Farewell to Blair

What will the resignation of British Prime Minister Tony Blair mean for the U.S.?

"...of Conservative misadministration. Now, 10 years later, he finally stands down. His approval ratings in the low 20s, his..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Virus

"...that gets it in the first five minutes) and stand down their wild-eyed Captain. You know the rest. Sutherland,..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Senator Reversal

Hutchison stays true to form by backtracking on resignation promise

"...for her third full term. 2009: Hutchison says she'll stand down after the march primary. 2010: Hutchison decides, nah,..."

March 31, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Vela to Waffling Dukes: Go Now

Updated: Dukes confirms she will be on the floor today

"...be quitting her seat, and is requesting that she stand down Tuesday as promised...."

Jan. 9, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Standing Around on "The Corner"

My Big Role as a subUrbia Stand-in

"...the other. That's why I'm here -- I'm a stand-in. While the crew perfects the next shot, I stand..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...wanted to look at the current state of Austin's stand-up scene, which has generated interest from industry types in..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Where Comedy Lives

Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments

"...frequently complex, sometimes substance-enhanced, occasionally bitter heart of every stand-up who ever tried to make a living behind a..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...15, kicking off National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Stand Down Austin – the local chapter of a national..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

A Cuppa Hot Joe

On a comedy club stage, News Radio star Joe Rogan exudes a mad joy for life in all its insanity, depravity, and delicious dirt; if Henry Miller had done stand-up, it would have come out like Joe Rogan's act.

"...his performances place him among a rare breed of stand-ups like Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks, who weren't afraid..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Moontower Interview: Hasan Minhaj

Talking The Daily Show, storytelling, and the world of comedy

"...just a few years has made a mark in stand-up, onstage storytelling, web series, documentary film, and MTV...."

April 24, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Interview

See how a goofy comedy can spark an international incident.

"...certain wisecracks others consider funny). Still, the jokes rain down in enough abundance that they hit willy-nilly, like shrapnel...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keeping Up With the Joneses

Silly cul-de-sac action comedy is a knockoff Mr. and Mrs. Smith

"...and Gadot (those eyebrows!) are respectable but somewhat inferior stand-ins for Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie in their roles..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Desegregation of Austin's Movie Theatres

A history of the stand-in movement

"...The wintry inauguration to their "stand-in" movement in 1960 followed a fertile springtime of swiftly..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jordan Buckley

The Parts You Lose

Icy thriller has no idea what to do with its talented cast

"...life. His mother (Winstead) loves him but struggles to stand up to his controlling father (McNairy); meanwhile, the students..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Always Be Chloe-sing

Mary Lynn Rajskub on moving from 24 to stand-up

"...luring viewers into comedy clubs to see Rajskub do stand-up...."

Nov. 12, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pirate Radio

This British import exudes about as much outlaw swagger as Tom DeLay in a dance competition.

"...offshore radio broadcasting ship Radio Rock is a fictional stand-in for the actual operation, Radio Caroline, which was shut..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...Robert Conran is standing in the inmate visiting room of the Texas Dept...."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

I'm the One That I Want

"...Directed by: Lionel Coleman. Starring: Margaret Cho. Stand-up comedian Margaret Cho makes fun of her mother …..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Bryan Poyser

About Last Night

Sexual perversity is released with gleeful abandon in this second film outing for Mamet's 40-year-old play.

"...Mamet’s 1974 play Sexual Perversity in Chicago – sanded down in 1986 as About Last Night … – moves..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ups and Downs of Comedy

Hanging with the stand-ups for a look into the life

"...than we knew (though that's unlikely) before we sat down with four local stand-ups to ask what it's like..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fast & Furious

This third franchise sequel doesn't have as much smarts as speed, but it's still an uncomplicated, undemanding lark.

"...Brian (Walker), an undercover cop who meant to bring down Toretto's smuggling ring but instead fell in love with..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Waitress

Despite a storyline that involves an unplanned pregnancy, various affairs, spousal abuse, maternal ambivalence, and food-service employment, Waitress is an optimistic comedy about getting past your mistakes and making the best of life.

"...business as Jenna, a fiercely pragmatic diner waitress ground down by an oafish husband (Sisto) and saddled with morning..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Blankman

"...Detective seem high-brow. Wayans does nothing apart from a watered-down version of his Retarded Man schtick while Grier seems..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Serial Mom

"...smile and a penchant for murdering those people who stand in her way (sometimes they're not even standing in..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ladybugs

"...Jackée, Jonathan Brandis and Ilene Graff. Whether doing a stand-up comedy routine or acting in a movie, Rodney Dangerfield..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Get Me to the Funny: Chortle Portal

Weekly comedy showcase at UT keeps the students coming back for more

"...best way to get to a hip and cool stand­up comedy night? Taxi? Bicycle? How about a Chortle Portal?..."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

The Return of the Champ

Mick Foley swaps the wrestling ring for spoken word

"...a former WWE world champion. He's also a respected stand-up storyteller, a multiple New York Times bestseller list author,..."

July 12, 2014 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Intimacy

"...of the most desperately bleak love stories to come down the pike in some time; it's slightly less romantic..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soccer Watch

"...clubs and perhaps the league. And that’s where we stand at press time; more next week...."

April 10, 2020 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Nine Lives

Kevin Spacey gets trapped inside the body of his family's cat

"...of a fussy feline called “Mister Fuzzypants” is, paws down, the year’s worst film, and we still have over..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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