We asked a number of local comics, club owners, promoters and writers to tell us why the Austin comedy scene deserves to be seen. Here's what they told us:
Doing shows in the suburbs of Austin, we realized that a lot of people don’t want to come to 6th Street [downtown Austin] to see comedy. But those [suburban] audiences, not only are they there to have a good time, they’re appreciative of the fact that we’re coming to them versus them having to come to us.
East Austin Comedy Club owners Raza Jafri, left, and Andre Ricks behind the bar prior to the start of a show.What a lot of the comedy community that may be jaded about Rogan coming here and people like us coming here don’t realize is that more comedy is better for everyone. People that Rogan introduces into his club, they’re not niche but they represent a certain thing. What Caitlin and I do as a female-run business with Caitlin at the head of it brings a totally different aspect to the comedy.
Yonderwizard, aka Kelsey Hudgins, plays during the preshow of Deathsquad Secret Show at Austin’s Sunset Strip Comedy Club.Andre Ricks, co-owner of East Austin Comedy Club and South Austin Comedy Club: Live music kind of laid the foundation for what’s happening in Austin comedy right now. Since it was a music town, they built so many stages in so many rooms. But then during the pandemic, I think, people were trying to save money and still put on a show and they already have all the stages and the equipment to produce a comedy show. So most people [who run comedy clubs here] are just walking into places that are already established for performance.
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