In Memoriam: Robin Goodfellow
Singular Austin improviser has taken his final bow (wow wow)
"...its own canine superstar. Robin Goodfellow, one-half of the improv duo Buddy Daddy, passed away July 30, at the..."
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Aug. 12, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Reframed
Photography provides the impetus for improv in this new project from LuckyChaos Theater
"...Ceej Allen is a celebrated figure on the Austin improv scene. A member of the award-winning Mamet-esque troupe Confidence..."
Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans
Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End
Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama
"...the name of the game for Fallout Theater, the improv/sketch comedy/stand-up venue founded in 2018 and located in a..."
July 12, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman
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
FamiLIES at ColdTowne Theater
In taking characters beyond improv to a scripted format, this ColdTowne project delivers an exaggerated imitation of life
"...Is it improv? Is it sketch?..."
June 17, 2016 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Wafflefest
The folks at the Hideout didn't scrimp on the titular treats at the third annual Wafflefest, and the waffles and their toppings were as good as the improv
"...corrugated dough to "enjoy" while taking in all the improv comedy showcased in their third annual Wafflefest. Because, hey,..."
Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Stink Is All Over
The BS Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Takes Over Austin
"...comprehend the phenomenal expansion of the Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival, the third version of which..."
April 17, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Christina Parrish Gets Personal on New Comedy Series
Sorry I’m So Sensitive's path to healing using humor
"...Austin’s own Hideout Theatre, Parrish naturally gelled with the improv troupe and found comfort in creating fun environments devoted..."
July 4, 2024 Arts Post by Jasmine Iman Wright
Parallelogramophonograph Goes Virtual
Local improv troupe storms the internet with live yes-and comic relief
"...How the hell can a live, improvised comedy show be done virtually — with each of..."
March 17, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Fallout Theater Says Fuck This Week
The improv alchemists of this weekly show turn the crap in your life into comedy gold
"...Enter Fuck This Week, an improv show that says "Piss off!" to the week every..."
Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings
Wide Awake and Brilliant
Eyes open on the Hideout Theatre's 48-Hour Improv Marathon
"...husks of humanity self-destruct? Not at Hideout Theatre's 48-Hour Improv Marathon; their eight were so whip-smart and quick-witted, they..."
July 4, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Other People
A writer returns home to care for his sick mother
"...become his people. Far removed from New York, his improv community, and an ex-boyfriend who still feels tenderly for..."
Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Your Laugh Track to Austin
A quick romp through our city's finer funny spots
"...scene can help with its ever-growing stand-up acts and improv groups. If you find yourself in the Downtown area..."
June 17, 2016 Columns Post by Ashley Alkek
Get Up Into the Arts Midwest Conference
Get Up – as in, Shannon McCormick & Shana Merlin
"...That amazing duo of improvisers. Merlin lately flexing her prodigious improv-teaching powers at Zach..."
Sept. 10, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
For Your Consideration
Although it attempts to skewer Hollywood, this new comedy from Christopher Guest, and his loyal troupe of improv actors doesn’t have even a drop of affection for its characters.
"...new comedy from Guest and his loyal troupe of improv actors about a Hollywood movie production that’s turned upside..."
Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Honolulu’s Oil in the Alley to Rock the Hideout
Hawaiian trio takes the Downtown stage for an improv-fueled joyride
"...It’s not every improv rock band – we’re sure there must be thousands..."
Nov. 14, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Hideout Theatre's Dance Dreams
The improv artists in this production do an impressive job of detailing the falling and rising fortunes of a ballet company
"...scope. They know they will be doing a completely improvised play based on the rise and fall of a..."
Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska
Out of Bounds 2015: Squirrel Buddies
Nothing nuts about this improv duo; "Buddies" says it all
"...The theatres have been painted, the improvisers have assembled, and the 14th Out of Bounds Comedy..."
Sept. 1, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires
A Monk's Education
"...Improvisation. Every actor knows the art. The ability to create..."
May 23, 1997 Arts Feature
Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard
"...Home TeamsThe Foolish Mortals – new troupe of accomplished improvisers, including several Heroes of Comedy "gone rogue"..."
Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Feature
Those Crazy Kids Will Do Anything ...
"...THE IMPROV BANDITS John Henry Faulk Living Theatre, Wednesday, April 7..."
April 16, 1999 Arts Feature
Quips & Squealers
Monday, Apr 5
"...most troupes are clamoring to invent new twists on improvisational structures, this group from Portland, Ore., does classic short-form..."
April 2, 1999 Arts Feature
How Sweetlamb It Is
The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival's founder returns to power
"..."Jeremy has championed improv in Austin for, what, like 15-plus years?" says Erika..."
Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
ImproviNation
Can I get a suggestion for an Austin festival in which troupes from across the country gather to create instant comedy?
"...Improv fever...."
Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Unscripted: Sexy Future Space Lady
What says summer fun more than out-of-this-world lovin' with a Sexy Future Space Lady? Especially improvised!
"...Lady. That's because this is another of the Hideout's improvised productions, shows that use existing films, plays, TV shows,..."
May 18, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Shannon Stott Cracks Jokes and Breaks Barriers
Austin’s funniest short-form improviser wants more diverse improv
"...in early August, Stott was dubbed the funniest short-form improviser in Austin...."
Aug. 29, 2017 Arts Post by Katarina Brown
Articulations
This fall, one of the city's most active and daring improv companies is calling it quits (or quilts, as their Web site has it): well hung jury is breaking up.
"...Improv is not forever. Instant theatre seems by its very..."
Sept. 5, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Five Families in One Performance Troupe?
'Bad Font' is Austin improv's stylistic supergroup
"...Because we're talking about the five different schools of improvisational performance – improv comedy, mostly, sure, but that's not..."
Aug. 26, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
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
"...night of hilarity building on the recent explosion of improvisational theatre and comedy troupes in Austin. Dubbed the Friday..."
July 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad
ColdTowne Theater: Comedy moves uptown
You can count all the comedy venues in Austin on the fingers of one hand, so the opening of a new one, ColdTowne Theater, qualifies as a real occasion
"...yet another sign of the explosive growth of the improv/sketch scene in recent months (see "Mission: Improvable," Aug. 25,..."
Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
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