Zoltan Kaszas is a Hungarian-born, award-winning stand-up comedian known for his sharp,

observational humor. Kaszas, who The Atlantic called a “breakout star,” has been featured on

several SiriusXM comedy channels, Laughs on Fox, Netflix Is a Joke, Scotland’s Fringe Festival and

headlines comedy clubs and theaters across the country. It was his riff on why cats are better than dogs

that brought viral fame, racking up over 68 million views with The Guardian’s (UK) calling it one of the

“ten funniest things I’ve seen on the Internet.” Kaszas has two Dry Bar standup specials and three

independent standup specials on YouTube: Modern Male, White Lies and his most recent, Honorary

Jones. His ability to take relatable experiences and turn them into hilarious stories has earned him both

critical acclaim and a loyal following.

This show will be hosted by Kylie Troop and will feature Bob Hansen!

Pure Chaos Comedy (NYC) comes to Creek and the Cave produced by Breck Gordon and featuring Billy Prinsell (Comedy Central), Jamie Gravitt (Showtime, Netflix), Gretchen Young (The Improv Comedy Clubs), and Pete Angelo (Skankfest).

FREE! Every Sunday at 10pm.

An Open Mic where hecklers ring in. Hosted by Kandace Medina.

Late night drink specials! 

All Shows are 21+ Line ups subject to change

FREE! Every Monday at 6pm.

Signups in person.

Monday is a terrible day for people with regular jobs...we hear. Come celebrate the week with HBO's Dave Jay. Dave brings his favorite comics for a showcase you dont want to miss.

Stick around for late night happy hour after the show!

All Shows are 21+ Line ups subject to change

Every Monday at 10pm come see the best comedians in the world try new jokes!

Hosted by the best comedian you’ve never heard of, Sam Hunter! 

FREE! Every Monday at Midnight!

New gimmick every monday. Do a gimmick for an extry minute!

2 min set (3 min w/ gimmick)

11:30pm signup, Midnight Start

Hosted by Matt Alvarez

FREE! Every Tuesday at 6pm.

Creek and the Cave presents an evening of laughs with Dunk Tank Comedy Show!

From seasoned pros to up-and-coming talents, every comic takes the plunge into uncharted comedic waters to try out fresh material.

With a fantastic selection of drinks, this show is the perfect spot to unwind after work.

Grab your friends and coworkers to join us for a fun show!

Sign up at 5:45pm.

Capped at 15 

Stand-Up Comedy en Español: ESTANDO + MATADORES
Todos los martes en The Creek & The Cave (Austin).

Arrancamos con ESTANDO con Francisco — el open mic más salvaje en español. $5 entrada. Aquí se prueban los nuevos, y si matan, suben al sofá.
El último martes del mes, esos mismos killers regresan en MATADORES — el showcase de comedia en español en Austin. $10 entrada.

Comedia real. En español. Cada martes.
Garantizado que te vas riendo… o cuestionándote tu español.

FREE! Every Tuesday at Midnight

Hood Therapy Tuesdays: An Open Mic

Hosted by Xavier Cardona

11:30pm Signup

FREE! Every Wednesday at 6pm

Signups at 5:30pm. 

Riff Mic! Hosted By Rachel Wolfson. 

Colton Dowling is a bit of a lad, a gay one. Been a goof on big festivals and featured for big name comics (IYKYK). Co-Host of #SomeOfThisIsBad podcast, his style of comedy is a tornado of hard hitting absurdisms, spoken through a beautiful mouth. You may have seen him on Barstool Sports, Gas Digital, SXSW Film, etc.

FREE! Every Wednesday at Midnight.

Wild West Wednesday 

Hosted by Hunter Parker 

11:30pm Sign up

20 Comic cap

3 Minute sets

FREE! Every Thursday at 6pm.

Bear Arms: Open Mic

Hosted by Robert May

Signups at 5:45pm 

Creek Featured is a chance to see our favorite comics doing feature length sets.

Each show is a different line up of comics that we think should be featured.

VENUE POLICY

-Doors open 1 hour before showtime. General admission seating is first come, first served. Arrive early to secure a great seat and enjoy dinner before the show! VIP tickets will guarantee you a seating assignment within the first two rows. 

-Your entire party must be present at time of check in if you would like to sit together. Large parties are not guaranteed seats together.

-Tickets are nonrefundable. If you do not arrive within 15 minutes after scheduled show start, you will forfeit your tickets.

-All Shows are 21+, valid ID required for entry. Lineups subject to change

FREE! Every Thursday at Midnight

Word Up! Open mic

Hosted by: Jordyn Aguilar

Kate Berlant is an Emmy nominated comedian, actress and writer. She recently concluded her fourth sold-out run of KATE, her one-woman off-Broadway play directed by Bo Burnham, to a rapturous response. Her comedy special Cinnamon in the Wind (directed byBo Burnham) is now streaming on Hulu. In addition, her A24/Peacock sketch comedy special Would It Kill You to Laugh?, created with her collaborator John Early, was nominated for both a Critic’s Choice and Primetime Emmy award. Kate’s film credits include Kristo:er Borgli’s Dream Scenario, Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You. She can be seen on the Amazon series A League of Their Own, starring alongside Abbi Jacobsen and Nick Offerman; her additional television credits include Search Party, The OtherTwo, Transparent, Fantasmas, and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, as well as her celebrated episode of Netflix’s The Characters. She was named a Just for Laughs "New Face of Comedy" and a Variety "Ten to Watch.”

Comedians are put through the wringer as they perform their best jokes under terrible circumstances. Everything from hot peppers to shock collars are used to put these comedic angels through hell.

Come out to watch up and coming comedians and veteran comedians work out some of their newest material!

Every Saturday!

HAPPY HOUR!!! 

Hosted by: JT Kelley

Sign up @ 4pm

Mic Starts @ 4:15pm

Free joke writing workshop with Dan French!

Every other Sunday 4-6pm

Got a secret? A burning question? Need some unfiltered advice? This is the show where you can get it all off your chest 100% anonymously!

Welcome to Good Session - Comedy with a side of therapy.

Life’s tough, we get it. And sometimes, the only thing better than laughing about it is laughing with others who totally get it too.

Hosted by the hilarious Brent Gill and a panel of three comedians, this show is part therapy, part comedy, and all about real talk with big laughs. Share what’s on your mind, then sit back, and watch the comedians dive in headfirst (or sideways!) to give their hilarious take. This is a show about you and is guaranteed to be way more fun than therapy!

Submit your questions here (along with the day you're attending the show) for a better chance to get them answered! https://forms.gle/TSyKAaJeKHhx1vuy8

FREE with RSVP! $5 at door. Every Sunday at 8pm.

Also featuring ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR!

Austin has become home to some of the best rising and veteran comedians in the world. Come see these killers try out their newest material in one of the hottest comedy clubs in the city. Or maybe you’d rather try your hand at comedy yourself, sign up info below.

Sign ups go live via email Monday-Friday, simply send your full name to creekandcaveopenmic@gmail.com. Comedians will be chosen each week and will receive 3-4 minute sets. If you do not make the list, feel free to show up and put your name in the bucket. 4 random names will be chosen from the bucket and those people will receive sets as well.

All Shows are 21+ Line ups subject to change

A LATE NIGHT TYPE COMEDY SHOW 

Lukas McCrary hosts a new late night type show taped in front of a live audience (you!). Truly a comedy experience you have not seen before. A daring, unkempt, extravagant, irrational, remarkable, futile, absolute show.

$10 online | $15 door
Doors: 30 min before show start

Venue: The Creek and The Cave - 611 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701
Seating is first come first serve. Drinks and food available inside. 
Come get your fill!

Watch full episodes at youtube.com/@absoluteshowatx
All of our upcoming shows can be found at absoluteshowatx.com

*refunds will not be accepted unless show is canceled or postponed to another date.
ABSOLUTE SHOW is a weekly show, and each show features a fresh line-up of hilarious talent.

All Shows are 21+ Line ups subject to change

The Hamburger Club Live!

New York’s most popular comedy game show is making its Austin debut! Come answer the question everyone has been asking. WTF IS THE HAMBURGER CLUB?

9 comedians will be selected out of a bucket to compete in a jeopardy-style game show with only one rule: IF IT GETS LAUGHS, IT GETS POINTS.

After three rounds, the winners of each round will face off in a final round where the final comedian is awarded a $100 cash prize.

**Bucket submissions receive a discounted $10 admission. You must be able to prove you are at least an open mic comedian**

 

 
Stand Up Performances: Neil Rubenstein & SPECIAL GUEST

Host: Will Maccaro

Co-host: Donny Roy

Guest Panelist: Lamaire Lee

Producer: Russ Silberman

 
*Reminder that the game involves performing stand up comedy. Actual comedians are eligible for discounted tickets and bucket entry if they have performed comedy in front of actual crowds and have proof via social media or clips. ONLINE SIGNUP IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. AT-DOOR COMEDIAN SIGN UP NOT GUARANTEED*

 

**TICKET PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO A $5 UPCHARGE AT THE DOOR**


Follow the Hamburger Club on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamburgerclubcomedy/

Pros square off versus amateurs to crown the king of Austin Comedy, chosen by you.

Booked touring professionals and local favorites battle amateurs (by random bucket pull)
for the throne—and a cash prize.

Will a pro reign supreme or will a young usurper snatch the crown? Stay tuned with a new winner chosen every 2 weeks and seasonal champion battles. 

Eddie Pepitone is a master of the dark art of comedy. Hailed as a modern day cross between Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles and Eckhart Tolle. Eddie is a force of nature on stage, switching between social rage and self-doubt. His shows are an energetic combo of calm and chaos, blue-collar angst and sardonic enlightenment. Few comedians working today channel the power of the rant better than Eddie Pepitone. 

Eddie’s most recent special The Collapse premiered exclusively on VEEPS in July 2025.

His last special For the Masses was released in June 2020 and was named amongst the Best Comedy of 2020 by the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/arts/best-comedy.html).

In addition to his regular stand-up shows, Pepitone is a stand-out comedic character actor. Beginning in New York City’s improv and sketch scene where he quickly became a regular face, and continuing on to recurring roles on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and appearances on WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. Most recently, Eddie can be seen in Max's Haley Quinn spin-off Kite Man, Hell Yea!, Hulu's Ramy, and Nickelodeon’s Rock Paper Scissors. Eddie has also appeared on numerous comedy TV shows, including Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rick and Morty, Reno 911!, 10 Year Old Tom, The Life and Times of Tim, Will & Grace, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Love, The Sarah Silverman Program, Jimmy Kimmel Live, After Midnight, Last Comic Standing, Chappelle’s Show, appearances on Bob’s Burgers, and he’s a regular on Adult Swim’s Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. Fans also might recognize Pepitone from his role in the hit comedy Old School, where he plays the role of 'Archer', one of the recruiting pledges.

The Forge is a stand up comedy showcase featuring comics you need to know. Watch working comedians from Austin, Texas as well as nationally touring headliners as they hammer out their grit and steel. Live every 1st & 3rd Wednesday at 10pm at the legendary Creek and the Cave comedy club. Presented by jokesmiths Cody Miears and Roderick McDaniel.

All shows 21+, lineups subject to change

River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first hour special “Someone’s Boyfriend” debuted on Youtube December 2023, and he is featured in the 2024 Netflix documentary, “Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution.” His first half-hour special “A Different Kind of Dude” debuted on Comedy Central’s Youtube channel and was called “a masterclass in culture war commentary” by Esquire.com. The special also garnered the title of “Some of the Best Jokes of 2022 So Far.”
 
River recently wrote on the FX pilot “Belated,” previously wrote for “A League of Their Own,” and created/starred in/wrote the critically acclaimed and GLAAD award-nominated tv show “Take My Wife.” 
 
You may have also seen him as non-binary standup comic Lindsay Brady on “Good Trouble” and Adam Conover’s sibling on “Adam Ruins Everything” or queer dinner guest Denim in the hit movie “Friendsgiving.” He has done standup all over the country, the globe, and the screen, including Ellen, Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO. River was named one of Vanity Fair’s “Ten Comics to Watch” at comedy’s prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2017, just 6 years after doing his first stand up open mic.

All Shows are 21+ Line ups subject to change

Wrestling’s finest storyteller is back with his first one-man-show tour in three years. Mick has assembled a brand new show featuring stories from throughout his legendary career - and each show concludes with a 45 minute Q&A. Featuring Mick’s trademark blend of warmth and wildness, wit and wisdom, this show is sure to be a hit for the legion of Foley fans out there. LIMITED NUMBER OF USA DATES - so make sure to get yours now!

Pete Lee was the first standup comedian to get a standing ovation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. This happened after Jimmy personally attended one of Pete’s live shows in NYC and immediately invited him on the show. Pete’s joyful humor comes from his Midwestern roots. Raised in Janesville, WI by divorced parents and a 19-inch television, he was destined to pursue a career in entertainment. In 2005, Pete flew to New York to make his television debut on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, and the taping went so well that he decided to move to NYC. Soon after moving to NYC, he was selected to perform at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, where he was voted a standout performer. In 2008 Pete made his network television debut performing on NBC’s Last Comic Standing finishing as a semi-finalist. That same year, he made his television acting debut on the CBS Soap Opera As The World Turns. At the end of 2008, he shot his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special, which earned him a cult following at comedy clubs, and the opportunity to perform over the next ten years at 500 colleges across the country. 
 
In 2010 Pete began producing and editing his own shows for the Internet which led to getting his own web show on MSN.com called New York Minute:30. His web shows attracted the attention of television talent scouts and in 2012 he was hired to be a writer and cast member on FUSE TV’s Video on Trial and the NFL Network’s Top 10’s. In 2013, Pete was hired as a cast member on VH1’s Best Week Ever, where he was a writer and cast member for three seasons. That same year, he made his late night television debut on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman. 
 
Currently, Pete is a cast member of TruTV’s Greatest Ever and he hosts his own segment on Nickelodeon’s Nick Toons, in co-ordination with the NFL, called NFL Rush. He’s also a regular on TruTV’s Comedy Knockout and Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. And he starred in a documentary titled I Need You to Kill that is now available on iTunes and Amazon.
 
If you haven’t heard of Pete Lee yet, prepare to tell other people.

Steph Tolev caught fire on the “BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL” Netflix Special, that was taped as a part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her one of Toronto’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph will appear in the upcoming feature DRUGSTORE JUNE, as well as OLD DADS starring Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale, and Bokeem Woodbine. She has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE, and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well-received at festivals all over the world, she can be seen performing all around LA, including The Comedy Store where she is a paid regular, and headlines clubs across the country.

“Two Dykes and a Mic” is a weekly comedy podcast and internationally touring live show. Comedians and IRL BFFs McKenzie Goodwin and Rachel Scanlon host the world’s greatest and gayest show of all time. Get your nose ready, because you’re about to snort queer joy and laugh your gay cans off.

Hosts Rachel Scanlon and McKenzie Goodwin keep listeners up to date with “Gay News”, relationship advice with “Ask a Dyke”, dating horror stories with weekly “Bumble Fumbles”, fan favorite segments like “What’s Gayer” and “Who Tops Who” and more!

After beginning his career in his home country of Ireland, Colum Tyrrell moved to New
York City and quickly became one of the fastest rising comics in the scene. He is a
regular at The Comedy Cellar, The Stand Comedy Club and Stand Up New York. A
staple in the New York Comedy Podcast scene he can be heard on The Legion of
Skanks, You Know What Dude, Are You Garbage? and Matt and Shane's Secret
Podcast. He launched The Colum Tyrrell Podcast in 2022 which is growing to be one of
the more popular shows in New York and he recently made his television debut on The
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Catch him now before he blows up and becomes a
household name.

RICKY VELEZ is a stand-up comic, writer, and actor based in New York.  Touring frequently with John Mulaney, Pete Davidson, Jon Stewart, and Aziz Ansari, and recurring as himself on THE DAILY SHOW with Jon Stewart, you can find his one hour - special HERE’S EVERYTHING on HBO, which Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson produced. On the acting side, Ricky can be seen in the movies GOOD BURGER 2, THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND, THE LISTENER, I LOVE MY DAD, and MY EX-FRIENDS WEDDING. Ricky has appeared in television series such as MASTER OF NONE, BUPKIS, and SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE.  Currently developing various scripted and unscripted projects, Ricky is a credited writer on features such as THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND and THE BUBBLE, and served as Consulting Producer on BUPKIS for Peacock in addition to being a Correspondent on Comedy Central’s THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE. Highlighted on Variety’s “10 Comedians to Watch”, Ricky was trained at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts where he received the Special Recognition Diploma in Drama.

 Jason Rouse’s “Nightmare Before Christmas Comedy Special”—a twisted, no-holds-barred holiday event featuring some of his favorite funny comedians, all delivering their most outrageous Christmas-themed material.

Vanessa Gonzalez was named one of "Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch” in 2022 and “Best Stand Up Comic in Austin” by the Austin Chronicle in 2017, 2022 & 2023. She's been featured on; TruTV’s “Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks,” “Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents,” “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” and "Jimmy Kimmel Live." You can currently catch her on “Entre Nos: Spot On" and "Comedy Chingonas” on HBO MAX, “This Joka” on the Roku Channel and "Verified Stand-Up" on Netflix. Check out Vanessa's comedy album, "My Birthday's Tomorrow."