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 […]
Austin Sketch Fest Tickets Are LIVE!
Achtung! Austin comedy nerds! Tickets are now live for the 2013 Austin Sketch Fest, Austin’s ONLY festival! We’re hard at work getting our act together, but we can say that without a doubt, this is going to be awesome. Our early bird passes sold out very quickly. We’re releasing a limited number of ALL-FESTIVAL passes, […]
April Fools’ Day Stand Up Comedy Show and Sketch Workshop!
The origins of April Fools day are lost to the fog of history. Cultural precursors of April Fools’ Day include the Roman festival of Hilaria, held March 25, and the Medieval Feast of Fools, held December 28, which is still a day that pranks are played in Spanish-speaking countries. Nevertheless, ColdTowne is soldering on and […]
ATX Sketch Fest Early Bird Passes and Lineup!
Memorial Day Weekend is fast approaching, and that means that the 4th annual Austin Sketch Fest is only three months away. We’ve got some more lineup announcements to make, and we’re not going to lie: we’re pretty pumped about these shows. We’ve already announced our headliners, Superego (w/ special guest Paul F. Tompkins). We’re also […]
Thursday Night Camp-In — Improv Comedy!
In March, start your weekend off right by packing up your favorite pillow (in your mind), leaving the big city (of your mind), and checking into ColdTowne’s Thursday Night Camp-Inn – and then ease yourself into a night full of sugary foods (in your body) and high energy improv. Every Thursday in March at 8:30pm, […]
TGIS — 90s Sitcoms Saturdays in March!
Are you experiencing Full House withdrawal? Did the loss of Mr.Cooper leave you feeling helpless and alone? Well, it’s time to dust off those over-sized overalls (with one strap hanging down of course) and hang those WHAM! posters back up because this spring, ColdTowne’s TGIS Lineup is taking over Saturday nights with a double feature […]