The Tom Booker Roast

Last night, baby, it hurt so good

"...Kirschner, Asaf Ronen, John Ratliff, Michael Ferstenfeld, Kacey Samiee, Curtis Luciani, C.J. Allen, Troy Dillinger, and Jeremy Lamb –..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Subject to Control

American Berserk Theatre's debut is a heady, funny treat, smuggling heavy ideas in a light package

"...Kaci Beeler and Curtis Luciani (the playwrights, actors, and two-thirds of the newly..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Party Out of Bounds

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

"...gets to play with those three every week. With Curtis Luciani, she isn't as lucky...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Comedians With Theatre Damage

The fourth annual Austin Sketch Fest scripts itself silly

"...– when the troupe performing is Your Terrific Neighbors: Curtis Luciani, Courtney Hopkin, and Braden Walker...."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Process at the Hideout Theatre

This improvised spoof of a play in production conjured an old-school realistic drama with spot-on symbolism and overinflated egos

"...took those tropes to town – or, as with Curtis Luciani as Old Man Billburr, beyond the horizon; Luciani's..."

July 8, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

American Berserk Theatre's For Time & Eternity

This original historical drama looks at a crisis of faith in early Mormonism honestly

"...at American Berserk, and they began researching and improvising. Curtis Luciani took the helm as playwright and, with Yoho,..."

April 21, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever

After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on

"...me in that studio theatre, getting Your Terrific Neighbors' Curtis Luciani to do his comedy-roasting thing until, the wizard..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Blood, Sweat, and Cheers

This play about competitive cheerleading doesn't always fly as high as its heroines, but the athleticism is awesome

"...can be ridiculous, intense, and brilliant. Here, though, Jay (Curtis Luciani) and Kay (Gentry) wind up more like caricatures..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Greatness

Which of Austin's arty geeks will take the title in this new live game show?

"...night? Ladies and gentlemen, it's Your Terrific Neighbors' own Curtis Luciani.]..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

More Than Just a Giggle-O

The Ladies Are Funny Festival brings the distaff laffs and more

"...Gillis: Curtis Luciani, he's part of Girl Embassy World Team. And..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Charles Dickens Unleashed

Schmaltzy Victorian costume-drama improv, gamely and rather adroitly rendered

"...necessary or opportune, was the Narrator, the wisely chosen Curtis Luciani: He interceded during momentary lulls or when inspiration..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hideout Improv Marathon

In hour 40, these improvisers were still in top form: fresh, focused, and incredibly funny

"...the distance – Kareem Badr, Kaci Beeler, Matt Pollock, Curtis Luciani, Jeremy Lamb, Andy Crouch, Troy Miller, and Caitlin..."

July 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Program Activities of 2016

Uncommon combinations – dance with horses, music with robots, drama with a Tesla coil – made the year unforgettable

"...Berserk Theatre) The first effort from Kaci Beeler and Curtis Luciani's American Berserk Theatre was a hilarious look at..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Steve Rogers Is the Man Who’s Shooting All Those Performers

Local arts-scene photog reveals a plethora of faces at the Hideout

"...show – written by and starring Kaci Beeler and Curtis Luciani – that had audiences laughing harder and thinking..."

Sept. 12, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kaci Beeler: Perfect Servings for One

The hextuple-threat artist’s work goes live and visual at St. Ed’s

"...Beeler: Well, I started American Berserk Theatre with Curtis Luciani, and things just keep piling on and didn’t..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...do the odd one-off gigs with Available Cupholders and Curtis Luciani in their duo act, the Amazon and the..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Comedy Out the Wazoo and In Your Weekend: Now!

Unless you'd rather just, what, twiddle your thumbs until Moontower?

"...involved, not to mention the not-so-secret improv weapons named Curtis Luciani and Kaci Beeler. Tipsy pro tip: Never mind..."

April 9, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Good Eye

Old Bohemia

"...Courtney performs in sketch troupe Your Terrific Neighbors with Curtis Luciani, who is my husband. Fuller disclosure: She has..."

March 28, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...gave was Kyle John Schmidt's "The Blissful Orphans," featuring Curtis Luciani, Bob Jones, and friends in a fractured fairy..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tim League: Roasted at the Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival

Gonna grill the man like so much über-geeky brisket this Thursday

"...the roasters lambasting Austin's Favorite Movie Mogul: Owen Egerton, Curtis Luciani, Amy Averett, Henri Mazza, Lance Gilstrap, and Ryan..."

Aug. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Sunday at the Capitol

Orange-clad abortion bill opponents witness House floor folly

"...might run into Kaci Beeler and Kelli Bland and Curtis Luciani and Amy Gentry as you scarfed down your..."

June 24, 2013 News Post by Dan Solomon

The Q&A Hole: Why Didn't the World End?

With: John Erler, Annie La Ganga, Arcie Cola, Owen Egerton, and more

"...Curtis Luciani, Roastmaster General: The world didn't end (yet) because..."

Dec. 24, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who's WhOOB

"...Amos, Bill Stern, Lisa Jackson, Valerie Ward, Hannah Kuhlmann, Curtis Luciani, and the Chronicle's own Wayne Alan Brenner will..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Whore Stories?

Tyler Stoddard Smith brings them to BookPeople this Wednesday

"...flatulence of Daniel Tosh (and the brilliant response of Curtis Luciani), gay marriage (which is about love, actually, because..."

July 16, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Into the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

Everybody's working for your weekend

"...even mention what must've been the high point of Curtis Luciani's career. Instead, we'll just say that the potential..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The 24-Hour Sketch Brawl

Ten teams fight to see how much funny they can cook up in one day

"...10pm: Your Terrific Neighbors (Curtis Luciani, Joel Osborne, and Courtney Hopkin) and Turn of..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hideout Improv Marathon

Eight players improvise for 40 hours straight to help save their artistic home

"...and Troy Miller, Available Cupholders' Jeremy Lamb, Improvised Shakespeare's Curtis Luciani, Improv for Evil's Matt Pollock, and Topanga's Caitlin..."

June 26, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires