Hosted by Comedy Central’s Vanessa Gonzalez. The 1st Annual Austin People of Color Comedy Fest is one of the few festivals in the country that focuses on performers of color which gives Austin audiences a chance to enjoy entertainment that might otherwise not be seen outside of New York or Los Angeles.
¡ESCÁNDALO! Improvised Bilingual Spanish-English Telenovela is back from their sold out run at the Hideout Theater, bringing audiences more melodrama, more back-stabbing, and most importantly, ... view more »
Hosted by Comedy Central’s Vanessa Gonzalez. The 1st Annual Austin People of Color Comedy Fest is one of the few festivals in the country that focuses on performers of color which gives Austin audiences a chance to enjoy entertainment that might otherwise not be seen outside of New York or Los Angeles.
¡ESCÁNDALO! Improvised Bilingual Spanish-English Telenovela is back from their sold out run at the Hideout Theater, bringing audiences more melodrama, more back-stabbing, and most importantly, more longing glances in this over-the-top improvised tale. (Improv)
Lucky Chaos Lion Dance reinterprets the traditional Chinese Lion Dance art form for modern storytelling. They break cultural barriers with their unique blend of puppetry, dance and silent theatre. (Sketch)
Sugar Water Purple (SWP) is Austin’s first and only all-black improv troupe. SWP is made up of actors, improvisers, writers, musicians and stand-up comedians, and was named Austin’s Best New Improv Troupe in 2017. Come kick it with dem boyz as they laugh in the face of soul crushing oppression. (Improv)
Hot Pot Comedy is an all-Asian sketch comedy group composed of some of the city’s funniest Asian-Americans. The group boasts comics from multiple comedy Austin theaters as well as many different Asian ethnicities. Hot Pot Comedy performs regularly at Fallout Comedy Theater, as well as comedy festivals around the country. We are diverse AF, y’all. (Sketch)
Shannon Dale Stott presents an experimental improvisational piece entitled, Stott’s Project. Shannon is a professional improvisor of both comedic and dramatic improvisation. She has taught and performed improv for over 12 years and hails from Richmond, Virginia where she called Comedysportz her improv home. Besides teaching workshops, and regularly performing in mainstage improv shows in town, Shannon also performs with her duo troupe, Twins. Twins’ innovative format, It’s Okay to Laugh, is a funny, and sometimes deep, mix of improvised scenes and discussions which showcases the life and perspectives of one black woman through the body of a white man. (Experimental)
Adrian Villegas presents excerpts from his critically-acclaimed solo comedy, Barrio Daze. Set against a tumultuous national election, Barrio Daze is a sprawling and irreverent one-man tour through a single day in the barrio that mixes cultural humor with pointed social commentary for a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud funny portrait of Latino life in America. Adrian is the Artistic Director of the Latino Comedy Project, a multicultural, multimedia sketch comedy group known for their pitch-perfect satire. (Other)
The festival spans two nights and will feature different acts nightly.
Tickets Info:
Single Night Tickets
General Admission $25
Students / Seniors $15
VIP $40
Two Nights Tickets (save $!)
General Admissions $40
Students / Seniors $30
VIP $70
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