Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?

The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene

"...2020, I published a farewell love letter to Cap City Comedy Club when, after 35 years as a cultural..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Music Workers Rally for Dedicated City Funding

Will Council reshape the SAVES Resolution at today’s meeting?

"...out during the Come & Save It rally at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. “If you’re a musician… lighting..."

Sept. 17, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Where Comedy Lives

Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments

"...In the heart, of course, that's where comedy truly lives: in the frequently complex, sometimes substance-enhanced, occasionally..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

"...NAKED MUSIC CITY: Which of the following doesn't belong on Sixth Street:..."

July 7, 1995 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

Naked City

Happenings

"...favorite the Austin Babtist Women, an all-male singing and comedy troupe; Ted Smith, philanthropist/activist and founding chair of the..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bad Dog's Good Deeds

Contrary to its name, the new Bad Dog Comedy Theater isn't a mean spoiler on Austin's comedy scene. It's about bringing things together, like improv / sketch comedy and stand-up, two veins of comedy that are almost always separate.

"...Before the Bad Dog Comedy Theater opened its doors to the public, Marc Pruter,..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature

Is Anybody Laughing?

In the midst of economic hard times and a wave of terrorist attacks, the comedy business wonders what's funny.

"...Right about now, the whole city was supposed to be doubled over with laughter. See,..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Latino Comedy Festival: Ripeness Is All

"...In the entertainment world right now, Latino comedy is hotter than Austin asphalt in August. Headliners like..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Review

115 Comics Walk Into a Bar ...

"...level are used to playing backwoods barrooms and karaoke clubs in hot spots like Yazoo City, Mississippi, or Waco;..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Articulations

Comedy venues the Velveeta Room and Capital City Comedy Club get new leases on life, solo theatre artist Rob Nash gets roasted, and Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday comes to Austin.

"...MIA comedy emporium the Velveeta Room turned up hale and hearty..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Plain Funny

Don't let Martha Kelly's librarian-like appearance fool you. Beneath the nondescript facade is a cold, dark streak of cynical comedic genius that inspires awe and laughter when it strikes.

"...of 1999. She was here for the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival auditions, and she was one of 12 finalists..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Feature

A Cuppa Hot Joe

On a comedy club stage, News Radio star Joe Rogan exudes a mad joy for life in all its insanity, depravity, and delicious dirt; if Henry Miller had done stand-up, it would have come out like Joe Rogan's act.

"...the hit show NewsRadio to broaden his audience in comedy clubs across the country. His first love has remained..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

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

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For anyone feeling down about the state of our city, the 24th edition of the Austin Critics Table Awards..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Las Delicias

In our atomic summer heat, Las Delicias makes an excellent chilly pit stop

"...located in the small strip center that also houses Capital City Comedy Club, which has a much more visible..."

June 25, 2010 Food Review by Mick Vann

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...Showcase this coming Monday, Nov. 15, 7:30pm at the Capital City Comedy Club. That's 20 professional actors doing their..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

New Year's Eve Events

"...to usher in '04. Barton Creek Resort, 8212 Barton Club, 329-4616. $168. www.bartoncreek.com...."

Dec. 26, 2003 Features Feature by Wells Dunbar

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Behind the Scenesters

The people behind the people behind the mic

"...She started at Cap City Comedy Club as a waitress in 1985, moonlighting from..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comics for Courage

Funnyman Christopher Cannon is serious about helping veterans

"...and parlay his knack for telling jokes into a comedy career. These days, though, this working comic with two..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Year's Eve Events

"...on the calendar continue to change. -- Wayne Alan BrennerClubsSPEAKEASY Round the alleyway to the Speakeasy's hidden entrance, and..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Features Feature by Wells Dunbar

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...received eight nominations. Three shows captured seven nods apiece: Capital T Theatre's cockfighting comedy Year of the Rooster, Zach..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Culture Flash

Competing choreographers cash in as comics stand up to joke for big money

"...the "joke of the night." What's more, host Cap City Comedy Club is using this milestone FPIA to lend..."

April 16, 2010 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Public Notice

Indie*urp!*gestion

"...evening, the Hole in the Wall becomes a cannibal club of sorts. http://www.sims-foundation.org or 494-1007. One for You, 19..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Dancing About Architecture

"...it appears the farther away you get from the capital of Texas, the more likely you are to dig..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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

Graduating, With Honors

Local awards are nice, but Austin artists are being recognized nationally all the time now

"...– I can't help but reflect on how the city's cultural scene has not only grown but matured over..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture

Eyes on the Prize

"...attention from all the starving young bands. Live TV Capital of the World? Considering this week's cover story, I..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Music Column

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...informal ceremony on Monday, June 2, 7pm, at Cap City Comedy Club, 8120 Research. As always, the public is..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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