Visiting Lecturer Series: Late Night TV Writing with Rich Talarico
The ColdTowne Visiting Lecturer Series continues with veteran TV writer Rich Talarico. Rich will lead a 3 hour workshop/seminar that discusses writing and creating techniques from improv-based Second City and comedic play famiLIES, to late night shows like Key & Peele, MADtv, SNL and The Tonight Show to high concept shows like Review and The […]
Austin Sketch Fest Is Here!
Lovers of comedy, one of the best weeks in Austin is here. The 2016 Austin Sketch Comedy Festival––7 days of the best scripted comedy from Austin and beyond. All this week we have multiple shows each night featuring sketch, stand-up, and more starting at ColdTowne Theater, stopping by the Hideout Theater, and then concluding with […]
A Brief History of Magic
Returning to the ColdTowne mainstage on the heels of their sold-out 2015 run, sketch team Comedy Bazaar is back in February with A Brief History of Magic. Exploring everything from wizards and enchanters to the supernatural and the occult, the new show is sure to delight those who like magical themes as much as those […]
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 […]
ATX Sketch Fest Presents: 24 Hour Austin Sketch Comedy Challenge!
So many things come in groups of 24: two cartons of eggs, twelve pairs of socks, three packs of hotdogs. But hours? Who would string together 24 hours of anything, let alone the hardest part of comedy: writing it. In a bold move, the brains at Austin’s ColdTowne Theater and the Austin Sketch Festival have […]