Luv Doc Recommends: The Latino Comedy Project's ¡Loco Año Nuevo!

Esther's Follies, Thursday, January 3, 2008

"...It's 2008! Whatever. The Earth makes another lap around the sun; the odometer..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

The Latino Comedy Project

The LCP gets its first nod from Emmy for an ad campaign it did for MTV Tr3s

"...Congratulations to our very own Latino Comedy Project on receiving its very first ... no,..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Latino Comedy Project

The sketch troupe says bye to Bush by serving up its best jabs at W one last time

"...In case you hadn’t heard, the chief executive of the United States for the past..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Annual Latino Comedy Film Night

"...Directed by: Various. This series of short comedy films from local and national filmmakers have been selected..."

Aug. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Five Shows to Light Up the Stage

As the new year's dark period lifts from theatres, it's time to get back in the stalls

"...Zach Theatre: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Improv Celebrates the Day of the Dead With La Vida de los Muertos

Hideout Theatre breathes life into una vida improvisada

"...Not yet changed out of their bright costumes and excellent sugar-skull makeup, Cat Drago and..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...Exhibit A: An Austin-born theatre piece wows audiences from Galway, Ireland, to Seattle, snags..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin

The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions

"...This past Friday, I was talking with a fellow theatregoer at the Mexican American Cultural Center about how that..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Latino New Play Festival

Teatro Vivo follows its hit inaugural fest with readings of three more works by Latino writers

"...sense, new plays are old news in Austin. Local theatre companies have been spotlighting work by hometown playwrights for..."

April 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Artists' Honor Roll: Austin takes the prize

A rundown of recent honors bestowed on local artists and arts educators

"...a BAXten Arts and Artists in Progress Award from the Brooklyn Arts Exchange next week. The awards are bestowed..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

BS4 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

Fri, Apr 2 - Thu, Apr 8

"...Dobie Theatre MAD TV's Best of the Best Sketches..."

April 2, 1999 Arts Feature

BS3 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

"...The BS3 runs April 20-25, with 55 different showcases in..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature

'La Pastorela': A funny thing happened on the way to 'La Pastorela'

Half a millennium after Franciscan missionaries brought the nativity story to Mexico, the Austin Latino Theater Alliance continues the tradition of La Pastorela but also creates something totally new

"...Every Pastorela, the reenactment of the shepherds' journey to see the newborn..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Erin Cone at the Wally Workman Gallery

"The figurative acrylics and oils of Austin's Erin Cone reveal no specific flow of story; neither are they reproduced as visual elements of what the hipper literati like to call graphic novels. Cone's portraits stand alone," writes Wayne Alan Brenner. See Cone's second annual exhibition at the Wally Workman Gallery during August, and be pleased with your decision.

"...The human face, reduced to planes of color...."

Aug. 16, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

BS4 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

Thursday, Apr 8

"...John Henry Faulk Living Theatre Spoo (Chicago, IL) Drunk Baby Collective (Minneapolis, MN)..."

April 9, 1999 Arts Feature

Okay, Everybody– Back Into the Pool!

Esther's Pool, that is: Winning fools, grooving stars.

"...We're not talking about cerebral comedy along the lines of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest,..."

Sept. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 19th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts

Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

"...and teeming with gosh-wow visuals (a house falls from the sky, clouds skitter by in time-lapse, porno mags talk..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Out of Bounds: The lineup

"...The sixth annual Out of Bounds Improv Festival runs Aug...."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...That Austin's creative scene is among the liveliest and most watched in the nation may feel..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...We've already teased some of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup –..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Critics Speak … and Speak … and Speak

Clybourne Park, Manchurian Candidate big winners

"...The Austin Critics Table marked its 25th year of recognizing..."

June 6, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gabriel Luna for the Gooooooaaaaaal!

Soccer and Spy games collide in El Rey's 'Matador'

"...Gabriel Luna is taking a break to watch the World Cup. In the background, the cast and crew..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Star Maps Hustle

Interview With Filmmaker Miguel Arteta

"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Perhaps the first thing you notice about Miguel Arteta is his..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Long Fringe @ the Off Center

"...FronteraFest, the oldest and largest performance festival in the Southwest, is..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Trouping Ahead

The Latino Comedy Project keeps creating laughter and its own opportunities

"...The contemporary comedy scene boasts plenty of culturally adept comedians..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

A Nation Laughs

On the eve of its fifth Latino Comedy Fiesta, Austin's Latino Comedy Project has discovered a national audience for its signature brand of humor lampooning ethnic stereotypes and challenging cultural assumptions.

"...There's no getting a word in edgewise with Adrian Villegas...."

Aug. 22, 2003 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Pilot Program

The Latino Comedy Project eyes a move to TV with El Channel

"...When Adrian Villegas first started working with Austin's Latino Comedy Project, he was a little younger, a little..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Exhibitionism

Latino Comedy Festival: Ripeness Is All

"...State Theater, August 13..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Review

'Keeping Track'

Latino Comedy Project vet mixes domestic conflicts and high tech surveillance

"...knew a thing or two about family, Mexican-American style. The daughter of immigrant parents and the fourth of five..."

April 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

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