Austin Sketch Smash!
Austin Sketch Fest and Pop Press International are teaming up to bring you AUSTIN SKETCH SMASH – a FREE show featuring the best in Austin sketch comedy and tons of bottle-smashing debauchery. Join Bad Example, STAG Comedy, Your Terrific Neighbors, and many more on Thursday, April 16th at Spider House Ballroom for a night of […]
Thank God It’s Saturday Returns!
Thank God It’s Saturday returns! A night of improvised television presented to you, our live audience. Once again, the entertainment professionals at ColdTowne Studios are presenting lost episodes of our favorite forgotten sitcoms. This time, we have a particularly bewitching set of shows lined up: In “Fantastic Buddies,” three hip roomates share an apartment complex […]
A Brief History of Murder
Beware and behold! ColdTowne’s own Comedy Bazaar proudly presents A Brief History of Murder, every Saturday in February at 8:30 PM. Enjoy a deep red soak in our newest mainstage sketch show, an expertly-carved, acid-laced comedy production that explores the dark side of human nature. Comedy Bazaar will shock and amaze as they present a […]
The ColdTowne 2015 Mainstage Season
2015 ColdTowne Mainstage Season ColdTowne Theater is Austin’s only entertainment option with improv, sketch and stand up shows seven nights a week. We’re excited to announce our 2015 Mainstage Season – a collection of shows featuring unique concepts and high production value. JANUARY Church of Indeterminate Divinity Directed by John Ratliff Each service, some of […]
Know Your Troupe: After Midnight
After Midnight started on a whim when some Level 1 students decided to enter the ColdTowne CageMatch. They went on to win that series and have kept performing together regularly at ColdTowne while still taking classes. Now in Level 5, Chelsea Bunn, Vickie Dinges Grier, Kim Lowery, Brian May, Lance Nealy, Frances Nguyen and Bobby […]
ColdTowne 8th Anniversary Lock-In Weekend
ColdTowne Theater celebrates its 8th anniversary with a lock-in weekend, featuring a marathon run of shows this Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Each evening following our amazing regularly-scheduled shows, come back and enjoy as much comedy as you can handle — a $5 ticket will get you access to a night full of reunion shows, odds […]
ColdTowne Announces New Rehearsal Spaces For Rent
Since the founding of ColdTowne Theater in 2006, Austin’s alternative-comedy scene has exploded into national prominence. That means a lot more shows, which means a lot more rehearsal space. (Yes, improv is made up on the spot, but improvisers still need to practice to keep sharp.) To help meet this growing demand, ColdTowne has secured […]
Know Your Troupe: Patio Talk
Thursdays in June, PATIO TALK presents BettyFest featuring an all female lineup of talented performers. Each week will showcase a different opening improv troupe and will be hosted by one of Austin’s finest stand up comedians. The first three shows sold out early so be sure to pick up your tickets for the final show […]
The Return of the Bridgeport Women’s Correctional Facility Players!
Bridgeport Correctional Facility Short Form Impromptu Skit Players return to Austin in June at ColdTowne Theater, combining competitive short-form improvisation, ladies wrestling and 70’s exploitation films into a single, vulgar comedy experience. Inspired by Jack Hill’s Switchblade Sisters, cult television show Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.o.W.) and old-school roller derby, Bridgeport is female prisoners from […]
Austin Sketch Fest is Nigh!
This is it! Our annual celebration of the Austin Sketch Comedy Scene returns over Memorial Day weekend, May 20th – 25th, and will feature two headlining shows from the amazing My Mans (featuring SNL’s Tim Robinson), perennial Austin Comedy festival favorites Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting, and the Nerdist Network’s Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction. The 2014 […]