The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival is a seven-day live performance festival that showcases some the best in improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy from all over the country and across the globe. Now in its eleventh year, the festival will host over 500 performers in 100 shows over the 7 days leading up to Labor Day.
MISSION
The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival endeavors to enrich the communities of Central Texas through the education, performance, and promotion of the live comedic arts.
HISTORY
The Out of Bounds Improv Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament was founded in 2002 by Well Hung Jury's Jeremy Lamb as a way to get performers from Texas and beyond to come and enjoy the Austin comedy scene. Since then the festival has expanded from a handful of improv and sketch groups, mostly from Texas, performing on one stage for a couple of days, to a seven-day festival at multiplevenues featuring performers from across the country and around the world.
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Ben Schave, Beer Shark Mice Lottery
Mon. 09/03 | 8:00PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
Ben SchaveAustin, TXBen Schave is a non-verbal, vaudeville-style, baggy-pants slapstick comedy performer selecting bits from the award winning show 'Mr. Schave and his Vaudeville Vignettes.'A …more»
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Danger! Warning! Improv!, My Manns, Beer Shark Mice FEAT Joel Murray
Sun. 09/02 | 9:00PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
Danger! Warning! Improv!Austin"Secret Agent Men: Improvised James Bond"The exotic locales. The gorgeous woman. The silly gadgets. The evil villains.And then there's the man in the tuxedo, Jame…more»
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Danger! Warning! Improv!, 3 For All
Sun. 09/02 | 7:00PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
Danger! Warning! Improv!Austin"Secret Agent Men: Improvised James Bond"The exotic locales. The gorgeous woman. The silly gadgets. The evil villains.And then there's the man in the tuxedo, Jame…more»
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Out of Bounds Presents: The Five Deadly Improvisers, SPIRITED: Improvised Dreamscapes
Sat. 09/01 | 11:55PM @ The Hideout Theatre (map)
http://www.outofboundscomedy.comThe Five Deadly ImprovisersSan FranciscoThe Five Deadly Improvisers is a five person troupe performing a fully improvised Kung Fu epic in the span of 20 - 40 mi…more»
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Stool Pigeon FEAT. Adsit and Lutz
Sat. 09/01 | 11:45PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
Stool PigeonAustinThe cast of the special edition OOB Stool Pigeon always reads like a Who's Who of our nation's improv, a collection of the most prodigious graduates and teachers.As per usual…more»
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All Star Maestro
Sat. 09/01 | 11:45PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
All Star MaestroAustin, TXEvery Saturday at 10pm Austin's Hideout Theatre presents Maestro, featuring 12 of Austin's virtuoso improv comedians ... only one of whom will make it to the end of t…more»
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Your Dad's Friends, ManCamp
Sat. 09/01 | 11:30PM @ ColdTowne Theater (map)
Your Dad's FriendsAustin TX"Your Town" is YDF's improv take on Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." Audience members help to shape the "town" through their suggestions of characters and locales. The …more»
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Out of Bounds Comedy Presents: Fooschwa, Checkbook and Miller and Purselley
Sat. 09/01 | 11:30PM @ The New Movement Theater (map)
FooschwaLos Angeles, CATwo People, One Tiny Brain. Jason Horton and Chelsea Coleman have been performing this show since 2008. Shows range from fast-paced varied scenes about Paula Abdul and s…more»
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Ramin Nazer, Dominic Harris, Kara Klenk, Calvin Cato, Kat Radley, Matt Sadler
Sat. 09/01 | 11:00PM @ The Velveeta Room (map)
Ramin NazerAustinRamin Nazer is a stand-up comedian based in Austin, TX. In 2011 he was selected to perform at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal as one of the New Faces of Comedy…more»
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Out of Bounds Presents: Stag Comedy, the CHRIS and PAUL Show
Sat. 09/01 | 11:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre (map)
http://www.outofboundscomedy.comStag Comedy(Sketch) Austin, TXStag Comedy is an Austin-based premiere sketch comedy group. Their high-energy live show brings together their love of smart …more»
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Out of Bounds Presents: Midnight Society, The Magnet Theatre TourCo, Mike and Iren...
Sat. 09/01 | 10:30PM @ The Hideout Theatre (map)
http://www.outofboundscomedy.comMidnight SocietyAustin, TXMidnight Society perform a single scene that lasts the duration of the show, interrupted by quick detours whenever a new game presents…more»
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Popular Science, The Team
Sat. 09/01 | 10:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (map)
Popular ScienceLos AngelesPopular Science is a leading source of longform improv. With up-to-the-minute games/scenes/monologues, insightful commentary on game and relationship, and even scient…more»
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Get Up
Sat. 09/01 | 10:00PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
Get UpAustin, TXGet Up is two veteran improvisers from Austin, Texas presenting narrative long form at its best. Expect multiple characters, quick edits, and sophisticated comedy as they make …more»
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Scott Adsit and John Lutz from 30 Rock
Sat. 09/01 | 10:00PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
From the Onion Av Club: "Scott Adsit and John Lutz - better known as Pete, the bald producer and Lutz, the down-on-his-luck writer on 30 Rock- both got their start in improv as membe…more»
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Out of Bounds Comedy Presents: Drew's Tumbler and Butt Kapinski
Sat. 09/01 | 10:00PM @ The New Movement Theater (map)
Drew's Tumbler(Sketch) ChicagoDrew's Tumbler performs sketch comedy that celebrates the absurd, mocks musical theater, and often ends in violent death. The performers call on their backgr…more»
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Keith Lowell Jensen, Lance Weiss, Ryan Douglass, Rohit Kohli, Ralphie Hardesty
Sat. 09/01 | 9:30PM @ The Velveeta Room (map)
Keith Lowell JensenSacramento, CAKeith Lowell Jensen's meandering storytelling style of stand up comedy flows gracefully from parenting humor to social critique to his atheist material which s…more»
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Out of Bounds Presents: the Frank Mills, Reformed Whores
Sat. 09/01 | 9:30PM @ The Hideout Theatre (map)
http://www.outofboundscomedy.comThe Frank MillsThe Frank Mills take one suggestion and create a universe where realistic relationships and characters are thrust into situations that would make…more»
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Out of Bounds Presents: Available Cupholders, Aphasia
Sat. 09/01 | 9:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre (map)
Available CupholdersAustin, TX & Chicago, ILThe Rolling Stones of Austin improv, the Available Cupholders theatre ensemble is dedicated to producing experimental, enriching and entertainin…more»
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Lounge-asaurus Rex, Third Curd, The US National Improv Team
Sat. 09/01 | 8:30PM @ ColdTowne Theater (map)
Lounge-asaurus RexMinneapolis, MNLounge-asaurus Rex combines musical and improv prowess to create a fully improvised lounge singer experience. Mustached, bejeweled, and dressed to the nines, R…more»
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Out of Bounds Comedy Presents: Rogue Improv, Audience of Two, We're From Here
Sat. 09/01 | 8:30PM @ The New Movement Theater (map)
Rogue ImprovHouston, TxRogue performs a version of the Speed Harold which moves the traditional Harold's organic opening and games into a heightened second beat ending on a feverish third beat…more»
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Chris Darden, Michele Durante, Danny Palmer, Paul Oddo, Leah Dubie, Bryan Gutmann
Sat. 09/01 | 8:00PM @ The Velveeta Room (map)
Chris DardenChris Darde is an energetic, lovable mess. He ridesthe fence between mainstream and alternative comedy but leans towards the alt side. His set consists of slice of life humor, impr…more»
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Star Trek: The Next Improvisation
Sat. 09/01 | 8:00PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
Star Trek: The Next ImprovisationMinneapolis, MNStar Trek: The Next Improvisation is improvised comedy in the style of that beloved 90's TV masterpiece - Star Trek: The Next Generation. Take a…more»
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Confidence Men and Drum Machine
Sat. 09/01 | 8:00PM @ Scottish Rite Theater (map)
Confidence MenAustinYou know what it takes to improvise a David Mamet play? Balls. Brass Balls. It takes brass balls to improvise a David Mamet play. Listen friend, the six intrepid membe…more»
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Out of Bounds Presents: There's Waldo, The Shock T's, Pretty/Windy Theatre Company
Sat. 09/01 | 8:00PM @ The Hideout Theatre (map)
http://www.outofboundscomedy.comThere's Waldo(Sketch) Austin, TXThere's Waldo is high-energy sketch comedy with a uniquely silly and twisted point of view. Their show promises to deliver …more»
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Out of Bounds Presents: Girls Girls Girls, Ophelia's Rope
Sat. 09/01 | 7:30PM @ The Hideout Theatre (map)
http://www.outofboundscomedy.comGirls Girls Girls Improvised MusicalsAustin, TXGirls Girls Girls is an all-female musical theater improvisation troupe. Their specialty is creating full-length …more»
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