Entries from Austinist tagged with 'bestcomedy'
October 11, 2007
Hey, thanks Austin! We're thrilled that you chose us as your 2007 Best of Austin pick for Local "Fun" Web Site. Needless to say, it's a tremendous honor to be recognized two years in a row (last year, we tied with the Chronicle itself for Best Local Entertainment Web Site). We solemnly swear that we'll continue to entertain and, on those lucky occasions, enlighten you with the best in Austin culture and news. And, to......
Continue Reading "Austinist Named Best Local "Fun" Web Site in Austin Chronicle's Readers' Poll"August 16, 2006
aGLIFF, or the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, tonight hosts the latest in its 2006 Filmmaker Series, which presents works by up-and-coming queer filmmakers and donates any proceeds from ticket sales to support their future projects. Austin-based auteur Alpha's first effort, a documentary short piece entitled What Can 2 Girls Do Together?, debunked common misconceptions that straight males hold about lesbians and earned her a reputation as a guerrilla filmmaker. Since then, she's......
Continue Reading "aGLIFF Presents the World Premiere of Drive and Other Works by Alpha, Tonight"July 6, 2006
As we were watching the Emmy nominations live on CNN this morning, we held just the slightest sliver of hope that with the new nomination system, our favorite would make the cut. Her show's been on for over five seasons, and although Lauren Graham continues to be one of the greatest comic actresses currently on TV, an Emmy nomination has passed her by yet again. What kind of world are we living in where......
Continue Reading "Sorry, Lauren Graham."September 18, 2005
This is the first post from our new contributor, Elizabeth... Now that you've gone to all the free museums you can, surely you need something to do this evening. So here's where we remind you that the Emmys are on tonight (7pm, KEYE CBS42). We don't make as much of an effort to watch the Emmys as we do to watch the Oscars (and yes, even the Golden Globes). We still have opinions on......
Continue Reading "If We Awarded the Emmys..."