The New Movement Theater

Jamie Kilstein Coming to Both TNMs in August! Apr 25, 2013

• Brock
• Austin, General, New Orleans
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GET YOUR NOLA TICKETS HERE! GET YOUR AUSTIN TICKETS HERE! “Watching Jamie reminds me of why I got into comedy. It is like watching a combination of George Carlin and Bill Hicks” – Janeane Garofalo Jamie has been seen on The Conan O’brien show, MSNBC’s Up with Chris, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Showtimes The Green Room, CNN’s The Joy Behar Show, The Paramount Comedy Channel in the UK, The BBC, The Comedy Channel in Australia, HBO Canada, and Showtime Comedy in the Middle East. He Co-Hosts Citizen Radio which has been praised by Janeane Garofalo, Noam Chomsky, Robin Williams and him and his co-host were named by The Nation Magazine as top “media heroes” . Most importantly Glenn Beck has...

Season 2 at TNM Austin Mar 21, 2013

• Alex
• Austin
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Season 2 is starting out HOTT! We have brand new shows making their debut at TV Dinner, we have old favorites making the leap to full hour shows, and SO MUCH MORE.  With pleasure, I’d like to introduce you to SEASON TWO. Shows, Shows, Shows! TV Dinner Every show at TNM is handcrafted by some loving, albeit crazy, people who have been trained at TNM and are now ready to go to the next level with a full scale production.  It all starts at TV Dinner.  Here you’ll get to see snipits of shows that are being considered for a full hour time slot.  In the past we’ve seen Mumbleoke, News Movement, and The Court of the People with Judge...

Megaphone Marathons 4: Call for Submissions! Mar 13, 2013

• ctrew
• Austin, New Orleans
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The comedy event of the Summer is back! The Megaphone Marathons, now in its 4th year, is looking for submissions of all kinds – improv, sketch, character standup pieces, solo pieces, late night weird stuff, etc.. Fill the form out below and save that date. Please note that for the first time ever, The Megaphone Marathons has a $10 submission fee. This money goes right back into the festival to ensure large crowds and badass parties. Loading… Who is the submission fee for?

You Should Do Comedy Feb 4, 2013

• ctrew
• Austin
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We mean it, you should! Fresh off the heels of our 4 year anniversary, The New Movement wants to welcome everyone with an interest in comedy to this special social event. Whatever your interest is – improv, sketch, standup, writing, directing, producing – we want to help you do it. Even if you aren’t pursuing comedy as a career, our TNM can help you in a myriad of ways. Come to our downtown location on 7th and Lavaca February 21st at 7:00p, meet our performers and instructors and enjoy free beer and food. We’ll have discounted registration for our classes as well as information about all the different festivals and events that TNM is involved in. This all leads in...

The Standup Showdown! Jun 22, 2012

• ctrew
• Austin
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Attention Standup Comedians: We want more innovative programming. We want your shows. We want them by July 18th! his is the Standup Showdown and here’s how it works – we are taking pitches for interesting programming via the form below. The top 4 ideas will then be booked during prime TNM show slots for all of August. If your pitch wins you would get the chance to have your show booked monthly on a Friday night at 10:30p. In the past we’ve had comedians come to us with interesting shows that still books local talent but in a new, innovative way.  We would like this competition to provide a great location to better showcase all the comedy talent Austin has to...

Standup Records album recording at TNM! Jun 22, 2012

• ctrew
• Austin
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From Altercation Comedy’s press release: JT Habersaat and the Altercation Punk Comedy Tour release details for Stand Up! Records recording of Hostile Corporate Takeover. Austin, Texas – Having recently announced their signing to powerhouse imprint Stand Up! Records, JT Habersaat and his critically-hailed Altercation Punk Comedy Tour have confirmed details on their upcoming live recording.  The new album, dubbed Hostile Corporate Takeover, will be recorded live in Austin, Texas on August 11th, 2012 at the New Movement Theater. The confirmed lineup, headlined by Habersaat, will include Mack Lindsay (Vans Warped Tour), Mike Wiebe (vocalist for Riverboat Gamblers), Joe Staats (Fun Fun Fun Fest) and legendary hardcore vocalist Billy Milano (MOD). The show will take place at 10:30 pm for $10, with tickets...

Name that Show! Jun 13, 2012

• Tami
• Austin, New Orleans
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With the onslaught of new performers in TNM Land, it’s quite necessary that we unleash a brand new show for them. This show will be for up-and-coming TNM groups only as a way for them to get the stage time they need to develop. We want your help in naming the show! Fill the form out below with your ideas and if you like, tell us who you are. If we choose your name you’ve got some gifts coming your way. Submit as many entries as you like. Deadline is this Friday, June 22nd. Loading…

Tommy Wi-Show DVD’s now available! Jun 10, 2012

• ctrew
• Austin
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Earthlings! Season 1 of The Tommy Wi-Show is here! – www.studio8.net/wishow For only $20 (plus $2 shipping within the U.S.), you get: All 10 episodes of The Tommy Wi-Show’s mind-bending, video game-failing first season! Every bonus video we ever released during Season 1! 16 minutes of never-before-seen behind-the-scenes Tommy Wi-Show on-camera goofs and outtakes! 3 special private video messages from the man himself, Tommy Wiseau, to you, the fans! Another 30 minutes of ultra-secret content that we can’t reveal here, half of which has never been released in any way before! (HINT: You’ll find out what it is immediately after you buy it!) It’s over 2 1/2 hours of breath-taking sci-fi comedy, Tommy Wiseau-filled content, smooshed onto one professionally-produced, gorgeous Dual-Layer...

TNM presents: Feelings (A Comedy Tour) May 21, 2012

• ctrew
• Austin
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FEELINGS (A COMEDY TOUR) is three stand-up comics… Jake Weisman (The Morning After Podcast, Tosh.O) Dave Ross (Sex Nerd Sandra Podcast, Tosh.O, Holy Fuck) Matt Ingebretson (MTV, Funny or Die, The Tommy Wi-Show) In May and June of 2012, these LA comedians are taking their dog-and-pony show across the southwest, and crying the whole way. Their neuroticism and insecurities are offset with egoistic confidence and brilliant comedy that will make you laugh so hard you cry, and cry so hard you never stop crying. They are also in love with you, probably. Check out the full tour schedule. The tour is on Twitter

Grand Opening is this week! Apr 9, 2012

• ctrew
• Austin
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This is the big week of our new theater in Austin, Tx opening! So many people have worked long long (loooong) hours getting this bad boy in tip-top shape so come on out and be part of the magic!

Amy and Sara interviewed about TNM at STAPLE! Mar 8, 2012

• Amy Pacheco
• Austin
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While we represented the TNM community at STAPLE! Independent Media Expo last weekend, we were interviewed by the guys at www.kungfujackknife.com. KFJK interviews Amy Pacheco of The New Movement Theater from tim harrison on Vimeo.

Experience Improv Wins Mar 2, 2012

• Staff
• Austin
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This past January, New Movement held the Improv Wins conference in Austin.   Guest instructors included Matt Donnelly, Joe Bill, & TNM’s very own Dan Grimm. Head on over to Improv Wins for even more improv news & theory.