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1. Moontower JFL Austin makes their first line-up announcement, so plan accordingly.

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2. Jimmy Kimmel is, of course, hosting the Oscars again and Aidy Bryant, a little more surprisingly, is hosting the Spirit Awards next year. Kimmel will probably do another solid job and become this generation’s poster boy for The Oscars, but we hope that Aidy uses her husband Conner O’Malley in a bit, if not several for the Spirit Awards telecast.

3. Take a gander at Leo Reich‘s first special, Literally Who Cares? coming direct to HBO (then probably watched by you at Max). As far as Gen Z comedy specials go, Leo is who putting their money on.

4. Conservative entertainment brand The Daily Wire is trying their hand at an adult animated series with the likes of Adam Carolla and Candace Owens set for the voice cast (Deadline). Get ready to be upset?

5. We’ll leave you with this: Anyone’s Spotify Wrapped have a comedian as their top artist?

Moontower JFL Austin Makes Its First, Very Big Inaugural Line-Up Announcement

January 19, 2022

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In 2021, however long ago that was, it was announced that the forces of the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival and Just For Laughs were joining forces to expand from a four-day Austin, TX based comedy festival to more than double the size.

Well, as of today’s initial line-up announcement, it looks like Moontower JFL Austin (or MJFLA?) has definitely kicked it up a few notches with a pretty damn big first line-up announcement. Just from this first batch, MJFLA has over 80 comedians and 20 shows sourced from around all the country including Marc Maron, Nicole Byer, Nikki Glaser, Please Don’t Destroy, Michelle Buteau, and way more lined-up with a promise of even more to comics and comedy to be jam packed into the eleven days between Apr. 13th-24th, 2022.

Hopefully, when MJFLA comes around, that will makes us all feel a little less forlorn that we’ll have to wait another entire year before SF Sketchfest happens in person again.

Take a gander at the whole first portion of the MJFLA line-up below:

Abby Roberge

Adrienne Iapalucci

Ali Macofsky

Andrew Murphy

Andy Haynes

Andy Kindler

Angelina Martin

Anthony DeVito

Ashley Sharma

Avery Moore

Big Jay Oakerson

Brandi Davis

Brett VerVoort

Brian Gaar

Carlton Wilcoxson

Carmen Lynch

Cat Cohen

Chris Cubas

Chris Redd

Christina P

Dan Soder

Daniel Van Kirk

Danny Goodwin

Deb DiGiovanni

Deon Cole

Donnell Rawlings

Dylan Sullivan

Elizabeth Spears

Emma Willmann

Emmy Blotnick

Erica Rhodes

Goddamn Comedy Jam

Grace Kuhlenschmidt

Guy Branum

Hannah Berner

Holly Hart

Hunter Duncan

Ian Edwards

Irene Tu

Ivan Decker

Jackie Kashian

James Austin Johnson

Janelle James

Jay Whitecotton

Jeremiah Watkins

Jessica Kirson

Jesus Trejo

Joe Mande

Josh Adam Meyers

Joyelle NIcole Johnson

Kelsey Cook

Kurt Braunohler

Langston Kerman

Laurie Kilmartin

Maddy Smith

Marc Maron

Mark Normand

Matt Sadler

Michelle Buteau

Mike Macrae

Moshe Kasher

Natasha Leggero

Nathan Macintosh

Nick Saverino

Nicole Byer

Nikki Glaser

Not Another Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Orlando Leyba

Pat Regan

Pat Sirois

Please Don’t Destroy

Rachel Feinstein

Rosebud Baker

Sasheer Zamata

Sawyer Stull

Scotty Landes

Sean Donnelly

Shapel Lacey

Solomon Georgio

Sophie Buddle

Taylor Dowdy

The Sklar Brothers

Trevor Wallace

Tyler Groce

Zac Brooks

Zach Zucker

Andy Kindler’s Particular Show

Bananas with Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes

Cat Cohen & Friend

Celebrate! with Sean Donnelly

Disgusting Hawk with Jessica Kirson

Dumb People Town with The Sklar Brothers and Daniel Van Kirk

Endless Honeymoon with Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher

Find Your Beach with Rosebud Baker and Andy Haynes

Glow Show hosted by Joey Z

Jack Tucker Comedy Standup Hour

My Dad Isn’t Danny DeVito with Anthony DeVito

My Momma Told Me with Langston Kerman

Seek Treatment with Cat Cohen and Pat Regan

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 Jackie and Laurie Show with Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin

The Joke of Painting with Andrew Murphy and Avery Moore

The Worst with Big Jay Oakerson

Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer

Stay up to date and get badges for Moontower Just For Laughs Austin here.

Moontower Just For Laughs Austin Set for Apr. 13th-24th & Badges Are Now on Sale

December 10, 2021

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Earlier this year, the comedy institutions of Moontower and JFL joined forces to expand the annual Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival from a weekend affair into a much bigger week and change extravaganza to be called Moontower Just For Laughs Austin.

They hadn’t locked down dates at the time, but it was announced that Wednesday, April 13th to Sunday, April 24th boasting over 100 comedians throughout 10 venues. The specifics of that have yet to be revealed, but we have no doubt that go to venues, especially the Paramount Theatre, will be a big part of the festival and that there will be a myriad of national touring headliners and big time comedy podcasts and bright and shining new rising stars of comedy based in Austin, TX.

If you miss watching comedy in Austin badly, you don’t even have to wait for the inevitable poster stacked with so many of your favorite comedians. You can buy your MJFLA badge right now starting at $125 and going up all the way to $1,250 for premium VIP benefits and access.

Go get those badges and stay tuned for the MFJLA line-up here.

Moontower Comedy Festival Rescheduled for Sept. 16th-19th

March 25, 2020

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Large gatherings/events of all kinds all over the world in March and April got cancelled and postponed due to COVID-19. Even this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo might get pushed back. Certainly, live comedy has had to take a pause right along with the rest of the world.

Inevitably, the postponements will get followed up by rescheduling (which we ought to note might be subject to change as everything currently is). Still, it’s hopeful to hear that Austin’s big time annual comedy shindig, The Moontower Comedy Festival is, for now, set to return Wed. Sept. 16th- Sat. Sept. 19th. Hopefully, by then (even before then would be better), there will be some relative return to normalcy and going out and gathering with folks will be allowed again.

Line-up, tickets, and specifics have yet to be announced, but we will absolutely keep you updated.

2018 Moontower Comedy Festival Announces Tiffany Haddish, Weird Al Yankovic, and Mike Birbiglia as Their First Three Headliners

October 14, 2017

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If you know anything about Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival, it’s that they have plethoras of wondrous comedians.

Announcing Tiffany Haddish, Weird Al Yankovic, and Mike Birbiglia first on what is sure to be a massively stacked line-up ought to peak your interest.

If so, take advantage of Warrior and Satellite Badges early bird prices of $199 and $99 respectively.

The 2018 Moontower Comedy Festival is set for Wed. Apr. 18th–Sun. Apr. 21st, in Austin, TX.

Get more details, tickets, etc. here.

December 9, 2016

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Per usual, Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival in Austin, TX is stacked.

Patton Oswalt, Ali Wong, Colin Quinn, Aparna Nancherla, Barry Crimmins, Dana Gould, Goddamn Comedy Jam, Wendy Liebman, Guy Branum, and Drew Michael are just scratching the surface of this first line-up announcement.

Moontower is set for Wednesday, April 19th-Saturday, April 22nd and you get passes, ranging from ‘Front Row’ to ‘Club/Podcast’, here.

This Year, Both David Cross and Kyle Kinane Are Taping Brand New Comedy Specials

February 9, 2016

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If you’re having a bad 2016 thus far, look forward to these.

If you don’t have a chance to catch either David Cross on his Making America Great Again tour or Kyle Kinane while he tours across the country this spring (and making a stop in Australia), fret not. At the end of each of their tours, they’ll be taping a brand new comedy special.

Cross will be taping his Making America Great Again special while at Austin’s Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival in The Paramount Theater on Fri. Apr. 22nd. Tickets go on sale Thurs. Feb. 11th here.

Kinane will be taping his latest special at The Metro in Chicago, IL on Sat. May 21st. Tickets for the 7:30PM and 11PM are now on sale.

OK, that should be enough advance warning to be able to catch both.

2016 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival Makes Early Line-Up Announcement

November 17, 2015

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Martin Short, Maria Bamford, Ron Funches, and James Adomian are just the tip of the tip of the iceberg in next year’s Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, taking place from Apr. 20th-23rd.

The tip of that line-up includes:

Ahmed Bharoocha
Joe DeRosa
Debra DiGiovanni
Sean Donnelly
Jo Firestone
Goddamn Comedy Jam
Anjelah Johnson
Jesse Joyce
Andy Kindler
The Lampshades
Matteo Lane
Annie Lederman
Joe List
Josh Adam Meyers
Jim Norton
Johnny Pemberton
Piff the Magic Dragon
Tony Rock
Jon Rudnitsky
Sklar Brothers
Kevin Smith
Beth Stelling
Brad Williams
Jenny Zigrino

Apparently, that’s just for starters for this annual Austin, TX comedy festival meaning that there’s way more to be announced, hopefully soon.

You can get early bird passes ranging from $99-$499 right now and we’re going to guess that they’re not going to be around for long.

Make Plans To Go To This Year’s Moontower Comedy Festival Because Their 2015 Line-Up Is Pretty Damn Amazing

January 20, 2015

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Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival just announced their line-up for this year and it’s indeed, as we said above, pretty damn amazing. Do they have Christmas in April nowadays because having Patton Oswalt, TJ Miller, Emo Philips, Tim Minchin, Bridget Everett, John Mulaney, Hasan Minhaj, Byron Bowers, and Eddie Pepitone just to brush the surface is a wish list come true.

Moontower goes from Wed. Apr. 22nd- Sun. Apr. 25th and you can an special early bird discounted badge for $99 right now. You should be clicking over to get that deal right now, so you don’t miss out on this.

Here’s The First Line-up Announcement for 2014 Moontower Comedy Festival

January 21, 2014

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Here’s The First Line-up Announcement for 2014 Moontower Comedy Festival

James Adomian, Rory Albanese, Cristela Alonzo, Aziz Ansari, Maria Bamford, W. Kamau Bell, Mike Birbiglia, Kurt Braunohler, Hannibal Buress, Michael Che, Cameron Esposito, Erin Foley, Ron Funches, Ian Karmel, Jackie Kashian, Kids In The Hall, Laurie Kilmartin, Andy Kindler, Mike Lawrence, Hasan Minhaj, Demetri Martin, Kurt Metzger, Dennis Miller, Brent Morin, Sean Patton, Colin Quinn, Rory Scovel, Ari Shaffir, Dan Soder, Beth Stelling, Brody Stevens, Brent Weinbach, and much much more will be in Austin, TX for The Moontower Comedy Festival Apr. 23rd-26th.

Sounds pretty great, huh? Well, get your passes now from $99 to $499.

The 2013 Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival Starts Tomorrow

April 23, 2013

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The 2013 Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival Starts Tomorrow

From Wednesday to Saturday, Austin gets a whole festival worth of comedy with the start of The Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival. The line-ups amazing, per usual, and, if you’re somehow following this blog in, around, near, or headed towards Austin, TX, you should get some passes ASAP.

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Moontower Just For Laughs Austin Set for Apr. 13th-24th & Badges Are Now on Sale

Moontower Comedy Festival Rescheduled for Sept. 16th-19th

2018 Moontower Comedy Festival Announces Tiffany Haddish, Weird Al Yankovic, and Mike Birbiglia as Their First Three Headliners

The 2018 Moontower Comedy Festival is set for Wed. Apr. 18th–Sun. Apr. 21st, in Austin, TX.

This Year, Both David Cross and Kyle Kinane Are Taping Brand New Comedy Specials

2016 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival Makes Early Line-Up Announcement

Make Plans To Go To This Year’s Moontower Comedy Festival Because Their 2015 Line-Up Is Pretty Damn Amazing

Here’s The First Line-up Announcement for 2014 Moontower Comedy Festival

The 2013 Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival Starts Tomorrow