Richard Pryor

To Do: Ryan Thauburn Benefit

Mail Call: Post-Ike/ACL Edition

The Flairest One of All

A hometown favorite rules Sherlock's "Quest for the Best Bartender"

Press Picks

A hometown favorite rules Sherlock's "Quest for the Best Bartender"

Comedy with Character

A hometown favorite rules Sherlock's "Quest for the Best Bartender"

Press Picks

A hometown favorite rules Sherlock's "Quest for the Best Bartender"

Press Picks

A hometown favorite rules Sherlock's "Quest for the Best Bartender"

Bumpy Ride

David Lynch barrels down the Lost Highway and crashes into twisted brilliance

Rhythm Kings

D.R.U.M. not only wants the right sound, it wants the right spirit

Bill Hicks, Still Dead 15 Years Later

Wholly influential and ridiculously honest stand-up comic Bill Hicks died fifteen years ago today, succumbing to lung cancer. Ironically he had always opined that that was how he would meet his end. Smoking seemed to be his obsession and he was rarely seen onstage not puffing away. The comedian move ... More >>

CottonEyed Cho

Wholly influential and ridiculously honest stand-up comic Bill Hicks died fifteen years ago today, succumbing to lung cancer. Ironically he had always opined that that was how he would meet his end. Smoking seemed to be his obsession and he was rarely seen onstage not puffing away. The comedian move ... More >>

Hard as a Rock

Wholly influential and ridiculously honest stand-up comic Bill Hicks died fifteen years ago today, succumbing to lung cancer. Ironically he had always opined that that was how he would meet his end. Smoking seemed to be his obsession and he was rarely seen onstage not puffing away. The comedian move ... More >>

Mike Epps’s Valentine’s Day Comedy Explosion

We don’t know about your date, but at least you’ll know laughter is a sure thing

Eddie Griffin

Web exclusive!

Glenn Close-Up

Things get personal at the Contemporary Arts Museum

Just for Laughs

Spike Lee's gloriously unpolished concert film focuses on the yuks -- to our great amusement

Katt Williams

This pint-sized comedian continues his crude crusade with It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ Tour

Sesame Street: Old School Volume 2, Chinatown: Special Collector's Edition, Sicko: Special Edition and Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who

The Kids Were Alright

Dolemite Is Dynamite!

Or had you forgotten?

Straight-Up DysFunktional

Or had you forgotten?

Mooney's tha Man

Or had you forgotten?

"Black Light/White Noise: Sound and Light in Contemporary Art."

Black or not, the artists showing at the CAMH are a talented group

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

Spider-Man 3

Overstuffed plot, empty action ruin Spidey's run

KTRK, License Plate Frames, City Council, Bun B and Google

KTRK has a "Meet the Rapist!" contest

Our top DVD picks for the week of February 7

KTRK has a "Meet the Rapist!" contest

Nasty Mixx

Talkin' dirty with 2 Live Crew's spinster

Ace of Race

Chappelle's Show star Paul Mooney brings his colorful commentary to the Improv

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Chappelle's Show star Paul Mooney brings his colorful commentary to the Improv

Get Back, Honky Cat

Barry Manilow whites the songs. Is that so wrong?

Pryor Experience

A comedian's daughter dishes on growing up Jewish and black

So Many Faces

The Hotel Play is huge

Unfair and Unbalanced

Ludacris rankles the white pride of the National Alliance and Bill O'Reilly

Bashing Bush

The Chronicle's film critic doubles as a pinko commie naysayer

The Artist's Life

Tierney Malone turns a few of his favorite things into dramatic graphic images

The Hilarious B.I.G.

Bruce Bruce may be nice, but not nice enough to let other comics steal his material

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Honor Thy Elders

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Can't Forget The Motor City: Our Favorite Motown Jams, Part 2

​ Rocks Off - sorry, He Said; we're still getting used to this whole identity-shift thing - is sure some of our readers think we do nothing except sit around and listen to the Drive-By Truckers all day. To which we say: Have you heard Bettye LaVette's The Scene of the Crime or Booker T's Potato Ho ... More >>

Rick Perry Breaks Out The Ozzy

As the race for the next governor heats up between former Houston mayor Bill White and the purtiest governor in Texas history, Rick Perry, we will be subject to all manner of mudslinging from both sides. They will use anything they can to drive their point across or in Perry's case, getting all hi ... More >>

Rick Perry Rides Ozzy's "Crazy Train"

As the race for the next governor heats up between former Houston mayor Bill White and the purtiest governor in Texas history, Rick Perry, we will be subject to all manner of mudslinging from both sides. They will use anything they can to drive their point across - or, in Perry's case, getting all ... More >>

What Is The Best TV Show Of All Time? Martin? Really?

Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday (that isn't a national holiday) Rocks Off will have some of them hear discussing issues relevant to their culture. Photo illustration by John Seaborn Gray​This Week's Panel: Bun B, Fat Tony, Montana, Kyle Hubbard, Thurogoo ... More >>

Cal-Maine Egg Farm: Don't Look At This Video While Eating Breakfast

You don't wanna know​If it's been too long since your last undercover-video-of-ghastly-animal-abuse fix, then check out the footage cited in this lawsuit concerning the Cal-Maine egg farm in Travis County. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is suing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, ... More >>

The Gift of Laughter

You don't wanna know​If it's been too long since your last undercover-video-of-ghastly-animal-abuse fix, then check out the footage cited in this lawsuit concerning the Cal-Maine egg farm in Travis County. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is suing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, ... More >>

Top Ten Celebrities This Decade Who Crashed and Burned with Video Evidence

And a partridge in a pear tree...​Last week, we gave you our list of celebrities who manage to save their careers after difficult times. This week, we go a different direction. If we have learned anything from TMZ, it's that people love celebrity scandals and the more salacious it is, the more ... More >>

Jo Koy

And a partridge in a pear tree...​Last week, we gave you our list of celebrities who manage to save their careers after difficult times. This week, we go a different direction. If we have learned anything from TMZ, it's that people love celebrity scandals and the more salacious it is, the more ... More >>

Shawn and Marlon Wayans

And a partridge in a pear tree...​Last week, we gave you our list of celebrities who manage to save their careers after difficult times. This week, we go a different direction. If we have learned anything from TMZ, it's that people love celebrity scandals and the more salacious it is, the more ... More >>

Shawn and Marlon Wayans

And a partridge in a pear tree...​Last week, we gave you our list of celebrities who manage to save their careers after difficult times. This week, we go a different direction. If we have learned anything from TMZ, it's that people love celebrity scandals and the more salacious it is, the more ... More >>

Eddie Griffin

And a partridge in a pear tree...​Last week, we gave you our list of celebrities who manage to save their careers after difficult times. This week, we go a different direction. If we have learned anything from TMZ, it's that people love celebrity scandals and the more salacious it is, the more ... More >>

The Best Fourth Songs On History's Greatest Albums

Sorry, Manowar, maybe next year...​As we come up on the July 4th weekend, Rocks Off considered a myriad of blog ideas to commemorate the holiday. Most patriotic songs, album covers, artists? Sorry, Lee Greenwood, Richard Pryor, and Ted Nugent, but it's all been covered. On this weekend of inde ... More >>