Hardwick's Deal

"...For Austinite Johnny Hardwick, getting in the "Just for Laughs" comedy festival..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Arts Feature

Picks to Snicker

Rich Man, Poor Man, Funny Man, Root

"...Johnny Hardwick The Coolest Guy Around ... He Thinks..."

April 2, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...time. You were trying really weird shit, too. When Johnny Hardwick would play up there ......"

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Weird Scenes Inside the Joke Mine

Austin Comics at the Montreal Comedy Fest

"...Brett Butler get big breaks through the festival, or Johnny Hardwick, who, with Hester, was one of two local..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Arts Feature

Those Crazy Kids Will Do Anything ...

"...I was pulling my friend away from another pal, Johnny Hardwick of King of the Hill fame. Apparently, my..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Feature

The Velveeta Room: Vive la Difference de le Fromage!

Nearly three dozen comics are flocking to Sixth Street to pay tribute to Austin's other comedy club

"...be several comics from the Velveeta's early years – Johnny Hardwick, Joey Waldon, Christi Evans, Brian Malow, Vanessa Kaufman,..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Musings on 46 Minutes at the King of the Hill Day Barbecue

"...real star frottage. We did witness the races between Johnny "The Voice of Dale" Hardwick and Stephen "The Voice..."

April 9, 1999 Arts Feature

Shoeless Harry Anderson photograph by Minh FESTIVAL HAPPENINGS

"...he is as a TV character and damnit if Johnny Hardwick can't get a laugh simply by breaking into..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature

The Waterloo Brewing Company & American Grill

"...Brau and I give it 10s. 15 Appearance: brown. Johnny is still taking this seriously. I'm taking a pee...."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

115 Comics Walk Into a Bar ...

"...hard," he answered, "but when you see someone like Johnny Hardwick - who went to Montreal and had things..."

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

Yo! MTV Laughs!

The Long, Strange Trip to TV for Three Austin Comics

"...Chip, House, and Kremer, along with another local comic, Johnny Hardwick, were contacted by Jones. (Hardwick has since become..."

May 30, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Working Worked Out

Theaterless Theater Corps, Rude Mechanicals, KAIROS! Co.

"...Jason Liebrecht as Johnny Rotten photograph by Kimberley Hewitt Ice Factory '99, New..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Draught Horse

"...say. But this is a good beer. Try it. Johnny Hardwick Pableaux Johnson 2 Here comes the chaos. Spike's..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

The Bitter End

"...a beer with a personality. 31 Swallow, not spit. Johnny Hardwick 26 Drink it and dance! Dance! Dance! Look,..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

Film News

Incentives, the end of Sinus, Screen Door, and more

"...Comedy Club. The reading will include the talents of Johnny Hardwick (King of the Hill), Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Fletch), Kit..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Almost Famous

Three years after leaving Austin for Hollywood, comics Chip Pope and Howard Kremer still aren't celebs, but with pilots for HBO and Comedy Central and a willingness to schmooze, they've come agonizingly close.

"...able to make a living writing, hanging out with Johnny Hardwick. He keeps the feeling of Austin alive at..."

July 20, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

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.

"...new faces to improve to the level of a Johnny Hardwick or a Howard Kremer...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...It gets weirder, too. Marsha Milam knew both Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root from their work on Mike..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Big and Getting Bigger

Austin comic Eddie Gossling has always gotten a lot of attention for his size, but these days he's getting more attention for his comedy, and J.C. Shakespeare explains why.

"...group of local comics -- among them, Charlie Shannon, Johnny Hardwick, Joey Waldon, J.R. Brow, Laura House, Howard Kremer,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Best Excuse for Missing a Gig: a True Story

April 16, 1999 Arts Feature

BS4 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

Fri, Apr 2 - Thu, Apr 8

"...Daniels, actors Kathy Najimy and Stephen Root, and actor-writer Johnny Hardwick...."

April 2, 1999 Arts Feature

Short Cuts

"...of Peggy Hill), Stephen Root (voice of Bill Dauterive), Johnny Hardwick (voice of Dale Gribble), and other show writers,..."

April 2, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Copper Tank

"...more taste than Martha Stewart. Bartender, bring me another. Johnny Hardwick 26 If you like Budweiser, you will love..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

It Was a Dark & Stormy Afternoon

The Austin Pub Crawl

"...and Kelly Willis; and the incredibly funny and wondrous Johnny Hardwick, former Austinite (in town to shoot an episode..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature by Spike Gillespie

Lovejoy's

"...one of my favorite ex-boyfriends: sweet, sparkly, and full-bodied. Johnny Hardwick 27 I don't know if it was me..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...are widely heard. With KOTH collaborators Jim Dauterive and Johnny Hardwick, Judge discussed the show's innovative approach to animation,..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

1996-97 Austin Music Awards

"...King of the Hill, as he demonstrated with comedian Johnny Hardwick (who does the voice of KOTH's Dale).photograph by..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Record Reviews

Duke Ellington

"...and later Paul Gonsalves, the sweet-voiced alto saxman, Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges, and Willie Smith...."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...what it stands for -- the notion of a Johnny Winter? I wouldn't necessarily go and see him play,..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Expectations of Future Growth

Third Time Lucky?

"...but major label debuts from both the Damnations and Johnny Goudie seem on path towards quicker turnarounds. Then again,..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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