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SXSW Announces Its Comedy Lineup (Maron, Armisen, Aukerman, Silverman, and More)

by | February 21st, 2013

Austin-based film/music/comedy festival South by Southwest (or SXSW as the cool kids call it) just announced its comedy lineup, running from 3/9 to 3/16, and it's jam-packed with most of the funniest people going. There are live shows from Comedy Bang Bang, the UCB, Burning Love, The Chris Gethard Show, James Adomian, The Creek and the Cave, and a screening of Marc Maron's upcoming IFC show Maron, plus appearances from Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Fred Armisen, Tim & Eric, and a ton more comedians and live tapings of most of the big podcasts. Head over to SXSW's site for the schedule and to buy a badge to attend [...]

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South by Southwest's Statement About the Lack of Women in Their Comedy Lineup

by | February 18th, 2011

South by Southwest has responded to the hubbub about their comedy offerings at this year's festival consisting of 30 dudes and 1 lady. Here's their statement in full: If you follow SXSW, you may know that our initial announcements are rarely complete, and this year is no exception. While we're proud of the roster of great comedians set to join us in Austin next month, we were disappointed by the fact that we could only include one woman in our initial release.

We've been working on finalizing arrangements with other well-known female comics for quite some time and we hope to announce more soon.

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South by Southwest Announces an Almost Exclusively Male Comedy Lineup

by | February 17th, 2011

Austin's yearly hipster/nerd conference South by Southwest just announced the lineup for it's comedy offerings, and there are lots and lots of amazing, talented, hilarious people performing. It's going to be great! There's an almost overwhelming about of top-notch comedic talent all in one place. But here's the problem: of the 31 comics they booked, 30 of them are men. Hm.

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