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Matt Bearden on what jokes you'll hear at Moontower and why he's not all a-Twitter
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April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
'69 Love Scenes'
Each of the 69 Love Songs on the 1999 CD gets a scene in this theatrical venture
"...finals of the Funniest Person in Austin contest at Cap City Comedy Club. We tracked that Lendo to the..."
May 21, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
2009 Funniest Person in Austin Contest
From a strong field of 14 comics, Bryson Turner took this year's comedy crown
"...There was barely enough room to breathe in the filled-to-capacity Cap City Comedy Club on Monday, but paradoxically, there..."
May 22, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Res Publica
Events for good citizens, Oct. 16-22
"...IMAGINING THE NEXT CITY: DO PUBLIC INCENTIVES WORK FOR AUSTIN? Liveable City hosts..."
Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature
Austin Arts Hall of Fame: Class of 2008
The seventh group of inductees includes individuals from the fields of architecture, comedy, music, and patronage
"...Margie Coyle (Cap City Comedy Club) – manager, comedy advocate..."
April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Who Will Help the Hospitality Industry? And Who Else Has Closed?
Here's what's happening in the Austin culinary scene right now
"...advocacy group Good Work Austin has been lobbying the City to make HOT (hotel occupancy tax) money available to..."
Sept. 16, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
We Have an Issue: Fumbling Toward Fall
Looking back at a summer of protest and anticipating a (superspreading?) UT football season
"...to 25% of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium's normal capacity. That means that come Saturday, up to 25,000 fans..."
Sept. 11, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones
The Return of the Champ
Mick Foley swaps the wrestling ring for spoken word
"...the red suit behind, as he heads to Austin's Cap City Comedy Club to perform his one-man show of..."
July 12, 2014 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
On Culture's Front Lines
The 2005 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame
"...and steadfast commitment to the arts to making this city a livelier and richer place to live. The six..."
June 3, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Applause! Applause!
The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art
"...in the Austin arts in a ceremony at the Cap City Comedy Club. This year's set of honors –..."
June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Arts Bullets
Physical Plant Theater's first Garden Party raised more than $8,000, Ann Hume Wilson has been appointed associate director of the Blanton Museum of Art, Blue Lapis Light is exhibiting – and auctioning off – bras and breastplates for angels, and the city unveils a new mural at the Pan Am / A.B. Cantu Recreation Center
"...• A new mural in the city's fine collection will be unveiled Saturday, June 5, 10am,..."
June 4, 2004 Arts Feature
Qmmunity: Fund-Raising Hell
This month’s edition of Austin International Drag Foundation’s drag competition fundraiser digs into Halloween nostalgia for its theme
"...Festival, which collects drag stars from all over Bat City. Events like Hot Topix, hosted by Alexandria Van Cartier,..."
Oct. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott
Showing the Way
The 2006 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame
"...They are our guides across the cultural landscape. They are among the first to find new forms..."
June 2, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
We Have an Issue: “The Light That’s Leaving”
On Bill Callahan’s likably melancholy new record, and another month of painful closures of Austin fixtures
"...it quits, joining other local fixtures like North Door, Cap City Comedy Club, I Luv Video, and Veggie Heaven..."
Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones
Austin Critics Table Awards 2014
Nominees announced, with top honors to a 'Vibrator,' a fixed 'John,' and a merry 'Roll'
"...exceedingly informal ceremony on Monday, June 2, 7pm, at Cap City Comedy Club, 8120 Research. As always, the public..."
May 9, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Funniest Person in Austin Contest
After an especially lengthy deliberation, Andy Ritchie takes the comedy crown
"...into secret chambers deep within the vast complex of Cap City Comedy Club and deliberated for ... damn, it..."
May 20, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Hit the Heights
Brad Williams will beat you to the punch (line) with jokes about being a dwarf, and his will be funny
"...Once, about six years ago at a comedy club called Joey's in Livonia, Mich., a westside suburb..."
April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Applause! Applause!
Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005
"...informal ceremony on Monday, June 6, 7pm, at the Cap City Comedy Club, 8120 Research. The public is welcome...."
May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Margaret Cho
In her latest appearance at Cap City Comedy Club, trying out material for a new show, Margaret Cho was awesome
"...Margaret Cho Capitol City Comedy Club, Feb. 27..."
March 5, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo
Moontower Just for Laughs Headliner Vir Das on Belonging and That Monologue
Indian by way of everywhere
"...Vir Das was already a comedy superstar when he headlined the 2019 Moontower Comedy Festival...."
April 14, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker
Moontower Review: Rachel Feinstein
Mom's Star Trek 'do and soft-bearded hubby enliven killer set
"...local comedian Abby Rosenquist hosted this year’s first Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival performance at Cap City Comedy Club,..."
April 23, 2015 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno
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
"...all the ongoing hilarity in Austin's large and varied comedy scene – Esther's Follies, Master Pancake, Punch!, No Shame..."
April 13, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Gay Place
Nuts: not just for trucks
"...holidays have us in their sights. There is no escape. You'll think of family. You'll think of the ones..."
Nov. 18, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer
Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front
Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend
"...was shut down early due to a lack of electricity. "I'd say we have come a very long way,"..."
Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott
New Year's Eve Dining & Lodging
It's time to start making reservations, party people
"...CAP CITY COMEDY NEW YEAR'S SHOW WITH JOE ROGAN Although..."
Dec. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Sara Robberson
Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week
Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon
"...in his home in Stratford-upon-Avon. Lizzy Duffy Adams’ scathing comedy gets to the reality: that he was a jobbing..."
April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Qmmunity: Holigay Movie Review
Three LGBTQ holiday movies to throw on, plus one bad queer movie challenge
"...10 perfect Christmas fir trees in a Los Angeles city park. Q’d Up..."
Dec. 22, 2023 Column
Q&A With Kurt Braunohler
The absurdist comic has a seriously bright future
"...legacy of American absurdism, Braunohler’s working relationship with Austin comedy, and the recent personal tragedy pushing his jokes in..."
Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin
More Than Survived
In dismal 2009, Austin's arts scene fared better than you might think
"...creatives: Conspirare's PBS special and fifth Grammy nomination, Latino Comedy Project's Emmy nomination, David Bologna's Tony nomination, Okay Mountain's..."
Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
O Pioneers!
The eight members of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2004 led the way to culture
"...A city's cultural scene doesn't just appear. It has to be..."
