{"id":10221,"date":"2019-04-16T10:32:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T10:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/steven-wright-interview-2012-moontower-comedy-festival-in-austin-tx\/"},"modified":"2019-04-16T10:32:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T10:32:27","slug":"steven-wright-interview-2012-moontower-comedy-festival-in-austin-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/lifestyle\/steven-wright-interview-2012-moontower-comedy-festival-in-austin-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Wright Interview &#8211; 2012 Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ulPscnUjgrc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Steven Wright Interview &#8211; 2012 Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin TX<\/p>\n<p>Website: http:\/\/www.austintheatre.org\/moontower-comedy\/<br \/>\nTwitter:   https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoontowerComedy<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MoontowerComedy\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Inside Joke&#8221; at the Moontower Comedy Festival is presented by Picturebox and hosted by John Merriman &#038; Kerri Lendo. Episodes air throughout the festival featuring exclusive interviews, backstage material, sketches, updates and more from the fest.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Steven Wright Interview &#8211; 2012 Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin TX<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Steven+Wright+Interview+-+2012+Moontower+Comedy+Festival+in+Austin+TX&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Steven Wright Interview - 2012 Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin TX - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639f5d7edfa4150ae6ca7d556b6da26&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fradioink.com%2F2024%2F04%2F22%2Fnorsan-media-adds-to-texas-portfolio-with-genuine-austin-buy%2F&amp;c=8121804200610836723&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNorsan Media Adds To Texas Portfolio With Genuine Austin Buy\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Norsan Media continues to expand its reach \u2013 this time to the Southwest \u2013 with the acquisition of new radio stations in Austin, TX. 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