When
April 18, 2026 | 6:00 pm
What
Moontower Comedy Festival will present An Evening with Albert Brooks on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Paramount Theatre, with comedian and actor Kevin Pollak serving as special guest host.
The event offers a live conversation and retrospective with Brooks, whose career spans stand-up comedy, film, television and animation. A pioneering voice in alternative comedy, Brooks rose to prominence in the late 1960s before writing, directing and starring in films including Real Life, Lost in America, Defending Your Life and Broadcast News, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination. His acting credits also include Taxi Driver, Out of Sight and Drive, as well as voice work on The Simpsons and Finding Nemo.
The evening follows the release of Albert Brooks: Defending My Life, an HBO documentary directed by Rob Reiner, and comes as Brooks continues work on a television adaptation of his novel 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show beginning at 7 p.m., at the Paramount Theatre.
Learn MoreWhere
The Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701