Classes Start Next Week! Advanced Improv w/ Dave Buckman!
Our final session of 2012 is starting next week! Now’s your chance to get in on Austin’s most popular improv classes before the world ends. Our instructors have decades of professional comedy experience — touring and working with some of the biggest comedy institutions in the world — and have trained hundreds of Austin’s best […]
Making Bad Movies Worse!
What’s the worst thing about a bad movie? You could sight poor lighting, production values or the cheap ass special effects. But really, the thing that makes a bad movie unwatchable is the terrible script, bad acting and shitty soundtrack! Once again, ColdTowne Theater has come to the rescue. Every Saturday night at 8:30 in […]
Live Storytelling with Austin’s Funniest!
The Mission is a playful project in storytelling at ColdTowne Theater. Centered around a monthly theme, two performers from Austin’s wide community of talented artists will each share an autobiographical piece, while a variety of other storytelling forms are experimented with throughout. This month’s theme is Sophomore Effort and features performances from Kristen Henn, Joe […]
red envelope Comedy Variety Show Premier!
Red envelope is a monthly choose your own comedy adventure variety show where audience votes determine the course of the show. We hand pick the finest and funniest Austin performers and have them do, well, whatever you want! Performances are the first Thursday of every month at 10 PM at ColdTowne Theater. Red envelope is […]
Out of Bounds at ColdTowne!
We are eight days away from the other largest comedy festival in Austin: Out of Bounds! With over 500 hundred improvisers, sketch comedians and stand ups descending on Texas in the week leading up to Labor Day, this year is another monster. This year, OOB is bringing down some of our favorite improv troupes as […]
#IFL 2012 Prelim Recap 2
The claws came out last Friday night in the second preliminary round of the Improv Fantasy League! The Immutably Misanthropic McMeullers of Middle Ridgetop faced off against The Murchison Middle Schoolers and The Bee Cave Honey Boo Boo Children of Str8 Death and emerged victorious! At the top of the show, The Middle Schoolers won […]
Schedule Changes Starting… Now!
ATTN: Friends of Austin Improv Comedy! ColdTowne Theater has done some slight schedule reordering that is taking effect during our August/September block of shows. We thought you’d like to know about it, because it means more awesome shows! Starting in August, all of our regular improv blocks will have a consistent headlining troupes. That means […]
#IFL2012 Prelim Preview
This Friday night, #IFL2012 continues with a three way grudge match between The Immutably Misanthropic McMeullers of Middle Ridgetop, The Murchison Middle Schoolers, and The Bee Cave Honey Boo Boo Children of Str8 Death! The winner will move on to the Semi-Finals on August 18th. The runner up will be in the running for a […]
Chicago Super Troupe 3033 Comes to ColdTowne!
iO Chicago super group 3033 is coming to Austin for two shows at ColdTowne Theater. Widely regarded as one of the best improv groups on the planet, 3033 consists of veteran Chicago improvisers Bill Arnett, Alex Fendrich, Rush Howell, Danny Mora, and Andy St. Clair. This show is not to be missed! From the Chicago […]
Fall Classes and Workshops!
What do actors, comedians, musicians, lawyers, software engineers and soccer moms have in common? They’ve all taken our comedy improv classes and can be seen headlining improv shows all over Austin and around the country. If Austin were the Star Wars universe, ColdTowne Theater would be the Jedi Academy. Except we have more than one […]