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THE 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!

Bruce Gray is a Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster based out of Los Angeles, California. He started comedy at the age of 18 in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where most venues would make him wait outside until it was his turn to perform (sometimes in the rain). He has appeared in multiple TV shows and Music Videos including "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon, "Kings Dead" by Kendrick Lamar, and "Earthquake" by RiceGum and KSI. He is a leading member of the incredibly popular "Comedians Cinema Club" show cast, which won the award for Best Audience Participation show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Bruce is the co-host of the “BagFries” podcast as well as the podcast “Fat Jocks”. He can be seen performing stand-up nightly in Los Angeles at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and The Ice House. He won "Best Of Fest" at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival in Salt Lake City and has performed with comedians as Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Doug Stanhope, Theo Von, Andrew Santino, Kyle Kinane and many others.

BILLY WAYNE DAVIS HAS APPEARED ON CONAN, LAST COMIC STANDING, COMEDY CENTRAL, LENT HIS VOICE & PRODUCING SKILLS TO SQUIDBILLIES, HOSTED A TRAVEL DOC FOR CMT, OPENED FOR STURGILL SIMPSON, AND WORKED WITH SACHA BARON COEN ON WHO IS AMERICA & BORAT 2. BILLY WAYNE HAS TWO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STAND-UP ALBUMS AND CAN BE HEARD AS A POPULAR GUEST ON COUNTLESS PODCASTS INCLUDING BEHIND THE BASTARDS, DAILY ZEITGEIST, TRILLBILLIES, AND WTF TO NAME A FEW. HE JUST RELEASED HIS FIRST SPECIAL “TESTIFY” TO RAVE REVIEWS. HE NOW RESIDES IN LOS ANGELES WITH HIS DOPE LITTLE FAMILY UNTIL HE CAN QUIT AND GROW OLD.

Bruce Gray is a Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster based out of Los Angeles, California. He started comedy at the age of 18 in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where most venues would make him wait outside until it was his turn to perform (sometimes in the rain). He has appeared in multiple TV shows and Music Videos including "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon, "Kings Dead" by Kendrick Lamar, and "Earthquake" by RiceGum and KSI. He is a leading member of the incredibly popular "Comedians Cinema Club" show cast, which won the award for Best Audience Participation show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Bruce is the co-host of the “BagFries” podcast as well as the podcast “Fat Jocks”. He can be seen performing stand-up nightly in Los Angeles at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and The Ice House. He won "Best Of Fest" at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival in Salt Lake City and has performed with comedians as Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Doug Stanhope, Theo Von, Andrew Santino, Kyle Kinane and many others.

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Main Course features a secret lineup of the best comedians in Texas at the iconic Sunset Strip Comedy Club. Our comics have been featured on Netflix, HBO, SNL, Kill Tony, and The Joe Rogan Experience. This is gonna be a fun one.PLEASE NOTE: This event is for guests 21+ 2 drink minimum Bar tabs over $100 will include a 20% service charge. No refunds at any time.

Bruce Gray is a Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster based out of Los Angeles, California. He started comedy at the age of 18 in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where most venues would make him wait outside until it was his turn to perform (sometimes in the rain). He has appeared in multiple TV shows and Music Videos including "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon, "Kings Dead" by Kendrick Lamar, and "Earthquake" by RiceGum and KSI. He is a leading member of the incredibly popular "Comedians Cinema Club" show cast, which won the award for Best Audience Participation show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Bruce is the co-host of the “BagFries” podcast as well as the podcast “Fat Jocks”. He can be seen performing stand-up nightly in Los Angeles at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and The Ice House. He won "Best Of Fest" at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival in Salt Lake City and has performed with comedians as Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Doug Stanhope, Theo Von, Andrew Santino, Kyle Kinane and many others.

BILLY WAYNE DAVIS HAS APPEARED ON CONAN, LAST COMIC STANDING, COMEDY CENTRAL, LENT HIS VOICE & PRODUCING SKILLS TO SQUIDBILLIES, HOSTED A TRAVEL DOC FOR CMT, OPENED FOR STURGILL SIMPSON, AND WORKED WITH SACHA BARON COEN ON WHO IS AMERICA & BORAT 2. BILLY WAYNE HAS TWO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STAND-UP ALBUMS AND CAN BE HEARD AS A POPULAR GUEST ON COUNTLESS PODCASTS INCLUDING BEHIND THE BASTARDS, DAILY ZEITGEIST, TRILLBILLIES, AND WTF TO NAME A FEW. HE JUST RELEASED HIS FIRST SPECIAL “TESTIFY” TO RAVE REVIEWS. HE NOW RESIDES IN LOS ANGELES WITH HIS DOPE LITTLE FAMILY UNTIL HE CAN QUIT AND GROW OLD.

BILLY WAYNE DAVIS HAS APPEARED ON CONAN, LAST COMIC STANDING, COMEDY CENTRAL, LENT HIS VOICE & PRODUCING SKILLS TO SQUIDBILLIES, HOSTED A TRAVEL DOC FOR CMT, OPENED FOR STURGILL SIMPSON, AND WORKED WITH SACHA BARON COEN ON WHO IS AMERICA & BORAT 2. BILLY WAYNE HAS TWO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STAND-UP ALBUMS AND CAN BE HEARD AS A POPULAR GUEST ON COUNTLESS PODCASTS INCLUDING BEHIND THE BASTARDS, DAILY ZEITGEIST, TRILLBILLIES, AND WTF TO NAME A FEW. HE JUST RELEASED HIS FIRST SPECIAL “TESTIFY” TO RAVE REVIEWS. HE NOW RESIDES IN LOS ANGELES WITH HIS DOPE LITTLE FAMILY UNTIL HE CAN QUIT AND GROW OLD.

Bruce Gray is a Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster based out of Los Angeles, California. He started comedy at the age of 18 in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where most venues would make him wait outside until it was his turn to perform (sometimes in the rain). He has appeared in multiple TV shows and Music Videos including "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon, "Kings Dead" by Kendrick Lamar, and "Earthquake" by RiceGum and KSI. He is a leading member of the incredibly popular "Comedians Cinema Club" show cast, which won the award for Best Audience Participation show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Bruce is the co-host of the “BagFries” podcast as well as the podcast “Fat Jocks”. He can be seen performing stand-up nightly in Los Angeles at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and The Ice House. He won "Best Of Fest" at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival in Salt Lake City and has performed with comedians as Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Doug Stanhope, Theo Von, Andrew Santino, Kyle Kinane and many others.

Bruce Gray is a Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster based out of Los Angeles, California. He started comedy at the age of 18 in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where most venues would make him wait outside until it was his turn to perform (sometimes in the rain). He has appeared in multiple TV shows and Music Videos including "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon, "Kings Dead" by Kendrick Lamar, and "Earthquake" by RiceGum and KSI. He is a leading member of the incredibly popular "Comedians Cinema Club" show cast, which won the award for Best Audience Participation show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Bruce is the co-host of the “BagFries” podcast as well as the podcast “Fat Jocks”. He can be seen performing stand-up nightly in Los Angeles at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and The Ice House. He won "Best Of Fest" at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival in Salt Lake City and has performed with comedians as Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Doug Stanhope, Theo Von, Andrew Santino, Kyle Kinane and many others.

Main Course features a secret lineup of the best comedians in Texas at the iconic Sunset Strip Comedy Club. Our comics have been featured on Netflix, HBO, SNL, Kill Tony, and The Joe Rogan Experience. This is gonna be a fun one.PLEASE NOTE: This event is for guests 21+ 2 drink minimum Bar tabs over $100 will include a 20% service charge. No refunds at any time.

The only queer comedy open mic in town! Every month, we give as much stage time to as many LGBTQ+ comics as we can.