Moontower Comedy Festival to take place throughout downtown Austin
Published by Sareth Ney on Feb. 21, 2017 at 4:31 p.m.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Moontower Comedy Festival will be taking place at venues throughout the city, from April 29 through April 22. The establishments include: ACL Live at The Moody Theater, JCC Austin, Moontower Lounge, Speakasy, 800 Congress, Antone’s Nightclub, The Velv Comedy Lounge, The Townsend, The Parish, Cap City Comedy Club, Stateside at the Paramount and Paramount Theatre.
Comedians scheduled to perform at Moontower Comedy Festival are: Ali Wong, Patton Oswalt, Chris Hardwick, Ralphie May, W. Kamau Bell, Jay Pharaoh, Colin Quinn, Michelle Wolf, My Favorite Murder (Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark), Matt Bellasai, Puddles Pity Party, Adam Ray, Andy Kindler, Aparna Nancherla, Arden Myrin, Barry Crimmins, Big Jay Oakerson, Bitch Sesh, Brad Williams, Brian Posehn, Bryan Callen, Caitlin Gill, Chris Cubas, Chris Garcia, Chris Porter, DJ Douggpound, Dan Soder, Dana Gould, Daniel Koren, Dave Smith, Drew Michael, Eddie Pepitone, Erica Rhodes, Guy Branum, Guys We F@#ked, Ian Abramson, Ian Karmel, Jake Weisman, James Davis, Josh Adam Meyers, Josh Johnson, Kurt Metzger, Kyle Ayers, Lahonda Lester, Legion of Skanks, Luis J. Gomez, Matt Bearden, Matt Ingebretson, Melissa Villaseñor, Michelle Collins, Mike MacRae, Morgan Murphy, Orny Adams, Rojo Perez, Ron Bennington, Sarah Tiana, Shane Torres, The Bonfire, The Fighter & The Kid, The Sklar Brothers, Tommy Johnagin, Tony Hinchcliffe and Wendy Liebman. The headliners are My Favorite Murder, Sadler, The Sklar Brothers, Liebman, Wong, Puddles Pity Party, Wolf, Hardwick, Bellassai, Quinn, May, Pharoah, Gaffigan and Oswalt. For times, tickets and badge information—click here.
Four tiers of badges to attend Moontower Comedy Festival are as follow: club/podcast ($99), the warrior ($179), the specialist ($259) and very important person (VIP) ($599). Prices exclude taxes and fees. For complete details of which each offers, click badge overview under each level here.
Sponsors of the Paramount Theatre are: Dubois, Bryant & Campbell, Apogee Results, Longhorn IMG Radio Network, Proof Advertising, The Salt Lick BBQ, Velocity Credit Union, Austin Marathon, Cultural Arts Division, Texas Commission on the Arts, Arts Works., Judy & Patrick Cantilo, Whole Foods Market, The Austin Chronicle, InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Kut 90.5, KUTX 98.9, Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau and Ben White Florist. Laugh.ly, Paramount, Stateside at the Paramount, Cap City Comedy Club, IFC, Sirius XM, Velocity Credit Union, Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin, The Austin Chronicle and Sway Water are partners of the 2017 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival.
For more information about Moontower Comedy Festival, visit their website by clicking here.
Comedians scheduled to perform at Moontower Comedy Festival are: Ali Wong, Patton Oswalt, Chris Hardwick, Ralphie May, W. Kamau Bell, Jay Pharaoh, Colin Quinn, Michelle Wolf, My Favorite Murder (Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark), Matt Bellasai, Puddles Pity Party, Adam Ray, Andy Kindler, Aparna Nancherla, Arden Myrin, Barry Crimmins, Big Jay Oakerson, Bitch Sesh, Brad Williams, Brian Posehn, Bryan Callen, Caitlin Gill, Chris Cubas, Chris Garcia, Chris Porter, DJ Douggpound, Dan Soder, Dana Gould, Daniel Koren, Dave Smith, Drew Michael, Eddie Pepitone, Erica Rhodes, Guy Branum, Guys We F@#ked, Ian Abramson, Ian Karmel, Jake Weisman, James Davis, Josh Adam Meyers, Josh Johnson, Kurt Metzger, Kyle Ayers, Lahonda Lester, Legion of Skanks, Luis J. Gomez, Matt Bearden, Matt Ingebretson, Melissa Villaseñor, Michelle Collins, Mike MacRae, Morgan Murphy, Orny Adams, Rojo Perez, Ron Bennington, Sarah Tiana, Shane Torres, The Bonfire, The Fighter & The Kid, The Sklar Brothers, Tommy Johnagin, Tony Hinchcliffe and Wendy Liebman. The headliners are My Favorite Murder, Sadler, The Sklar Brothers, Liebman, Wong, Puddles Pity Party, Wolf, Hardwick, Bellassai, Quinn, May, Pharoah, Gaffigan and Oswalt. For times, tickets and badge information—click here.
Four tiers of badges to attend Moontower Comedy Festival are as follow: club/podcast ($99), the warrior ($179), the specialist ($259) and very important person (VIP) ($599). Prices exclude taxes and fees. For complete details of which each offers, click badge overview under each level here.
Sponsors of the Paramount Theatre are: Dubois, Bryant & Campbell, Apogee Results, Longhorn IMG Radio Network, Proof Advertising, The Salt Lick BBQ, Velocity Credit Union, Austin Marathon, Cultural Arts Division, Texas Commission on the Arts, Arts Works., Judy & Patrick Cantilo, Whole Foods Market, The Austin Chronicle, InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Kut 90.5, KUTX 98.9, Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau and Ben White Florist. Laugh.ly, Paramount, Stateside at the Paramount, Cap City Comedy Club, IFC, Sirius XM, Velocity Credit Union, Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin, The Austin Chronicle and Sway Water are partners of the 2017 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival.
For more information about Moontower Comedy Festival, visit their website by clicking here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.