The closing show of the first annual Hell Yes Fest will follow three improv veterans with a festival resume so fat it’s shadow weights 42 pounds. Ham on.
Archives: March 2011
7:30pm A Celebration of the Unremarkable (Austin/New Orleans) + Shameless (Los Angeles/NYC) hosted by Teens Get Tough on Terror (Austin)
Chris Trew (A Celebration of the Unremarkable) has been called “Out of his Fucking Mind” by the Austin Chronicle and “boldly exploring the blurry line between performance art and humor” by The Onion. Eliza Skinner (Shameless) has been called “Downtown NYC Comedy’s It-girl” by Go2 Media and “The funniest woman on the internet” by Abomb-nation.com. TimeOutNY.com said she was “Definitely one to watch.” You should read more about him here and her here . This show is hosted by James Patrick Robinson’s special program “Teens Get Tough on Terror.”
9pm Chelsea Peretti, Eliza Skinner, Karl Hess, Amber Bixby, James Adomian, Matt Ingebretson and JT Habersaat
It’s an invasion of comics from Los Angeles! In addition to our amazing feature acts, our headliner Chelsea Peretti has written for the Sarah Silverman Program, appeared on Louie and was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch.
9:30pm Stupid Time Machine (New Orleans) + Tim and micah (Chicago)
This is the second appearance for STM and Tim and micah at Hell Yes Fest, but this time it’s all Sketch Comedy!
8pm Dance Crisis (New Orleans) + Spirit Desire (Austin)
Dance Crisis is the prestigious first-ever troupe birthed from The New Movement’s New Orleans training center! We are proud to host their festival debut. Spirit Desire is a house troupe from The New Movement Austin, also know as The Alice in Chains of Comedy. Nobody knows what that means, but Spirit Desire is certainly one of the most bizarre and notable troupes in Texas.
“This is hardcore comedy.” – Party Ends