In a year that has already seen the closings of various comedy institutions, such as the UCB Theater in New… MORE
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Sad but true. Cap City Comedy Club, Austin’s shining beacon for stand-up and experimental comedy since 1986, has closed for good. Here’s the letter that went out this afternoon… Dear Austin Comedy Lovers, We laughed until we cri…
Continue ReadingThe seventh annual Moontower Comedy Festival takes place in Austin in April, and today they revealed the full lineup of comedians slated to perform. The festival runs from Wednesday, April 18th through Saturday the 21st, and headliners include Tig Notaro, Tiffany Haddish, Weird Al Yankovic, Nikki Glaser, Mike Birbiglia, Ali Siddiq, Janeane Garofalo, Colin Quinn, […]
Continue ReadingWith theaters and training centers in Austin and New Orleans, three comedy festivals under its name, and a published book about improv, The New Movement has been a swiftly rising comedy powerhouse in the South since it was founded by Chris Trew, Tami Nelson, and Brock LaBorde in 2009. When we profiled them in 2014, […]
Continue ReadingAustin’s Paramount Theatre has gathered some all-star comedians together to put on a big ol’ benefit fund-raiser to help out fellow Texans flooded and hurting from Hurricane Harvey. Ron White, Iliza Shlesinger, Chris D’Elia and more will perform on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at The Paramount for The Harvey Relief Benefit: Comedy Helps. ALL of […]
Continue ReadingA wave of shock and grief swept through the Austin comedy scene yesterday as news spread that 2016’s Funniest Person in Austin winner Lashonda Lester passed away unexpectedly. Known for her ease on stage, Lester was a consummate professional in both her writing and delivery with jokes that never had an unnecessary word and yet […]
Continue ReadingWe previously announced that Dave Chappelle would drop two new Netflix specials on the same day (March 21st). One recently… MORE
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South By Southwest is one of the biggest pop culture events in the US and each year, literally hundreds of… MORE
SXSW announces its initial 2017 comedy lineup appeared first on The Laugh Button.
Austin’s SXSW festival returns next month from Friday, March 10th through Sunday the 19th, and today they revealed the initial SXSW Comedy lineup, including comedians like Bob Odenkirk, Dan Harmon, Janeane Garofalo, John Hodgman, Nicole Byer, Michael Ian Black, and Wyatt Cenac as well live performances, screenings, and podcast tapings for shows like @midnight, improv4humans, […]
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