Not Funny

"...about inept U.S. law enforcement, the ending should be funny for all the characters. If he wants to make..."

March 20, 2019 Postmarks

So What's Funny?

"...photograph by Kenny Braun The veteran actor lies on..."

March 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Funny Ha Ha

In his microbudget debut, writer/director Bujalski shows a superb knack for capturing real moments (the stuff that happens between all the big moments) and the residue of our half-fulfilled inclinations.

"...is that his movies feel entirely unconstructed but are not. Imagine that someone set up a single camera in..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

SXSW Film Review: I Used To Be Funny

Healing drama uses its laughs as therapy

"...harassment can make one feel. It’s the struggle to not feel like a victim in your own skin, to..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Ready or Not

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy

"...want, or have them explained to you; but you never really get how it works until you're playing. So,..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Finding the Funny in Serious Music

When Igudesman & Joo play classical, they really play

"...Classical music can be funny...."

Jan. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Your Weekend's Not All Wet, Citizen!

Regardless of whatever else might be happily moist

"...Never mind the rain...."

May 11, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

UT could learn a lot from these "crazy stories about racism"

"...When you’re defending yourself against charges of racism, try not to engage in more of it...."

April 13, 2021 Arts Post by Michael King

Do Not (Po)Go Gently Into the Night

Punk Rock(ers): Not Burning Out, Not Fading Away

"...Glen Taylor did not die for punk rock. Glen Taylor died, pure and..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature

Make Someone Happy – Someone Else, Because Chances Are It’ll Never Be You

Jimmy Durante will bring us together

"...is with the Marx Brothers and Kaufman combined. I’m not so thick-headed as to not be swayed at least..."

Oct. 15, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Why, He's Not Even Wearing Loafers

What's gayer than a cabaret?

"...listing for Stuart's blog: "What's gayer than a cabaret? Not much." Well, maybe that "French Tuxedo" pedicure he's sporting..."

Aug. 28, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Finding the Funny in Bleak Times at Moontower Comedy

A Q&A with stand-ups Akaash Singh and Paul Varghese

"...constantly going to hell in a handbasket. This is not new information. However, the past 20 months are on..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Neha Aziz

Page Two: Funny Papers

More than ever, the Chronicle is what people make of it

"...My writing is just not very funny1. I like to think that I can..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Him Write Funny

"If somebody hates me," David Sedaris confesses in an interview with Sarah Hepola, "I just go to pieces. I mean, it doesn't really seem fair that I've made my career making fun of people, and if someone makes fun of me, I fall apart. But that's the way it is."

"...to say that," Sedaris remarks in his trademark, helium monotone, "but I certainly don't take it seriously." What he..."

June 16, 2000 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' – This Is Not a Review

Celebrities and other people you don't know: Live and in-person.

"...with a platinum badge and a big camera. I notice this man because he's just leaned toward me and..."

March 9, 2013 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Not So Frivolous

Wallace Shawn bares all about writing, why he does theatre, and that play with all the sex in it

"...loss of grant monies, so the run was simply not extended, brisk ticket sales be damned. Neither barring of..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Feature by Spencer Parsons

Allah Made Them Funny

Muslim comedy tour tickles the Austin faithful

"..."I'm excited," she said. "I've never been to a Muslim comedy show before."..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

What’s So Funny About This Thursday Night?

Austin’s Dirty Sixth is where you’ll find the answer to that question

"...of comics who are so damned talented, so constantly funny, that the entire country’s level of hilarity will noticeably..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Not Another Rom-Com

Sean Mullin brings a light touch to heavy material in Amira & Sam

"...Charlie (Paul Wesley) broker a $25 million deal with another veteran; meanwhile, Amira (Dina Shihabi) tries to make ends..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Who's That Guy on the TV Set? That's Not the Don I Know!

Winemaker Don Pullum samples 'The Taste'

"...on ABC's The Taste, he was crying. I had never seen him cry before. The Don that I know..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

A Not-That-Undercover Austin Look at Donald Trump’s Roadshow

The House. The Senate. “Our” country.

"...there alone and also wearing cowboy boots (and probably not a reporter in disguise?) leaned across from his seat..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"..."It's not drinks," amends Coyle, "it's a two-item minimum. We stopped..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Vanessa Gonzalez Is Real, Funny, and Real Funny

The former Austin comic lets the audience into her life

"...but it seemed so scary, I thought, 'I could never do that!'"..."

April 19, 2019 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Not So Funny: APD Officers Caught Making Rape Jokes

Last week wasn't so great for APD

"...officers' collective inability to "unrape" a woman walking past. (Note to cops: Rape jokes are never funny.) The APD..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Hey, Adults! Comics! Comics that are Funny, Weird, and Profound!

Reviewed: New School, Superzelda, My Dirty Dumb Eyes

"...Note: Not particularly in that order...."

Sept. 2, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kinky Is Not a Funny Joke

"...Dear Editor, Kinky is a joke and not a funny one. He's a two-dimensional character no better..."

Oct. 10, 2006 Postmarks

Not Your Average Joe

William Friedkin on serial killers and 'spandex movies'

"...cite two of his most memorable movies – Friedkin never pussyfoots around the subject matter. The situations in his..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Ice Cream?

Matt Allen's free ice cream melts the hearts of rockers everywhere

"...largest music festivals. In other words, Matt Allen is not just an ice cream man. He's the Ice Cream..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Funny How Time Slips Away

ACL staff members reflect on their first memories of Studio 6A

"...Newton, Photographer “The first ACL show I attended was never aired; it was the infamous Kinky Friedman taping from..."

Nov. 11, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...for our ticket to Diary of the Dead is not exactly a new Romero flick but rather The Death..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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