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Last year was the first year that international comedy brand Just For Laughs officially partnered with the Moontower Comedy Festival, after a decade of it going solo, to beef up the festival to a two week cornucopia of comedy throughout all of Austin, TX. The experiment went off pretty well, well enough to have the two join forces one more for another Moontower JFL Austin Comedy Festival that will run from Apr. 12th-23rd and feature dozens and dozens and dozens of performers, shows, podcasts, etc. etc. and be the envy of the comedy world for that spring fortnight.

Today, MJFLA made their first line-up that should really entice you if you happen to live in ATX or anywhere near it (per usual).

Thus far, slated to perform will be

Adam Ray
Ben Schwartz & Friends
Blair Socci
Brad Williams
Carlos Ballarta
Chelcie Lynn
Chris Distefano
Clara Blackstone
Dana Gould
Daphnique Springs
Devon Walker
Emil Wakim
Felipe Esparza
Giggly Squad
Ian Bagg
Jeremiah Watkins
Jon Rudnitsky
Josh Adam Meyers
Kenny Sebastian
Laura Peek
Maddy Smith
Marcello Hernandez
Maria Bamford
Martin Urbano
Michael Longfellow
Mike Vecchione
Molly Kearney
Moses Storm
Nimesh Patel
Preacher Lawson
Punkie Johnson
Ralph Barbosa
Robert Kelly
Sahib Singh
Sarah Tollemache
Sawyer Stull
Seth Meyers
Shane Torres
The Sklar Brothers
Tom Rhodes
Tyler Groce
Vir Das
Zach Zucker

Festival badges are on sale now starting at $150 (not bad for two weeks of comedy?) and you really ought to get ’em here.

Here’s an Even More Expanded Line-up for This Year’s Moontower JFL Austin Festival

March 17, 2022

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When Moontower and JFL officially announced their partnership and expansion of what just used to be the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, we expected the line-up and schedule to be super-sized and, so far, MJFLA has delivered. They just made the third line-up announcement as of today with an additional 20 acts that will be doing shows of all shapes and sizes from Apr. 13th-24th in Downtown Austin.

The line-up NOW is as follows:

*just added

Aaron Weber

Abby Roberge

Adrienne Iapalucci

Ali Macofsky

Alison Leiby

Andrew Dismukes

Andrew Murphy

Andy Haynes

Andy Huggins

Angelina Martin

Anthony DeVito

Arielle Isaac Norman

Aristotle Athari

Ashley Sharma

Avery Moore

Bad Friends with Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee

Big Jay Oakerson

Billy Wayne Davis

Brandi Davis

Brendan Schaub*

Brett VerVoort

Brian Gaar

Brian Simpson

Bryson Brown*

Carlos Ballarta

Carlton Wilcoxson

Carmen Lynch

Cat Cohen

Chad and JT

Chris Cubas

Chris Redd

Christina P

Cipha Sounds

Dan Soder

Daniel Van Kirk

Daniel Webb*

Danny Goodwin

David Rodriguez*

Deb DiGiovanni

Deon Cole

Derek Gaines

Dina Hashem

Donnell Rawlings

Dylan Sullivan

Elizabeth Spears

Emma Willmann

Emmy Blotnick

Endless Honeymoon with Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher

Erica Rhodes

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and Dana Spade

Francis Ellis

GDCJ

Grace Kuhlenschmidt

Greta Titelman*

Guy Branum

Hannah Berner

Holly Hart

Hunter Duncan

Ian Edwards

Irene Tu

Ivan Decker

Jackie Fabulous

Jackie Kashian

James Austin Johnson

Janelle James

Jay Whitecotton

Jeremiah Watkins

Jessica Kirson

Jesus Trejo

Jimmy O. Yang

Joe Mande

Joel Kim Booster

Joey Z

Josh Adam Meyers

Joyelle Nicole Johnson

Kelsey Cook

Kurt Braunohler

Langston Kerman

LaRon Wright*

Lea’h Sampson

Lil Sasquatch

Mac Blake

Maddy Smith

Marc Maron

Mark Normand

Mary Beth Barone

Matt Sadler

Matteo Lane*

Mekki Leeper

Michelle Buteau

Mike Macrae

MK Paulsen*

Nathan Macintosh

Neal Brennan*

Nick Saverino

Nikki Glaser

Not Another Dungeons and Dragons Podcast

Olan Rogers

Orlando Leyba

Paris Sashay

Pat Regan

Pat Sirois

Paul Oddo

Pete Lee

Please Don’t Destroy

Rachel Feinstein

Rachel Wolfson*

Rojo Perez*

Rory Scovel

Rosebud Baker

Sarah Silverman*

Sasheer Zamata

Sawyer Stull

Scotty Landes

Sean Donnelly

Shapel Lacey

Solomon Georgio

Sophie Buddle

Steph Tolev*

Sydnee Washington

Taylor Dowdy

The Bald and The Beautiful with Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamo

The Sklar Brothers

Tim Dillon*

Trevor Wallace*

Tyler Groce

Watch What Crappens

Yedoye Travis

Zac Brooks

Zach Sherwin

Zach Zucker

Moontower Live Podcast & Broadcast Series

Bananas with Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes

Brew Haha

Celebrate! with Sean Donnelly

Disgusting Hawk with Jessica Kirson

Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian

Dumb People Town with The Sklar Brothers and Daniel Van Kirk

Find Your Beach with Rosebud Baker and Andy Haynes

Glow Show hosted by Joey Z

Grown Local* with Billy Wayne Davis

HAGS* hosted by Daniel Webb and Steph Tolev

Hello Lover* hosted by Brett VerVoort

Jack Tucker

My Dad Isn’t Danny DeVito

My Momma Told Me with Langston Kerman

Not Having It

Pen Pals with Rory Scovel and Daniel Van Kirk

Seek Treatment with Cat Cohen and Pat Regan

Senior Superlatives with Greta Titelman*

Sinisterhood

Soccer Comic Rant with Ian Edwards

Stamptown with Zach Zucker

Stand Up on the Spot with Jeremiah Watkins

Tag It! with The Sklar Brothers

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder

The Crossword Show

The Joke of Painting

The Worst with Big Jay Oakerson

For tickets and more info, visit moontowercomedyfest.com.

Moontower Comedy Festival Is Happening This Year and Just Made Their First Line-Up Announcement

June 10, 2021

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OK, are fingers are crossed (and vaccinated) that this time, this edition of the Moontower Comedy Festival is going to stick. They’ve had to reschedule it more than once throughout the pandemic as the prospect of big time gatherings, especially ones that are indoors seem like a distant dream only a few months ago.

That dream seems to be getting closer to reality with the vaccine rollout pushing forward in the U.S. There are better prospects of things like comedy festivals, such as Moontower in Austin, TX, to happen in full force again. Currently, they’re scheduled the festivities for Sept. 22nd-25th, 2021 and, just like they used to do in the before times, have an already massive line-up in their first announcement including Margaret Cho, Dave Attell, Maria Bamford, The Goddamn Comedy Jam, Endless Honeymoon, and so much more.

Do note that Texas does have one of the lowest percentages of COVID-19 vaccination in the country and we sincerely hope it gets way better by the time September rolls around. If you’re game for comedy festivals in just a few months, you best go get your passes/badges right here right now.

Round 1 is here! ? 100+ comedians are invading downtown Austin Sept 22nd-25th to celebrate the 10th year of the Moontower Comedy Festival! Stand-up, podcasts, parties, shows, surprises & more wrapped up into for 4 days of funny ? Badges on sale now: https://t.co/LM5GmRJOyZ pic.twitter.com/apOTPooQvi

— Moontower Comedy (@MoontowerComedy) June 10, 2021

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 4: Debra DiGiovanni & Adaptation

April 22, 2020

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The wondrous and hysterical Canadian transplant Debra DiGiovanni and TCB’s Jake Kroeger have quite the hopeful chat about her numerous gigs doing live-streaming comedy in the last several weeks and how she might specifically imagine to take the stage again and what that might really look like (especially for someone who has played comedy venues of all sorts of sizes). Also, they touch upon the tragic closure of the Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC, the rescheduling of some major comedy festivals, as well as what’s new and/or noteworthy in comedy this week.

Follow Debra @debradg on Instagram & @debradigiovanni on Twitter. Tune in to her daily Instagram Live check-in show Afternoon Delight with Zach Noe Towers at 4PM PT via her Instagram handle. The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

2020 Moontower Comedy Festival to Have Middleditch & Schwartz, Nikki Glaser, Dan Soder, Randy Feltface, and more!

November 30, 2019

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With Thanksgiving over and the holiday season in full effect, you might already be looking towards 2020. One of the things that you definitely should be looking forward to is the annual Moontower Comedy Festival, which assembles much of the best, biggest, and brightest in comedy all in Austin.

As you can see with this first line-up announcement, they’ve got more than just a few things to look forward to come Apr. 22nd-25th. If you’re already in, go get your badges that are on sale now here.

Moontower JFL Austin Returns for Two Week Comedy Extravaganza in April 2023

Here’s an Even More Expanded Line-up for This Year’s Moontower JFL Austin Festival

Moontower Comedy Festival Is Happening This Year and Just Made Their First Line-Up Announcement

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 4: Debra DiGiovanni & Adaptation

2020 Moontower Comedy Festival to Have Middleditch & Schwartz, Nikki Glaser, Dan Soder, Randy Feltface, and more!