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Sun April 22 2018
Funniest Person in Austin: Prelims
Cap City is proud to announce the start of the 2018 33rd Annual "Funniest Person in Austin" Contest! F.P.I.A. begins SUNDAY APRIL 1ST, with a preliminary round every Sunday - Tuesday until Tuesday May 1st. Semi-Final nights will be Sunday May 6th through Tuesday May 8th. The Final night of the contest will be Monday May 14th, 2018. The contest draws in everyone from seasoned comedic vets to rookies- some of whom have never even performed in front of a live audience. Needless to say, it's a guaranteed good time! Top prize this year is $3000!
Mon April 23 2018
Callback! Standup Showcase
Do you like comedy and awesome outdoor stages? PERFECT! Come check out some of Austin's best comedians on Austin's coolest stage (complete with spinnable wheel): Will someone spin it? Come and find out... This month's lineup: Pat Dean Elizabeth Spears Matt Alvarez Andrew Horneman Sam Noorani Lennon Free Maria Geary Hosted by: Chris Collings and Seth Murphy
Funniest Person in Austin: Prelims
Cap City is proud to announce the start of the 2018 33rd Annual "Funniest Person in Austin" Contest! F.P.I.A. begins SUNDAY APRIL 1ST, with a preliminary round every Sunday - Tuesday until Tuesday May 1st. Semi-Final nights will be Sunday May 6th through Tuesday May 8th. The Final night of the contest will be Monday May 14th, 2018. The contest draws in everyone from seasoned comedic vets to rookies- some of whom have never even performed in front of a live audience. Needless to say, it's a guaranteed good time! Top prize this year is $3000!
Fuck This Week
"Fuck This Week, right? It sucks and it's only Monday. Don't give into it yet! Come to The New Movement and see Fuck This Week, a comedic exploration of your shit ass week. FTW will open the floor to an audience member to complain about how awful their week is going to be whether it's work, breaking up with a stupid significant other, or awful relatives in town. Then, our all-star cast will improvise a show based on it. Therapy through comedy. Our show is no longer byob, cus we now have a FULL BAR on Monday Nights!
Monday Night Mash
A Weekly Comedy Mixed Tape Improv Comedy from Three Austin Improv Troupes, new and old. $5 gets you in and it’s always BYOB!
Lustre House Comedy Open Mic
Every Monday, come tell jokes at Lustre Pearl East! Sign up at 8 p.m., show at 8:30 p.m!
Basement Brawl
Basement Brawl is the premier weekly comedy clash on Monday nights at Fallout Theater in downtown Austin. Improv comedy troupes go head-to-head in an all-out comedy brawl-out, and the audience votes for the winner!
The Joke of Painting 11
The Joke of Painting is a showcase for some of Austin's best comedians, but wait--there's a twist! Not only do these cats know their way around a joke, but they're not too shabby with a canvas either. Don't get us wrong, some of them couldn't paint a straight line if their life depended on it, which it very well may. This show gets weird sometimes. Each comic will be doing their own step-by-step demonstration on how to paint a piece of art of their choosing, with an extra dose of laughs, their jokes!!!! Comedy IS art, baby. You think you…
Tue April 24 2018
Funniest Person in Austin: Prelims
Cap City is proud to announce the start of the 2018 33rd Annual "Funniest Person in Austin" Contest! F.P.I.A. begins SUNDAY APRIL 1ST, with a preliminary round every Sunday - Tuesday until Tuesday May 1st. Semi-Final nights will be Sunday May 6th through Tuesday May 8th. The Final night of the contest will be Monday May 14th, 2018. The contest draws in everyone from seasoned comedic vets to rookies- some of whom have never even performed in front of a live audience. Needless to say, it's a guaranteed good time! Top prize this year is $3000!
Playpen
Playpen: New Born Comedy Every Tuesday! Playpen is a comedy open mic hosted by Elizabeth Spears. Every Tuesday at 8 p.m., a selection of comics will each have three minutes to try out their new material. Comics are required to perform brand new jokes that have never seen the light of the stage! Some jokes will shine, some will retreat back into the darkness. Either way, every week will bring a fun and unique show. To attend Playpen, just show up and Pay-What-You-Want for admission! To perform on Playpen, email us at least 24 hours in advance at playpentnm@gmail.com. We…
Riffs & Riffs: Comedy and Music Show
IT'S TWO KINDS OF RIFFS !!!! Join us for Riffs & Riffs, a monthly music and comedy show, where the music's loud, the jokes are good and the people are usually fine. Comedy starts at 8 p.m.! So don't be late! Comedy lineup: Angelina Martin Andrew Wagner Bradley Oesch Devon Walker Joey Zimmerman Chris Tellez Avery Moore Music lineup: Being Dead https://beingdead.bandcamp.com/ Emme https://emmetheband.bandcamp.com/ Socha https://sochamusic.bandcamp.com/ Lolita Lynne https://lolitalynne.bandcamp.com/ ~ A suggested donation of $5 will be collected at the door for the performers – give to them! ~
Sandbox
Every Tuesday at The New Movement Theater Rob welcomes comics to do anything other than traditional stand up. Dirty slideshows, eating competitions, bizarre yet lovable characters and countless other weirdos take the stage each week. We give away prizes from the "Rascal Pack" to bring the rascal out in you and try a new snack each week. SHOULD you buy those new cheeseburger flavored Pringles? I buy it and we try it so you can find out.
Spit Bucket
Spit Bucket is a new, no nonsense, pound for pound, comedy show at the Uppercut Comedy Club at The Gatsby featuring Austin's most reckless comics.
Wed April 25 2018
Free One Hour Improv Preview Class
This new theater at 616 Lavaca is the home for Alternative comedy in Austin. If you want a taste of our flavor of comedy, this is a perfect time to join our community! This class will teach you some fundamentals to our style of improv, and improv in general. It will be free, and also give you tickets for the improv shows after, Garage, and then Good Fight! Be in the lobby of 616 Lavaca before 7PM and we'll make some friends and do some comedy!
The Night Owl
This is an open mic for stand up comedians--but if you got a poem or some real estate plan you wanna read-- I'm down with that!! Hosted by Adam Weightman Sign Up at 8:30 Go Up at 9:00
Buzz Kill
Buzzkill is a stand up comedy showcase that happens every week at The Buzz Mill in Austin, TX. Originally started by Katie Pengra, now hosted by comedy heartthrobs Allison O'Conor and Devon Walker. Please email if you're interested in getting booked: buzzkillcomedyshow@gmail.com.
Thu April 26 2018
Gutbusters
Every Thursday at 8, Hops and Grain pours the beers while Austin's finest bring you FREE comedy, featuring local favorites and amazing guests!
Hot Dogs Are Funny: a Comedy Show at Frank (DOWNTOWN)
Hot Dogs Are Funny is a free comedy showcase hosted and curated by Avery Moore. It's the most fun, and LITERALLY the best time. Wow. The talent... we're shocked tbh. Jacqueline Leona Leonardo Garcia Allison O'Conor and More!!!! Featuring tunes spun by our friend The Giant Hornets from Japan!
Y’all We Asian Presents Summertime Stories
Summer vacation doesn't mean waterparks and ice cream. It means working at your immigrant parents’ restaurant and taking community college classes! Come join “Y'all, We Asian,” Austin’s first and only all Asian American improv troupe, as they do improv inspired by hilarious and heartbreaking stories of summertime, as told to them by Asian American community leaders. The community leader for this event will be: TBD
Low Blow Open Mic
Thursday nights at The Gatsby there's a new mic in town. Signup 9:30 Starts at 10 List capped at 15 comics, everyone gets 15 minutes If you didn't make the list at The Velv this week, or if you go up early, then head over to The Gatsby, just two blocks away. Hosted by Mike Swenson
Waterbed with Mac Blake
The most fun late night comedy show in Austin returns to the Spiderhouse Ballroom. Mac Blake and special guest co-host Kath Barbadoro (Comedy Central) strongly advise you to slap leather. Our theme this month is WestBed. Do we mean the old west or a futuristic amusement park with cowboy sex robots? Don't worry about it. What matters is that we'll be bringing you a super fun show with another amazing line-up of stand-up, sketch comedy, the DARK ARTS, and other shenanigans. Plus a FREE pre-show photobooth from An Indoor Lady Photography The line-up (so far) for April's Waterbed: -Zac Brooks…
Fri April 27 2018
In the Treehouse
hosted by Chris Castles Austin Java on Barton Springs 7:30pm FREE SHOW - FREE PARKING EVERY FRIDAY - FULL BAR AND MENU
Spitballin’ – 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Spitballin' is a fast-paced, improvised stand-up comedy show where we ask six professional, local comics to tell brand new jokes based on prompts they've never seen. APRIL IS OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!!! To celebrate, we've got a FIRE lineup including Aaron Brooks, Gabriela Tijerina, Katie Stone, Tyler Groce, Ron Lechler, and James Torres (San Marcos). Drinks will be available at the mobile bar at the theater, Party Pulse! Show at 8! Tickets are $7 online, $10 at the door! FALLOUT THEATER | 4/27 | 8 PM | $7 Online / $10 Door
Amy Miller
Amy Miller is a fast-rising talent on the West Coast and national scene. Originally from the East Bay, Amy found her comedy chops in the Bay Area and is still a regular at the SF Punch Line and Cobb’s Comedy Club. After a move to Portland, Amy quickly rose to the top of the Pacific Northwest comedy scene, winning Portland’s Funniest Comedian in Helium Comedy Club’s contest, as well as being voted Portland’s Funniest 2013 and 2015 in the Willamette Week. Amy was a breakout favorite in Season 9 of Last Comic Standing. Roseanne Barr called her “a star” and…
Live at Coldtowne
Austin is home to some of the most talented and original stand-up comedians in the country. A staple of the Austin comedy scene, Live at ColdTowne is one of the longest running shows in the city. Originally started by Ramin Nazer, the show is now booked and hosted by Carina Magyar. Many of the performers featured at Live At ColdTowne have been on Comedy Central, Letterman, and Conan. The show’s format changes every week but usually ranges from 6-8 comics doing short sets, sometimes accompanied by a headliner. As always, the show is BYOB and starts promptly at 10PM. For…
Sat April 28 2018
Chortle Portal
WHADDUP CHORTIE P!!! We're back for another season of hotboxin the basement with laughter! Same time, same place (7pm in the Taos Co-op basement), featuring the comedy stylings of: Some great comics! As always hosted by "the modern day voices of Ren and Stimpy" Andrew Clarkston and Danny Goodwin!
Side Quest: Nerdy Sketch Comedy!
Nerdy Sketch Comedy! Saturdays 7 pm 3/24-4/28 Only at ColdTowne Theater Check out our do512! Don't miss out on the mead and the laughs. Side Quest is a series of nerdy sketches with a raffle after every show. All for the benefit of TakeThis.org! Tickets are live! Side Quest is a sketch comedy group focused on gaming culture and all things nerd. After each show unique items will be raffled off, donated from our sponsors: Junior's Comics and Dragon's Lair Austin! A portion of proceeds will benefit mental health organization TakeThis.org. This show unlocks the Achievement: "ColdTowne Run" (30 points). Find us on Facebook and Twitter (@SideQuestComedy)…
Latinauts: The Wrath of Juan
A Telenovela set in Outer Space. Aboard the Starship Edward J. Olmos, the Latinauts crew continue their 10-year mission to explore new worlds, seek out new resources for their home planet Earth, and to passionately go where no Latinx has gone before. Pero this time, a villain has appeared en el espacio exterior. Will the crew members of MASA be able to use chísme and hot cheetos to save Earth again? The B. Iden Award winning cast of Latinauts (AKA Prima Doñas) are back for their third and final mission to SPACE. Saturdays at 8:30 p.m., March 31-May 5 at…
Amy Miller
Amy Miller is a fast-rising talent on the West Coast and national scene. Originally from the East Bay, Amy found her comedy chops in the Bay Area and is still a regular at the SF Punch Line and Cobb’s Comedy Club. After a move to Portland, Amy quickly rose to the top of the Pacific Northwest comedy scene, winning Portland’s Funniest Comedian in Helium Comedy Club’s contest, as well as being voted Portland’s Funniest 2013 and 2015 in the Willamette Week. Amy was a breakout favorite in Season 9 of Last Comic Standing. Roseanne Barr called her “a star” and…
8 Count—Real Talk Stand Up Comedy
Uppercut Comedy Club at The Gatsby Presents 8 Count—Real Talk Stand Up Comedy. FREE PIZZA from That's Real Comedy Pizza Owner Jimmy Tibbs! NO COVER! This is a show with virtually no censorship. So wear your grown up pants! Gonna be a good ass show! Bring all yo friends!
Amy Miller
Amy Miller is a fast-rising talent on the West Coast and national scene. Originally from the East Bay, Amy found her comedy chops in the Bay Area and is still a regular at the SF Punch Line and Cobb’s Comedy Club. After a move to Portland, Amy quickly rose to the top of the Pacific Northwest comedy scene, winning Portland’s Funniest Comedian in Helium Comedy Club’s contest, as well as being voted Portland’s Funniest 2013 and 2015 in the Willamette Week. Amy was a breakout favorite in Season 9 of Last Comic Standing. Roseanne Barr called her “a star” and…