The Grand 1894 Opera House presents Blame it on Valentine, Texas

06.15.13 - 06.15.13

Blame it on Valentine, Texas is Jaston Williams' new comedy. The Tuna series that performed for more than two decades— Greater Tuna, A Tuna Christmas, Red, White and Tuna and Tuna Do

Bootown Presents Grown-up Storytime #55

Rudyard's British Pub

05.21.13

You're an adult and the closest thing to your childhood storytime is This American Life — or so you thought. BooTown presents storytime for grown-ups with quirky, sentimental tales fr

Trill Comedy Festival

05.23.13 - 05.25.13

Hosted by the Station Theater, the Trill Comedy Festival includes three nights of comedy shows packed with renowned performers in improv, stand-up, performance art and musical comedy routines.

Station Theater Improv Comedy Opening Nights

04.26.13 - 04.27.13

Houston is getting a big fun present for spring: A local comedy theater opening in the sixth ward. Celebrate this occasion during the opening night weekend. Station Theater is BYOB. Friday

MECA presents Our Lady of the Tortilla by Luis Santeiro

04.25.13 - 04.27.13

Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA) will host a production of Luis Santeiro's Our Lady of the Tortilla, a charming comedy about the dysfunctional relationships of the

Comedy show: Lisa Lampanelli

Bayou Music Center

04.27.13

Lisa Lampanelli is a cross between Don Rickles, Archie Bunker and a vial of estrogen. She's won accolades from Howard Stern, who called her "a true original and a brilliant comedy mind who

Houston Improv Festival

04.18.13 - 04.21.13

Some of Houston's most talented improvisers join forces with improv troupes from Austin, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Minneapolis and New York for this year's uproarious Houston Improv Festival.

Doomsday Wrestling presents "TEXtravaganza"

Numbers

03.02.13

Celebrate Texas Independence day with Doomsday Wrestling. All your favorites will be there, including The Fabulous Bunny Boyz, Charlene Lonestar, Milk and Cookies, El Bano and the Doomsday World He

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Robert Wuhl spills his funniest secrets, opening up on new show, his UH love and screwball satire

By Joel Luks

01.29.13 | 7:24 am

Consider the many roles actor, comedian and writer Robert Wuhl has performed over his successful career. In Tim Burton's 1989 Batman, in the television series Arli$$, alongside Kevin Costn ...

Comedy: Gabriel Iglesias' "Stand-Up Revolution Tour"

Toyota Center

03.02.13

Gabriel Iglesias, known as the "fluffy" comic in a Hawaiian shirt, hits the road again with his Stand-Up Revolution Tour. The comedian has been described as a witty, electrifying and