Austin’s Fallout Theater Phoenixes up from The New Movement Ashes

New bosses, different from the old bosses, herald a fresh start

"...contentious break-up of what used to be called The New Movement comedy school and theatre.”..."

May 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Movement Downtown!

Even comedy can metastasize

"...The New Movement Theater, that Eastside powerhouse of comedy started by..."

April 12, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comedy Speed Dating

Fred Armisen, W. Kamau Bell, Chris Cubas, Rob Gagnon's One Hour Comedy Festival, Neil Hamburger, Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, Jonah Ray

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest's 2014 comedy roster offers a respectable, if overly male, sampling of..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Scott Schinder

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy

Comedy at FFF 2015 is one big, crazy party

"...A host of familiar faces will grace the JASH Comedy Yellow Stage, from such standout stand-ups of the national..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fun Fun Fun Comedy: Your Lineup Is...

For the 10th fest, "FFF" can stand for "familiar funny folk"

"...for fans, at least those who frequent the JASH Comedy Yellow Stage. According to the lineup just released, lots..."

July 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Comedy Wham’s 200th Interview and Sixth Anniversary

Local epicenter of comedy celebration shines amidst the Fallout

"...Lopez is about to record her 200th interview for Comedy Wham, the Austin-based powerhouse of comedy-scene reporting. It’ll be..."

Jan. 18, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comedy Out the Wazoo and In Your Weekend: Now!

Unless you'd rather just, what, twiddle your thumbs until Moontower?

"...You know the Moontower Comedy Festival's coming up fast...."

April 9, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Trans Experience in Comedy

Local comics use comedy to spin difficult subjects into gold

"...On April 1, the New Movement Theater hosted Cream of the Crop, a comedy..."

April 20, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Faye Fearless

Altercation Comedy

Comedy has its perks: making movies with Ron Jeremy

"...long-running punk zine, Altercation, gave way to his Altercation Comedy tour, which has been stumbling through punk clubs for..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy Lineup Revealed

Headliners include director John Waters, actor Fred Armisen

"...Tabbed as the comedy hub throughout the expanse of Nov. 7-9’s Fun Fun..."

July 1, 2014 Arts Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy

Your quick guide to the national headliners and local laugh makers at Fun Fun Fun 2013

"...noon) Area man, dapper host of Austin's favorite live comedy game show Laugh, Dammit!..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...March 11-20) has unveiled a whole extra slate of new speakers, panels, sessions, and podcast recordings...."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Do Women Rule The Austin Comedy Scene?

Kat Ramzinski suggests that, yeah, they sure as hell do

"...One, she's a woman. Two, she's a stand-up comic...."

Feb. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...Robert Downey Jr. and Paul Giamatti, and electronic pioneers New Order just announced as speakers...."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival

In Austin's newest festival, stand-up finally gets top billing

"...that stand-up gets no love from Austin's festival scene. Comedy and the jokers who make it have become an..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Comedy: The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle

Music and socially conscious stand-up made for a powerful mix

"...Eagle hosted a live showcase to preview their upcoming Comedy Central series focusing on socially conscious stand-up, The New..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Distilling an Entire Comedy Festival Into a Single Hour?

The New Movement's Rob Gagnon Thinks It's Possible

"...tonight's Heckle Factory show – also happening at the New Movement Theater...."

April 12, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2017

Who gets the last laugh on an Austin summer?

"...That would be the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, which traditionally takes that final blistering week before..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Patti Smith: “I don’t claim to be a progenitor of any particular movement – I just did my work”

Ever-evolving singer, writer, & artist communes at ACL Live Saturday

"...April 17, 1976: Saturday Night Live, NBC’s controversial new late night sketch comedy show which premiered six months..."

May 2, 2022 Music Post by Tim Stegall

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, featuring..."

April 29, 2019 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2016: The Frank Mills, Loverboy, People of Earth

These three improv troupes gave us an earful at this year's OoB

"...scene. That was evident throughout the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival triple bill Saturday at the Stateside. All three..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...local twist to that body of work with this new collection featuring single mothers, seniors, and people with multicultural..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

BAM! Black Arts Movement Festival

ProArts' showcase of film, art, music, theatre, dance, and food packs a punch

"...festival," says Byrd. "Boyd brought in a lot of new and emerging dancers from around the country. But it..."

June 4, 2010 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Black Arts Movement

In Katrina's wake, Samuel Thompson eased survivors' pain with Bach

"...Samuel Thompson didn't have much with him in the New Orleans Arena when he was stuck there with thousands..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Than a Festival, Less Than a Movement

At Slamdance, tenderness, anger, and a very steep slope

"...At Slamdance, the crew behind the feature comedy The Guatemalan Handshake drives around in the film's wedge-shaped..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

University Co-op Presents the 2005 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...This year's New Works Festival runs eight days with performances beginning at..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kings of Comedy: Austin's Josh Frank Brings R.E.M. and Buster Keaton Together for Silents Synced

New soundtrack for Sherlock Jr. follows Nosferatu/Radiohead

"...horror classic (read our review here). Yet there's a new iteration of the old story that has become a..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: A New Outfit

Meet Rob Townsend ... Again

"...BRAND NEW KEY Yee-haw and boy howdy all five Fridays in..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Think 'New' Music

eighth blackbird helps Texas Performing Arts change how we regard classical

"..."It would be one thing if it were a new piece that people didn't know," I hear him grouse...."

Jan. 25, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...Its formation has been greeted as great news for the local arts scene – if they’ve heard..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

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