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ComedySportz Houston - Clean Comedy For EveryoneHouston's longest running improv comedy show, ComedySportz features teams of improv comedians who compete for laughs as they make up scenes and songs on the spot. Not comedy about sports, but rather comedy played as a sport, similar to "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" on t.v. ComedySportz Arena : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Leaving Iowa - A Hilarious Comedy from A. D. PlayersA story for everyone who has ever revisited memories of youth, Leaving Iowa follows Don, a middle-aged man who returns home to Iowa in search of a final resting place for his father's ashes. As he travels across the state searching for the perfect place to scatter the ashes, memories of childhood road trips with his father resurface, and he is finally able to come to peace with his past and present. This hilarious comedy feature 5 actors playing a variety of roles. Grace Theater : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Basile - The Laff Spot Comedy ClubCritics call his opening bit the funniest in the country when he appears unplugged and in concert to sell-out crowds in comedy clubs and theatres across the U.S. A pinch of Basile turns the ordinary into the extraordinary! Basile's spicy blend of improvisation and characters make for a great recipe for your entertainment pleasure. Laff Spot Comedy Club : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Mystery Cafe's - Murder Mystery Dinner TheatreEnter the glittering and cutthroat world of the professional Karaoke Singer in Mystery Cafe Houston's world premiere show! Someone is stalking the contestants of the Gulf Coast Regional Semi-Final Three Steps Before National Silver Microphone Karaoke Competition and it's up to you to find out who.....while there are still some crooners living! Sheraton Suites Hotel : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Four French Films: Two in the WaveTwo in the Wave is about the friendship between French New Wave filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut (1932-1984). When Truffaut became a successful filmmaker with The 400 Blows in 1959, he helped Godard shift from writing to directing, offering him a screenplay which was already titled, A bout de souffle (Breathless.) MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston, TXdates available: |
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The Hollow - A Murder Mystery by Agatha ChristieDuring a country weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, love and intrigue inevitably lead to the murder of one of their guests. Can Inspector Colquhoun and Sergeant Penny solve this crime of passion before you in this classic country house mystery by the incomparable Agatha Christie? The Company OnStage : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Family Improv Houston - A Similar Take to Who's Line is it Anyway?With a similar format to "Who's Line is it Anyway?" with Drew Carey, our in-house improv experts delight and entertain you and your family. This is good old fashion clean family fun at its best. Each week different audience members are invited on stage to participate with the Improv Troupe. Young and old a like love the free form style of comedy and entertainment. Third Coast Comedy : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Greater Tuna: The Comedy That Jabs Deep Into The Heart of TexasThe comedy that jabs deep into the heart of Texas. Rapid fire sketches take us through one busy day in Greater Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. On the agenda: a meeting with The Smut Snatchers of The New Order, a funeral for a judge found dead in a most peculiar costume, and a giant chalupa (without guacamole) seen hovering suspiciously over Lake Mobete. Joe Sears and Jaston Williams wrote this perennial favorite that manages to be both scathing and affectionate, a tribute to the oddball, the ordinary, the weird and the wonderful. Theatre One : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Beauty and the Beast - Story about Loves Power to TransformWhen a good witch and a bad witch make a bet, a handsome Prince is transformed into an ugly beast. Can Beauty see beyond his appearance to break the spell? Come share in the enchantment of this wonderful story about love's power to transform. The Company OnStage : Houston, TXdates available: |
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My Fair Lady - A Tony Award Winning MusicalThe story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins so that she can pass as a lady. Higgins takes credit for Eliza's success, but she realizes that she can now be independent and does not need him. Baytown Little Theater : Baytown, TXdates available: |
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Moon Over Buffalo - A Backstage Farce ComedyThe Texas Repertory Theatre Co., Houston's Uptown Classic Theatre, opens its 2010-2011 "Reach for the Stars" Season with the modern comedy classic Moon Over Buffalo, by Ken Ludwig. A backstage comedy that is a loving valentine to theatre hams everywhere. Texas Repertory Theatre : Houston, TXdates available: |
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Four French Films: BreathlessDirector Jean-Luc Godard's (b. 1930) debut film heralded the French New Wave movement not only with its unorthodox editing and handheld photography, but also its nonjudgmental portrayal of amoral youth. Godard paid homage to the 1940s American gangster B-movies and developed the plot from a news item supplied by François Truffaut. MFAH - Brown Auditorium : Houston, TXdates available: |