2024 Moontower Comedy Festival Series

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Episode #321

Jeremiah Watkins talks with Valerie Lopez about

• The new ways he's found to succeed at the balancing act between father, comedian, producer, podcast, and actor
• The end of Scissor Bros and the launch of Trailer Tales with Chelcie Lynn and Libbie Higgins
• The ongoing cultivation of the phenomenon, Standup on the Spot
• Our annual printer update

Recorded April 2024

Follow Jeremiah

• Website - www.JeremiahWatkins.com
• Twitter - @jeremiahstandup
• Instagram - @jeremiahstandup
• Facebook - Facebook.com/Jeremiah.Watkins
• Youtube
  • Stand-up on the Spot - Youtube.com/@standupots
  • Trailer Tales / Scissor Bros - www.youtube.com/TrailerTalesPod or Youtube.com/ScissorBros
  • Jeremiah Wonders - Youtube.com/JeremiahWonders

Jeremiah can be seen and heard:

• Specials
  • New Special: Jeremiah Watkins: Daddy
  • Debut Special: Jeremiah Watkins: Family Reunion (Amazon, Google Play, Apple TV)
• Podcasts (available on Youtube and your favorite podcast player)
  • Trailer Tales
  • The Scissor Bros
  • Jeremiah Wonders
  • The Building Years
• Album - Regan and Watkins (2019)
• Hosted Shows - Stand-up on the Spot at The Comedy Store and around the country

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Episode #320

Andy Kindler returns to talk with Valerie Lopez about

• His return to Moontower after a 5 year absence
• How he spent his time during COVID
• His no holds barred approach to naming names
• His plans to record his second special

Recorded March 2024   Watch the video interview on Youtube!   Look out for the Austin Chronicle April 18 article featuring 2024 Moontower Comedy Festival and Andy's return   Check out our review of Andy's album Hence the Humor on our website.

Follow Andy

• Website - andykindler.com
• Twitter - @andykindler
• Instagram - @andykindlersuperstar

Andy can be seen and heard:

• Andy's 2024 Moontower Comedy Festival Shows (subject to change)
• Bob's Burgers - Mort
• Tosh.O
• Coming to the Stage - Hulu, Seasons 4 and 5
• Last Comic Standing - NBC Season 7
• Comedy Central Presents - specials
• Hence the Humor - 2020 Comedy Special
• Thought Spiral Podcast 

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Episode #319

Tracey Schulz talks with Valerie Lopez about

• His work at KOOP with his What's New show, Thursdays 1pm-2pm
• His on air role at KUT Radio
• 2024 Moontower Comedy Festival recommendations
• Our future as the next Statler and Waldorf of Austin Comedy

Recorded April 2024

Follow Tracey 

• Instagram - @tracey.schulz 
• X - @traceyschulz

Tracey can be seen and heard:

• What's New - KOOP Radio, Thursdays 1pm
• KUT News Radio - on air producer

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Episode #318

Nate Jackson, Deputy Editor of LA Times, talks with Valerie Lopez about:

• The LA Times' coverage of the Austin comedy scene
• The integration of standup and social media
• Netflix is a Joke festival happening in Los Angeles
• His upcoming book "Tearing Down the Orange Curtain"

Recorded March 2024 in downtown Austin

Follow Nate Jackson, Deputy Entertainment Editor, LA Times

• Website - latimes.com
• Instagram - @naterodamus

Nate can be read:

• Visiting Austin from time to time covering our comedy scene
  • How LA helped detonate the explosion of the Austin comedy scene
  • ‘The third coast of comedy’: Austin’s comedy scene tells us why they’re blowing up
  • Can’t Even Comedy tour creates a punchline path from L.A. to Austin through small-town Texas
  • Maybe some people don’t know who Ralph Barbosa is, but the comedy world is about to learn
• LA Times full article archives - latimes.com/nate-jackson

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Episode #317

George Wallace talks with Valerie Lopez about

• His upcoming appearance at Cap City Comedy Club April 5-6, 2024
• The ghost in his house
• Appealing to audiences young and old
• His upcoming Netflix series with Laverne Cox "Clean Slate" - a modern day Sanford & Sons reboot
• His nearly 40 year friendship with Jerry Seinfeld

  Recorded March 2024

Follow George

• Website - georgewallace.net
• Twitter - @MrGeorgeWallace
• Instagram - @therealgeorgewallace
• TikTok - @therealgeorgewallace
• Youtube - youtube.com/@GeorgeWallaceTV

George can be seen and heard:

• Cap City Comedy Club - April 5-6 (2 shows per night)
• Upcoming release: Clean Slate (Netflix) 
• Movies - Batman Forever (Mayor), Little Nicky (Mayor Randolph), Hubie Halloween (Mayor Benson)
• Television - Ten Year Old Tom, History of the World, Part II, 
• Books
  • Laff it Off (foreword by Jerry Seinfeld)
  • Bulltwit . . . and Whatnot (foreword by Patton Oswalt

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Episode #316

Sam Lopez talks with Valerie Lopez (no relation) about

• Getting her start as a standup comic in New Zealand
• Choosing comedy over serving in the Peace Corps
• Making a big splash in the Austin comedy scene
• Being the co-host of Bottom of the Barrel and regular performer at the Comedy Mothership

Recorded March 2024

Follow Sam

• Linktree - linktr.ee/Samlopezcomedy
• Twitter - @TheBestSamLopez
• Instagram - @BestSamLopez
• Threads - @BestSamLopez
• Facebook - facebook.com/SamLopez

Sam can be seen and heard:

• Headlining Velveeta Room - April 12 (8pm) and 13 (8pm and 10pm)
• Moontower Just for Laughs 2024 Festival
• Bottom of the Barrel - co-host on Tuesdays at Comedy Mothership
• Celebrity Guest Comedy Show - monthly show TBD Black Rabbit Comedy Club
• MOMCATS Podcast - available at youtube.com/@thedylansullivanshow

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Episode #315

Pat Dean talks with Valerie Lopez about

• His return to managing The Velveeta Room
• How the changes in the downtown Austin comedy landscape have affected The Velveeta Room
• The triumphant return of The Lanalax Corporation
• His successful prediction that the Kansas City Chiefs would win the Superbowl

Recorded February 2024

Follow Pat

• Instagram
  • @deanmanp
  • @thevelveetaroom
  • @ilearnednothingpodcast
  • @thelanalaxcorporation
• Twitter - @patdean
• Youtube
  • youtube.com/@thelanalaxcorporation
• Do512
  • do512.com/pat-dean
  • do512.com/the-velveeta-room

Pat can be seen and heard:

• The Velveeta Room - all the damned time (he manages and produces shows)
• I Learned Nothing podcast with Ben Cholok
• The Lanalax Corporation with Aaron Brooks

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Episode #314

Markus Olind talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Carving your own path to success and being flexible about your future
• A realistic take on Kill Tony and how it can influence your comedy career
• HIs podcast creation addiction
• The benefits of getting to work at a comedy club

Recorded February 2024

Follow Markus

• Instagram -
  • Markus - beardvonmarkus
  • Works Every Time Podcast - @wet.podcast
• Twitter - @BeardVonMarkus
• Facebook - facebook.com/beardvonmarkus
• Youtube - youtube.com/channel/MarkusOlind

Markus can be seen and heard:

• Black Thanksgiving (Amazon Prime special)
• Joe vs. Joe (movie)
• Podcasts
  • Works Every Time
  • Real Open Mics of Hollywood
  • Porn & Capitalism

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Episode #313

  Ajit Krishnamoorthy talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Growing up in Mumbai
• The differences between the Indian and American comedy scenes
• The balancing act of being an engineer, a comic, and a fashion model
• Clowns for a Cause, his comedy show benefitting Austin Pets Alive!

Recorded January 2024

Follow Ajit

• Website - www.ajitkrishnamoorthy.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/ajit_krishnamoorthy
• Instagram - @pyjama_naps
• Facebook - facebook.com/ajit.krishnamoorthy
• TikTok - @pyjama_naps

Ajit can be seen and heard:

• Clowns for a Cause - comedy show benefiting Austin Pets Alive! - STAY TUNED!!

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Episode #312

Katherine Hutchings talks with Valerie Lopez about

• Become a go-to contributor on Fallout Tonight
• Her love of sketch
• The debut of her Weird Gal Skankovic show
• Wanting more rejection (listen and it'll make sense)

Recorded January 2024

Follow Katherine

• Instagram - @katherine_hutch
• Do512 - do512.com/artists/katherine-hutchins
• Youtube - youtube.com/@katherinehutchins

Katherine can be seen and heard:

• Fallout Tonight - Friday nights, 9:30pm at Fallout Theater

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Episode #311

Johnny Taylor returns to talk with Valerie Lopez about

• What keeps him in Sacramento
• The success of his AEW-some Podcast, a wrestling podcast climbing the charts
• His plans to record his 3rd comedy special
• His 5th Headlining appearance at The Velveeta Room, the weekend of February 2-3, 2024

Recorded January 2024

Follow Johnny

• Instagram - hipsterocracy 
• Facebook - facebook.com/hipsteroracy
• Twitter - @hipsterocracy- 
• Youtube - youtube.com/@johnnytaylor
• Wikipedia - wikipedia.org/Johnny_Taylor_(comedian) 

Johnny can be seen and heard:

• On Tour - The Velveeta Room, February 2, 8pm and February 3, 8pm and 10pm
• AEW-some Podcast 
• Specials
  • Tangled Up in Plaid (2014)
  • Bummin' with the Devil (2018)
• Melissa Villaseñor's California music video
• Comedy Wham Presents 
  • Johnny Taylor: No Rules (2018)

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