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Moontower Comedy Festival Announces Lineup for September 2021 In-Person Shows in Austin
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Moontower Comedy Festival Announces Lineup for September 2021 In-Person Shows in Austin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021

The 10th anniversary of the Moontower Comedy Festival will happen in person this September. Produced by the Paramount Theatre and sponsored by Cap City Comedy …

Moontower and New York Comedy Festivals Will Skip 2020
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Moontower and New York Comedy Festivals Will Skip 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Shocking absolutely nobody, both the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin and the New York Comedy Festival finally announced they were abandoning plans to put on …

Review: David Cross, “Making America Great Again!” (Netflix)
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Review: David Cross, “Making America Great Again!” (Netflix)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 5, 2016August 5, 2016

David Cross has been mocking Trump both in his material and in the title of his stand-up comedy tour throughout 2016, but he couldn’t have …

Maya Rudolph’s tribute to a fallen hero: Princess performs Prince songs at the 2016 Moontower Comedy Festival
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Maya Rudolph’s tribute to a fallen hero: Princess performs Prince songs at the 2016 Moontower Comedy Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 24, 2016April 24, 2016

On TV last night, NBC broadcast a special tribute episode of Saturday Night Live for Prince — who died unexpectedly Thursday at 57 — including sketches of Fred …

Comedy and Oddity at the 2016 Moontower festival in Austin
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Comedy and Oddity at the 2016 Moontower festival in Austin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 21, 20161

It’s one thing to say you’re going to “keep Austin weird.” It’s another to call your festival the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, and five …

Interview: First impressions with Noël Wells, from UT to UCB to SNL
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Interview: First impressions with Noël Wells, from UT to UCB to SNL

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 2, 2014May 2, 20141

Noël Wells made an immediate first impression in her Saturday Night Live debut in September. Standing out from the pack of new cast members — …

The Kids In The Hall: Reunited, Rusty & Ready for a mini-tour in 2014
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The Kids In The Hall: Reunited, Rusty & Ready for a mini-tour in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 28, 2014April 28, 20146

Don’t call it a comeback. The Kids in the Hall have been here for years. Just not onstage. All together. In almost six years. But …

All in the Family: Dennis Miller performs at Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival
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All in the Family: Dennis Miller performs at Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 25, 20143

If you’re wondering what Dennis Miller was doing in Austin for the Moontower Comedy Festival on Thursday night, look no further than his younger brother, …

Go behind the scenes of the Moontower Comedy Festival with Inside Joke
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Go behind the scenes of the Moontower Comedy Festival with Inside Joke

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 28, 2012

Are you attending the inaugural Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin this week? Do you wish you were there? Regardless of your answer, local comedians Kerri …

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