April 22-25, 2027
5th annual
FEST OF FOOLS
It’s always a stupid amount of comedy here. This year’s Fest of Fools will be a ridiculous extravaganza of foolishness, naturally.
This year’s headliner is Parallelogramophonograph (PGraph), an internationally touring improv troupe with more than 20 years and 1,500 performances under their belts.
FOF 2027 will feature improv, sketch, and clown acts from around the country, along with our returning annual shows, Face-Off: Improv Competition, and our festival closer, Torture of Fools.
show Schedule
Workshops
MEET OUR HEADLINER: PGRAPH
Parallelogramophonograph (PGraph) (Kareem Badr, Kaci Beeler, Roy Janik) is dedicated to the craft and art of improvised theatre and has held a weekly show in Austin since 2006. Intrigued by the challenge of telling fantastic, fully improvised stories together as an ensemble, PGraph spent years developing original formats and studying scripted theatre, improv, and storytelling.
They've toured the country and the world performing and teaching their unique brand of improv with ensemble appearances in over 70 cities in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, and the UK.
Renowned for their theatricality, playfulness, and hive-mind-like ensemble, their goal with every show is to push both themselves and the art of improvisation to new and dizzying heights while taking the audience along for a joyous ride.
PGraph regularly performs at The Hideout Theatre in Austin, Texas. Their book on narrative improv, "Do It Now", is for sale on their website (pgraph.com) as well as digitally on Amazon.
“Austin comedy royalty.” – The Austin Chronicle
“Fast minds and great inventiveness!” – Eddie Izzard
★★★★★ "Fantastic acting, genuinely funny and a joy to watch the story unfold. Brilliant!" -BroadwayBaby.com
★★★★★ “It was a rare treat to watch this highly skilled company”– Theatre People Australia!
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show submissions
Now Open
Early Bird Submission: $15 through Dec. 15, 2026
Regular Submission: $25 beginning Dec. 16, 2026
Submission Deadline: Jan. 12, 2027
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