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Bob McNichol & Erika May are among the most literary improvisers in town, each of their spontaneous narratives carried along by the depth of the characters they create

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Because making people laugh, sometimes it's a real business

Why is one of the city’s top improv troupes breaking up?

Austin's improv community gathers intelligence

Talking turkey with Archers of Loaf, Erika Wennerstrom, Robert Ellis, Sunflower Bean, the Suffers, and PJ Morton

After a brutal legislative session, local underground music may “never be the same again”

Heartless Bastards oracle Erika Wennerstrom confronts the moment

The deep pleasures in the sketch show Winning Dirty come from character comedy and the way that the members of the Frank Mills troupe are old-school comedians

These three improv troupes gave us an earful at this year's OoB

Mariko and Jillian Tamaki don't take the trials of girlhood for granted

Yes: Our new comics-reviewing team gives 'em a look-see

The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival's founder returns to power

Wine, tequila, and whiskey, oh my

A guide to the troupes of the 2006 Out of Bounds Improv Festival (aka OoB V)

With Leslie Bonnell, Arcie Cola, Lashonda Lester, Tim Doyle, and more

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

Can I get a suggestion for an Austin festival in which troupes from across the country gather to create instant comedy?

HBO, Showtime, Hulu, and the Peacock all add shows to the fest

May 20, Threadgill's World Headquarters

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

Improv comedy show taps into the subconscious via social media

Reviewed: New School, Superzelda, My Dirty Dumb Eyes

Rodrigo y Gabriela kill 'em all

After 13 years of staging shows in bars and other companies' theatres, Salvage Vanguard Theater is opening its own all-purpose arts space in a 9,600-square-foot warehouse on Manor Road

No one would ever plan a night of theatre such as the night of theatre that was the FronteraFest Short Fringe Best of Week 3, but it set a high-water mark for entertainment

The Tender Things face hard truths on new LP

Senility and the supernatural in this nerve-wracking Australian horror

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup