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

Improv Comedy’s Full Spectrum

Treating social anxiety one laugh at a time

"...borderline traumatic. So it would seem that attempting improv comedy for anyone diagnosed with autism would be impossible...."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...hilarious is a bonus. Operating from the premise that "comedy is the soft spot of all dictatorships," director Mads..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

SXSW Film Reviews

"...The Comedians of Comedy..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

SXSW Music Spotlight: Coco & Clair Clair

Progressive pop duo offers an outlet for shy girl catharsis

"...been linked to, the Atlanta natives present their boastful comedy and inflated egos with serious intent. As an outlet,..."

March 17, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

SXSW Announces Grand Jury Award Winners

Austinite Iliana Sosa wins twice for What We Leave Behind

"...talents and burgeoning filmmakers who impressed the jurors. Catfishing comedy I Love My Dad took home the award for..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Local punk supergroup gets all Dickies

"...by Riverboat Gamblers, Ghost Knife, High Tension Wires, stand-up comedy, or the most hilarious feed on Twitter – needed..."

March 8, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Seven SXSW Conference Speakers You Just Can't Miss

Ray Kurzweil, Melinda Gates, and other brilliant minds come to town

"...Though SXSW began as a humble music festival in our fair..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

AFS Presents SXSW Film @ 25

Festival favorites and winners return

"...and so is the familiar feeling of anticipation before SXSW. As Austinites prepare for the annual festival city takeover,..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Acacia Coronado

SXSW Panel: Good Night & Good Luck: Media in Election Years

Freedom of press in the age of alt-facts

"...“Good Night & Good Luck: Media in Election Years” SXSW Interactive panel. Some tangible tips suggested for other journos:..."

March 13, 2017 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...By our count, SXSW’s running total currently stands at 860 acts, so there’s..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: Little Sister

Film is a deft mix of humor and melancholy

"...is because Clark, whose previous feature White Reindeer played SXSW in 2014, displays among the most sensitive touches of..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 2

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...End is back with their next zany and irreverent comedy...."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

SXSW 2010 Alums on the Big Screen and Small

Screening news for Marwencol, Strange Powers, and Lovers of Hate

"...Fields. And while we're on the subject of standout SXSW films, Bryan Poyser's scabrous comedy Lovers of Hate will..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film

Actor Chris Doubek and his comedy of riches

"...Double Time: Actor Chris Doubek and his comedy of riches..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

My SXSW

"...(with apologies to Paris, Texas). This is my fourth SXSW, and maybe this time I'll get to see some..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Harry Shearer

SXSW Film Review: Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break

Bloody British comedy has a delicate heart

"...a very steady hand at the marriage of British comedy and horror...."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Crano, co-writing with actor Sandvig, brings us a murky comedy with snappy dialogue between Sandvig as Alan and Ritter..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne Harris

SXSW Film Reviews

"...in the UK. That makes first-time director Morris' broad comedy about homegrown jihadists in the post-industrial English city of..."

March 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...tradition of borderline nihilism, leavened with the blackest of comedy. Set in Fifties-era Sofia, Baharov plays Moth, a steely..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...This black comedy, filmed in and around Austin, succeeds thanks to the..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...This black comedy, filmed in and around Austin, succeeds thanks to the..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...is Last House on the Left as a screwball comedy, taking a few broad satiric sweeps at the bloodlust..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Live From SXSW's Screening Room

"...Narrative Feature Competition Brien Burrough's latest comedy, Security, follows Pat and Bill, two patrolmen at a..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

SXSW Episodic Review: Atlanta Season Three Premiere

First look at "Three Slaps" and "Sinterklaas is Coming to Town"

"...often enjoys the dance of keeping one foot in comedy while letting the other tip-toe into horror, the first..."

March 24, 2022 Screens Post by Cody Song

SXSW Film Review: Sell/Buy/Date

Sarah Jones' sex work play becomes a self-analytical film

"...enough, but Jones keeps the film’s primary focus on comedy and illumination...."

March 22, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Comedians and Local Chefs Celebrate the Joy of the Sandwich at SXSW

Joe DeRosa led the sharing of stories and sammies

"...SXSW loves to cross-pollinate. Any combination of music, movies, and..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: Bodies Bodies Bodies

Whipsmart horror is more than its Gen-Z Clue setup

"...film. Sennott has the energy of a Seth Rogen comedy, a boisterous quality that elevates one-liners, and the physicality..."

March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Slash/Back

Indigenous alien invasion horror-comedy is an icy blast

"...that company on the success of her alien invasion horror-comedy Slash/Back. Set in Pangnirtung – a remote village in..."

March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: Recovery

Covid-19 comedy feels dated already

"...For the SXSW-selected, pandemic-focused flick Recovery (co-directed by Stephen Meek and Mallory..."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

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