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JOHNNY TAYLOR JR. IS AN AMERICAN COMEDIAN, ACTOR, AND PODCASTER KNOWN FOR HIS RAZOR-SHARP WIT, COMPELLING STORYTELLING, AND DYNAMIC PERFORMANCES ACROSS MULTIPLE MEDIUMS. HAILING FROM SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, JOHNNY HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE COMEDY WORLD, PERFORMING AT PRESTIGIOUS FESTIVALS LIKE SF SKETCHFEST, THE ALTERCATION COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND THE ASHEVILLE COMEDY FESTIVAL. JOHNNY'S DEBUT COMEDY ALBUM TANGLED UP IN PLAID GARNERED SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION ON THE ITUNES CHARTS, AND HIS SOPHOMORE RELEASE, BUMMIN' WITH THE DEVIL, SOARED TO #1 ON BOTH AMAZON AND ITUNES, CEMENTING HIS STATUS AS A RISING STAR. HE REGULARLY TOURS WITH COMEDY LEGEND BRIAN POSEHN AND MAKES FREQUENT APPEARANCES ON DOUG BENSON'S DOUG LOVES MOVIES PODCAST. BEYOND STAND-UP, JOHNNY HAS SHOWCASED HIS TALENTS AS AN ACTOR, BRINGING DEPTH AND HUMOR TO EVERY ROLE HE TAKES ON. WHETHER IN INDEPENDENT FILMS OR LIVE PERFORMANCES, HIS PRESENCE ON SCREEN REFLECTS THE SAME SHARP COMEDIC SENSIBILITY THAT DRIVES HIS STAND-UP. AS A POD-CASTER, JOHNNY CO-HOSTS THE AEW-SOME POD, A POPULAR WRESTLING PODCAST THAT COMBINES HIS LOVE FOR PRO WRESTLING WITH COMEDY. A VERSATILE PERFORMER WITH AN EYE FOR BOTH HUMOR AND NARRATIVE, JOHNNY ALSO TEACHES STORYTELLING CLASSES AT THE PUNCH LINE IN SACRAMENTO, SHARING HIS EXPERTISE WITH ASPIRING COMICS. WITH A CAREER SPANNING COMEDY CLUBS, THEATERS, PODCASTS, AND ACTING ROLES, JOHNNY TAYLOR JR. CONTINUES TO PUSH CREATIVE BOUNDARIES AND CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES ACROSS THE BOARD.Other Events
Austin All-Stars!
at Velveeta RoomTHE AUSTIN COMEDY SCENE IS EXPLODING, WITH COMEDIANS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION FLOCKING TO OUR CITY. THE VELV IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING COMEDY CLUB IN TOWN, SHOWCASING THE BEST COMICS AUSTIN HAS TO OFFER FOR OVER 37 YEARS! EVERY THURSDAY AT 8:30 WE ASSEMBLE AN ALL-STAR GROUP OF COMICS THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON SXSW, THE MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND MORE! THESE LINEUPS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY CURATED, FEATURING A GOOD MIX OF ESTABLISHED HEADLINERS AND THE HOTTEST UP-AND-COMING COMICS IN TOWN. WITH THE LATEST UPTICK OF FAMOUS COMICS MOVING TO AUSTIN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY DROP IN UNANNOUNCED! THE VELVEETA ROOM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE LOCAL COMEDY SCENE, HELPING FOSTER TALENT FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES. IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING CITY, WE EMBRACE THE NEW TALENT THAT HAS EMERGED HERE, WHILE STILL PROUDLY REMAINING A SYMBOL OF OLD AUSTIN. COME START YOUR WEEKEND A LITTLE EARLY AT THE VELV!
Carlton Wilcoxson
at Velveeta RoomCARLTON WILCOXSON IS A STAND-UP COMEDIAN, ACTOR, AND ASPIRING PLAYBOY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. SINCE HE STARTED COMEDY IN 2016, HE HAS REGULARLY OPENED FOR HEADLINERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HOSTS MULTIPLE POPULAR SHOWS OF HIS OWN; SUCH AS THE LONG-RUNNING WEEKLY SHOW BUZZKILL AT THE BUZZ MILL AND THE CONSISTENTLY SOLD-OUT MONTHLY SHOW STONED VS. DRUNK VS. SOBER. HE'S PERFORMED FOR SXSW, AND JFL MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, BUT YOU CAN CATCH HIM ON THE BASKETBALL COURTS, STILL TRYING TO MAKE HIS HOOP DREAMS HAPPEN.
Carlton Wilcoxson
at Velveeta RoomCARLTON WILCOXSON IS A STAND-UP COMEDIAN, ACTOR, AND ASPIRING PLAYBOY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. SINCE HE STARTED COMEDY IN 2016, HE HAS REGULARLY OPENED FOR HEADLINERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HOSTS MULTIPLE POPULAR SHOWS OF HIS OWN; SUCH AS THE LONG-RUNNING WEEKLY SHOW BUZZKILL AT THE BUZZ MILL AND THE CONSISTENTLY SOLD-OUT MONTHLY SHOW STONED VS. DRUNK VS. SOBER. HE'S PERFORMED FOR SXSW, AND JFL MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, BUT YOU CAN CATCH HIM ON THE BASKETBALL COURTS, STILL TRYING TO MAKE HIS HOOP DREAMS HAPPEN.
