Moontower Comedy & Oddity Fest: Local Stars on the Rise

Because nobody knows funny like ATX

"...In the four years since its inception, Moontower Comedy Festival has become a staple in the comedic community...."

April 11, 2016 Events Post by Samantha Johnson

Comedy Wham's Five Austin Comics Not to Miss at Moontower Just For Laughs

The Austin comedy podcast's Five for Laughs: Locals Edition

"...Moontower Comedy Festival celebrates 10 years and a new partnership with..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Comedy Christmas Comes Early With Moontower Comedy Festival

Comedy scene expert Valerie Lopez highlights Moontower Comedy Fest musts, including the iconic Andy Kindler

"...For Austin comedy fans, Moontower Comedy Festival is comedy Christmas, and this..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Moontower Star Sophie Buddle on How Comedy Is Becoming More Welcoming to Women

“Austin is such a comedy city”

"...her stand-up debut at age 15. She'd been attending comedy clubs with her mom for a few months and..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

Moontower Comedy 2019: Emma Willmann

Opening up the comic behind Secret Keepers Club

"...her their salacious life stories. Ahead of her Moontower Comedy Festival performances, she shared some (slightly less) salacious stories..."

April 24, 2019 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

What to See When You Aren't Catching Moontower Comedy's Big Shows

"...Anybody attending the 2019 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival could easily obtain their full share..."

April 19, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moontower Review: Blue Moon

No-holds-barred set successfully pushed the comedy envelope

"...the fifth year in a row at the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, hosting the late-night, no-holds-barred Blue Moon..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Moontower 3 Schedules Its Jokers

100 comics into 10 venues into 4 days = thousands of laughs

"...laugh allowance the last weekend in April. The Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival has released the full schedule for..."

March 26, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower Review: Austin Towers

The range of local comedy voices was on full view at the Velv

"...The Austin Towers showcase helped close this year’s Moontower Comedy Festival. The lineup featured many of Austin’s comedy darlings,..."

April 24, 2017 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...and years with Esther's Follies, holding court at the Velveeta Room (named for Awn's Ronnie Velveeta character) and brightening..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moontower 2014, Day 1: Local Laughs

Feeling funny about Austin's Mac Blake and Brendan K. O'Grady

"...Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival features tons of great comedians from..."

April 23, 2014 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Moontower Review: Blue Moon

Who helped keep this raunchy set fun? Could it be … Satan?!

"...hard to surprise late show audiences; especially at a comedy show called Blue Moon. They know what to expect...."

April 24, 2015 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Aaron Brooks Has This Story

Aaron Brooks' skill at shaping bits of life into laugh-filled tales may soon put him out of a job

"...city. This week, he's part of the 2016 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival. Now, after almost a decade of..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature

Bryan Gutmann: A Stand-Up Guy

Telling jokes at a mic has always been the main thing for Bryan Gutmann

"...Bryan Gutmann has been a staple of the Austin comedy scene for over a decade. He recorded his first..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Venues

Where to find the funny in town

"...Cap City Comedy Club 8120 Research, www.capcitycomedy.com..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: Real Roxy Hours

Local queer comic and jill-of-all-trades Roxy Castillo talks her performance style and history ahead of her run on the Moontower Just for Laughs Fest

"...the lineups of two April 19 shows: Home Base (Velveta Lounge, 7pm) and Hello Lover! A Comedy Dating Game..."

April 14, 2023 Column by James Scott

Five Stand-Ups You’ll Want a Seat for at Moontower

Headliners and rising local talents rub shoulders at Moontower Just For Laughs Austin

"...From small cafe shows to Comedy Central and MTV, N.Y.-based comedian Perez has made a..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Column by Joelle DiPaolo

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up

Who makes the jokes, where you can see them, and who keeps the scene running in a city where laughing matters

"...joke here. It's literally what happens at Cap City Comedy Club every May when the Funniest Person in Austin..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jenny Zigrino, History Channeler

Among Moontower comics, Jenny Zigrino is the Ren fairest of them all

"...or archivist, but she found an early love of comedy along with her love of history and textiles. Now,..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Hit the Heights

Brad Williams will beat you to the punch (line) with jokes about being a dwarf, and his will be funny

"...Once, about six years ago at a comedy club called Joey's in Livonia, Mich., a westside suburb..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Chase Hoffberger

“Best of Austin” Winner Avery Moore Isn’t Kidding Around

"Hey man, this is for you"

"...is near and dear to my heart. It's like comedy Christmas. I love the people that produce it. I..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Moontower Interview: Hasan Minhaj

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

"...Frontier Story Lab), Minhaj has covered the world of comedy. No, wait, he covered the world of comedy in..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

'This Is Where I Belong'

How smarts and gumption took Noël Wells from Esther's to 'SNL'

"...in Austin on Sixth Street, where she performed with comedy institution Esther's Follies, so prior to her return for..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Velveeta Room's Head Cheese

Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be

"...manning, for his first night in charge, is the Velveeta Room, Austin's sliver of a Downtown comedy room that..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

Chris Cubas: Hashtag, You're It

#PointsMe champion returns to take on the Moontower crowds

"...Austin's own Chris Cubas is part of the Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival again, but not because he recently..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fired Up

Bridget Everett is bringing the good times to Moontower, so you best be ready

"...everyone from Amy Schumer (who's had Everett on her Comedy Central show and taken her on tour), Beastie Boy..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: Clowning Around

Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about "a clown idiot" to Crashbox

"...Davis Local queer comic headlines two nights at the Velv with their "camp counselor energy" as featured at the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Take Me Home, Country Queers

OUTlaw Pride Festival declares there's nothin' more outlaw than being queer in country music

"...Angelina Martin Catch this local queer comedy powerhouse headlining the Velv. Sept. 23-24. Fri., 8pm; Sat.,..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Column by James Scott