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PUNCTUATED BY CLEVER, OFF-THE-WALL METAPHORS, AUSTEN SILVER’S COMEDY IS A GREAT BLEND OF OBSERVATIONAL COMEDY AND HILARIOUS PERSONAL STORIES. HE HAS PERFORMED AT VENUES AND CLUBS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED ON MANY COMEDY FESTIVALS INCLUDING MOONTOWER, THE SF COMEDY COMPETITION, AND THE ASHEVILLE COMEDY FEST. IN ADDITION, HE’S BEEN IN SEVERAL TV COMMERCIALS, HGTV’S “WHAT’S WITH THAT HOUSE?”, AND HE’D BE SURPRISED IF YOU READ THIS WHOLE THING.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.
