Complex sentence: The show was enormously successful, given its small venue: it ran for 280 episodes over 8 years and won eight'Best of Austin' awards, which are chosen by the editors and readers of The Austin Chronicle.
Split into simpler sentences: The show was enormously successful, given its small venue. It ran for 280 episodes over 8 years and won eight'Best of Austin' awards, as chosen by the editors and readers of The Austin Chronicle.