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South by Southwest. (2023). Press Release: SXSW Comedy Festival Announces 2023 Lineup. https://www.sxsw.com
AUSTIN, TX - February 27, 2023 -
South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals has released the line up for the Comedy Festival. From March 10-18, SXSW Comedy features stand-up showcases, improv, conversations, live podcast recordings, and more, this year's features include some of today's most influential people in the industry.
2023 SXSW Comedy Festival Participants:
Abbi Jacobson • Adrienne Iapalucci • Andre Hyland • Anna Kendrick • Anthony Atamanuik • Anthony DeVito • Aristotle Athari • Beth Stelling • Bob Odenkirk • Brian Moses • Caitlin Peluffo • Caleb Hearon • Chelsea Handler • Christina Catherine Martinez • Doug Benson • Eddie Pepitone • Emma Willmann • Eric André • Felipe Esparza • Godfrey • Greg Proops • Ismael Loutfi • Jackie Fabulous • Jake Johnson • James Adomian • Jessica McKenna • Joe DeRosa • John Gemberling • Josh Johnson • Joyelle Johnson • Katherine Blanford • Leonard Maltin • Matt Besser • Mike Lawrence • Natalie Palamides • Nick Thune • Patton Oswalt • Pete Lee • Phoebe Robinson • Rachel Sennott • Reggie Watts • Sabrina Jalees • Sam Jay • Sam Tallent • Sandy Honig • Steve Agee • Steph Tolev • Stuart Goldsmith • Tim Robinson • Todd Barry • Tone Bell • Yamaneika Saunders
Plus surprise guests and more!
2023 SXSW Comedy Festival Special Programs Featuring:
Adult Swim`s The Eric Andre Show • ASSSSCAT • The Comedian`s Comedian • Comic Relief US • The Creek & The Cave • Doug Loves Movies •
Good Trip Live: A Night of Comedy and Psychedelic Stories • Gotham Comedy Club • I Used to Be Funny • improv4humans • Maltin on Movies • Matt Besser`s 420 Show • Roast Battle`s Tournament of Champions • Swan Leak: A Silent Clown Ballet • Variety Power of Comedy and more!
Variety Power of Comedy, presented by Inspire Brands, will recognize comedic achievements across stand-up, film, TV and digital platforms on March 10. This year`s honorees include Chelsea Handler, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Patton Oswalt, Phoebe Robinson, Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin and others. This star-studded celebration of comedy will be hosted by Mike Lawrence and Nick Thune.
Expert impressionist James Adomian returns to SXSW Comedy with his third festival “keynote”, ŽIŽEK vs ŽXŽW: My God, What Is This Polycrisis? (A Comedy Keynote in Twelve Volumes), featuring celebrity philosopher Slavoj Žižek (Adomian) sharing inscrutable insights and questioning guests who will no doubt struggle to comprehend what cannot be understood about deep politics, late capitalist culture, and SXSW itself.
Comic Relief US (comicrelief.org), the nonprofit known around the world for Red Nose Day, hosts stand-up performance and special event, Funny Thing About Breaking Up the Boys Club.
Adult Swim joins the festival to celebrate the return of the The Eric Andre Show. Eric André, along with co-host Felipe Esparza, DJ Douggpound, and friends, will present an evening of live comedy along with an exclusive sneak peek of the long-awaited sixth season.
Producers of the hit Netflix documentary, and 2020 SXSW Film selection, Have a Good Trip, will host a night of comedy and psychedelic stories with Eric André, Reggie Watts, Steve Agee, Sandy Honig (SXSW Featured Short Pennies From Heaven), Hamilton Morris, and surprise guests! The Good Trip team will also take part in a SXSW Conference featured session, Have a Good Trip: Psychedelics in Film and TV.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) cofounder, Matt Besser, will return with a slate of shows including his beloved podcast improv4humans. He will provide stoner comedy at The 420 Show and lead UCB`s longest running show, ASSSSCAT, featuring true tales from celebrity guests and inspired scenes from some of today`s most skilled performers. (Besser) hosts an evening of infamous nepo babies performing their biggest hits, or maybe their parent`s biggest hits.
The schedule features a slate of live podcast recordings. Stuart Goldsmith will return with live editions of his famed podcast, The Comedian`s Comedian, where he delves into the minds of the funniest people with his signature curious and insightful style. For the first time in almost a decade, Greg Proops (Whose Line Is It Anyway) brings his podcast, The Smartest Man in the World, to the SXSW stage.
About SXSW SXSW dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture. An essential destination for global professionals, the annual March event features sessions, music and comedy showcases, film screenings, exhibitions, professional development and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together. SXSW 2023 will take place March 10 - 19, 2023. For more information, please visit sxsw.com. To register for the event, please visit sxsw.com/attend.
SXSW 2023 Comedy Festival is sponsored by Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Volkswagen, The Austin Chronicle, Porsche, Itaú bank, C4 Energy, and Slack.
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