Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval

"...It’ll be a fem-for-all type of get-together at South Austin lit lounge Reverie Books, as they’re..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...The newest film from Austin’s Zellner brothers, about the tragic..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

AFS Cinema Hosts Tribute to the "Quiet Engine" of Austin Film

A celebration of Mark Reeb

"...an actor and producer who was a regular on the Austin film scene for over two decades. His death..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet

Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines

"...Its pages smell of newsprint and flop over at the corners. The ink is rubbing off a little on..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Off the Record

Pulling back the (iron) curtain on Fun Fun Fun Fest and the Flying Balalaika Brothers in time for the 40th anniversary of the Armadillo World Headquarters

"...Forty years ago on Aug. 7, the Armadillo World Headquarters officially opened, but the old National..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Livin' Lavaca Loca

In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.

"...when Jay Leno used to be funny? Back during the early Eighties? David Letterman had recently found a home..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...If you had the good fortune to be at Esther's Follies in its..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fred Claus

Awash with amazingly talented actors – Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey, to name a few – Fred Claus is sadly just an early lump of coal under the tree.

"...going to have a movie heavily reliant on physical comedy and sight gags, that’s fine. You just need to..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...– say, an unlikely place for a crowd to gather, like a broccoli farm or the bottom of the..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Requiem for a Sane Man

Exalting comic maverick Bill Hicks on the 10th anniversary of his passing

"..."To me, the comic is the guy who says 'Wait a minute'..."

March 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

A Lot of Chatter

Things change, but Janeane Garofalo still loves to stand up on a stage and talk

"...Garofolo of having a one-note career. Film roles running the gamut from Reality Bites and Romy and Michele's High..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...glorious time in Austin, a three-month stretch of perfect weather and every weekend packed with music, food, and arts..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

A Tale of Two Comics

Comedy Contrast: Bill Hicks & David Letterman

"...Too often people don't realize that stand-up comedy is a form of theatre and should be judged..."

March 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Harvey Pekar

Return to Clod-Cuckold-Land

Director David Yeakle revisits 'The Three Cuckolds,' the commedia classic that got his Tongue in Groove

"...The clown extraordinaire and recent Tony Award-winner for his turn..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Taking Stages

Young, optimistic, and flaky in a way that belies their revolution-for-the-hell-of-it satire, the KAiROS Co. has cultivated a name for itself as "poetic terrorists." Now, after five years in Austin, this theatrical sketch comedy troupe is readying to face down New York.

"...company of anti-socials who are constantly trying to subvert the system but you brought it out of us. Every..."

July 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Not Just Some Clown from New York City

Mark Gindick brings his 'Wing-Man' to Austin

"...The thing is, Gindick is a clown – but he's..."

Jan. 1, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

I Drive Dean Haglund

"...photograph by Bruce Dye Dutifully donating the can of tuna that was my invitation to the..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Feature

Krampus

This horror-comedy brings a demon to the holiday gathering

"...in New Zealand (doubling for Anytown, USA), this seasonal horror-comedy starts off as something of a riff on National..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everybody Must Get 'Stoned'

Improv Guru Keith Johnstone brings his Maestro to the Long Center

"...Now, the above statement means either 1) nothing to you at..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Black Sheep

It's smart; it's silly; it's shear terror, as the ruminants develop a taste for human flesh.

"...Shari Lewis have made of Black Sheep? I suspect the late puppeteer, whose doe-eyed puppet Lamb Chop was a..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Summer of Laugh

This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot

"...illustration by Robert Faires It was the essay that struck fear into the heart of every..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Gay Place

Queer comedy returns to ColdTowne

"...town Saturday, with a whole new set of queer comedy sketches directed by Abby Lincoln. The show, dubbed "Hidden..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...Can you hear it? The sound of applause? Coming not from some ersatz arts..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Half Magic

Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy

"...Directed by: Heather Graham. Starring: Heather Graham, Stephanie Beatriz, Angela Kinsey, Chris..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Five Things to Do in Austin This Weekend

Because what good is sitting? Alone? In your room?

"...Well, of course there’s Netflix and/or Hulu or whatever, yes. That’s what good..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Laggies

Keira Knightley stars with Chloë Grace Moretz in Lynn Shelton's likable but aimless film about arrested adolescence.

"...weddings and baby showers, and Ellie Kemper’s inclusion as the bride-to-be in the film’s opening setup helps create an..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...In the grand history of dating and hookups, there's going to..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Nutshell Your Screenplay for Success

Austin Film Society partners with the Screenplay Workshop for Seminar

"...week of story-centric film festivals, your idea mill is either churning at record speed or it has ground to..."

Oct. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Qmmunity: Pumpkin Spice Homoscopes

The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!

"...Season change alert! Maybe the heat's still on outside, but inside we're all feeling..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: More Pride, Less Prejudice

In a way, we're all gay Darcys looking for our gay Elizabeths in the thrush of Pride parties

"...places to flaunt said Pride. Can't blame 'em! While these events are no ball at Netherfield Hall, you're sure..."

June 9, 2023 Column by James Scott

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