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KATE WILLETT IS A COMEDIAN, ACTRESS AND WRITER WHO HAS APPEARED ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT AND NETFLIX’S COMEDY LINEUP. SHE’S THE AUTHOR OF THE AUDIBLE ORIGINAL “DIRTBAG ANTHROPOLOGY.” SHE’S THE COHOST OF THE POLITICAL COMEDY PODCAST REPLY GUYS AND HAS WRITTEN JOKES FOR YOUR FAVORITE BOYS, BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD. SHE’S BEEN A CORRESPONDENT FOR THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW AT POLITICON AND A FEATURED COMIC ON VICELAND’S FLOPHOUSE. HER APPEARANCE ON COMEDY CENTRAL’S THIS IS NOT HAPPENING WAS ON SPLITSIDER’S LIST OF “BEST LATE NIGHT STANDUP SETS.” IN THE PAST, SHE TOURED WITH MARGARET CHO NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND HAS FEATURED WITH COMEDIANS LIKE KYLE KINANE, MARIA BAMFORD, AND GREG BEHRENDT. SHE HAS APPEARED IN THE JUST FOR LAUGHS MONTREAL COMEDY FESTIVAL, LIMESTONE COMEDY FESTIVAL, LAUGHING SKULL FESTIVAL, BIG SKY FESTIVAL, BRIDGETOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO SKETCHFEST AND HIGH PLAINS. PODCAST APPEARANCES INCLUDE DOUG LOVES MOVIES, BAD FAITH, BASIC WITCHES, THE BULLSEYE, JORDAN JESSE GO! AND RISK!Other Events
Ladies Night
at Velveeta RoomTHE LADIES NIGHT COMEDY SHOW IS A LIVE, ADULTS-ONLY SHOWCASE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9:00 FEATURING LOCAL AND NATIONALLY-TOURING COMICS AT THE ICONIC VELVEETA ROOM, AUSTIN'S LONGEST-RUNNING COMEDY CLUB. FULL BAR, WITH INDOOR SEATING! TICKETS: TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED ONLINE THROUGH EVENTBRITE OR AT THE DOOR ON THE NIGHT OF THE SHOW. ADMISSION IS $10. LARGE GROUP PACKAGES: DISCOUNTED TICKET PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS OF 15 OR MORE. EMAIL IZZYBURGERCOMEDY@GMAIL.COM OR @DANCEFORGRANDMA ON IG FOR INQUIRIES.
Austin All-Stars!
at Velveeta RoomTHE AUSTIN COMEDY SCENE IS EXPLODING, WITH COMEDIANS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION FLOCKING TO OUR CITY. THE VELV IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING COMEDY CLUB IN TOWN, SHOWCASING THE BEST COMICS AUSTIN HAS TO OFFER FOR OVER 37 YEARS! EVERY THURSDAY AT 8:30 WE ASSEMBLE AN ALL-STAR GROUP OF COMICS THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON SXSW, THE MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND MORE! THESE LINEUPS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY CURATED, FEATURING A GOOD MIX OF ESTABLISHED HEADLINERS AND THE HOTTEST UP-AND-COMING COMICS IN TOWN. WITH THE LATEST UPTICK OF FAMOUS COMICS MOVING TO AUSTIN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY DROP IN UNANNOUNCED! THE VELVEETA ROOM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE LOCAL COMEDY SCENE, HELPING FOSTER TALENT FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES. IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING CITY, WE EMBRACE THE NEW TALENT THAT HAS EMERGED HERE, WHILE STILL PROUDLY REMAINING A SYMBOL OF OLD AUSTIN. COME START YOUR WEEKEND A LITTLE EARLY AT THE VELV!
Deric Poston
at Velveeta RoomDERIC POSTON IS A COMEDIAN WHO GOT HIS START IN MEMPHIS TN, AND LOS ANGELES. HE NOW RESIDES IN AUSTIN, TX AND PERFORMS WEEKLY AT THE COMEDY MOTHERSHIP. HE REGULARLY OPENS FOR COMEDIANS JOE ROGAN, RON WHITE AND TONY HINCHCLIFFE. HE HAS DONE TWO FULL TOURS AROUND THE WORLD WITH ANDREW SCHULZ, PERFORMING IN MAJOR THEATERS AND ARENAS. HE ALSO HAS DONE THE HIT PODCASTS THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE, FLAGRANT, AND KILL TONY. HE IS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS. IT IS WHAT IT IS. THE DUDE IS BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST RISING COMEDIANS TODAY.
