Your Laugh Track to Austin

A quick romp through our city's finer funny spots

"...and you’re looking for a laugh. You want a night out filled with comedy and maybe a nosh to..."

June 17, 2016 Columns Post by Ashley Alkek

Point Austin: Nobody in Charge

For the Cap Metro chaos, blame a feckless board

"...this week, a couple of days after the Friday night settlement between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1091, the bus..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Live Comedy Clubs Are Coming Back

NYC's the Creek & the Cave moves to ATX, Cap City gets revived

"...resurfacing in Austin on East Seventh, while our own Cap City Comedy Club, which shuttered its home on Research..."

Feb. 11, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bye-Bye, Bearden – Hello, Mac & Joe!

Cap City Comedy's PUNCH! showcase goes ALL'S WELL as of … now.

"...Matt Bearden has been running the Tuesday night PUNCH! showcase of stand-up comedy at Cap City Comedy..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Alive & Kicking

"...performance of quietly affecting pathos). But on a rare night out in the clubs, he meets a cocky, barrel-..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Gilliam Retires

Will a change in leadership give Cap Metro the fuel it needs to move forward?

"...sigh of relief among both supporters and critics of Capital Metro last week when CEO and President Fred Gilliam..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: What Good Are Unions?

Give a hand to those Cap Metro workers who fought for you and me

"...at the 11th-hour settlement of the pending strike by Cap Metro employees. However long it would have lasted, it..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Michael King

iHeartRadio Country Festival Review

Mainstream country owns Austin for one night only

"...to inspire an even more ambitious second round Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center. In addition to a..."

May 4, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ATX Q DJs: Samantha Garrett

Get to know the grrrl behind Cap'n Tits, Samantha Garrett

"...and singer for Austin band Whiite Walls, Garrett, or Cap'n Tits, as she is known in her other musical..."

Feb. 12, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Funniest Person in Austin 2013

Cap City Comedy Club launches its biggest joke-slinging competition yet on the funniest day of the year

"...comedy, why not go out and have a laugh? Cap City Comedy Club is making it oh-so-easy for you..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Santa Clause

When Santa falls off his roof, a man forgets to read the fine print before signing on as his substitute.

"...the famous red suit for the rest of the night only to discover that the fine print consigns you..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Bulworth

"...him to start speaking his mind. Then, after a night of low-down partying in Compton, Bulworth is not only..."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moontower Review: Rachel Feinstein

Mom's Star Trek 'do and soft-bearded hubby enliven killer set

"...Comedian Rachel Feinstein kicked off Moontower with a night of nostalgia. She performed impressions of her grandmother (offering..."

April 23, 2015 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Mac & Cheers

Mac Blake snags the crown of Funniest Person in Austin 2013

"..."I was in a Walgreen's … at night. So already I fucked up," opined Mac Blake in..."

May 21, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Review: Ron Funches

Huggable comic charms crowd, tells how to Winnie-the-Pooh it

"...In his second Moontower show as the Cap City Comedy Club headliner, Ron Funches imagined describing his..."

April 23, 2016 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

In the Bounce House with Comedian Danny Palumbo

2015’s Funniest Person in Austin is cooking on all burners

"...of this year’s Funniest Person in Austin contest at Cap City Comedy Club back in May, is also a..."

Nov. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Singing Detective

Robert Downey Jr. plays Dennis Potter's afflicted writer, who imagines a film noir musical to escape his misery.

"...onscreen as a nearly unrecognizable psychiatrist wearing a bald cap and thick-lensed eyeglasses), the film has the feel of..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It's Official: Dylan Carlino Is the Funniest Person in Austin

Dominating newcomers prove the city is a comedy magnet

"...The 2023 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin (FPIA) contest..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Arts Post by Valerie Lopez

The Mayor's State of the City Is … Mixed

Adler touts city initiatives, decries “shadow” of state backlash

"...but certainly subdued “State of the City” address Wednesday night at City Hall. It’s the “best of times” for..."

April 18, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Review: Dave Attell

Does it get any better than this comic in a true club setting?

"...The full house at Cap City Comedy Club last Friday got a two-for-one top..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Off-Centered Film Fest Day 1: What Have We Learned?

Day 1 of the Off-Centered Film Fest

"...Ahem. Last night's kickoff of the Alamo Drafthouse's Off-Centered Film Fest was..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Top 10% Debate in Bottom Percentile

SB175 session in the Senate an unfortunate model for how legislation gets passed

"...of the Senate took place Wednesday. The plan to cap admissions to 60% of any incoming class actually shored..."

March 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama

But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais

"...two days, Austin City Council voted unanimously late Thursday night (Aug. 12) to adopt a $4.5 billion budget for..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Gay Place

Die Felicia scares up a new night and Cheer Ups celebrates eight years with Lez Wedding

"...Hill Country Ride for AIDS Night Get ready bbs, Rebecca Havemeyer is hosting a night..."

April 13, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

The National: Fury & Squalor

One night at the Moody down, two to come

"...The collective chorus rising through the Moody Theater Monday night, the sold-out opening of a three-day stand for the..."

April 22, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Limited MetroRail Service Resumes Thursday

No trains to or from Leander until repairs made

"...As if low ridership did not already plague Capital Metro's MetroRail Red Line, now Mother Nature is working..."

Sept. 8, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

When Is Austin Comedy a Sure Thing?

Maybe on a Wednesday, definitely on a Saturday

"...are in Austin, Texas – you can find some night-time comedy show or other that’ll probably make you laugh..."

Feb. 3, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Alamo South Pulls Out All the Stops For Closing Bash

Cramming everything you love about the Drafthouse into one night

"...Are you a Girlie Night fan? Swoon for sing-alongs? Only go in for arthouse..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...winter storm conditions and record low temperatures since Sunday night, Texas has been in a uniquely disastrous situation...."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

I Saw the Light

Clifford Antone, hardcore to the end

"...It looks like a typical Tuesday night at the Broken Spoke's twice-monthly Hardcore Country show. Alvin..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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