iO West’s Nick Armstrong to Teach and Perform at ColdTowne
Nick Armstrong, acclaimed improviser and instructor from iO West, is coming into Austin October 11th – 13th to teach workshops, coach teams, and perform! About Nick Armstrong: Nick is an Actor, Writer, Improviser and Director living in Los Angeles, CA. On TV, Nick has been on the Emmy-Award winning shows The Office, Parks and Recreation and Grey’s Anatomy. […]
Movie vs Movie Returns!
MOVIE VS MOVIE returns after a two month hiatus! Movie vs Movie picks up on a brand new night, in a new/cool slot — Fridays 7pm in September only at the illustrious ColdTowne Theater. It’s live improvised comedy that brings to life brand new movies- all made up 100% on the spot. The evening is host to […]
Back to School Improv with Bad Boys and the Ladies
Lace up your Reebok Pumps, stuff your Lisa Frank notebook into your Trapper Keeper, and hold onto your butts because ColdTowne is taking you back to school. Each Friday in September, Bad Boys will be welcoming special guests The Ladies to celebrate the beginning of another school year. Why? Because the childrens is our future. […]
Pee-Wee’s Whalehouse – A Playhouse of Improv and Sketch Comedy, and Improv Comedy, Also
Get outta bed, there’ll be no more nappin’, cus you’ve landed in a place where anything can happen. -Cyndi Mothafuckin Lauper Anyway, AHOY! Remember when you were a kid and you’d wake up really early on Saturday morning to watch TV? Sure, there were the cartoons, but the real magic happened when the weirdo adults started talking to the […]
Out of Bounds Comedy Fest at ColdTowne!
Austin’s 12th annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival is approaching in just under six days. If you’re keeping track, that’s seven days, seven venues, 500 performers, and 120 shows all around Labor Day. And ColdTowne Theater is right in the thick of it, with marathon-style programming at the theater and our improv and sketch comedy […]
ColdTowne’s Newest Student Improv Troupe Debuts in August.
Look Cookie. Midnight Society. Murphy. Unfurled. Oh, Science. The names of ColdTowne Theater’s student troupes echo off the walls of our hallowed, seven year old Austin institution. Some have survived the test of time, others shined so bright that they went super nova. Our latest student group — Bear Derby — is in its final […]
Stunts! Explosions! Blood! Comedy!
Fedora wearing archaeologists exploring ancient ruins! Bloody battles against our nation’s enemies! Romantic rescues that involve swinging in on a whip! Indy Movies is a part scripted / part improvised full length play that combines the thrill of your favorite action movie with the gore of your favorite slasher flick. Crazed 1940’s director Wade Wood’s […]
IFL 2013: There’s No Crying In Improv
The thunder is coming, Austin. Saturday nights in July, ColdTowne Theater’s signature Summer shrimp comedy improv event, the Improv Fantasy League, returns for it’s fourth season! Nine teams will enter. Eight will burn. Since nothing’s more hilarious than people striving to achieve, only to have their hopes and dreams abandoned on a huge pile of skulls (see poster), we’re combining […]
Legendary Improv Format Debuts in Austin
15 of the bravest, most fearless comedy improvisers in Austin, Texas have been assembled to work with Dave Buckman, Cody Dearing and Improv Legend Craig Cackowski in mounting a new run of the legendary long form improv format JTS BROWN at ColdTowne Theater. Collectively, they are known as Arkay. Developed in Chicago in the summer […]
Live BBQ. Delicious Comedy.
A Texas debutante desperate for redemption. Ruthless army wives. The wizened cajun. The hard-partying brothers. Who has what it takes in the categories of chicken, ribs, pork and brisket to take home the coveted Grand Champion title? Inspired by works such as Christopher Guest’s Best in Show, cult documentary Hands on a Hard Body and […]