Austin Variety Show

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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Austin Variety Show host Troy Dillinger, center, directs chosen audience members in "Bumfight" during the "Effen Game Show" part during the show's first taping at the new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Austin Variety Show host Troy Dillinger, center, directs chosen audience members in "Bumfight" during the "Effen Game Show" part during the show's first taping at the new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Austin Variety Show host Troy Dillinger, left, directs the "washer toss" during the "Effen Game Show" part during the show's first taping at the new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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The Austin City Showgirls perform at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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The Austin City Showgirls perform at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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The Austin City Showgirls perform at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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The Austin City Showgirls perform at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Jesus Pantel checks cameras and sound before marking the slate during the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new studio in Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Austin Variety Show musical act Ghost Night performs during the shows first taping at the new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Austin Variety Show musical act Ghost Night performs during the shows first taping at the new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger talks to the Austin City Showgirls backstage during the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger introduces the next act during the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Comedian Andy Ritchie during his act on the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Comedian Andy Ritchie during his act on the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger introduces the next act at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Guacamole is cleaned off the stage during the game show section as show producer and host Troy Dillinger introduces the next act at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger during opening monologue at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger during opening monologue at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger during opening monologue at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger during opening monologue at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger during opening monologue at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger during opening monologue at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Show producer and host Troy Dillinger during opening monologue at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at their new Highland Mall studio in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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The Austin City Showgirls open the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Producer and show host Troy Dillinger, right, checks his computer before the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Last minute checks before the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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John Basham, left, welcomes first customer Gary Garza at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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John Basham, left, welcomes first customer Gary Garza at the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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Producer and show host Troy Dillinger, right, during last minute staff meeting before the first taping of the Austin Variety Show at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas Saturday June 25, 2011.

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(Rodolfo Gonzalez AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Troy Dillinger, owner of Austin Variety Show speaks with Erik Chase, mall jeweler store manger who stopped by to visit at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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(Rodolfo Gonzalez AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Troy Dillinger, owner of Austin Variety Show has moved the local television program and show to a new spot with 10,000 square feet of space at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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Troy Dillinger, owner of Austin Variety Show has moved the local television program and show to a new spot with 10,000 square feet of space at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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(Rodolfo Gonzalez AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

A walker pauses during his laps at Highland Mall to peak into the new space being filled by Troy Dillinger's Austin Variety Show that has moved into the Highland Mall in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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(Rodolfo Gonzalez AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Troy Dillinger, owner of Austin Variety Show has moved the local television program and show to a new spot with 10,000 square feet of space at Highland Mall in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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