Moontower Comedy Festival Lineup Announced

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The 2019 MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL lineup of headliners was announced on Monday.

Organizers of the eighth annual festival scheduled for April 24-27, along with producers the Paramount Theater and sponsor Cap City Comedy Club, jointly made the announcement of the final lineup. Festival badges — including Star, Nexus, Warrior and Satellite badges —are on sale now, officials added.

"In keeping with Moontower Comedy Festival’s mission to bring together a diverse and hilarious mix of comedians, podcasts and performers from around the world, the festival producers are very excited to release the final additions to this year’s headliners, performing at the Paramount Theatre and Stateside at the Paramount," officials said in a press advisory. "However, plenty of amazing additional talent is still to be announced and will include a stellar roster of stand-up, sketch and musical comedy performances taking the stages at several walkable venues around downtown Austin as well as the Cap City Comedy Club."

Among the headliners are Nick Offerman, the popular comedian, actor, writer (and woodworker) whose lengthy credits include playing Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” as well as Karl Weathers in FX’s “Fargo” and others. Additional headliners include Indian comedian, actor and musician Vir Das, who released his latest Netflix comedy special “Losing It” in 2018; Anthony Atamanuik, who gained popularity for his impersonation of Donald Trump first on the “Trump vs. Bernie” debate tour and then on Comedy Central’s “The President Show.” He will be performing as part of his “American Tantrum” tour.

Other top comedic acts performing will be: Hari Kondabolu, who released his Netflix standup special “Warn Your Relatives” in 2018, co-hosts “The Kondabolu Brothers Podcast” and is the creator and star of the truTV documentary “The Problem with Apu”; and Jon Glaser, who is known for his role as Councilman Jeremy Jamm on “Parks and Recreation” as well as Laird on HBO’s “Girls” and for the truTV series “Jon Glaser Loves Gear.”

These new additions join previously announced headliners Jenny Slate, David Spade, Sal Vulcano, Amanda Seales, Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, and Schitt’s Creek: Up Close & Personal, which feature cast members live on stage at the Paramount, including Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire and Noah Reid.

Moontower Comedy Festival has also added talent to the lineup of comedians performing at the festival’s many satellite venues, which includes several Moontower favorites and names comedy fans will certainly recognize, including Big Jay Oakerson, Billy Wayne Davis, Jo Firestone, Jon Rudnitsky, Sasheer Zamata, Dana Gould, and Nathan MacIntosh. They join the previously announced list of comics with Andy Kindler, DeAnne Smith, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremiah Watkins, Joe DeRosa, The Lucas Brothers, Kevin McDonald, Ron Bennington, Vanessa Gonzalez and more.

"This year, Moontower will once again welcome several live podcasts and broadcasts, such as live renditions of SiriusXM’s “The Bonfire” with Dan Soder and Big Jay Oakerson, “About Last Night” with Adam Ray and Brad Williams, “And That’s Why We Drink” with Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz, “Las Culturistas” with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, “Pep Talks with the Bitter Buddha” with Eddie Pepitone, “View From the Cheap Seats”with The Sklar Brothers, and “Tim Dillon is Going to Hell” with Tim Dillon and Ray Kump," organizers said.

Additional performers will be added to the 2019 Moontower lineup as the festival approaches, including more talent playing satellite shows at Moontower venues throughout Austin and an amazing lineup of Austin- and Texas-based comedians, officials said. A list of currently announced comedians appears below, as well as online at MoontowerComedyFest.com. Those marked with an asterisk (*) denotes a headliner performing at the Paramount or Stateside. The lineup is subject to change.

Moontower Comedy Festival 2019 – Current Lineup

Adam Ray (“About Last Night”)
Amanda Seales* (“Insecure,” “I Be Knowin’“)
Andrew Schulz (“Sneaky Pete,” “Guy Code”)
Andy Kindler (“Bob’s Burgers,” “Home Movies”)
Anthony Atamanuik* (“American Tantrum,” “The President Show”)
Big Jay Oakerson (SiriusXM’s “The Bonfire”)
Billy Wayne Davis (“Last Comic Standing,” “WTF with Marc Maron”)
Bonnie McFarlane (“My Wife Hates Me,” Vos roast)
Bowen Yang (“Las Culturistas,” “I don’t Think So Honey”)
Brad Williams (“The Degenerates” Netflix)
Carmen Lynch (“Conan,” “Dance Like You Don’t Need the Money”)
Chris Redd (“Saturday Night Live”)
Dan Soder (“The Bonfire” SiriusXM, “Billions”)
Dana Gould (“Stan Against Evil,” “The Simpsons”)
David Spade* (“Father of The Year,” “SNL”)
DeAnne Smith (“Comedians Of The World,” “Good News Week”)
Eddie Pepitone (“Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell,” “The Bitter Buddha”)
Emma Willmann (“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Netflix)
Gareth Reynolds (“The Dollop”)
Goddamn Comedy Jam (GDCJ)
Hari Kondabolu* (“Warn Your Relatives” Netflix, “The Problem with Apu”)
Jenny Slate* (“Venom,” “Parks and Recreation”)
Jeremiah Watkins (Comedy Central’s “Roast Battle”)
Jessica Kirson (“The Comedian,” “This Week at The Comedy Cellar”)
Jo Firestone (“The Tonight Show,” “The Chris Gethard Show”)
Joe DeRosa (“Living Biblically,” “Better Call Saul”)
Joel Kim Booster (“Big Mouth,” “Billy on the Street”)
Jon Dore (“Conan,” “Big Questions Huge Answers”)
Jon Glaser* (“Parks and Recreation,” “Girls,” “Jon Glaser Loves Gear”)
Jon Rudnitsky (“Saturday Night Live,” “Set It Up”)
Josh Adam Meyers (Goddamn Comedy Jam)
K. Trevor Wilson (“Letterkenny,” “Comedians Of The World”)
Kevin McDonald (“The Kids in the Hall”)
Langston Kerman (“Insecure,” “South Side”)
Loyiso Gola (“Comedians Of The World,” Kevin Hart’s LOL)
Marina Franklin (“2 Dope Queens,” “Friends Like Us”)
Mary Lynn Rajskub (“24,” “Night School”)
Matt Rogers (“Las Culturistas”)
Mike Vecchione (“The Tonight Show,” “The Worst Kind of Thoughtful”)
Nate Bargatze* (“The Standups”)
Nathan MacIntosh (“The Tonight Show,” “Conan”)
Nick Offerman* (“Parks and Recreation,” “Fargo”)
Nicole Byer (“Loosely Exactly Nicole,” “Nailed It”)
Orlando Leyba (“The Tonight Show”)
Rich Vos (“My Wife Hates Me,” Vos roast)
Ron Bennington (“Bennington,” “Unmasked”)
Ronny Chieng* (“The Daily Show”)
Sal Vulcano* (“Impractical Jokers”)
Sasheer Zamata (“Saturday Night Live”)
Schitt’s Creek: Up Close & Personal*
Sean Donnelly (“Conan,” “Last Comic Standing”)
The Lucas Brothers (“Lady Dynamite,” “Lucas Bros. Moving Co.”)
The McCuewans (Avery Moore and Mike Wiebe)
The Sklar Brothers (“Dumb People Town”)
Taylor Tomlinson (“The Tonight Show,” ”The Comedy Lineup”)
Tim Dillon (Comedy Central, “The Comedy Lineup”)
Vanessa Gonzalez (“Ms. Vanessa” for Mas Mejor, truTV)
Vir Das* (“Losing It” Netflix)

Moontower Live Podcasts & Broadcasts

“About Last Night” – Adam Ray, Brad Williams
“And That’s Why We Drink” – Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz
“Las Culturistas” – Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers
“Pep Talks with the Bitter Buddha” – Eddie Pepitone
SiriusXM’s “The Bonfire” – Dan Soder, Big Jay Oakerson
“Tim Dillon is Going to Hell” – Tim Dillon, Ray Kump
“View From the Cheap Seats” – The Sklar Brothers

Moontower Comedy Festival badges, including the multi-tiered Star badge, as well as the Nexus, the Warrior, and Satellite badges, are on sale now and available for purchase at moontowercomedyfest.com. The badges range in access from premium seats at headlining shows with tons of perks to entry to 50+ shows in walkable venues around downtown. Badges also can be purchased at the Paramount Theatre box office or by calling 512-474-1221.

Stay tuned for more talent announcements coming soon, festival organizers teashed. For up-to-date information on the festival, go to moontowercomedyfest.com, follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MoontowerComedy, Twitter @moontowercomedy, and Instagram @MoontowerComedy.

ABOUT MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL

Moontower Comedy Festival (a 501c-3) was established in 2011 by the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. Moontower believes in comedy and is dedicated to bringing a world-class festival experience to comedians and fans alike.

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