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Houston comedian's Netflix series drops season 2 release date

Mo Amer returns to Netflix this month.

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Houston-bred, Palestinian American comedian Mo Amer is finally returning to Netflix, as the second and final season of his acclaimed, award-winning dramedy Mo will hit the streamer in a few weeks.

A trailer for the new season dropped yesterday, showing Amer’s Palestinian-refugee protagonist Mo Najjar stuck across the border and fighting to get back to Houston before his family’s asylum hearing. “Maybe just come to terms with the fact you’re Mexican now,” Matt Rife’s embassy flak tells him in the trailer.

Rife isn’t the only familiar face you’ll see in the upcoming season. Rapper/fellow on-the-rise Houstonian Tobe Nwigwe returns as Mo’s best buddy. We’ll also get guest appearances by Houston rapper Slim Thug, veteran YouTuber Liza Koshy, and Red Rocket star Simon Rex, who plays the new love of Najjar’s on-again, off-again girlfriend (Teresa Ruiz).

Produced by indie powerhouse A24, Mo received raves in its first season, as well as a Peabody Award for Entertainment and a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series — Short Form. Amer was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, for Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series.

All eight episodes of season two will premiere on Thursday, January 30, almost two years to the day when Netflix announced the show’s renewal.

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jon pardi review

Jon Pardi’s rockin’ performance has RodeoHouston fans Head Over Boots

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Jon Pardi performed three new songs at RodeoHouston.

California cowboy Jon Pardi took Houstonians to the honky tonk on Thursday, March 13 at NRG Stadium, punctuating his 16-song set with enough pyrotechnics and fireworks to politely singe the pearl snap shirts and straw cowboy hats in the expensive seats.

This was Pardi’s third trip to RodeoHouston, following up his 2022 and 2023 appearances. He’s well on his way to becoming a rodeo season staple.

Pardi’s fifth studio album, Honkytonk Hollywood, drops on April 11. The lead singles build upon the ‘70s Sunset Strip country sound he began to tease on 2022’s Mr. Saturday Night, full of big drums, arena rock choruses, fuzzed-out fiddles, and steel guitars.

Kicking off the night with the “Honkytonk Hollywood,” Pardi offered fans a taste of the Tom Petty via Bakersfield Sound he’s laying down right now.

“Mr. Saturday Night” is a sturdy bar fly ballad that wouldn’t have been out of place on a late ‘70s Eagles album, like “Desperado” with a Red Bull chaser.

It may have been Thursday night, but the rodeo party crowd knows it’s just the unofficial kickoff to the weekend. Pardi understood the assignment, reminding the crowd that NRG’s bars were still open before launching into “Fill ‘Er Up.”

The brand-new “Friday Night Heartbreaker” features three Southern-rock guitars and a stuttering drum beat. Pardi injected “What I Can’t Put Down” with a splash of grunge, betraying his starched jeans and shirt. “Love The Lights Out” has a streak of textbook Conway Twitty raunch dressing but keeping things a tasteful Nashville PG-13.

The country dancehall staple “Head Over Boots” brought the biggest roars of the night, with fans casually two-stepping in the aisles and hoisting sweaty beer cans in the spotlights.

Easily the catchiest confection of Pardi’s decade-long career, the tune sent the crowd off into the night before he mounted his trusty horse Link for a trot around the stadium dirt.

Setlist

Honkytonk Hollywood (New)
Mr. Saturday Night
Last Night Lonely
Fill ‘Er Up
Your Heart Or Mine
Friday Night Heartbreak (New)
What I Can’t Put Down
Cowboy Hat
Love The Lights Out (New)
She Ain’t In It
Beer Can’t Fix
Dirt On My Boots
Heartache Medication
Heartache On The Dancefloor
Night Shift
Head Over Boots

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