A parable on habits colliding.
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Carina Magyar has been performing stand-up comedy since 2010. She was the runner-up in Austin's 2017 Funniest Person in Austin contest. Recently, she's performed at the Moontower Comedy Festival, roast battled at SXSW, riffed movies with Doug Benson, and been featured in the Amazon Prime documentary "Funniest." She has opened or featured for Laura Kightlinger, Jen Kirkman, Michael Ian Black, Joe DeRosa, Vanessa Gonzalez, Kate Willett, Maggie Maye, Chris Cubas, Johnny Hardwick, and many more. By day, she's the Director of Content Strategy for Springbox, and has led workshops on content for private clients and conferences around the United States. She's also the mother of two small children and wrote a children's book. She's affordable.
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Shows
Album
It's finally here! Sure Thing Records published my debut album on March 29, 2019, and now I have to write all-new material. But I'm very proud of it. I think it's good. Buy it on iTunes or at the link below. You can also stream it on Spotify, Google Music, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, and the rest.
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Press
What's Going On in Austin
My little rant to Seth Simons about the Austin comedy scene
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Carina Magyar's Kingdom
As a comedian who is transgender, her role first and foremost is to make us laugh, but inherent in good comedy are the thought experiments that twist our mental processes and extract pleasant surprise. - Comedy Wham
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Carina Magyar Thinks Sleep is Overrated
"I got hooked, I got the bug, and I was terrible for years. That's how it works." - Austin After Hours with Taylor Ellison
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The State of Comedy
That’s usually the root of good comedy, somebody who’s had a real experience that’s worth sharing. - ATX Woman
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Texas Trans Comedian Stands Up for Equality
The world always needs more LGBTQ perspectives, and for Austinite and trans comedian Carina Magyar, comedy is the best way to put hers out into the world. - Spectrum South
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Trans Comic Carina Magyar's Rising Star
As the runner up in this year’s Funniest Person in Austin contest and Live at Coldtowne host, she’s become a comedic city gem with her unique and hilariously relatable jokes. - Austin Chronicle
Read MoreSelected Credits
Laughed Out
Las Vegas
Headlining act at the inaugural queer comedy festival in 2020.
Jen Kirkman
North Door, Austin
Featured for a sold-out show, joined Jen on stage for a skit.
Roast Battle
SXSW Comedy, Moontower
Yeah, I won.
Moontower Comedy Festival
Austin
Bye Felicia, I Don't Think So Honey
Weird Brunch
Thanks, Academy!
Oooh neat!
A parallax transition!
These never get old, right?
For the Kingdom
A beautifully illustrated children's book about a wild adventure through a magical realm.
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For the Kingdom
48 pages of gorgeous illustration, gripping adventure, and weird creatures the whole family will love. Reading level: Grades 1 to 4.
$20
Jukebox Stories
Journalism
Head Cheese:Austin Chronicle
Pat Dean takes over The Velveeta Room, a venue that's redefining what a "comedy club" can be.
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Confidence Man:Austin Chronicle
Vietnam-born comedian Tai Nguyen on insecurity and his shot-in-the-dark TV special.
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King for a Month:Austin Chronicle
How comedian Chris Cubas talked his way into being one of the wealthiest people in Austin – temporarily.
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Awful / Lucky:Austin Chronicle
The Austin comedian and Baskets co-star Martha Kelly has two ways of looking at her improbable path to fame.
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In Her Shoes:Austin Monthly
After 30-plus years of denial, a transgender woman discovers that while the transitions from male to female brings fears and doubts, it also brings acceptance and, ultimately, freedom.
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