STAND UP / FREE PARKING

Have you ever wanted to see how comedians come up with brand new, fresh material? Do you want to contribute your opinions to a stand up comedy album? Well babe, you’re in luck. Yola Jean Lu has been doing stand up for 15 (!!!) years now. She finally feels ready to record her first comedy album, but she’s going to make it harder for herself by writing all new material for the show. This Work in Progress show will be her workshopping new material for her new hour called “Dumb Asian”. She’ll take in your feedback and laughter (or lack of) and update the material each week.

Directed by John Valley
Written by Yola Lu

Yola Jean Lu is a comedian, actress and writer based out of Austin, Texas. She is one of the original co-founders of the all Asian American improv troupe, Y'all We Asian, and also one of the original founders of Disoriented Comedy, which was a mostly female stand up tour that gave a platform to other Asian American voices. Yola is also the 2022 winner of the Austin Chronicle's Best Actress award, and won Best Actress for her role in her short film, Patsy. She’s recently debuted her one woman show called “Help! My Vagina is Trying to Kill Me!” which is a dark, comedic storytelling show about women’s health that premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Yola has produced (mostly) sold out comedy shows for over 10 years now - Brixton Comedy Hour, Oops All Headliners, Easy A, Y’all We Asian showcases, and was one of the hosts of ColdTowne’s popular weekly stand up show, Live at ColdTowne. She has toured different cities and colleges with her stand up, and has also had the honor of participating in the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in Seattle, and the Comedy Comedy Festival in Los Angeles. She can be seen performing weekly with her all female/nb troupe, Garage, every Thursdays at Fallout Theater, as well as random stand up shows around town.

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ColdTowne Theater is located at 1700 East 2nd St. about a mile east of IH35 and one block north of Cesar Chavez St. We are no longer located on Airport Blvd. Check your destination before heading out, especially if you are using a rideshare like Uber or Lyft. 

We provide free parking, and street parking nearby is free after our lot is full. We recommend arriving at the venue 20-30 minutes before the advertised showtime to enjoy our bar! (ColdTowne is not BYOB). 

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