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Cap City Comedy Club | {{Infobox Theater | ||
|Name = Cap City Comedy Club | |||
|Picture = Cap City Comedy Club.jpg | |||
|Address = 8120 Research Blvd | |||
|Homepage = http://www.capcitycomedy.com/ | |||
|Years = 1980-Present | |||
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'''Cap City Comedy Club''' (formerly '''The Laff Stop''') is a professional stand-up comedy club in Austin, Texas and home to the Funniest Person in Austin competition. It also played a part in the early history of improv comedy in Austin. | |||
In the 1980s, the venue was known as the Laff Stop. In 1986, [[The Laff Staff]] was created from a series of workshops run by actor [[Rodney Rincon]]. The troupe included [[Robert Faires]], [[Dee Llewelyn]], and [[Joel McKean]] (Michael McKean's younger brother). Making their debut in early 1987, they performed a 45-minute pre-show lounge slot four days a week for about five years. | |||
According to [[Robert Faires]]: | |||
<blockquote><p>When the Austin Comedy Workshop closed, I think most of the Esther's performers had had enough of improv. But a few of the folks more closely aligned with the stand-up and theatre scenes made the leap over to the Laff Stop, and out of a series of workshops run by an actor named Rodney Rincon (who moved to LA many years ago), the Laff Staff was born. I remember the workshops running in the fall of 1986 and the group debuting in early 1987, but I'm not sure I have any solid documentation on that. Angela, Chris Bonno, De Lewellen, and I were the four [[Hilarions]] who were in the first cast of [[The Laff Staff]], and there were three or four other regulars: Ed Toutant, Mike Emody, and Andy Weisberg are the ones I recall now, with a wonderful keyboardist named Joe Coleman who accompanied us at every show. We were given a 45-minute pre-show slot in the Lounge Tuesday through Thursdays and Sundays, and I think that lasted 5 or 6 years.</p> | |||
<p>The Laff Staff did do a week headlining at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, and I think that may have been a first for a local improv troupe to get a professional gig outside of Austin. The only other thing I can think to say is that we were all shortform back in the day. We all knew what the Harold was, and we would always try Harolds in rehearsal, but I don't recall ever doing one in performance, and I don't recall anyone else making that a thing. I think for the first 10 years or so that improv was getting a footing in Austin, it was all about the games.</p> | |||
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Revision as of 20:03, 31 March 2015
| Cap City Comedy Club | |
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| Address | 8120 Research Blvd |
| Homepage | http://www.capcitycomedy.com/ |
| Years of Operation | 1980-Present |
Cap City Comedy Club (formerly The Laff Stop) is a professional stand-up comedy club in Austin, Texas and home to the Funniest Person in Austin competition. It also played a part in the early history of improv comedy in Austin.
In the 1980s, the venue was known as the Laff Stop. In 1986, The Laff Staff was created from a series of workshops run by actor Rodney Rincon. The troupe included Robert Faires, Dee Llewelyn, and Joel McKean (Michael McKean's younger brother). Making their debut in early 1987, they performed a 45-minute pre-show lounge slot four days a week for about five years.
According to Robert Faires:
When the Austin Comedy Workshop closed, I think most of the Esther's performers had had enough of improv. But a few of the folks more closely aligned with the stand-up and theatre scenes made the leap over to the Laff Stop, and out of a series of workshops run by an actor named Rodney Rincon (who moved to LA many years ago), the Laff Staff was born. I remember the workshops running in the fall of 1986 and the group debuting in early 1987, but I'm not sure I have any solid documentation on that. Angela, Chris Bonno, De Lewellen, and I were the four Hilarions who were in the first cast of The Laff Staff, and there were three or four other regulars: Ed Toutant, Mike Emody, and Andy Weisberg are the ones I recall now, with a wonderful keyboardist named Joe Coleman who accompanied us at every show. We were given a 45-minute pre-show slot in the Lounge Tuesday through Thursdays and Sundays, and I think that lasted 5 or 6 years.
The Laff Staff did do a week headlining at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, and I think that may have been a first for a local improv troupe to get a professional gig outside of Austin. The only other thing I can think to say is that we were all shortform back in the day. We all knew what the Harold was, and we would always try Harolds in rehearsal, but I don't recall ever doing one in performance, and I don't recall anyone else making that a thing. I think for the first 10 years or so that improv was getting a footing in Austin, it was all about the games.
