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Waffle Fest: All You Can Eat Waffles and Improv Comedy

Presented by The Hideout Theatre at The Hideout Theatre

November 19-November 21, 2009

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The 8th annual Waffle Fest is a three-day improv comedy festival featuring the best of the Austin Improv scene, with all-you-can-eat waffles at every show! Improv comedy in Austin is growing exponentially. With new troupes popping up every couple months, more venues offering improv each year and more shows happening (did you know there are over 20 improv shows every weekend in Austin?) the improv community is rarely in the same place at the same time. Waffle Fest is our time to come together and celebrate the glorious diversity and friendliness of improv in Austin. And we're throwing in free waffles to trick the general public into celebrating with us.

 

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    The Hideout Theatre

    617 Congress Avenue
    Austin, TX 78701

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    Tickets: Price: $10, Tickets available at the box office 30 minutes before the show or online.

    Info Phone: (512) H-I-D-E-O-U-T

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  • Dates & Times

    Dates:
    November 19-November 21, 2009

    Times:
    Thursday November 19, 8:00pm and 10:00pm- Upstairs Theater
    Friday November 20, 8:00pm and 10:00pm-Upstairs Theater
    Friday November 20, 8:00pm and 10:00pm -Downstairs Theater
    Saturday November 21, 8:00pm and 10:00pm -Upstairs Theater
    Saturday November 21, 8:00pm and 10:00pm -Downstairs Theater

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    • Event Name: Waffle Fest: All You Can Eat Waffles and Improv Comedy
      "Good waffles, great comedy"
      Review posted by: Silver Stage Siren from Austin, TX, Nov 24, 2009
      

      In two nights of the highly entertaining improv comedy festival known as Wafflefest, I was entertained by six troupes, ranging from the novice to the award-winning. The most successful troupes were... Expand

      In two nights of the highly entertaining improv comedy festival known as Wafflefest, I was entertained by six troupes, ranging from the novice to the award-winning. The most successful troupes were able to hold the audience's attention through creation of an engaging and coherent storyline and their ability to seamlessly integrate the audience suggestions into the story. The standout troupe of the bunch was Parallelogramophonograph, who showed why they were deserving of the 2009 B. Iden Payne award for best improv troupe. The characters they created were complex and believable, exhibiting a gamut of characteristics from witty to quirky to melodramatic. They created quite possibly the most hilarious creature I have ever seen in an improv show, a combination between a giraffe and an elephant (the "eleraffe"). Another strong troupe was Junk, its members deftly creating a multitude of distinctive characters, complete with two highly entertaining love triangles in a sci-fi setting. Collapse

    • Event Name: Waffle Fest: All You Can Eat Waffles and Improv Comedy
      "Scriptless Mania"
      Review posted by: Preston Kirk from Spicewood, TX, Nov 23, 2009
      

      The first rule of improv is "build on it." The 8 p.m. Sat. WaffleFest show at the Hideout Theatre on Congress Ave. had patrons and actors doing just that. First, building your-own-best waffle --... Expand

      The first rule of improv is "build on it." The 8 p.m. Sat. WaffleFest show at the Hideout Theatre on Congress Ave. had patrons and actors doing just that. First, building your-own-best waffle -- complete with toppings ranging from Nutelle spread to M&Ms;. (Sugar is a perfect complement for laughter, if not purely cognitive thinking.) And these were no disenfranchised pigskin aficionados unable to get into the UT-KU game. They ranged from improv students to first-timers to savvy fans of what I call "scriptless mania." First up, The Starter Kit Comedy Troupe (www.tskcomedy.com), which consisted of Erik Adams, Justin Davis, Zach Palmer and Brad Temple, plus guests John and Madelyn. Their sketch revolved around a mysterious death at the beach with the audience providing names of crazy objects at the outset. Each actor brought both physicality and ligthning fast intellect to the onstage mayhem, often devilishly pushing other troupers into "flashback" scenes. Mix the survivor (more) Collapse

    • Event Name: Waffle Fest: All You Can Eat Waffles and Improv Comedy
      "Improv?"
      Review posted by: Dale Kirk from Spicewood, TX, Nov 22, 2009
      

      Two comedy troupes, incl. The Knuckleball Now entertained WaffleFest audiences at The Hideout at 8 pm. Sat. The clever concept paired improv comedy with all-you-can-eat waffles including an array of... Expand

      Two comedy troupes, incl. The Knuckleball Now entertained WaffleFest audiences at The Hideout at 8 pm. Sat. The clever concept paired improv comedy with all-you-can-eat waffles including an array of toppings from traditional syrup to M&Ms;. Between performances there was a waffle eating contest narrated by commentators, which was silly fun. If you like silly comedy skits, you might enjoy the eve., but I heard little improv. Each troupe asked for input from the audience. One asked for names of objects; TKN was a little more inventive asking for the most recent text message found on audience cell phones. However, I didn't hear all of the listed input used. Most of all, what I found lacking was true improvisation. The troupes, while amusing, did not use (or ask the audience for) improv basics such as places or themes, which would showcase true improv talent. These seemed like rehearsed comedic bits to me. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Waffle Fest: All You Can Eat Waffles and Improv Comedy
      "Good waffles, great comedy"
      Review posted by: Silver Stage Siren from Austin, TX, Nov 24, 2009
      

      In two nights of the highly entertaining improv comedy festival known as Wafflefest, I was entertained by six troupes, ranging from the novice to the award-winning. The most successful troupes were... Expand

      In two nights of the highly entertaining improv comedy festival known as Wafflefest, I was entertained by six troupes, ranging from the novice to the award-winning. The most successful troupes were able to hold the audience's attention through creation of an engaging and coherent storyline and their ability to seamlessly integrate the audience suggestions into the story. The standout troupe of the bunch was Parallelogramophonograph, who showed why they were deserving of the 2009 B. Iden Payne award for best improv troupe. The characters they created were complex and believable, exhibiting a gamut of characteristics from witty to quirky to melodramatic. They created quite possibly the most hilarious creature I have ever seen in an improv show, a combination between a giraffe and an elephant (the "eleraffe"). Another strong troupe was Junk, its members deftly creating a multitude of distinctive characters, complete with two highly entertaining love triangles in a sci-fi setting. Collapse

    • Event Name: Waffle Fest: All You Can Eat Waffles and Improv Comedy
      "Scriptless Mania"
      Review posted by: Preston Kirk from Spicewood, TX, Nov 23, 2009
      

      The first rule of improv is "build on it." The 8 p.m. Sat. WaffleFest show at the Hideout Theatre on Congress Ave. had patrons and actors doing just that. First, building your-own-best waffle --... Expand

      The first rule of improv is "build on it." The 8 p.m. Sat. WaffleFest show at the Hideout Theatre on Congress Ave. had patrons and actors doing just that. First, building your-own-best waffle -- complete with toppings ranging from Nutelle spread to M&Ms;. (Sugar is a perfect complement for laughter, if not purely cognitive thinking.) And these were no disenfranchised pigskin aficionados unable to get into the UT-KU game. They ranged from improv students to first-timers to savvy fans of what I call "scriptless mania." First up, The Starter Kit Comedy Troupe (www.tskcomedy.com), which consisted of Erik Adams, Justin Davis, Zach Palmer and Brad Temple, plus guests John and Madelyn. Their sketch revolved around a mysterious death at the beach with the audience providing names of crazy objects at the outset. Each actor brought both physicality and ligthning fast intellect to the onstage mayhem, often devilishly pushing other troupers into "flashback" scenes. Mix the survivor (more) Collapse

    • Event Name: Waffle Fest: All You Can Eat Waffles and Improv Comedy
      "Improv?"
      Review posted by: Dale Kirk from Spicewood, TX, Nov 22, 2009
      

      Two comedy troupes, incl. The Knuckleball Now entertained WaffleFest audiences at The Hideout at 8 pm. Sat. The clever concept paired improv comedy with all-you-can-eat waffles including an array of... Expand

      Two comedy troupes, incl. The Knuckleball Now entertained WaffleFest audiences at The Hideout at 8 pm. Sat. The clever concept paired improv comedy with all-you-can-eat waffles including an array of toppings from traditional syrup to M&Ms;. Between performances there was a waffle eating contest narrated by commentators, which was silly fun. If you like silly comedy skits, you might enjoy the eve., but I heard little improv. Each troupe asked for input from the audience. One asked for names of objects; TKN was a little more inventive asking for the most recent text message found on audience cell phones. However, I didn't hear all of the listed input used. Most of all, what I found lacking was true improvisation. The troupes, while amusing, did not use (or ask the audience for) improv basics such as places or themes, which would showcase true improv talent. These seemed like rehearsed comedic bits to me. Collapse

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