Esther's Follies

Laughmeister Kerry Awn retires from the Follies – and is twice as busy as before

"...This year, Kerry Awn has been able to enjoy something that's been..."

March 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Too Dumb to Die

A profile of Austin's longest-running musical parody, the Uranium Savages.

"...$1,000 to help open it. What a mistake," smirks Kerry Fitzgerald, aka Kerry Awn, himself a noted poster artist..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Esther's All-Stars

"...Wiley Middle row: Jerome Schoolar, Todd Lowe, Tamara Beland, Kerry Awn, Shaun Wainwright-Branigan Bottom row: Cynthia Wood, Shannon Sedwick,..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Postmarks

Waring Responds

"...Conversely, the Chron's fawning over our current mayor ["Natural Born Leader," Vol.17, No.5]..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Column

Austintatious Mural

Forty years after first painting it, the artists are giving their mural a brush-up – and need your help

"...Given a choice, Kerry Awn might not have elected to spend the next..."

March 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Esther's Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas' Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe

In his history of Esther's Follies, author Jesse Sublett follows the flow of four decades of frivolity

"...magician Ray Anderson's sleazy alter ego, the Amazing Frank; Kerry Awn's George W-dot-com Bush; Cindy Wood's H. Ross Perot;..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Right Snuff

Savage survivor and Sex Pistols witness Artly Snuff isn't just another face in Austin's eccentric crowd

"...musical and otherwise, so rich and colorful that they spawned their own Austintatious comic book in the heady days..."

July 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Commissioner Has Left the Building

Johnny Torrez was one of the first Austin comics to work on a professional level, and every local comic who ever made a living in the business credits the self-proclaimed "Commissioner of Comedy" as an early influence and inspiration. On Valentine's Day, the Commissioner died. Here's how he is remembered.

"...of the Commissioner's miraculous connections in the strangest places. Kerry Awn -- who opened the show in true comic..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Postmarks

Don't look to the past, don't repeat other's mistakes, and don't read the Chronicle's movie reviews.

"...wrote songs and parodies. And oh yeah, there was Kerry "David Byrne at Art School" Fitzgerald, who later chaged..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column

Austintatious Art

"...Kerry Awn is elated. The noted artist-comedian got the word..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

From the Walls to the Web: "Austintatious," Austin's Original Mural, Goes Online

"Austintatious," Austin's first and most famous mural, celebrates its golden anniversary with a new interactive history

"...Kerry Awn, one of the original mural artists, says he..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Sum Is Greater Than the Whole of Its Parts

Thirty-five years later, only who's doing the clutching has changed

"...night at the 16th Street offices for the photo Kerry Awn then drew as the Soap Creek Saloon calendar...."

Nov. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Velveeta Pack

An all-star team of Austin comics faces down the ROT Rally's hordes of hogs

"...them. Led by original Funniest Person in Austin winner Kerry Awn, the comedy crew includes JR Brow (FPIA 1992),..."

June 11, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...skew. Yet say "novelty" and frontman/poster artist/Esther's Follies star Kerry Awn winces...."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Groover's Paradise

Those were the days …

"...of the club called "Home of the Stars" as Kerry Awn's posters proclaimed. Austin traditions like the Uranium Savagesí..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Esther's Follies: Forever Young

Even after 23 years, Austin's favorite musical comedy group, Esther's Follies, is still lively, still spirited, and the perpetual briskness and animation, the audaciousness and cheeky style, rub off on you, so that every visit is rejuvenating.

"...has to be wheeled in on a dolly, and Kerry Awn's George W-dot-com Bush is a party-hearty good ol'..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...exists in the city now, notes former Rag artist Kerry Awn (Kerry Fitzgerald), now a legendary local comedian and..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Dancing About Architecture

Mars Music store goes the way of Halley's Comet.

"...painted the mural on 23rd Street at the Drag, Kerry Awn, Rick Turner, and Tommy B are putting the..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Cool Jerks

It takes a cool character to weather the hot lights of a comedy club stage, so who better to share tips for beating the summer heat than stand-up comics from Austin, the hot-spot in Texas?

"...please proceed directly to the funny drawings.) Adversity always spawns creative and inventive solutions, and Austinites of all vintages..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Feature

Our Murals, Ourselves

"...like this one. Painted by then-University of Texas students Kerry Awn, Rick Turner, and Tommy Bee, the Austintatious mural..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

A By-No-Means-Comprehensive List of Austinite Comics Writers and Artists

Some of the most illustrious comics creators to have made their home in Austin sometime between 1960 and 2006

"...Kerry "Kerry Awn" Fitzgerald – contributor, Austin Stone, The Rag;..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...Kerry Awn..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cindy & Friends

"...sketches and musical numbers, but several Follies alums – Kerry Awn, De Lewellen, and Amos Ewing – are also..."

April 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Ode to Joy

In a week's worth of creative endeavors, delight proves illuminating

"...I stopped by the Westgate Central Market and encountered Kerry Awn's new Austintatious mural in the produce department. This..."

June 28, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Planet K Disrupts Bee Cave's Orbit

Judge denies temporary injunction against Planet K

"...a longhorn – painted by Austin funnyman and artist Kerry Awn. In sum, without the painting there, there's nothing..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...of other people. But we were roundly hated. And Kerry [Awn, chief Uranium Savage] came up while they were..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Micael Priest 1951-2018

Austin’s godfather of poster art moves on

"...Franklin, Guy Juke, Danny Garrett, Bill Narum, Henry Gonzalez, Kerry Awn, G.L. McElhaney, Ken Featherston, Nels Jacobson, and Sam..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards Gallery, 1986-2000

"...Poster artist and Uranium Savages frontman Kerry Awn with future Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine (r) and..."

March 2, 2017 Photo Gallery

Brently Heilbron's Stand Up Empire Signs With PBS

New show to bring ACL-like coverage of Austin's comedy scene

"...years old – and she's fantastic. And we've got Kerry Awn, who's, ah –..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...army, with Rick Perry played by legendary local artist-comedian Kerry Awn...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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