2025 SXSW Comedy Festival Lineup Announced

Announcing the full Comedy Festival lineup for SXSW 2025! From March 7-10, SXSW Comedy highlights some of today’s most compelling comedic voices, featuring standup showcases, improv, conversations, live podcast recordings, and more. Since 2008, the SXSW Comedy Festival has hosted hundreds of acclaimed comedians and performers from all corners of…

BY Allie Demopoulos

2025 SXSW Comedy Festival Preview: Iconic LA Comedy Clubs, Comedy Bang! Bang! and More

Here's your exclusive sneak peek at the 2025 SXSW Comedy Festival lineup with a selection of must-see showcases while you await the full lineup coming in late February. Since 2008, SXSW Comedy has hosted hundreds of acclaimed comedians and performers from all corners of the entertainment industry. The festival connects…

BY Allie Demopoulos

2024 SXSW Comedy Festival Lineup: Beth Stelling, Frank Oz, Paul Scheer, Punkie Johnson, Robert Smigel & More

2024 SXSW Comedy Festival Lineup: Beth Stelling, Frank Oz, Paul Scheer, Punkie Johnson, Robert Smigel & More

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Variety Announces The Power of Comedy at SXSW 2024

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Comedy Festival Poster Gallery

The SXSW Comedy Festival works to bring the freshest lineup of comedians to the iconic venues of Austin every March. Take a look back at exclusive Comedy Festival posters since 2013 to present.

BY Luis Seijo

Noah Hutton Discusses His Sci-Fi Comedy Drama Lapsis – SXSW Filmmaker In Focus

The 2020 SXSW Film Festival is almost here! We can't wait to have you here to celebrate another year filled with movies, high-caliber talent, and unique performances. In the mean time, take a look at the films in our lineup a little bit better with our Filmmaker In Focus series.…

BY Neha Aziz

Riley Stearns Discusses His Dark Comedy The Art of Self-Defense

Filmmaker Riley Stearns debuted his second feature The Art of Self-Defense at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival where it world premiered in Narrative Spotlight. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg and is set in the world of karate. Eisenberg plays a man who is attacked at random on the street and…

BY Neha Aziz

New Comedy Series Takes On the Struggle for Self-Love

There is a moment early in the first episode of the new Hulu series Shrill when Aidy Bryant’s character Annie puts on a shirt and checks herself out in the mirror. She doesn’t feel comfortable in it, so she squats down and pulls the shirt over her knees to stretch…

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