Upcoming: Los 'Abengers,' Latino Comedy Project at Hideout Theatre, May 4 - 12

Emmy-nominated sketch comedy troupe

returns with

“Los Abengers”

a bitingly hilarious mix of favorite sketches, monologues, and videos

Fridays and Saturdays, May 4-12 at 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

The Hideout Theater, 617 Congress Ave., Austin, TX. 78701

$10 general admission, available at the box office on performance evenings or in advance at www.latinocomedyproject.com

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo weekend with "The Earth's Mightiest Latinos" The Latino Comedy Project! The LCP returns with “Los Abengers”, a set of all-new comedy and some of your favorite sketches, monologues, and videos! Media, pop-culture, politics and parody collide in the LCP's usual fast-paced whirlwind assault on the absurdities of American life. This time the LCP takes aim at new targets in all-new sketches:

LCP gives the heroes of Marvel Comics summer blockbuster “The Avengers” a full barrio makeover; presents the cutting-edge in Latino eating disorder treatments; examines the horrific effects of Mitt Romney’s “multi-cultural” family background on his personal relationships and policy-making; interviews the world’s most famous Latino puppet and gets the dirty dish on certain well-known Muppets; explores the conflicted inner psyche of the modern Latina; And much more!

The LCP’s YouTube comedy videos have received over thirteen million views worldwide. The LCP cast also co-wrote and were featured in an MTV3 comedy ad campaign which was nominated for an Emmy Award.

The Latino Comedy Project writers and performers are: LCP Artistic Director Adrian Villegas, Sandy Avila-Ramirez, Guillermo De Leon, Petra Felix, Dan Grimm, Daniel Gutierrez, Lena Long, Javier Smith, Mandi Tapia, Minerva Villa and Nick Walker.

So prepare yourself for an exciting and hilarious night of irreverent, fast-paced comedy from a distinctly Latino point of view. They're bad. They're brown. They're the Latino Comedy Project.

Upcoming: Latino Comedy Project Live at the New Movement Theatre, September 16 - 17

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The LCP returns to the New Movement Theater with a set of all-new comedy and some of your favorite sketches, monologues, and videos! Media, pop-culture, politics and parody collide in the LCP's usual fast-paced whirlwind assault on the absurdities of American life.

This time the LCP takes aim at new targets in all-new sketches:

Watch Rick Perry attempt Latino comedy in front of a less-then-sympathetic audience;

Watch the Mexican "Zeta" drug cartel recruit its newest and most unlikely member;

Hear crazy-eyed Michelle Bahmann sing her new campaign song;

Explore the cutting-edge in Latino eating disorder treatments. And much more!

WHEN: ONE WEEKEND ONLY! Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, 2011 at 8pm
WHERE: The New Movement Theater, 1819 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX, 78722 (click for map)
TICKETS: $8 general admission, available at the box office on performance evenings
This is the second show in a series of ongoing LCP shows at New Movement Theater, where the LCP hopes to bring you more frequent shows in a more intimate environment. So prepare yourself for an exciting and hilarious night of irreverent, fast-paced comedy from a distinctly Latino point of view. We're bad. We're brown.We're the Latino Comedy Project.
Sincerely,
The Latino Comedy Project

Upcoming: Barrio Daze by Adrian Villegas, New Movement Theatre,September 2 and 3

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Adrian Villegas presents his one-man comedy

Barrio Daze

a laugh-out-loud-funny comedy about inner-city lives during a fateful day in the barrio

ONE WEEKEND ONLY!

Friday and Saturday, September 2nd and 3rd at 8 p.m.

at the New Movement Theater, 1819 Rosewood Ave (click for map)

$8 general admission, available at the box office on performance evenings

Adrian Villegas, atistic director for the award-winning Latino Comedy Project, returns with his one-man comedy Barrio Daze. Set against the backdrop of a fictional national election, Barrio Daze is a sprawling and irreverent one-man tour through a single day in the barrio. In a hilarious God's-eye-view of barrio life, Villegas brings to life a vivid gallery of unforgettable characters ranging from a hopeless panhandling borrachón (drunk) to an unlikely Chicano U.S. Senate hopeful.

Other members of his rich gallery of characters include a clueless burger-flipping high-school drop-out; a noble, hard-working illegal immigrant; and a culturally conflicted Hispanic "coconut" (brown on the outside, white on the inside) working for a prominent right-wing politician. On a single fateful election day, the diverse lives oft he nine characters overlap and collide in meaningful and surprising ways. The day culminates with the outcome of a heated senatorial race between a well-funded, rabidly conservative good-'ol boy politician and the inspiring grass-roots campaign of a dirt-poor Chicano school teacher.

Using a tapestry of slide photography, original audio parodies and stage monologues, Barrio Daze deftly mixes uproarious cultural humor with pointed social commentary to create a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud and unforgettably funny portrait of contemporary Latino life.

The Austin Chronicle wrote, "Performed with nothing less than brilliance…'Barrio Daze' is both absurdly funny and dead-on insightful…A series of damn funny and poignant sketches…This is laugh-out-loud material. Adrian Villegas is truly a gem.” The Dallas Morning News wrote, “’Barrio Daze’ is a free-for-all of social satire and wicked self-mockery. The only answer is helpless laughter. Mr. Villegas’ gift is in making we, the different people, laugh together.” Meanwhile, the Statesman's XL Ent. Weekly commented that Villegas' work "rivals the [one-man] shows John Leguizamo has done".

Villegas' rollicking one-man shows deal with barrio life, racial politics, and pop culture, and have played to packed audiences and critical acclaim at colleges, theatres and cultural arts venues across the country. In addition to his solo work, Villegas is also the artistic director for The Latino Comedy Project (L.C.P.), a popular, award-winning sketch comedy troupe. To date, the LCP’s YouTube comedy videos have received over twelve million views worldwide. The LCP cast also co-wrote and were featured in an MTV3 comedy ad campaign, which was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award.

As both a touring solo performer and artistic director for the Latino Comedy Project, Villegas strives to create work that entertains, bridges cultures, and taps into the hunger of under-served Latino audiences.

“Barrio Daze” will run one weekend only Friday and Saturday, September 2^nd and 3rd at 8pm at The New Movement Theater, 1819 Rosewood Ave, Austin, Texas 78722. Tickets are $8 general admission, available at the box office on performance evenings.

Upcoming: El Channel, one night only, Latino Comedy Project at Salvage Vanguard, April 18

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presents again, with all-new sketches

El Channel

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Sunday, April 18 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m .
Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd
All Shows PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH, Tickets available at the box office on performance evenings

The LCP returns with an encore presentation of “El Channel”, their newest full-length original sketch comedy show unlike anything you've seen from them before – with all-new sketches added!

Dysfunctional divas and celebrity goats. A right-wing militia-man on a mission. An intern program with a 100% fatality rate. The Jewish-Mexican Mafia. The worst women's talk show panel in tv history. A doomed attempt at "tweeny-bopper" entertainment titled "Public High School Musical." And much, much more. It can all be seen on "El Channel," a TV station which re-defines the meaning of “on the border.”

Media, pop-culture, and parody collide as we go behind the scenes for a look at the inner workings of the most legendarily disaster-prone television station on the airwaves. “El Channel” introduces a universe of new and unforgettable characters, along with the LCP's fast-paced whirlwind assault on the absurdities of politics, pop culture and the world of entertainment. Don't miss this bitingly hilarious stage and video extravaganza from The LCP! “Tune in…and watchalé!”

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: El Channel, augmented, Latino Comedy Project at Salvage Vanguard, March 19-20,

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Emmy-nominated sketch comedy troupe The Latino Comedy Project returns with an encore of their newest full-length original sketch comedy show

El Channel

a bitingly hilarious stage and video extravaganza about immigration, politics, and pop culture – with all-new sketches added!
One weekend only! Friday and Saturday, March 19-20 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd
Tickets: $10 adults, $8 students/seniors/military, available at the box office on performance evenings
advance ticket sales online: http://www.lcp.org/tickets
More show info at the official LCP website

The LCP returns with an encore presentation of El Channel, their newest full-length original sketch comedy show, unlike anything you've seen from them before – with all-new sketches added!
Dysfunctional divas and celebrity goats. A right-wing militia-man on a mission. An intern program with a 100% fatality rate. Dis-organized crime. A doomed attempt at "tweeny-bopper" entertainment. And much, much more. It can all be seen on El Channel, a tv station which re-defines the meaning of “on the border.”

Media, pop-culture, and parody collide as we go behind the scenes for a look at the inner workings of the most legendarily disaster-prone television station on the airwaves. El Channel introduces a universe of new and unforgettable characters, along with the LCP's fast-paced whirlwind assault on the absurdities of politics, pop culture and the world of entertainment. Don't miss this bitingly hilarious stage and video extravaganza from The LCP! “Tune in…and watchalé!”

The LCP’s immigration-themed spoof of the film 300 became a breakout viral video hit on YouTube.com, where it has since amassed over five million views. To date, the LCP’s YouTube videos have received almost ten million views worldwide. The LCP cast also co-wrote and were featured in an MTV3 comedy ad campaign which was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award.

The LCP, called "hilarious" and "murderously funny" by the San Francisco Chronicle, has toured to colleges and theaters nationwide and been featured at internationally renowned Sketch Fests in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, and Vancouver, British Columbia. The LCP has performed alongside such national acts as comedians Fred Willard, Carlos Mencia, Gabriel Iglesias, Pablo Francisco and Rob Corddry of "The Daily Show," among others.

The Latino Comedy Project writers and performers are LCP Artistic Director Adrian Villegas, Sandy Avila-Ramirez, Vanessa Gonzalez, Guillermo De Leon, Nick Rosales, Javier Smith, Danu Uribe, Kristofer Walker, and Nick Walker.

So prepare yourself for an exciting and hilarious night of irreverent, fast-paced comedy from a distinctly Latino point of view. They're bad. They're brown. They're the Latino Comedy Project.

El Channel, Latino Comedy Project at Center Stage, August 21 - 29

I had expected to like this show a lot more than I did.

I'd seen and really appreciated the clever videos spots in which Guillermo Deleon as the "BC -- born citizen" compares notes with Adrian Villegas, as the "Mex" illegal. You can catch them either at the Latino Comedy Project website or on YouTube. They ran on MTV and they've been nominated for an Emmy award.

In those one-minute sketches, each gets to shine. For example, in the one on "travel," Deleon plays the self-important yuppie citizen, progressively more appalled as Villegas cheerfully details, mostly in Spanish, the vicissitudes of crossing the border.

It's irreverent, fast and funny. If you don't speak Spanish, you see Villegas do his wild pantomime and babble; if you do speak Spanish, it's even better. Click on the image to take the ride.



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Upcoming: El Channel, Latino Comedy Project at Center Stage, August 21 - September 5

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UPDATE: KUT-FM's Mike Lee features "El Channel" on Arts Eclectic, August 24

UPDATE: Additional Weekend Added; El Channel runs through September 5 AND new video "Accordion Hero" on YouTube (to view, click on "Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com")

Update: A.V. Club interviews Adrian Villegas and Nick Walker, August 21

UPDATE: Article by Belinda Acosta in the Austin Chronicle, August 20

UPDATE: Article by Jeanne Claire van Ryzin in the Austin Statesman's Austin360 "Seeing Things" blog, August 20

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The Latino Comedy Project presents

El Channel
an all-new, hilarious sketch comedy show!

The LCP returns with El Channel, an all-new, full-length original sketch comedy show unlike anything you've seen from them before.

Media, pop-culture, and parody collide as we go behind the scenes for a revealing look at the inner workings of the craziest television station ever to hit the air waves. El Channel introduces a universe of new and unforgettable comedy characters along with the LCP's unique, take-no-prisoners take on the absurdities of immigration, politics, pop culture and the world of entertainment.

THREE Weekends Only!
Fridays & Saturdays August 21-29 @ 8PM & 10:15pm

TICKETS $15 For adults; $12 for students and seniors

LOCATION Center Stage, 2826 Real St., Austin TX 78722
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Upcoming: Bye-Bye, Bush by Latino Comedy Project at Hideout Theatre, January 16-17

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The Latino Comedy Project Presents "Bye Bye Bush"

Austin Texas' award-winning sketch comedy troupe pays a final farewell tribute to a man who has provided ALL comedians a rich abundance of material over the last eight years. Join us for two hilarious nights of the LCP's favorite "W" sketches dating all the way back to 1998. In addition, the troupe will be showcasing some of its crowd favorites and even a couple of new videos guaranteed to score high approval ratings! Don't miss your chance to say "Adios" to the cowboy boot wearin', bad Spanish speakin', gun totin', shrub cuttin', wonderfully beautiful idiot we call "president."

Two Nights Only!
Fri & Sat January 16-17 @ 8PM and 10pm
The Hideout Theatre
617 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701

Tkts are $13 -- click for site to purchase Bye-Bye Bush tickets on-line