Valerie Lopez

16 entries
Sketchfest, Shakespeare, and More Arts Events to Fill Your Week
Sketchfest, Shakespeare, and More Arts Events to Fill Your Week
Things are gonna get cheeky, queer, and local

Arts, May 16, 2024

Comedy Christmas Comes Early With Moontower Comedy Festival
Comedy Christmas Comes Early With Moontower Comedy Festival
Comedy scene expert Valerie Lopez highlights Moontower Comedy Fest musts, including the iconic Andy Kindler

Arts, April 18, 2024

Third Time’s the Charm for Lysistrata Comedy Festival
Third Time’s the Charm for Lysistrata Comedy Festival
The all women and nonbinary comedy festival returns with more venues, more laughs

Arts, April 4, 2024

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events
Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events
Get an arts fix this week

Arts, Feb. 29, 2024

ColdTowne Theater: Always in Motion
ColdTowne Theater: Always in Motion
The comedy venue is home to diverse audiences and performers, but needs a permanent home of its own

Arts, Jan. 4, 2024

Top 10 Local Comedy Stories of 2023
Top 10 Local Comedy Stories of 2023
New venues, new faces, new experiments

Arts, Dec. 14, 2023

Austin’s Longest-Running Stand-Up Showcase Ends After a Decade of Making Stars
Austin’s Longest-Running Stand-Up Showcase Ends After a Decade of Making Stars
Sure Thing is a wrap at 512

Arts, Sept. 28, 2023

It's Official: Dylan Carlino Is the Funniest Person in Austin
It's Official: Dylan Carlino Is the Funniest Person in Austin
Dominating newcomers prove the city is a comedy magnet

Arts, Sept. 20, 2023

Devon Walker Brings Lone Star State Laughs to <i>SNL</i> and Moontower Just for Laughs
Devon Walker Brings Lone Star State Laughs to SNL and Moontower Just for Laughs
Walker, Texas Comic

Arts, April 13, 2023

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater
Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater
The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

Arts, Jan. 26, 2023

Top 10 Austin Comedy Stories
Top 10 Austin Comedy Stories
New fests, new venues, and big returns

Arts, Dec. 15, 2022

What It Means to Be Funniest Person in Austin
What It Means to Be Funniest Person in Austin
Tyler Groce’s victory shows Austin’s comedy scene is thriving and diversifying

Arts, Oct. 6, 2022

Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?
Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?
The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene

Arts, July 28, 2022

Laughter, AAPI Style With Y'All We Asian
Laughter, AAPI Style With Y'All We Asian
Austin's all-Asian comedy troupe raps up AAPI Heritage Month with a Big Ol' Comedy Showcase

Arts, May 26, 2022

Comedy Wham's Top Five Moontower Just for Laughs Big Names
Comedy Wham's Top Five Moontower Just for Laughs Big Names
The Austin comedy podcast’s Five for Laughs: Headliners Edition

Arts, April 7, 2022

Comedy Wham's Five Austin Comics Not to Miss at Moontower Just For Laughs
Comedy Wham's Five Austin Comics Not to Miss at Moontower Just For Laughs
The Austin comedy podcast’s Five for Laughs – Local Edition

Arts, April 7, 2022

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