Matt Bearden
COMEDY + WRITING + RADIO
@matt_bearden- PUNCH!comedy
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- Do holler, do.
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Tweets
- @jmerriman I don't like you. LOL!
- Just ate a vegetarian dinner. Now I'm sitting on the sofa with my wife, talking about our feelings. #sbxlvi
- Who bounces old people? RT @MMc911: @matt_bearden Screw You Old Man! Need a bouncer?
- @DonFan85 ya down with OPP?
- Every time this party starts to settle down, these DJs drop Run DMC and we all start over. #fuckanyoneunder35.
- I think he rolled with it. RT @mallentick: @matt_bearden...Wonderful night for a wheelchair joke.
- Read where some lady paid $50,000 to clone her dog. Mutt must have really loved peanut butter.
- Fine. Don't want you at my stupid show anyway! [slams door/cries] RT @whatisboom: @MoontowerComedy @azizansari I only want to see your show.
- @brewerscott Looks totally mack-a-bray.
- Going to do the http://t.co/EwcFSr8I show FRI 02/03. It's $5 and byob. Also, it's a really fun dive.
- Not so much a huge “COPS” fan… I just like to keep up with whatever it is the Franklin Mint is selling.
- Stay off my LAND! RT @MIKE2CLARK: @matt_bearden what store are you in?
- What is the proper etiquette with regards to the tactful rescinding, then subsequent re-awarding of a chicken dinner?
- Winnah, winnah, chicken dinnah!!!
- Dad? RT @GodsWordIsLaw: Rap music attracts lowest common denominator, so of course its the moniker of the left. #GhettoTrash #tcot
- Give up on comedy. Laptop DJs are the wave of the future! RT @skurfer71: @matt_bearden thx 4 turning me into a comedy snob!
- If you're a 10, but your baby's a 2, I automatically assume your husband is loaded.
- I can't link to real life. RT @AaronG811: @matt_bearden link please!
- If there was a YouTube app for my eyes you could all watch an awesome video of a chubby raver girl losing her balance on a moped.
- Hey, Austin…this has been a tough secret to keep. Meet the @moontowercomedy festival: http://t.co/YCecFVZl
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Posts
- Feb 02, 12
Crowds. Love. Chris. Cubas. The proof? These shows always sell out.
Any more info would simply be puffery. Now taste it...
**Advance tickets HIGHLY RECOMENDED**. Click here to buy online or call the CapCity box office @ 512-467-2333.
Chris Cubas (SXSW, FunFunFunFest, Altercation Punk Comedy Tour) Twitter
David McQuary (Editor-in-Chief for Texas Travesty, FPiA | Finalist)
Norm Wilkerson (PUNCH! Cringtacular's Satan, Doug Stanhope's The Unbookables)
Cody Hustak (FunFunFunFest, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Twitter
Jonathan Pace (Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Twitter
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Jan 27, 12
Ramin Nazer (aka Raul Nanan, aka Ban Cana, aka Also Ran) can't quit being awesome. He's one of the founders of Austin comedy authority lastgascomedy.com. In the past year he's been a runner up in the vaunted Funniest Person in Austin Contest, invited to perform at the über-prestiguos Just For Laughs | Montreal Comedy Festival and he even snagged his network television debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Wow - that last sentence was really long. My typing fingers are out of breath now. Anyway, come watch Ramin try to be better than his friends!
P.S. You do remember that we sell out each week, right? Secure advance tix online or call CapCityComedy. Word.
Ramin Nazer (Just for Laughs | Montreal, Live at Coldtowne) Website
Danny Palumbo (Pittsburg, PA, Cincinatti Brew Ha-Ha ) Twitter
John Tole (Raw Dog Comedy Channel, Killers of Comedy Tour) Website
Seth Cockfield (Grow Up!, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Twitter
~just added!~
Amber Preston (Minneapolis, MN, Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival) Website
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Jan 19, 12
We feel for you, Paula. If there's a group of people who know what it's like to reap the karma we've sown, it's us comedians. The whole unfriendly, self-absorbed, indifferent, hard-drinking, hard-living (did I mention self-absorbed, yet?) lot of us.
That's why it's awesome when other people do the effing up: you get to feel better about yourself! We kind of feel that's what PUNCH! is all about. Come learn from our irresponsible ways! Revel in our failures! Woo Hoo! Never mind that you're out drinking on a school night - logic will only screw you up. Don't think too much about it.
P.S. You do remember that we sell out each week, right? Secure advance tix online or call CapCityComedy. Word.
Consider this an invitation to join us, Mr. Bourdain!
Nick Mullen (Detroit Comedy Festival, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Website
Brian Gaar (It's Always Funny in Austin, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) More
Ryan Cownie (Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Link
Maggie MacDonald (Comedy Central's Open Mic Fights, Boston Comedy Festival) Twitter
~plus more!~
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Jan 11, 12
Yadda-yadda, "... best show in town ... 3 consecutive sold-out seasons ... your best option on Tuesday night ... yadda-yadda ... always entertaining," blah, blah, blah. Austin's collective press critics love us. Whatever. Cool. The point is, we're back, Scrosephs. For our most awesome season, yet. And you're extremely excited. And that's why you're going to LIKE and TWEET this post and help us spread the word.
DIg it? DIG IT!
Now ... see you TUESDAY, chubbies! Yadda-yadda ...
**We sell out each week. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
Bryan Gutmann (Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival, FPiA | Winner) Website
Bob Khosravi (San Francisco International Comedy Competition, Art Outside) Website
Chris Tellez (Dallas, TX) Website
~and introducing~
Ashley Barnhill (New Orleans Comedy Arts Festival) Twitter
~just added~
Dan French (Writer: Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Best Damned Sports Show Period) Twitter
~plus more~
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Jan 06, 12
- Dec 09, 11
Well, that's 2011 for you. All said, all done. Alas, we've got one last throw-down to send the year packing. Consider it our own little Drunken Holliday Office Party. You'll agree to show up and tip a few back. We'll pack the line-up with quality, professinal acts and handle the rest of the details. Deal? Deal.See you TUESDAY!
**We sell out each week. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
Ramin Nazer (Just for Laughs | Montreal, Live at Coldtowne) Website
Jake Flores (Altercation Punk Comedy, FunFunFunFest) Website
Danny Palumbo (Pittsburg, PA) Twitter
Ralph Hardesty (The Encyclopedia Show)
Tom McCaffrey - NYC (Comedy Central, VH1, Invite Them Up, The Onion News Network) Twiiter
David McQuary (Editor-in-Chief for Texas Travesty, FPiA | Finalist)
~just added!~
Norm Wilkerson (PUNCH! Cringtacular's Satan, Doug Stanhope's The Unbookables)
~plus more!~
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Dec 02, 11
*Some incoming links incorrectly list this show as being on 11/29. Obviously, that's obsurd! It is indeed TUE, DEC 06. -the managment
It feels pretty good! Austin has become a comedy hot-bed, and more and more acts are relocating to our fine burg. Still, each year a few of our best talents spread out to LA or NY in search of different challenges. We won't lie: it's a real bummer. But such is our business. Sadly, wer're once again losing some of our faves. We hope you'll come out to help us wish a big PUNCH! send off for Andy Ritchie & Ruby Collins. Their contributions to Austin over the last decade are immeasurable.
We'll miss them both.
Andy's on the left. Ruby's on the right. | photos by alisonnarro.comAndy Ritchie (King Ding-A-Ling, Comedy Central, FPiA | Winner)
Ruby Collins (FunFunFunFest, Women Are Funny Fest, FPiA | Finalist) Twitter
~plus~
Lashonda Lester (Shondee Superstar: This Sh*t really Happened, Ladies Are Funny Fest) Article
Mac Blake (STAG Comedy, Master Pancake) Twitter
Chris Tellez (Dallas, TX) Website
Now, enjoy this overly-sentimental clip from The Fox and The Hound.
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden
- Nov 28, 11
While a host of Austin-based comedians can boast of television credits, only one can claim "Churchill Live", the biggest late-night show in Kenya. John Ramsey took a year-long leave of absence from US shores to do some good in the world, and he's just getting back to us. While he gave us a small taste of his travels on his return, this week marks his first headlining set on PUNCH! in over 15 months. Come hear tales of goats, diarrhea and why the Kenyans hate the Chinese. Poor China . . .
Kenya's native peoples don't get John Ramsey.
**We sell out. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
John Ramsey (Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, FPiA | Winner) Website
~and featuring~
Bryan Gutmann (Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival, FPiA | Winner) Website
Chris Cubas (SXSW, FunFunFunFest, Altercation Punk Comedy Tour) Twitter
Derek Phelps (Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears) Twitter
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Nov 27, 11
We have 3 final PUNCH! shows scheduled for SEASON 6 (NOV 29, DEC 6 & 13). Yep, just 3 left. The holiday season means lots of private gigs for comedians, so our line-ups will be somewhat fluid, as is expected. Bear with us while we get our acts confirmed. And just know that, as always, we can be trusted to put together the best possible shows each and every week.
Thanks.
- Nov 19, 11
Are you even working this Wednesday? I mean even if you're going into the office, will you really be working? We thought so. C'mon . . . you need some pre-Thanksgiving laughs just to get you through the family fights. We're here for you, yo.
*Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or, gamble on the walk-up.*
**Attend CapCity's special AngelaDavis|WestWhim + Kerry Awn art reception at 6:30 and your PUNCH! tickets are FREE!**
Whitey trades an empty flask for Idaho. photo credit: stolen from the Internet.JR Brow (Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central, FPIA | Winner) Link
Tom McCaffrey - NYC (Comedy Central, VH1, Invite Them Up, The Onion News Network) Twiiter
Maggie Maye (FunFunFunFest, Women in Comedy Festival | Boston, FPiA | Finalist) Twitter
Kerry Awn (Esther's Follies, The Uranium Savages) Interview
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Nov 19, 11
We'd like to encourage all our fans to attend a special art and photography reception being held at CapCity in honor of Angela Davis and Kerry Awn. Angela is a fabulous former co-worker of ours, and Kerry Awn is an Austin institution. Both have made ENORMOUS contributions to the stand up and comedy scene in Austin. Hopefully you'll come out to mingle, meet and sip. You might want to bring your wallets as well . . . the holidays are just around the corner! Then stick around after the reception for a phenomenal PUNCH! featuring J R Brow. It's all going down this TUE, NOV 22, begining at 6:30.
Here's a bit more info from the WestWhim website: click here.
Image © Angela Davis | WestWhim.com
Image © Kerry Awn
- Nov 11, 11
So, in one week, the long downhill slide into the Holidays begins. That means spending money you don't have, fighting with shoppers, stuffy retail centers and family. Shudder: family. Ugh.
You might as well have a little fun, right? We're here for you, player! We're still the most entertaining show in the city, and day-yum, we're still way easy on your wallet. Can we help it if we're awesome? We're the Mayors of Awesomedomvilleburgh!
Mike Macrae is smarter than you! | photo @ alisonnarro.com**We sell out each week. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
Mike Macrae (The Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central, TBS) Website
Ruby Collins (FunFunFunFest, Women Are Funny Fest, FPiA | Finalist) Twitter
Cody Hustak (FunFunFunFest, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Twitter
Dan French (Writer: Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Best Damned Sports Show Period) Twitter
~and introducing~
Danny Palumbo (Pittsburg, PA) Twitter
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Nov 03, 11
We're on our way to FunFunFunFest this weekend. Sure, we're stoked about Danzig and Slayer and Public Enemey and all . . . but we're more excited about all of the great stand up comedy. Have you SEEN the roster? It looks great. Did you notice all those PUNCH! alums scattered throughout the 3-day line-up? Sweet, right?
Don't worry, the fun's not over. We're bringing you another stellar show so you don't have to start crying until Wednesday.
Chris Cubas (as Reggie Whats) | photo by alisonnarro.com**We sell out. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or, gamble on the walk-up.**
Chris Cubas (SXSW, FunFunFunFest, Altercation Punk Comedy Tour) Twitter
Matt Sadler (The Charlie Hodge Show)
Jonathan Pace (Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Twitter
Brian Gaar (It's Always Funny in Austin, Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) More
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Oct 27, 11
It's the first of the month. Rent is due.
Why don't you put down the candy for a minute, Chubs-a-wumba? Seriously. Back away from the sugar harvest. You know what's better than a slutty she-firefighter making out with a slutty Princess Leia? Nerdy comedians begging for your approval. Need us to sweeten the pot? We're still just $5. PUNCH!, yo.
Enjoy this sugar skull, Nerds.**We sell out. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or, gamble on the walk-up.**
Paul Varghese (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, Russell Peters Presents) Link
Chelsea Hood (Dallas, TX) Twitter
Shawn Wereley (FINAL AUSTIN APPEARANCE!) Twitter
David McQuary (Editor-in-Chief for Texas Travesty, FPiA | Finalist)
Bob Khosravi (San Francisco International Comedy Competition, Art Outside) Website
~appearance by~
JR Brow (Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central, FPIA | Winner) Link
PUNCH! starts at 8PM, wraps by 9:30, and is still just $5. Damn, gurl.
PUNCH! is hosted by Matt Bearden.
- Oct 21, 11
**We sell out. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Call the CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, purchase online. Or, gamble on the walk-up.**
Last October, on a whim, we hosted an all-offensive-comedy show we entitled The Cringetacular. It was a one off - something we'd never do again. Little did we know it would become our first bona fide sell-out and a huge hit. Version 2.0 was no less a success. So, we hear what you are saying. "Make it a permanent PUNCH! feature." OK, then. Ladies and Gents, The Cringetacular v3.0!
Star-crossed lovers John Tole & Eric Krug | photos @ alisonnarro.comJohn Tole ("World's Most Offensive Comedian", Raw Dog Comedy Channel, Killers of Comedy Tour) Link
Eric Krug (Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Just for Laughs | Montreal) Website
Kat Ramzinski (Art Outside Festival, Puff Puff Laff)
Michael Priest (FPiA | Finalist)
Amber Bixby (FPiA | Finalist)
Nick Aluotto (Punched Line, Corridor Comedy)
~special guest~
Satan (Yes, that Satan.) NSFW
**If you are easily put off by talk of religion, politics, protected class citizens or the like, please, please, please skip this one. Additionally, if you label yourself with a monicer like "Conservative" or "Progressive", this simply isn't the show for you. On the other hand, if you sometimes get drunk and punch mirrors because your mom didn't hug you, well then come on in. We've been waiting for you. P.S. NO REFUNDS. Suck it.
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Oct 14, 11
Quick! Here's a riddle: What boasts multiple "Conan" credits, a Comedy Central half-our special, a hit book, two "Live at Gotham" appearances, well-lauded turns at a host of comedy festivals and costs just five bucks? It's this week's PUNCH!. Seriously, what else are you comedy nerds going to do this week? Sit around and count the days until Maria Banford reschedules? Get out of your mom's basement and do something, already!
**We sell out each week. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Via CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
Shane Mauss and Conan O'Brien watch as Jay Leno gets eaten by a shark.
Shane Mauss (Conan, Comedy Central Presents, "Jokes to Make My Parents Proud") More
Mario DiGiorgio (A Cynic's Guide, Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival) Homepage
~and introducing~
Chris Tellez (Dallas, TX) Website
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Oct 07, 11
Great turn out for the SEASON 6 PREMIERE. Thanks again for yet another sold-out show! Never the types to sit on our laurels (laurels be all French 'n' shit for butt . . . we think) we've loaded up a fantastic follow up for week 2. Do it!
**We sell out each week. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Via CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
Andy Ritchie (King Ding-A-Ling, Comedy Central, FPiA | Winner)
Bryan Gutmann (Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival, FPiA | Winner) Website
~and featuring~
Ryan Cownie (Funniest Person in Austin | Finalist) Link
Kath Barbadoro (The Sour Grapes! Show, TNM's Wimbletube) Link
Cameron Fielder (FPiA | Finalist)
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Sep 28, 11
Did you miss us? Because we missed you. A lot. And see that? We know that 'a lot' is two words! Damn, we're awesome. But so are you. Ah, we digress. Here's the point: SEASON 6 is upon us. And yes, we named the season for the best TV character ever!
Blossom's best friend, Six, as potrayed by power actress, Jenna von Oÿ.**We sell out each week. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Via CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
Jimmie Roulette (Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed, The Dudley & Bob Show) Website
Ramin Nazer (Just for Laughs | Montreal, Live at Coldtowne) Website
~featuring~
Eric Krug (Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Just for Laughs | Montreal) Website
Maggie MacDonald (Boston Comedy Festival)
Mac Blake (STAG Comedy, Master Pancake) Twitter
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Aug 28, 11
Time to pack it in (for now). Don't fret, we'll just be gone until October. But after 14 straight sold-out shows everyone has earned a break. Plus, we need the time to readjust our sights, design some killer merch (t-shirts are coming!), and book the next phenomenal season. Thanks again to all our dedicated fans; you one-timers and every-weekers alike.
Before we go, let's all enjoy one last free-for-all party. Check out this line-up! We've packed it to the gills, and we're releasing new names daily. (We're going for a numbers theme here.) Come on - you know you wanna.
Bryan Gutmann (Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival, FPiA | Winner) Homepage
Lashonda Lester (Shondee Superstar: This Sh*t really Happened, Ladies Are Funny Fest) Article
Dan French (Writer: Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Best Damned Sports Show Period) Twitter
Brently Heilbron (Daily Uke: by Brently, All Things Delicious)
~Plus~
Ruby Collins (FunFunFunFest, Women Are Funny Fest, FPiA | Finalist) Twitter
Mario DiGiorgio (A Cynic's Guide, Comedy Central, Montreal Comedy Festival) Homepage
John O'Connell (T.H.C. Comedy Writers, Pineapple) Twitter
~Just added!~
Matt Willis (FPiA | Finalist, The Cringetacular v2.0)
~and introducing~
Shawn Wereley (PUNCH! presents: Sour Grapes!)
PUNCH! is curated by Matt Bearden.
- Aug 26, 11
Snooze on this one, fans, and you'll have to wait until October for your next PUNCH! fix.
Yeppers, the SEASON 5 finalé is upon us. We're not releasing our SHOWLIST just yet (we'll start Saturday) but let's be honest: you're going to be here no matter what.
With this in mind, we just want to stress this one more time:
**We sell out every week. Seriously. Guarantee entry via pre-purchase. Via CapCity Box Office @ 467-2333, or, online. Or gamble on a walk-up.**
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Posts
- Jun 24, 11
Dude is smoking an electronic cigarette. He's attached to an oxygen machine.
Like Corey Heart said: Never Surrender.
