Funny Business
Once upon a time Houston was a hot spot for comedy clubs. Now it's anybody's guess on who'll turn out on any given night
He talks about a show he did in the small town of San Angelo, Texas where he met a young bartender who said he wanted to do stand-up.
"I was like, 'Well, is there an open mike here?' and he said, 'Eh, maybe once a month they'll do that.' I said, 'Okay, well, you need to move. You need to move from here, go to Houston, go to Austin, just get the hell out of here. Like, what is there here for you?' and he said, 'Well, me and my girlfriend live here.' 'You know, if that's what's important to you, then the both of y'all move.' I told him, 'You have to either make it here or just leave,' and my suggestion was, 'Just leave because there is no opportunity for you here.' He said, 'I'm just going to see how things pan out here.'
"I went up to New York, and I was talking to people up there about the whole scene and I did some open mikes and things like that, and then I came back to Houston and it was just the same old thing that I had been doing before. I didn't get any work anywhere. I was doing open mikes here and there and this and that," Oddo says.
"Essentially, what I discovered about myself was that I was that guy and that I was giving him the advice that I should've been giving myself, which was if it means something like that to you, you need to go where it's happening."
Wanted: Audience Members
Comedy Nights by Little Brough
Sundays at 8 p.m.
Free
Mike's Ultimate, 8670 Hwy 6
713-855-1194
Open Mike
Mondays at 7:30 p.m.
Free
Laff Stop, 526 Waugh
Rudyard's Comedy Werkshop
Tuesday at 10 p.m.
Free
Rudyard's, 2010 Waugh
www.myspace.com/rudzcomedywerk
shop
Mob Rule
First Wednesday of every month at 10:30 p.m.
Free
The Proletariat, 903 Richmond
www.myspace.com/mob_rule_wednesdays
The Greatest Thing in the History of the World
(Long-form improv troupe)
Various dates and locations
www.myspace.com/houstonlongform
Comedy Clubs
The Comedy Showcase
11460 Fuqua St.
281-481-1188
The Improv
7620 Katy Frwy.
713-333-8800
The Laff Spot
17776 Hwy 249
713-955-9200
The Laff Stop
526 Waugh
713-524-2333
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