Local Comedy Gets a New Buzz at the Buzz Mill

New Seventh Street venue wants to make you laugh your nights away

"...Buzz Mill lounge aims to be an epicenter of comedy...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fusebox and Moontower Fests

Fill your weekend with experimental performance art and/or laughs

"...Moontower..."

April 20, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moontower 2014, Day 1: Demetri Martin

Good: his set; Bad: when it ended; Interesting: the time

"...and opener Levi MacDougall kicked off the Paramount’s 2014 Moontower shows with two hours of hard-hitting jokes about cheese,..."

April 24, 2014 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Inside Season 3 of Barry at Moontower Just for Laughs

The cast spill the beans on Bill Hader's darkest secret

"...HBO’s hit series Barry - the comedy/drama about a hitman trying to get out of the..."

April 28, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Moontower Review: Dr. Katz Live

Comedian patients spill all to the droll therapist in inspired session

"...The doctor was in at Moontower Thursday. About a month shy of the 20th anniversary..."

April 25, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Moontower 2018 Review: Mike Birbiglia's The New One

Birbiglia captured all the hilarity and fear of fatherhood

"...With Me) headlined the second night of the 2018 Moontower Comedy Festival with The New One, his new show..."

April 23, 2018 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Moontower Review: Unhinged

You don't have to be on Congress to strike comedy gold at Moontower

"...at the Paramount and Stateside theatres on Thursday, a comedy showcase called “Unhinged” was demonstrating how Moontower’s selling points..."

April 25, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Moontower Review: Andy Kindler's Particular Show

That pain at the base of your skull? That's comedy!!

"...with Mr. Kindler, who served as ringmaster for this Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival show and couldn't get through..."

April 26, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Review: Blue Moon

Who helped keep this raunchy set fun? Could it be … Satan?!

"...hard to surprise late show audiences; especially at a comedy show called Blue Moon. They know what to expect...."

April 24, 2015 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Moontower 2014, Day 4: Fred Armisen

Less comedy show than meet-and-greet, but oh, Armisen charmed

"...Paramount Theatre on the final night of the 2014 Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival, it was clear that most..."

April 28, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Moontower 2014, Day 2: Dennis Miller

Whatever his politics, the man's still a comedy treasure

"...little different from the front line of this week’s Moontower Festival. Dennis Miller, the SNL alum and snarky “Weekend..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Five New Things In Austin's Comedy Scene

A quintuple shot of Lakkalikööri for all my friends

"...Comedy and drinking, drinking and comedy: They go together like..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Comedy: Completely Official Showcase of Comedy

Even in a lineup of stars, Austin’s Lashonda Lester is the one to watch

"...female winner in 16 years. Now, at Sunday's SXSW Comedy major showcase, she’s sharing the stage with Janeane Garofalo,..."

March 12, 2017 Arts Post by Carina Magyar

Moontower 2019 Review: Jenny Slate

The internet loves Jenny Slate, and so does Austin

"...The avian list isn’t something Friday night’s Moontower Comedy Festival audience achieved under Slate’s eye – that..."

April 30, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Moontower 2019 Review: New York’s Finest

In a rapid-fire show, these Gotham comics earned their laughs

"...Thursday night, comedian Sean Donnelly hosted the Moontower Comedy Festival’s New York’s Finest showcase at 800 Congress,..."

April 29, 2019 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Moontower 2018 Review: "Weird Al" Yankovic

With his latest tour, "Weird Al" causes the nerd apocalypse

"...Vanity Tour," headlined the closing night of the 2018 Moontower Comedy Festival at the Paramount. Philips, who co-starred in..."

April 23, 2018 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Moontower Review: Leslie Loves Colin

SNL regulars Jones and Jost let us swim in the depth of their love

"...you’d read today. But then, a lot about yesterday’s Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival show Leslie Loves Colin (featuring..."

April 25, 2016 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Moontower Review: David Cross

At the Paramount, Cross makes nastiness great again (again)

"...show, his second at the Paramount for this year’s Moontower Comedy & Oddball Festival, reiterated just how skilled Cross..."

April 23, 2016 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin

Moontower, Day 2: She-Bang

For these women comics, the operative word was "comics"

"...I'm at She-Bang, the all-women comedy line-up at the Parish, and I'm happy to report..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Post by Amy Gentry

Moontower, Day 2: Dana Carvey

The 'SNL' star gave the Paramount crowd what they came for

"...That’s how he ended his Moontower Comedy Festival set at the Paramount Theatre Thursday night,..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Post by Dan Solomon

SXSW Comedy: Doug Loves Movies

More high times talking cinema with Benson and friends

"...Both newcomers to the franchise, brought in by the Festival, and longtime fans seemed to have a lot of..."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Top 10 Local Comedy Stories of 2023

New venues, new faces, new experiments

"...Austinite Sahana Srinivasan also landed a coveted spot.) 2) Comedy Mothership Lands..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Moontower 2014, Day 2: Bobcat Goldthwait

When the 'Cat shrieks, we listen

"...annoyed. A glance to our right proved otherwise; the Moontower folks were as enchanted as we were, and agreed..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Post by Anne Harris

Moontower 2019 Review: Schitt’s Creek: Up Close & Personal

The cult favorite comedy draws back the curtain

"...banger – but it was Schitt’s Creek, the Canadian comedy series about the Roses, a formerly wealthy family forced..."

April 30, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Stand-up Comedy: The Tweet & Lowdown

Chris Cubas and Kath Barbadoro hashtag it out

"...Party and She Bang shows, as part of our Moontower Festival supplement, yeah. But we ran out of space,..."

April 27, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moontower 2014, Day 4: Sklar Brothers

Sklared for life

"...The duties of host fell to Comedy Central writer Kurt Metzger, who had us at, "Just..."

April 27, 2014 Arts Post by Anne Harris

Moontower, Day 3: Bill Burr

Burr's fever-pitch brilliance kills at the Stateside

"...– that goes a long way to elevating his comedy into the stratosphere. That and the essential Burr personality...."

April 28, 2013 Arts Post by Anne S. Lewis

Moontower, Day 3: Live Podcast of 'WTF'

In the midst of a star-studded chat session, Maron and Ian Black face off

"...directly chatting with Maron about anything and everything – comedy-related or otherwise – in classic WTF fashion...."

April 28, 2013 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

The Standups Star Brian Simpson Recalls the Shows That Changed His Career

Moontower comic thrives on the pressure

"...persevered until he found a stage home at the Comedy Store and his own home to boot...."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Matteo Lane: "I’m Joking, Can You Imagine?"

How is a comedy festival like Six Flags? Ask comedy's rising star.

"...of his voice – to hit success in the comedy industry...."

April 20, 2022 Arts Post by Dina Barrish

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