: Dylan Carlino Is the Funniest Person in Austin
Dominating newcomers prove the city is a comedy magnet
"...The 2023 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin (FPIA) contest..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Arts Post by Valerie Lopez

The Velveeta Room's Head Cheese
Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be
"...is the Velveeta Room, Austin's sliver of a Downtown comedy room that has found an artistic and atmospheric renaissance..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

In the Bounce House with Comedian Danny Palumbo
2015’s Funniest Person in Austin is cooking on all burners
"...of this year’s Funniest Person in Austin contest at Cap City Comedy Club back in May, is also a..."

Nov. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Dave Attell
Does it get any better than this comic in a true club setting?
"...The full house at Cap City Comedy Club last Friday got a two-for-one top..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Moontower Review: Ron Funches
Huggable comic charms crowd, tells how to Winnie-the-Pooh it
"...In his second Moontower show as the Cap City Comedy Club headliner, Ron Funches imagined describing his..."

April 23, 2016 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Mac & Cheers
Mac Blake snags the crown of Funniest Person in Austin 2013
"...Where the comedian didn't fuck up was walking into Cap City Comedy Club on Monday night. Because he walked..."

May 21, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Running the Funny
Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years
"...tangled hemisphere of loose brown curls, walks into Austin's Cap City Comedy Club. In her hands is a large..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What It Means to Be Funniest Person in Austin
Tyler Groce's victory in the returning comedy contest shows Austin's comedy scene is thriving and diversifying
"...the Philadelphia Museum of Art, turns to face the city before him, and raises his arms in the air..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics
The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene
"...winner in 1986), this Houston native moved to River City in 1970 and is in his fifth decade of..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Funniest Person in Austin 2014
Cody Hustak reveals the secrets to his success in this year's comedy competition
"...might have expected in Indonesia or eastern Europe, but Cap City Comedy Club? And yet there it was in..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Always Be Chloe-sing
Mary Lynn Rajskub on moving from 24 to stand-up
"...favorite, and now her popularity is luring viewers into comedy clubs to see Rajskub do stand-up...."

Nov. 12, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Funniest Person in Austin 2013
From 209 contenders, the final 12 emerge to duke it out for this year's comedy crown
"...Okay, folks, our annual comedy competition is really gettin' serious. Back on April Fools'..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Your Laugh Track to Austin
A quick romp through our city's finer funny spots
"...a laugh. You want a night out filled with comedy and maybe a nosh to get you by. Austin’s..."

June 17, 2016 Columns Post by Ashley Alkek

Lights Come on for Third Moontower
Aziz Ansari, Kids in the Hall lead the pack of 2014 jokers
"...plus 100 more comics, all courtesy of the Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival...."

Jan. 21, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Paul Mooney
This cutting-edge comedy legend talks about Richard Pryor, SNL, and race
"...performing in Austin for the very first time. In comedy circles, this is akin to a visitation by royalty,..."

July 24, 2009 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

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

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Flood of Funny
Moontower Comedy has released its first roster of comics
"...Nick Offerman? That was the question for the Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival that premiered last April to great..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Funniest People
The merry month of May was a big month for Austin's mirthmasters, with three contests determining who among us can provoke the biggest laughs
"...$500 check went to Chris Trew of New Orleans comedy troupe ColdTowne, who have been calling Austin home since..."

June 2, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It's All About Surprise
Brendon Walsh, now officially the Funniest Person in Austin, talks comedy
"...now gleams with promise. He took top honors in Cap City Comedy Club's 19th annual Funniest Person in Austin..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature

Moontower 6: First Comics Announced
Ali Wong, Patton Oswalt, and Ralphie May lead list of 50 acts
"...the first list of comedians for the 2017 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival. Among the names of the first..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five More Belly Laughs at Moontower Just for Laughs Austin
Weekend two of the comedy megafest rocks on
"...to Moontower and the stages where he cut his comedy teeth, he's finessed his calm yet weird vibe (don't..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

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