Austin Variety Show LIVE TAPING : Episode #20 "The Gong Show" August 20, 2011

Join the studio audience for a live taping of Austin's favorite local tv show, The Austin Variety Show, for the second coming of its gonzo tribute to the 70s classic The Gong Show. The Gong Show features a dozen of Austin's least talented performers competing for your attention and $237.41 in cash and prizes - if they can make it through their performance without being gonged by celebrity judges Ruby Collins, Kerry Awn and Mike MacRae.

The Austin-centric spectacle is now taped at Highland Mall (IH35 at 290/2222 at Airport Blvd.) in a converted 10,000 square foot retail space that once housed a Casual Corner apparel store. Doors open at 8:30pm with free Chief's BBQ and free drinks for the audience. The pre-show will start at 9pm with a naughty spoken word presentation by BedPost Confessions. At 9:30 the show will kick off with your host, Troy Dillinger (Austin Swim), comedian Mike MacRae (Comedy Central, Letterman, TBS' "FrankTV"), music by Not In The Face, dance numbers by Austin City Showgirls, and a special appearance by the Murpho's Hot Rod Shop & Boutique's PinUp Girls.

The official schedule is:

Saturday August 20th, 2011
Live from Austin Variety Show Studios in Highland Mall -- Mr. Nice Guys presents:
6001 Airport Blvd. Austin, TX 78752
Episode #20 "Gong Show Revisited"

8:30pm - doors open, Chief's BBQ & free drinks
9pm - Bedpost Confessions Pre-Show
9:30pm - Show Begins
comedían Mike MacRae
10pm - music by Not In The Face
10:30 - Murpho's PinUp Girls
10:45 - The Gong Show
11:45 - The Austin City Showgirls

$15 / $75 VIP for 4 / $13.50 Advance Tickets at AustinVarietyShow.com
21+ BYOB

Sponsored by: Mr. Nice Guys Smoke Shop, Jeep Masters, Murpho's Custom Shop & Boutique, Rockin Tomato, Chief's BBQ, Discount Furniture, Austin Gift Company, Work Clothes & More, Advantage Movers, Austin Gift Company, Treasures Custom Jewelry, Dreamers, Mike's Print Shop, Rocket Banners, 101X, The Austin Chronicle

The Austin Variety Show can be seen in High Definition every Saturday at midnight on KBVO "MyAustinTV" on TWC ch. 7 (HD1525), DirectTV ch. 51, Grande ch. 18 (HD318), AT&T ch. 7 (HD1007), Dish Network 8260 (HD5185) & Suddenlink ch. 15 (HD115)