A Night with Ike Barinholtz at ColdTowne Theater
ColdTowne Theater is thrilled to have Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project, Blockers, The Oath) as the September 16 Stool Pigeon monologist. Ike will tell stories to inspire Stool Pigeon’s improv set. Following the 8:30 p.m. show, Ike will stick around and join the cast of The Frank Mills on stage for a late night improv […]
Out of Bounds takeover starts Aug. 28!
ColdTowne Theater is proud to sponsor the 2018 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival! The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival (OoB) is a live performance festival that showcases the best in improv, sketch and standup. OoB is Austin’s longest-running comedy festival and the largest multi-disciplinary comedy festival in the south. You can catch OoB shows all […]
It’s 2023 and Weed is Legal In Texas
Dream Shake Productions’ Alex Ybarra and Carl Stoneking first started making comedy videos together 10 years ago as students at Texas Tech University. After college they pursued more traditional career paths, but their passion for filmmaking reunited them three years ago in Austin. Alex and Carl immediately got involved in the local comedy scene including […]
AFF Presents: Pitch Day!
Join Austin Film Festival for a day of pitching fun! Fine tune your pitch before you take on the big leagues at AFF 2018 with Pitch Day on Sunday, July 22nd. This workshop is great to practice an elevator-style pitch and can help writers to conquer their fears of public speaking and selling themselves. Start […]
New Members. New Movies. Same Movie Riot.
Comedy juggernauts Movie Riot perform a brand new, action-packed movie live on stage every Friday night. Featuring some of Austin’s most talented comedians, Movie Riot has played to sold out crowds for 5 years and are 3-time nominees for the B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Improv Team. Whether they are performing their signature Trailer […]
Dynamite Summer Bogo Deal – FREE COMEDY!
Any good blog post about an awesome Summer buy one get one deal should begin with a list that might start something like, “The 5 best ATX summer deals,” … you know, something with a little lifestyle research tied in. Then the blogger cleverly ties said cliché summer suggestions to a sweet deal with a […]
Top 3 moments in “What Had Happened Was” history
What Had Happened Was is the ColdTowne main stage happening Saturdays, 5/12-6/2 at 8:30 PM. This improvised comedy show turns the suggestion of a historical event into a tapestry of facts, misunderstandings and laughs. With a focus on tying the events that lead to history’s greatest catastrophes to events of today, this cast of world-class […]
That Time of the Month celebrates its 3rd birthday!
First impressions aside, That Time of the Month is actually a late night show hosted by a woman that your heart has long desired, but broadcast networks have never delivered! Once a month, Meghan Ross showcases all types of talented comedic acts including music, stand-up, characters, sketches, and general weirdness from women beings, with improvised […]
Missed Connections ATX: Mining Local Personal Ads for Comedy Gold
Have you pondered the existence of love at first sight? Are you hoping to meet-cute the partner of your dreams? Do you still consider yourself a hopeless romantic in an age of dating apps and matchmaking sites? If your answer to any of these questions is remotely close to “maybe,” then Missed Connections ATX opening […]
Contest4Improv4Humans takes over ColdTowne ThrowDowne
Contest4Improv4Humans is back at ColdTowne this year starting this week. After last year when we sent our Beloved Victrola! to the national finals, we’re excited to have an amazing lineup of performers competing against 15+ other theaters around the country. We heard from two of the competition’s contestants who you can happen to find on […]