AIC and ColdTowne Present: TJ and Dave in AUSTIN 3/15 &

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » February 26th, 2009, 2:38 pm

Yes, you heard it right. The Ausitn Improv Collective in Conjunction with ColdTowne Theater present....

TJ and DAVE
at the space formerly known as the Art Authority (aka Spider House Events Center) w/ special guests the Frank Mills
March 15 and 16 at 8pm doors at 7pm
tickets: coldtownetheater.frontgatetickets.com

austinimprov.com
coldtownetheater.com
spiderhousecafe.com

TICKETS ARE LIVE!

CHICAGO COMEDY LEGENDS TJ & DAVE ATTENDING SXSW FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES AND DOCUMENTARY WORLD PREMIERE
Critically-acclaimed Duo has been called brilliant, heartbreaking, mind-blowing, inspiring!

In celebration of their new documentary, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, which is having its world premiere at SXSW, the improv duo, TJ & DAVE, will
perform at the Spider House for two nights only during SXSW. For six years
now, TJ & DAVE¹s performances of entirely improvised, character-driven, always hilarious and wholly original one-hour plays have mesmerized audiences worldwide. They create a showcase for elaborately imagined characters whose relationships reveal the wildly funny quirks of human nature. Their best work could be mistaken for scripted theater, except that scripted theater isn't usually this funny.

The duo rose up through the prestigious Second City (alongside such luminaries as Bob Odenkirk and Chris Farley) with an arm¹s length of individual credits. Dave has appeared prominently in the Strangers With
Candy movie, I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With, and Groundhog Day while Tj has appeared in Stranger Than Fiction, The Ice Harvest and has been the national face of Sonic Drive-In via their television and internet campaigns.

TJ & DAVE have been called by The New York Times "an impressive feat of
mental athletics, but the results are also observant, complex and frequently
enormously funny." and Time Out NY found their shows "BRILLIANT,
HEARTBREAKING, MIND-BLOWING, INSPIRING! The best 50 minutes of improv comedy that we¹ve ever seen."

Opening for them both nights will be The Frank Mills who have managed to win pretty much every improv award they've been eligible for. With a collective resumé including stints performing and directing at The Second City, Chicago's Annoyance Theater and Improv Olympic, and Boom! Chicago (located, confusingly, in Amsterdam), the hyper-realistic aesthetic of The Frank Mills is improv for people who think they don't like improv.

Performances will be taking place on Sunday, March 15th and Monday, March
16th at Spider House Events Center. 2908 Fruth St. (29th and Guadalupe).
Shows will start at 8pm with doors opening at 7:30. Tickets are $10.

vine311 · Post by **vine311** » February 26th, 2009, 2:43 pm

SWEEEEEEET!!!

EmilyBee · Post by **EmilyBee** » February 26th, 2009, 4:51 pm

Too effing jeebus on milquetoast cool!

themoss · Post by **themoss** » February 26th, 2009, 5:02 pm

workshops?

sara farr · Post by **sara farr** » February 26th, 2009, 5:27 pm

There!

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » February 26th, 2009, 5:50 pm

BUMP! TICKETS ARE LIVE! READY TO BUY!

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » February 26th, 2009, 5:53 pm

No workshops. They're in town promoting the documentary they were in a while back. Alas.

Everyone should see both shows.

scook · Post by **scook** » February 26th, 2009, 6:25 pm

Go see both shows and tell your friends. This shit is raw like sushi.

TexasImprovMassacre · February 26th, 2009, 9:43 pm

Not only can Tj and Dave both NOT IMPROVISE, but they aren't even cool people...On Opposite day!
burn + 30 rock reference
mondo cool

shando · Post by **shando** » February 27th, 2009, 10:26 am

Very nice. Very much looking forward to this.

vine311 · Post by **vine311** » February 27th, 2009, 10:43 am

Just bought tickets for both nights. SO excited about this!

kristin · Post by **kristin** » February 27th, 2009, 11:37 am

I used to see TJ & Dave whenever I could when they came to New York.

Hands down my favourite improvisers to watch. No question.

These guys get respect from all the other top improvisers, no matter which improv "camp" they happen to be in. For example, I've heard the artistic director of the UCB raving about their work.

If you do improv and live in Austin take advantage of this rare opportunity to see their magic at work.

Asaf · Post by **Asaf** » February 27th, 2009, 11:50 am

Yes, see their work. See it both nights if you can. You will see such amazingly different awesome work.

And just you guys know, they will be attending the March 17th screening of their documentary and answering questions afterwards.

kristin · Post by **kristin** » February 27th, 2009, 1:45 pm

Asaf wrote:And just you guys know, they will be attending the March 17th screening of their documentary and answering questions afterwards.

Do you happen to know how an average non-SXSW go-er can get in to see this?

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » February 27th, 2009, 1:52 pm

kristin wrote:
Asaf wrote:And just you guys know, they will be attending the March 17th screening of their documentary and answering questions afterwards.
Do you happen to know how an average non-SXSW go-er can get in to see this?

You can buy tickets to SxSW movies. They just give preference to badge holders. I don't think the TJ&Dave movie will be as hugely popular with non-improvisers.