The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

A commando unit takes on the Nazis in this hyperviolent Guy Ritchie action-comedy

"...Matthew Vaughn, whose embarrassing Argylle, the spring’s other splattered-guts-jokey-jokey comedy-action mashup, fell way short of the mark...."

April 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Spy x Family Code: White

Anime comedy thriller based on Tatsuya Endo’s manga series

"...Directed by: Takashi Katagiri. Anime comedy thriller about the Forger family, where dad is a..."

April 19, 2024 Movie Review

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

Theatre Review: The Baron’s Men Presents Romeo and Juliet

The Curtain Theatre’s BYOB outdoor production is a magical night out

"...Men usually do two Shakespeare plays a year, a comedy and a tragedy (watch out for their King Lear..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Austin Chronic: Austin Documentarian Links Up With Jimmy Kimmel for Reality Series High Hopes

New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits

"...Chop & Steele, Steinbauer chronicled the legal saga of comedy duo Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, who got sued..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...the crown jewel of the Child’s Play franchise. This comedy-horror masterpiece takes the plastic-gut frenzy of Child’s Play 2..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Short n’ Sweet

More events, less column is just what the editor ordered

"...Before you giggle at Moontower Comedy Fest’s gay showcase, enjoy sips provided by Kind Clinic..."

April 19, 2024 Column by James Scott

The People’s Joker

Trans coming-of-age story filtered through superhero homage

"...long list of cameos by familiar faces of alternative comedy that the writer/director/star knows through editing Comedy Bang! Bang!..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Aaron Moten's Trip From Batboy to Fallout

How one St. Ed's actor became part of the new Prime series

"...a memorable turn in a 2008 production of the comedy musical at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St...."

April 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Get out and get art

"...Friday, twisted kids’ delight Time Bandits, and wicked sex comedy The Missionary.   – Richard Whittaker “KB Brookins: Freedom..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...to party on Sixth Street and go to the Comedy Mothership.” Ballerini said it’s her fourth and last year..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

Romanian film is a sardonic critique of the contemporary working environment

"...There’s an old thesis that if your comedy is over 90 minutes, it’s probably not funny. A..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Monkey Man

Dev Patel’s directorial debut is a gritty, nasty piece of work

"...is very smart here: breaking up the intensity with comedy, often in the form of a child’s reaction to..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Third Time’s the Charm for Lysistrata Comedy Festival

The all women and nonbinary comedy festival returns with more venues, more laughs

"...for most anything. (Toddlers, anyone?) For the 2024 Lysistrata Comedy Festival – running April 4-7 with all women and..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Qmmunity: Want to Go to There

A 2000s-era sitcom rewatch stirs up thoughts on queer media

"...experience – or as my friend said, this 2000s comedy show is “funny to watch.” While the modern urge..."

April 5, 2024 Column by James Scott

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...in his home in Stratford-upon-Avon. Lizzy Duffy Adams’ scathing comedy gets to the reality: that he was a jobbing..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...Moontower Just For Laughs Comedy Festival April 10-21, Austin, www.austintheatre.org/moontower-comedy..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Lousy Carter

A charismatic David Krumholtz plays the titular lit professor

"...decisions: As he said about 2019’s statutory rape dry comedy (yes, you read that right) Frances Ferguson, his scripts..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tillu Square

Telugu-language romantic crime comedy is the sequel to 2022's DJ Tillu

"...Jonnalagadda, Anupama Parameswaran and Raj Tirandasu. Telugu-language romantic crime comedy is the sequel to 2022's DJ Tillu...."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...an active volcano ... or is it? This scripted comedy sketch show is a fresh flow of bright burning..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

At Wit’s End: Bob Byington on His Dry New Comedy, Lousy Carter

“My career puzzles people, including myself”

March 29, 2024 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...made him judge a late-night event at Joe Rogan’s Comedy Mothership. With encouragement from Buress, Brown’s tried his hand..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Be Fur Real

Chatting with local trans pet play titleholders in Austin kink community

"...your queer body movin’ & groovin. TexAss: A Queer Comedy Show..."

March 29, 2024 Column by James Scott

The Austin Chronic: Cheech and Chong and Toking With a Troll

Stoner icons materialize for surprise C-boy’s appearance

"...Silos have been throwing since around 1995. The veteran comedy duo’s publicists had alerted me that they’d be making..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Wanna See the Season 3 Premiere of Industry Early? Better Get Yourself to ATX TV Festival.

Austin fest will also premiere Julio Torres’ new HBO show Fantasmas

"...be in attendance. According to press materials, the surreal-sounding comedy is about when Torres “lost a golden oyster. The..."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Glen Powell to Enter Texas Film Hall of Fame

Actor to be honored ahead of Austin premiere of Hit Man

"...Glen Powell, native Austinite and star of the upcoming comedy drama Hit Man, is to be inducted into the..."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At Wit’s End: Bob Byington on His Dry New Comedy, Lousy Carter

“My career puzzles people, including myself”

"...Byingtonian wit with a mediation on the limits of tragicomedy itself. After all, no medicine, not even laughter, can..."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

Problemista

Julio Torres channels dreams of toys, art, and immigration

"...horror lovers everywhere. His first feature film follow-up, immigration comedy Problemista, doesn’t miss, and his witty, charming whimsy feels..."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Fourth film heads home to the Big Apple, baby

"...emergency service. The original 1984 Ghostbusters was an ensemble comedy-horror that sometimes struggled to balance each of its co-leads,..."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Accents and Cowlicks: Julio Torres on Problemista

SNL alum explores the magical world of immigration

"...feature as star, writer, and director, the magical realist comedy Problemista, the Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live writer and star..."

March 21, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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