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  H-Town Comedy Line-Up: Jay Pharoah, Aasif Mandvi, Smokey Suarez and More

  January 14 at 5:30 a.m.

  Laugh your troubles away because Houston is ground zero for stand-up, sketch and improv. From homegrown talent to Hollywood's finest, get ready for upcoming stints with Jay Pharoah, Brady Bob, Marcus Bowers, Smokey Suarez, Paula Poundstone, Daniel Simonsen, Bob Biggerstaff and the Texas debut of Aasif Mandvi. [related stories] President Barack Obama might...

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  Paula Poundstone Has 39 Years of Material And She's Not Afraid To Use It

  January 10 at 5 a.m.

  “The truth is: I never exactly know WHAT I’m going to talk about."

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  Gilbert Gottfried Always Thinks Twice, But Does It Anyway

  January 8 at 5 a.m.

  Nobody has had a career like Gilbert Gottfried. The screetchy-voice comedian has been send audiences into can’t-breathe-hysterics for 45 years now, and Houston Improv is getting a taste of the comic’s mad brilliance for a short run of shows, January 11-13. Despite being one of the most recognizable voices in...

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  Louis C.K.'s Career (What's Left of it) is at an Ideological Crossroads

  January 7 at 5 a.m.

  Louis C.K. is doing shows again. The 51-year old disgraced stand-up is back after a year long hiatus following the sex abuse scandal that (for the most part) ended his career. Last week, a leaked 50 minute audio recording of his latest set made the online rounds, prompting outrage at...

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  5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Joke Riot, Winter Chill and Owl Prowl

  Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 6:01 a.m.

  Whether you got the gifts you wanted this holiday season, or gave the performance of a lifetime upon receiving hideous neckties or redundant gadgets from the As Seen On TV line, it's that awkward time of year sandwiched between holiday cheer and New Year's Eve bashes. Good news is that...

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  America’s Got Talent Comic Vicki Barbolak Humbly Embraces Being “The Biggest Bumpkin In Comedy”

  Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  "What do I like? I like believing in things working out. I like believing in the underdog way of living. I like silly things. I like things that don’t make sense!"