Life’s Rich Pageant Writer-performer Rich Talarico, appearing at Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival this week, taps into improvisation to create award-winning Key & Peele sketches. by Amy Martin published Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Austin — How […]
Alternative Comedy Theater: Comedy Central?
Comedy Central? Dallas needs lots more comedy venues, and Alternative Comedy Theater hopes to open a new one this summer–with a little help from friends. by Amy Martin published Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Could Dallas […]
Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival 2014 preview
Moontower Heads Up With more than 100 comics in four days, Austin’s Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival is a comedy marathon by Amy Martin published Sunday, March 30, 2014 Photo: Natalie Brasington Maria Bamford Austin — […]
Catching Up on the Comedy Beat
Catching Up on the Comedy Beat Chief Comedy Critic Amy Martin gets us up to date with comedy happenings in North Texas and beyond. by Amy Martin published Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Photo: […]
Dallas Comedy Festival 2014 reviews
Coverage of the Dallas Comedy Festival, March 18-22, 2014, at TheaterJones. Dallas Comedy Festival, Day 1 The Dallas Comedy House’s fifth annual festival kicks off on a high note with standup Rory Scovel. by […]
Ryan Stiles Plays Nice
Ryan Stiles Plays Nice An interview with the lanky star of Whose Line is it Anyway?, who is in town for his own version of the show, called Whose Live Anyway? by Amy Martin published Tuesday, […]
Dallas Comedy Festival 2013 reviews
March 28-31, 2013 photo: Courtesy Sean Flannery Blacking Out, on the Spot Amy Martin writes about Tuesday and Wednesday happenings in the Dallas Comedy Festival, including Sean Flannery’s The Blackout Diaries. by Amy Martin published […]
Creatively Wide with Comedy Central star Keegan-Michael Key
Creatively Wide Comedy Central star Keegan-Michael Key talks about the joys of participating in an event like the Dallas Comedy Festival. by Amy Martin published Thursday, March 28, 2013 Keegan-Michael Key is coming to Dallas […]
Dallas Comedy Festival 2013 preview
Laugh Tracks Comedy Central stars Keegan-Michael Key and Maribeth Monroe headline the Dallas Comedy Festival, which begins this week. by Amy Martin published Sunday, March 24, 2013 Live events are always bound in the moment, […]
Comedy Beat: More Festivals, More Clubs
Comedy Beat: More Festivals, More Clubs Amy Martin catches-s-s-s-s up with what’s going on in the local comedy scene. Yes, there’s a snake-handling stand-up magician. by Amy Martin published Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Life is […]
Year in Review 2012: Comedy
Year in Review: Comedy Comedy writer Amy Martin looks at the comedy scene, with local and national acts, in 2012. by Amy Martin published Sunday, December 30, 2012 Comedians are the ninjas of performing arts, […]
