Knuckleball

Southern Gothic in in the Canadian heartland

"...the audience off the trail of exactly when this Knuckleball is being thrown, and that’s a deliberate decision by..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Guide to Austin Improv

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

"...set: Fri., Sept. 2, 11pm, Hideout – Downstairs The Knuckleball Now..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Delighted Lee

Actor Lee Eddy is back onstage in Austin after five years away, and boy, is she happy

"...did in comedy groups Fatbuckle, Think Tank, and the Knuckleball Now, or her autobiographical alter ego, Ladee Leroy, which..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hideout Theatre’s Virtual Threefer

Three troupes Zoomed and Twitched their time upon the improv stage

"...The lineup: Shannon McCormick, the Knuckleball Now, and Coach Rookard Teaches Improve (Online). A threefer..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Last Minute Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Recommendations

Here are some recos for OOB shows to catch Thursday-Sunday

"...The Tonight Show, and Full Frontal; local heroes the Knuckleball Now; and San Antonio improv troupe COACH..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Feature

Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever

After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on

"...and the improvised spectacles of Get Up and the Knuckleball Now and RhinoDino and others following in the wake..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

In its eighth year, the annual Austin comedy festival did this city proud

"...you'd think slapstick was a synonym for "sublime." The Knuckleball Now's show was its usual continual explosion of madly..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

OoBer Alles

A guide to the troupes in the 2007 Out of Bounds Improv Festival

"...The Knuckleball Now: These three are Austinites, except for D'Alonzo, who..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

ColdTowne Theater: Comedy moves uptown

You can count all the comedy venues in Austin on the fingers of one hand, so the opening of a new one, ColdTowne Theater, qualifies as a real occasion

"...venue – Get Up, You Me & Greg, the Knuckleball Now, among others – making ColdTowne the theatre seem..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

OoBer Alles

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

"...The Knuckleball Now: Improv troupe founded in 2004 by Mike D'Alonzo..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

National Champions of Comedy

Austin's improv headquarters is fielding its own nationally ranked team (of comedians, natch) to put a live comic spin on the Rose Bowl championship

"...network breaks to a commercial, members of improv troupes Knuckleball Now and Available Cupholders will step in to contribute..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wafflefest

The folks at the Hideout didn't scrimp on the titular treats at the third annual Wafflefest, and the waffles and their toppings were as good as the improv

"...and two of those troupes, Get Up and the Knuckleball Now, were among the best we'd ever seen. The..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Two(Funny)fer Words

The Friday Night Twofer is a new night of hilarity building on the recent explosion of improvisational theatre and comedy troupes in Austin

"...Girls, Wooden Nickel and Gigglepants, or Foolish Mortals and Knuckleball Now. What may sound like another battle of the..."

July 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Fallout Theatre Hosts Hardass Trivia Tournament of Champions

Comedy competition of cultural arcana comes to Twitch

"...and Available Cupholders troupes) and Mike D’Alonzo (of The Knuckleball Now fame) and both of ‘em among the original..."

Nov. 2, 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

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

Aug. 23, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Festival Immigrants, the Musical! (Part 2), Institution Theatre The Knuckleball Now, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Latinauts, Prima Doñas,..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2018

"...Improv troupe The Knuckleball Now from Austin, Texas..."

Sept. 4, 2018 Photo Gallery

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2018: Picks

In the bounty of improv, sketch, & stand-up, some of our picks

"...and Full Frontal With Samantha Bee), local heroes the Knuckleball Now, and COACH (improvisers from San Antonio)..."

Aug. 28, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 17-19

AND YOU TOTALLY WON'T BELIEVE THE FOURTH ONE!

"...which the scene’s MVP Michael Joplin performs with The Knuckleball Now one last time before heading to L.A. to,..."

Nov. 16, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

2017 Payne Theatre Award Winners

Lotta love for Nevermore, Drowning Girls, Agent Andromeda

"...Rudy Kloptik Award for Outstanding Improvisational Troupe The Knuckleball Now..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...Outstanding Improvisational Troupe Cascade Everything All the Time The Knuckleball Now Loverboy Parallelogramophonograph Sugar, Water, Purple..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2017

Who gets the last laugh on an Austin summer?

"...The Frank Mills, Available Cupholders, Girls Girls Girls, The Knuckleball Now, Vanessa Gonzalez, Micheal Foulk, Rob Gagnon, Ralph Hardesty...."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards

"...Everything Rudy Kloptik Award for Outstanding Improvisational Troupe The Knuckleball Now..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Party Out of Bounds

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

"...your Dasariski and Annoyance Theatre, your Nice Astronaut and Knuckleball Now – are the Amazon and the Milksop, Squirrel..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin’s Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival Has No Bounds In Stock

The annual juggernaut of performative hijinks returns to the ATX

"...Watson, and, of course – self-plug, self-plug – The Knuckleball Now and Everything is Established...."

Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mat Johnson: Black & White & Read All Over

Our interview with the Houston-based author

"...meticulously. So I realize that, basically, I’ve been throwing knuckleballs. You know? You throw a knuckleball, there’s an acceptance..."

June 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Improv Comedy Marathon 2014

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

"...will do a show, as will Parallelogramophonograph and The Knuckleball Now and Girls Girls Girls and the Seventies cops..."

June 18, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Sweetlamb It Is

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

"...another former OOB producer and former member of the Knuckleball Now, now with G4 Media in Los Angeles. "When..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of Bounds: The Lineup

"...The Knuckleball Now (Austin)..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature

Merlin Works Institute and Gnap! Theater Season: Making the improv pie higher

Austin's strong improv scene is about to get even stronger, with a new training center and performance space

"...they love, such as Junk, the Frank Mills, the Knuckleball Now, and Girls Girls Girls. For the grand opening,..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

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