Half Empty Half Full Literary Comedy Show

Half Empty Half Full is a literary comedy game show with a twist! Optimism versus pessimism—Austin's sharpest and wittiest stand-up comics and writers share their talents and compete to determine if the glass is half empty or half full. The show's host, comedian and poet Valerie Nies (McSweeney's, Rattle, and the comedy show Smile More), is joined by a panel of clever judges to choose who wins: the comedians and writers who see life half full or half empty!

The lineup for March includes stand-up comedians Josh Castro and Patrick Gallagher along with poets Hollie Hardy (Lions Like Us from Red Light Lit Press; How to take a Bullet: And Other Survival Poems from Punk Hostage Press) and Angelina Martin (Buzzkill at the Buzz Mill; Slide in the DMs; Bodega Magazine, Sandy River Review). 

Featuring:
Josh Castro
Patrick Gallagher
Hollie Hardy
Angelina Martin

Judges:
Dena Afrasiabi
Molly Mangel
Tyler Randle

Hosted by:
Valerie Nies

 

 

Saturday, March 1, 2025
8pm

 

 

Coldtowne Theater
1700 East 2nd St.
Austin, TX

 
 
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