Have you ever been yelled at by a clown? Nate Bargatze has. The awesomely great Bargatze caught up with Ramin Nazer at Recess with The Laugh Button for a bit of a chat with us at the Recess Arcade Bar to talk about his album, Yelled At By a Clown as well as his life [...]Recess with The Laugh Button...
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It’s Thursday and that means another episode of Recess with The Laugh Button. Today’s guests are Connor Ratliff and Shannon O’Neill. A pair of great improv players from NY’s UCB Theatre. We talked about everything from Connor’s attempt at a 2014 Winter Olympic bid and t...
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Recess with The Laugh Button rolls on from Recess Arcade Bar in Austin, TX. This time around, we caught up with the one and only Eugene Mirman to talk about life, comedy, Star Talk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson and his latest stand-up special, An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory.Recess ...
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One of the highlights of this year’s SXSW event was a HuffPost sponsored panel called, “Why Comedians Don’t Give a F*ck If You’re Offended.” Here’s a snippet of the panel’s objective from SXSW’s website...
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AUSTIN — Yesterday was the eighth and final day of SXSW’s comedy shows, and I can’t think of a better way to close this year’s proceedings than with a fabulous slew of performances on Doug Benson’s The Benson Interruption podcast.
Sitting alon...
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IFC announced Maron, a comedy series based on the life of comedian and podcaster Marc Maron will premiere Friday, May 3 at 10pm. Announced at SXSW during the influx of comedy news flowing out of Austin, Maron will chronicle the fictional life of Marc Maron. Approved for ten episodes, the show will ...
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AUSTIN — Friday marked the seventh day of comedy at SXSW 2013, but don’t be fooled – we’re not taking a breather over here in Austin. Let’s do the math: weekend + final days of SXSW + St. Patrick’s Day = pure pandemonium. It’s a perfect storm o...
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AUSTIN — If there was any doubt that I am now immersed in SXSW Music, it was put to rest yesterday thanks to Loud Village– an entity that encapsulates both alternative music and alternative comedy. So, in other words, the hipster dream. L...
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As we capped off our comedy festivities at SXSW, The Laugh Button and Gotham Comedy Club got together to produce Robert Kelly’s Nasty Show. A special one night only stand-up comedy showcase chock full of no-holds-barred uncensored comedy. Robert Kelly hosted comedians Mark Normand, Matt Braung...
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AUSTIN — Hoo boy, y’all. I know I’ve complained about the oddly-dressed masses who infiltrate the city for SXSW music, but I take it all back for a brief moment, because yesterday, my face was thoroughly rocked off at a kickass performance by t...
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