Category Archives: Comedy Scene in Houston

Matt Kirsch: It Doesn’t Hurt To Have a Knife in Your Boot and a Gun in Your Underwear.

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Interviewed & Written by: Al Bahmani

Edited by: Magee Miller

Throughout my interviews with Houston Comics who’ve been around for more than ten years, one comic’s name pops up a lot, Matt Kirsch. With a list of jokes and industry credits as big as the state of Texas, to say Matt is a Houston comic’s comic barely scratches the surface. From his Humble beginnings in the late 1990’s to present day, Matt has crossed paths with all levels of the entertainment industry. Currently Matt is in charge of Comic Relief 2.0. Matt took a moment from his busy schedule to catch up with us.

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Felipe Esparza: He’s Back Houston

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Felipe Esparza Press Release

HOUSTON: Sunday, September 15, 2013

Teqava Sparkling Tequila Cocktail presents “Last Comic Standing” winner, Felipe Esparza at the Joke Joint Comedy Showcase. ONE NIGHT ONLY, three shows – 6pm, 8pm and 10pm. Fresh off the heels of his Last Comic Standing win and his 1 hour Showtime special, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, Felipe comes to Houston with a whole new hour of material and a couple of his friends to round out the show.

Seats can be reserved over the phone at 281-481-1188 or on the club’s website: http://www.jokejointcomedyshowcase.com. All seats are $20 payable at the door.

http://www.felipesworld. com

Joke Joint Comedy Showcase Open Mic: Support Houston Comedy

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Houston, the newest open mic takes takes at the recently opened Joke Joint Comedy Showcase. You will see local and national touring headliners take the stage as well as first timers and everything in between. It’s a great night of entertainment.

What Is Needed From You?

Just show up! It’s a free show. So make it a night out with friends. Birthday parties? Ladies night out? Just some time away? Sure! Laughter cures all!!!

Joke Joint Comedy Showcase
11460 Fuqua Street, Suite 300
Houston, Texas

Open Mic
Every Wednesday
Starts at 8
Seating starts at 7:30
FREE

Visit the website for more info
http://jokejointcomedyshowcase.com

Remembering Touchee Jackson June 4th, 1974 – July 1st, 2013

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Donta Touchee Jackson: June 4th, 1974 – July 1st, 2013

Written by: Al Bahmani

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Hey bartender how much are well drinks? $10!?!

Well, I guess I won’t be drinking.

– Touchee Jackson

News of Touchee Jackson’s death came out of left field. Within hours everyone in the Houston comedy community came abuzz. A flurry of frantic calls and texting eventually confirmed the worst, we lost one of our own.

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Laff Town’s Funniest 2013 Contest

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Laff Town Comedy and Saint Danes Bar and Grill have teamed up to put together a summertime comedy contest. It will take place at Saint Danes, 502 Elgin, on Thursdays starting July 11th. The competition is 6 weeks long with the preliminary rounds on July 11th, 18th, 25, and August 1st. The semi-final round is on August 8th and the Finals will take place on August 15th. Each night the contest will begin at 9 pm.

The contest is open to anyone 18 and over. Sixty is the maximum amount of contestants and the deadline to enter July 1st. The guaranteed prize money for 1st place is $1000, 2nd place $250 and 3rd place is $100. 2nd and 3rd place money may increase depending on number of contestants.

For more information and all contest rules visit www.lafftowncomedy.com.

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“Yes And” An Improvised Interview With Station Theater

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Written by: Al Bahmani

Interview by David Gavri

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Among most stand up comics there is general ignorance about improv. Some like Robert Klein and Joan Rivers embrace it and incorporate it into their act. Others sneer at it and see no value in it at all. Then there are those who just don’t understand it. Like it or not, turn on a television and flip it onto any channel improv is on. Go to the movies improv is on. Way before late funny man Johnathan Winters became the voice of Papa Smurf, he was known for his comedy improvisations. Homer Simpson was a Second City player. So was Academy Award winner Mike Nichols. So were Emmy Award winners Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell, Tina Fey. So was John Belushi, Bill Murray and most of the original cast of Saturday Night Live were too. Jon Lovitz, Elvira, Will Ferrell, Pee Wee Herman and Phil Hartman were in the Groundlings. Amy Poehler was a founding member of Upright Citizens Brigade. Former stand up comic Larry David employs improvisation into every episode ‘Curb Your Enthusiam’. Recently Station Theater has acquired a studio space. We sit down with Station Theater artistic director Lisa Friedrich and Station Theater manager Antoine Culbreath and try to bridge that gap of misunderstanding.

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Remembering Scott Kennedy

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Written by: Al Bahmani

July 7, 1965- March 14th 2013

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1986 after a friend had entered him into a comedy competition at Froggy Bottoms Comedy Club in Lubbock Texas Scott Kennedy started his comedy career at an open mic. Shortly after that he made Houston, Texas his comedy home. And then he moved on to Los Angeles and then to Austin.

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