Summer of Laugh

This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot

"...Robert Faires It was the essay that struck fear into the heart of every young student. "How I Spent..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Hero of Heroes of Comedy

"...Dear Editor, As an improviser who has been on the scene for nearly five..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Postmarks

Saying "Yes" and "No" with DanceAbility

Body Shift brings Alito Alessi's mixed-ability movement workshops to Austin

"...In the soft daylight filtering through the big, old arched..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Improvised Play Festival Isn’t on Fire Downtown

The Hideout Theatre’s annual supercharging of improv is pretty hot tho

"...On fire or not, we’ve already got a listing for the thing, of course. Because this is The..."

Feb. 22, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

10 Recommended Arts Events This Fall

So much creative energy flowing to quench your cultural thirst

"...Say, uh, is there anything … worthwhile going on in Austin’s fine arts sector..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Events Post

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..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...were with, and, most importantly, how after that encounter, everything changed. You were different. The world was different. Your..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shout OUT: Micheal Foulk

These are the people in our gayborhood: Class act

"...Name: Micheal Foulk Status: Austin, TX homegrown (originally from Round Rock) ID: Gay Guilty..."

April 7, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Luv Doc Recommends: Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Headliners

ND Austin, Sunday, September 6, 2009

"...Sweet. Three-day weekend! Of course, that's assuming you have a regular job with a set schedule,..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Qmmunity: Making It Ourselves

Examples of queer creativity abound in Austin, Texas

"...Creation is what being queer is all about, whether that's written, sung, or..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by James Scott

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...When the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 17-19

AND YOU TOTALLY WON'T BELIEVE THE FOURTH ONE!

"...one. And the other four as well. We’re just trying to make things easier for you here, is all,..."

Nov. 16, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...of 2022. Their desire to produce a live show in the vein of 2 Dope Queens (but gayer, obvi)..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

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

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...Spring is a glorious time in Austin, a three-month stretch..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...The worst sound in Roller Derby is silence...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Unscripted: Sexy Future Space Lady

What says summer fun more than out-of-this-world lovin' with a Sexy Future Space Lady? Especially improvised!

"...visits or aliens she meets, everybody grooves on her swingin' Sixties vibe, all that Flower-Power positivity in a pair..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

"...than the sum of its nightly performances or its improv and sketch class offerings. A small theatre is a..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Who the Hell Is This Kaci Beeler, Anyway?

Fact: Much more than just some woman on a pole.

"...there's that Beeler on the cover of this week's printed Chronicle, ornamenting her own article about the pole-dancing classes..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Institution Theater Is the Next to Close

Shuttering the beloved venue is "bittersweet," says co-founder Tom Booker

"...Add the Institution Theater to the roster of arts venues that are..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pole Position

For some kinds of dance, you need Brass Ovaries

"...I keep learning this lesson over and over again: Enthusiasm is only..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Arts Feature by Kaci Beeler

Two(Funny)fer Words

The Friday Night Twofer is a new night of hilarity building on the recent explosion of improvisational theatre and comedy troupes in Austin

"...On any given Friday night, you'll find a few dozen Austinites climbing the stairs at the..."

July 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Not Quite the Usual Holiday Gift Ideas

Something a little different for your loved ones this year

"...And not all just things, of course...."

Dec. 12, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Think Giftily, Shop Locally: Five Things & More

Do the best presents come from right here in Austin? Check this list!

"...at this time of year, citizen, one fact is inescapable: It's the goddam gift-giving season again...."

Nov. 24, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Movement Downtown!

Even comedy can metastasize

"...Moving? Shaking? Oh, definitely something like that:..."

April 12, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Is Anybody Laughing?

In the midst of economic hard times and a wave of terrorist attacks, the comedy business wonders what's funny.

"...laughter. See, this was the week that scores of improv troupes from all over the country, along with a..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Things to Do Online Locally Right Now

Still not risking crowds? We've got your socially distanced virtual back

"...'ronas a little longer, so it seems, as the protein-sheathed miscreants continue their evolution toward less destructive human coexistence...."

Jan. 21, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

ColdTowne: Getting Upright with the originals

Core members from cult comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade raid Austin for the first time since 2000

"...a shrug and the question, "Weren't they just here?" Indeed, a version of the cult comedy team was one..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fallout Theatre Hosts Hardass Trivia Tournament of Champions

Comedy competition of cultural arcana comes to Twitch

"...pandemic months, and that’s not trivial for the local improv comedy scene...."

Nov. 2, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

see.hear.speak.three: They said 'yes and' and had a festival

ColdTowne's comedy fest grew out of the fundamental improv principle of saying, 'Yes, and ...'

"...Anyone paying any attention at all to the Austin comedy scene..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

2002 Summer Camps

"...Summertime, and the living is easier when your young ones aren't moping around..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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