The Virgin Suicides

"...Virgin Suicides is narrated collectively by a group of men (given voice by Giovanni Ribisi) who remain, 25 years..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

OOB dishes up a feast of funny after a summer starved for laughs

"...of Tennessee Williams (Los Angeles' Kind Strangers), David Mamet (Confidence Men), or Harold Pinter (j/k); or Broadway musicals in..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FronteraFest Schedule

"...journey of self-discovery in unlikely places such as the Department of Motor Vehicles and McDonald's...."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

Top 9 Theatre Productions of 2009 That Did Ascend the Brightest Heaven of Invention

A year of failed romances, Greek myths, and more that were staged so ingeniously

"...5) 'THE PSYCHE PROJECT' (UT DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE) The mythic romance of a..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Eyes on St. Vincent

PBS concert staple becomes Masseducation platform

"...she returned with bassist/keyboardist Toko Yasuda and two faceless men...."

May 15, 2018 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Texas Tales

For those of you who are still pondering the eternal question that seems to arise wherever beer and English majors appear together in the Lone Star State, the answer is: Texas does indeed have a separate and distinctive literature, Tom Doyal writes. If you have been arguing the other side of this proposition, the writers and publishers of Texas have issued you a sharp rebuke in their new spring releases.

"...If White Kids Die: Memories of a Civil Rights Movement Volunteerby Dick J. Reavis..."

May 25, 2001 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Party Out of Bounds

Talking reunions with members of Fatbuckle, Squirrel Buddies, and the Amazon and the Milksop

"...sixth year, originated as "one of those improv crush moments, I think," says Beeler. "After a show, you compliment..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Improvising Chekhov With Nothing and Everything

To improvise Chekhov plays, the cast of Nothing and Everything learned just how much goes on in them

"...Chekhov," says Rogers, "then surely nothing happens in Mad Men, and nothing happens in Lost in Translation, and nothing..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Arts Feature by Alexa Harrington

Always on a Sunday: The Comedians of 'Thinning the Herd'

Tyler Bryce wrangles up an improv-spiked weight-loss competition

"...had to take a really awkward piece of exercise equipment called a Gazelle to various spots around the city,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of Bounds: The Lineup

"...Two Fun Men (New York City)..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature

Postscripts

Why dull people make witty writers and other mysteries in this week's Postscripts.

"...to town by the Michener Center for Writers, the Women's Studies and English departments at UT, and Plan II...."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Moontower Review: Nikki Glaser

Headliner takes down pickup artists as she tests new material

"...Nikki Glaser exudes confidence. The Moontower Just for Laughs headliner earned roaring laughter..."

April 19, 2022 Arts Post by Dina Barrish

Local Duo Harvests Up Some Hilarity in Texas Gothic

Booker & Maykus are sure ’nuff sharper than a pitchfork

"...are sharper than the tines of Pa’s everpresent farm implement...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Improviser Shannon Stott Brings Some Lord of the Rings to Out of Bounds

The Gandalf of improv is all over the comedy festival

"...left a deep impression on her (The Knuckleball Now, Confidence Men); and her packed schedule for the 2019 Out..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who Does 46 Hours of Comedy Improv Nonstop?

Eight stalwarts of the scene flirt with exhaustion and insanity

"...of reprises of classic formats – The Black Vault! Confidence Men! Girls Girls Girls! – and all sorts of..."

June 17, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Festival Flood

A brief guide to the 13 – count 'em, 13 – arts fests coming your way in April and May

"...locations www.fuseboxfestival.com This week's Arts feature focuses on this experimental arts festival's 2015 edition, but to spur you on..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Improv Comedy Marathon 2014

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

"...The Confidence Men will do a show, as will Parallelogramophonograph and..."

June 18, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Reframed

Photography provides the impetus for improv in this new project from LuckyChaos Theater

"...improv scene. A member of the award-winning Mamet-esque troupe Confidence Men and a regular contender in the Hideout's weekly..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

An Asian Mom and a Jewish Mom Walk Into a Bar …

Actually, they walk into Austin's Lucky Chaos Theatre this Friday

"...Thanks, as mentioned above,to Leng Wong and Michael Ferstenfeld...."

Jan. 31, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Classic Comedy Sketches Come Back to Life at the Alamo Ritz

Local troupes re-enact faves from SNL, Monty Python, Mr. Show, and more

"...doing covers of classic sketches from those shows we mentioned above – and who knows what else?..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Aztex Host WCQ Watch Party

Watch the U.S. soccer team, courtesy of the Aztex

"...Tonight's World Cup Qualifier – U.S. Men taking on Guatemala in Guatemala City, 9pm – is..."

June 12, 2012 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The 43 Hour Improv Marathon

Comedy worth losing sleep over

"...and regular visitor to Austin Jill Bernard; and two gentlemen who ought to know better as they both "ran"..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Booker & Ronen Say Howdy-Do!

Or something analogous, anyway, this very weekend

"...by You're Not My Real Dad and ColdTowne and Confidence Men and Get Up and Parallelogramophonograph, and so on,..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

You Can't MAKE This Shit Up

Well, maybe YOU can't, but THEY can

"..."Holy 1960s Batman, Batman!" Oh! The Mametian testosteronics of "Confidence Men!" Oh! The mindwarping Philip K. Dick workings of..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Talent for Deception

When Joey Hood is onstage, you want to buy whatever he's selling

"...It's certainly a quality that's been commented on since Hood first stepped on a stage in..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2009 B. Iden Payne Awards

The crowd came to honor local theatre but left impressed by Austin's strong comedy scene

"...Les McGehee emceed, troupe Girls Girls Girls improvised musical moments from audience suggestions, and the crew of Confidence Men:..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Cuff and in Your City

A roundup of Austin improv schools

"...the empowering skills of improv, providing benefits both obviously mental and subtly physical, encouraging a more spontaneous and creative..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Girl in the Glass

In Jeffrey Ford's 'The Girl in the Glass', reality is a con, at least according to illegal Mexican immigrant Diego, his foster father Thomas Schell, and ex-circus strongman Antony Cleopatra

"...Cleopatra. In 1932 Long Island, this diverse trio of confidence men pose as a team of spiritual mediums. Their..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Arts Reviews

"...County, Alabama, a new kind of hell for four men and one nurse who are forced into a truly..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Arts Review

Luv Doc: A Real-Life Swipe Right

There is a difference between being likable and having a neurotic need to be liked

"...the only woman who has this problem, but most men I meet end up hitting on me. I'm not..."

April 5, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

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