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BRIAN GAAR HAS BEEN CALLED "ONE OF THE FUNNIEST JOKE TELLERS ON THE INTERNET" BY PLAYBOY, AND AN "EX-JOURNO, VIDEO-GAME JUNKIE, OBSERVATIONAL COMIC" BY THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE. IF YOUR IDEA OF A GOOD SATURDAY NIGHT IS PLAYING MARIO KART WHILE WATCHING ANIME ON YOUR LAPTOP -- MEET YOUR NEW FAVORITE COMIC. IN ADDITION TO COMEDY, HE'S ALSO A WRITER AND HOST FOR ROOSTER TEETH AND HIS HOURLONG STANDUP SPECIAL, "JOKES I WROTE AT WORK," IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON PRIME. BRIAN HAS PERFORMED AT A NUMBER OF FESTIVALS INCLUDING THE MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, SXSW, THE NC COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND HE HOSTED THE NIGHTLY COMEDY SHOW, "ATX UNCENSORED(ISH)," ON AUSTIN'S NBC AFFILIATE. BRIAN'S STANDUP CAN BE HEARD ON SIRIUSXM RADIO AND HIS JOKES HAVE APPEARED ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, FUNNY OR DIE, ESQUIRE AND OTHER LESS IMPRESSIVE MEDIA OUTLETS. .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.
