We don’t spend much time in front of the television, but we never pass up Reno 911. Nick Swardson plays Terry (nsfw). Nick was in town last night at the Paramount to film his next DVD/Comedy Central special, “Seriously, who farted?” In recent years several stand up comics including Jim Gaffigan, Demetri Martin, Ralphie May have chosen Austin’s Paramount Theater as the venue for filming their DVD or television specials.
Swardson would likely tell you he chose Austin because “he likes to party.” For comics, Austin has the right blend of being a cool city, with an easy-going college town atmosphere, and a great theater – Comedy Central seems to have fallen in love with the Paramount’s proscenium-arch, the mezzanine seating, the balconies and ornate design making it the perfect setting for televised specials.
Patton Oswald also recorded his latest album at Cap City.
Ron White did his first performance of his latest act at Velveeta Room for 20 bucks.
I think Austin’s focus on the music scene means that our relatively strong comedy scene (especially compared to our size) gets overlooked.