Funny Business

"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

www.laffstop.com

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

www.thecomedyshowcase.com

The Improv

7620 Katy Frwy.

713-333-8800

www.improv2.com/houston.html

The Laff Spot

17776 Hwy 249

713-955-9200

www.laffspot.com

The Laff Stop

526 Waugh

713-524-2333

www.laffstop.com