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SpecialMojo Brookzz’s debut Netflix hour “I Know You Lying” drops Tuesday/
SNLShane Gillis hosts Saturday, with Rosalía as musical guest/
FestivalAtlantic City Comedy Festival takes Boardwalk Hall Oct 9–10/
FestivalMilwaukee Comedy Festival runs all week, Oct 5–11/
PodcastKill Tony #791 with Jim Norton + Anthony Cumia is up/
Late NightJordan Klepper hosts The Daily Show Tuesday through Thursday/
Free SpecialKerry Godliman’s “Bandwidth” is free on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube/
NetflixSam Morril’s new hour “Incorrect” is streaming now/
Doc“Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald” lands on Netflix Oct 16/
ClubsBristol’s Blue Ridge Comedy Club closes Oct 30 after five years/
SpecialMojo Brookzz’s debut Netflix hour “I Know You Lying” drops Tuesday/
SNLShane Gillis hosts Saturday, with Rosalía as musical guest/
FestivalAtlantic City Comedy Festival takes Boardwalk Hall Oct 9–10/
FestivalMilwaukee Comedy Festival runs all week, Oct 5–11/
PodcastKill Tony #791 with Jim Norton + Anthony Cumia is up/
Late NightJordan Klepper hosts The Daily Show Tuesday through Thursday/
Free SpecialKerry Godliman’s “Bandwidth” is free on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube/
NetflixSam Morril’s new hour “Incorrect” is streaming now/
Doc“Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald” lands on Netflix Oct 16/
ClubsBristol’s Blue Ridge Comedy Club closes Oct 30 after five years/
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Every Heckle column, list and take about The Velveeta Room, newest first.

5 pieces
  1. Austin Comedy

    Austin Comedy History: Esther's Follies, a Pool Hall Fire and the Ritz Before Rogan

    Two UT dropouts opened a comedy show in a Sixth Street pool hall on April Fools' Day, 1977. It burned, moved four times, and outlasted nearly everything around it.
  2. Austin Comedy

    Comic to Know: Ali Musa, the Austin Impressionist Who Survived the Juggalos

    Tucson's 2020 Best Comedian moved to Austin in 2021, drew six Kill Tony bucket pulls, and headlines the Velveeta Room on Nov. 14 for $20.
  3. Austin Comedy

    Austin Comedy Weekend Picks: Craig Robinson, Terror Terrace and a Velveeta Spooktacular

    Halloween lands on a Saturday, the clocks go back Sunday, and Darryl from The Office costs less on the holiday than the night before.
  4. Austin Comedy

    Comic to Know: Trey Galyon, the Austin-Made Anti-Hero Coming Home to the Velv

    He started in Austin in 2000, left for New York in 2008, and on November 6 he's back on Sixth Street for twenty bucks.
  5. Austin Comedy

    Austin Comedy This Week: Nick Mullen, Joanne McNally and a Velveeta All-Star Run

    Rogan's sold out, Kill Tony's sold out, and the rest of Austin is open for business at prices that won't require a second mortgage on a Mueller condo.
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