Ramin Nazer (aka Raul Nanan, aka Ban Cana, aka Also Ran) can't quit being awesome.  He's one of the founders of Austin comedy authority lastgascomedy.com.  In the past year he's been a runner up in the vaunted Funniest Person in Austin Contest, invited to perform at the über-prestiguos Just For Laughs | Montreal Comedy Festival and he even snagged his network television debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.  Wow - that last sentence was really long.  My typing fingers are out of breath now.  Anyway, come watch Ramin try to be better than his friends!

P.S. You do remember that we sell out each week, right?  Secure advance tix online or call CapCityComedy. Word.

Ramin Nazer (Just for Laughs | Montreal, Live at Coldtowne) Website

Danny Palumbo (Pittsburg, PA, Cincinatti Brew Ha-Ha ) Twitter

John Tole (Raw Dog Comedy Channel, Killers of Comedy Tour) Website

Seth Cockfield (Grow Up!, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Twitter

PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.

We feel for you, Paula. If there's a group of people who know what it's like to reap the karma we've sown, it's us comedians. The whole unfriendly, self-absorbed, indifferent, hard-drinking, hard-living (did I mention self-absorbed, yet?) lot of us.

That's why it's awesome when other people do the effing up: you get to feel better about yourself! We kind of feel that's what PUNCH! is all about. Come learn from our irresponsible ways! Revel in our failures! Woo Hoo! Never mind that you're out drinking on a school night - logic will only screw you up. Don't think too much about it.

P.S. You do remember that we sell out each week, right?  Secure advance tix online or call CapCityComedy. Word.

Consider this an invitation to join us, Mr. Bourdain!

Nick Mullen (Detroit Comedy Festival, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Website

Brian Gaar (It's Always Funny in Austin, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) More

Ryan Cownie (Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Link

Maggie MacDonald (Comedy Central's Open Mic Fights, Boston Comedy Festival)  Twitter

~plus more!~

PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.

Yadda-yadda, "... best show in town ... 3 consecutive sold-out seasons ... your best option on Tuesday night ... yadda-yadda ... always entertaining," blah, blah, blah.  Austin's collective press critics love us.  Whatever.  Cool.  The point is, we're back, Scrosephs.  For our most awesome season, yet.  And you're extremely excited.  And that's why you're going to LIKE and TWEET this post and help us spread the word.

DIg it?  DIG IT!

Now ... see you TUESDAY, chubbies!  Yadda-yadda ...

**We sell out each week.  Guarantee entry via pre-purchase.  Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online.  Or gamble on a walk-up.**

Bryan Gutmann (Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival, FPiA | Winner) Website

Bob Khosravi (San Francisco International Comedy Competition, Art Outside) Website

Chris Tellez (Dallas, TX) Website

~and introducing~

Ashley Barnhill (New Orleans Comedy Arts Festival) Twitter

~just added~

Dan French (Writer: Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Best Damned Sports Show Period) Twitter

~plus more~

PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.

SEASON 7 is just around the corner . . . 

See you TUESDAY!

**We sell out each week.  Guarantee entry via pre-purchase.  Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online.  Or gamble on a walk-up.**

Ramin Nazer (Just for Laughs | Montreal, Live at Coldtowne) Website

Jake Flores (Altercation Punk Comedy, FunFunFunFest) Website

Danny Palumbo (Pittsburg, PA) Twitter

Ralph Hardesty (The Encyclopedia Show)

Tom McCaffrey - NYC (Comedy Central, VH1, Invite Them Up, The Onion News Network) Twiiter

David McQuary (Editor-in-Chief for Texas Travesty, FPiA | Finalist)

~just added!~

Norm Wilkerson (PUNCH! Cringtacular's Satan, Doug Stanhope's The Unbookables) 

~plus more!~

PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.

*Some incoming links incorrectly list this show as being on 11/29.  Obviously, that's obsurd!  It is indeed TUE, DEC 06. -the managment

It feels pretty good!  Austin has become a comedy hot-bed, and more and more acts are relocating to our fine burg.  Still, each year a few of our best talents spread out to LA or NY in search of different challenges.  We won't lie: it's a real bummer.  But such is our business.  Sadly, wer're once again losing some of our faves.  We hope you'll come out to help us wish a big PUNCH! send off for Andy Ritchie & Ruby Collins.  Their contributions to Austin over the last decade are immeasurable.  

We'll miss them both.

Andy Ritchie (King Ding-A-Ling, Comedy Central, FPiA | Winner)

Ruby Collins (FunFunFunFest, Women Are Funny Fest, FPiA | Finalist) Twitter

~plus~ 

Lashonda Lester (Shondee Superstar: This Sh*t really Happened, Ladies Are Funny Fest) Article

Mac Blake (STAG Comedy, Master Pancake) Twitter

Chris Tellez (Dallas, TX) Website

Now, enjoy this overly-sentimental clip from The Fox and The Hound.

PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden

While a host of Austin-based comedians can boast of television credits, only one can claim "Churchill Live", the biggest late-night show in Kenya.  John Ramsey took a year-long leave of absence from US shores to do some good in the world, and he's just getting back to us.  While he gave us a small taste of his travels on his return, this week marks his first headlining set on PUNCH! in over 15 months.  Come hear tales of goats, diarrhea and why the Kenyans hate the Chinese.  Poor China . . .

Kenya's native peoples don't get John Ramsey.

**We sell out.  Guarantee entry via pre-purchase.  Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online.  Or gamble on a walk-up.**

John Ramsey (Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, FPiA | Winner) Website

~and featuring~

Bryan Gutmann (Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival, FPiA | Winner) Website

Chris Cubas (SXSW, FunFunFunFest, Altercation Punk Comedy Tour) Twitter

Derek Phelps  (Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears) Twitter

PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.

We have 3 final PUNCH! shows scheduled for SEASON 6 (NOV 29, DEC 6 & 13).  Yep, just 3 left.  The holiday season means lots of private gigs for comedians, so our line-ups will be somewhat fluid, as is expected.  Bear with us while we get our acts confirmed.  And just know that, as always, we can be trusted to put together the best possible shows each and every week.

Thanks.

Are you even working this Wednesday?  I mean even if you're going into the office, will you really be working?  We thought so.  C'mon . . . you need some pre-Thanksgiving laughs just to get you through the family fights.  We're here for you, yo.

*Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online.  Or, gamble on the walk-up.*

**Attend CapCity's special AngelaDavis|WestWhim + Kerry Awn art reception at 6:30 and your PUNCH! tickets are FREE!** 

JR Brow (Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central, FPIA | Winner) Link

Tom McCaffrey - NYC (Comedy Central, VH1, Invite Them Up, The Onion News Network) Twiiter

Maggie Maye (FunFunFunFest, Women in Comedy Festival | Boston, FPiA | Finalist) Twitter

Kerry Awn (Esther's Follies, The Uranium Savages) Interview

PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.

We'd like to encourage all our fans to attend a special art and photography reception being held at CapCity in honor of Angela Davis and Kerry Awn.  Angela is a fabulous former co-worker of ours, and Kerry Awn is an Austin institution.  Both have made ENORMOUS contributions to the stand up and comedy scene in Austin.  Hopefully you'll come out to mingle, meet and sip.  You might want to bring your wallets as well . . . the holidays are just around the corner!  Then stick around after the reception for a phenomenal PUNCH! featuring J R Brow.  It's all going  down this TUE, NOV 22, begining at 6:30.

Here's a bit more info from the WestWhim website: click here.

Image © Angela Davis | WestWhim.com

Image © Kerry Awn