Austin All-Star Comedy

Austin All-Star Comedy is taking over Rozco's Comedy Club on Saturday, July 18, for a full night of stand-up. It's a showcase that brings together five comedians from across the city on one bill, rather than a single headliner with a couple of openers. The lineup is Colton Dowling, Deric Poston, Sarah Tollemache, Luke Touma, and Aldo Campana.

If you've spent any time at the local clubs, you'll recognize a few of these names. Colton Dowling and Sarah Tollemache are both regulars on the Austin circuit, and having them on the same bill gives you two very different styles in one night. Deric Poston, Luke Touma, and Aldo Campana round out the group, so you're getting five sets instead of the usual two or three. The show is billed as featuring some of the funniest comedians in the Austin area, and the lineup holds up to that—it's a cross-section of the city's current comedy scene rather than a single act carrying the whole evening.

Because it's a showcase, the night moves through the different voices one after another. You get a full run of sets from five different comics, each with their own approach, which keeps the energy shifting. It's the kind of show that works well if you're not sure who your favorite local comic is yet, because you get a broad look at what's playing around town in a single sitting.

The show runs from 7 PM to 10:30 PM at Rozco's Comedy Club, and tickets are $20. With five comics on the bill, that's a good amount of comedy for the price of a single ticket.