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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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ColdTowne Theater Invades the State Theatre This Friday Night!
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...
View ArticleNovember Workshops! Winter Classes!
Austin! The holidays are just around the corner, and that means that it’s time for winter improv comedy classes! You’re about to be hit by a deluge of ads trying to separate you from your hard earned...
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ColdTowne Declares Self “Official Comedy Venue of F1 Racing”
Austin, TX — Austin’s home for alternative comedy, ColdTowne Theater, has declared itself The Official Comedy Theater of Formula One Racing. With the proliferation of events in Austin that feature...
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Comedy Classes — The Best Laziest Gift That Keeps On Giving
Are you in Austin? Are you looking for a fun and unique gift to give your loved one this year? Too lazy to go to the mall? Might we suggest giving the gift of improv comedy? Improv and sketch classes...
View ArticleThe 2013 ColdTowne Mainstage Season!
According to the Mayan Calendar, the Austin comedy world is going to end in a few short days. We decided to use this opportunity to announce ambitious plans for 2013, because we won’t end up actually...
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Sci Fi Comedy This February!
To celebrate entering into the future year of 2013, ColdTowne Theater is launching the comedy event of the new year with Sci-Fi Saturdays – a double header of improvised comedy with a science fiction...
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Live Comedy and Bad Romance
Austin comedy stalwarts, ColdTowne Theater wants to make love happen the way God* meant it to – with a game show! Each Thursday in February ColdTowne will be hosting its own live version of the Dating...
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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:...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Out of Bounds Comedy Fest at ColdTowne!
Austin’s 12th annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival is approaching in just under six days. If you’re keeping track, that’s seven days, seven venues, 500 performers, and 120 shows all around Labor Day....
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ColdTowne 7th Anniversary Comedy Marathon!
In terms of cognitive development, seven year olds typically show an increased variety of fine motor skills, a stronger grasp mathematical concepts and an increased ability to engage cooperatively in...
View ArticleSlam Team Six – FINAL SHOW!
Imagine: a Saturday morning cartoon gone wrong, where a fantastic foursome of America’s most beloved professional wrestling superstars use their athletic prowess and “powers” outside of the ring to...
View ArticleColdTowne 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...
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Saturdays in June, The Beach Boys Solve a Mystery!
ColdTowne Theater, Austin’s home for live comedy 7 nights a week, proudly announces its June 2015 Mainstage show – The Beach Boys borrow a page from the Hardy Boys as they fight crime in the secret...
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Hill Jones Worshops and Show!
Hill Jones are heading to ColdTowne for workshops and and a live show! Catch them along with Brain Trust, on Wednesday, October 28 at 11pm. Tickets are available now! ColdTowne Theater is proud two...
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Troupe Spotlight: Kingz
How did Kingz come to be? A group of lady improvisers were talking about times that they had dressed as men in their lives (Halloween, for shows, etc). We talked about who enjoyed doing it, who didn’t...
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Recipes from the Garden
As seasoned hostesses, all the ladies of Gardenalia have a signature recipe that they delight in making and sharing with their fellow adherents. From cocktails to substantials, their recipes pair well...
View ArticleVisiting 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...
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Interview with Title Fine: We Got Game’s Laura de la Fuente
Title Fine: We Got Game is ColdTowne’s newest MainStage production. Featuring an all-female cast of eight players and one coach who play game-based improv in the off season, the cast is entirely...
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ColdTowne 10th Anniversary: Weekend Line Up (Oct 20th-23rd)
Celebrating 10 years of the next big thing in comedy with four days of sketch, improv and standup from favorite performers past and present. Evenings sponsored by our friends at 4th Tap Brewing Co-op,...
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Bad Ass Producer: Lindsey Moringy of “The Do Over”
Lindsey Moringy is #purehustle. From producing sold out festivals (BettyFest) to packaging sold out show runs, (there’s also that little music festival she produces, too), she’s a powerhouse of...
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Missed Connections ATX: Best of What You’re Missing
ColdTowne Theater’s newest main stage show, Missed Connections ATX explores the sentimental, fantastical, and downright raunchy nature of austin’s most impersonal personal ads. We sat down to talk to...
View ArticleMusical Improv with Andel Sudik
ColdTowne is thrilled to present a musical improv workshop taught by one of the acknowledged masters of the form. Anděl Sudik was born and raised in Santa Clarita, California and spent her winters and...
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ColdTowne Graduate Premieres Short Film Series
ColdTowne Graduate premieres short film series with the help of Issa Rae Austin filmmaker and ColdTowne Graduate B.B. Araya moved to Austin about two years ago and immersed herself in the filmmaking,...
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Girls Girls Girls Holiday Spectacular!
Girls Girls Girls celebrates 15 years as an improv troupe this year and is performing their last show of 2017 5:00PM Saturday, December 9 at Coldtowne. Bring your funny holiday story and laugh along as...
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The (Just For) Tonight Show! Turns Two!
The (Just For) Tonight Show! is a completely improvised late night talk show based on audience suggestions that features a rotating cast of Austin’s best sketch and improv actors bringing to life...
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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...
View ArticleAFF 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...
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Monday Night Mash is bringing something new to Austin Improv – Teams
By Will Cleveland Webster’s dictionary defines a troupe as a company, troop; especially a group of theatrical performers that tours to different venues, while it defines a team as a group of animals...
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B. Iden Payne Award-winning cast, Prima Doñas presents an all-new live comedy...
You may or may not have gotten a chance to see a Latinauts show at ColdTowne in the last year and a half. If you did, you know that the cast (known as improv troupe Prima Doñas) is made up of Latinx...
View ArticleThe 25th annual Austin Film Festival kicks off on October 24!
ColdTowne Theater is excited to continue our partnership with Austin Film Festival at this year’s Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference! The 25th annual Austin Film Festival kicks off on...
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Martini Ranch heads to San Francisco Sketch Fest!
Martini Ranch, a “mostly” queer sketch comedy group you know well from the ColdTowne main stage, has been putting on sold out shows in Austin for over two years. Now they’re taking their best sketches...
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Pendulum Presents: Class War Takes ColdTowne’s Main Stage
Pendulum Presents: Class War Takes ColdTowne’s Main Stage Sketch comedy for the 99% Austin, TX: After a successful run of their cult-themed sketch show, Pendulum Presents: The Ascendant, Pendulum,...
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Announcing ColdTowne Theater’s 25th Main Stage Season
From Will Cleveland, Artistic & Academic Director Folx, we’re so thrilled and honored to have these creative teams bringing their shows to the ColdTowne Main Stage starting this fall. Echo Lake...
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Small Business Saturday in Austin > Black Friday
by Lilli Lopez Tents! Cold temperatures! Injuries and FULL BLOWN FIGHTS! Every year we see folks working retail, dealing with waves of shoppers lined up as soon as a week in advance for Black Friday,...
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“My Own Worst Enemy” opens January 4, 2020
By Wendy Salome “My parents are disappointed in me.” “My friends secretly hate me.” “The cashier at H-E-B is judging my bulk gummy worms purchase.” These are thoughts we’ve all had (…right?), and...
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Teen Troupe Montmoreau Flies Across the Pond to Spend Their Junior Year Abroad
Being a teenager is universally difficult, distinguished by a search for identity and a tendency to act against one’s better judgement. Junior Year Abroad places these personal struggles on a...
View ArticleSamm Levine Presents: Levine La Vida Loca!
A show filled with chills, thrills and maybe a few spills. A weekly show, Fridays, 11:30pm at ColdTowne Theater, hosted by Samm Levine (Freaks & Geeks, Inglourious Basterds, That’s So Raven) and...
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