The Drawl

Houston Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were from Here

Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion aren’t the only ones. These Hollywood names all got their start right here in the Houston area.

02/12/2026 By Erica Cheng

City Humor

Houston Is Funnier Than You Think

A look at how writers, comics, artists, and filmmakers shaped Houston’s sharp, self-aware sense of humor.

12/30/2025 By James Glassman

All Ears

Our Favorite Podcasts for a Long Road Trip

The top bingeworthy listens, from true crime to comedy.

06/13/2025 By Emma Balter, Uvie Bikomo, Sofia Gonzalez, and Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Meet the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s New Barrelman

John Harrison has big shoes to fill and he’s ready.

02/06/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Bayougraphy

Netflix Comedian Sheng Wang Finds His Houston Hometown Inspiring

The stand-up behind Sweet and Juicy comes home to Bayou City Music Hall on December 28, promising brand-new material.

11/27/2024 By Jennifer Stewart

For the Laughs

This Local Improv Group Proves Houston Is a Comedy Powerhouse

Can’t Tell Us Nothing was founded over a meal at Velvet Taco in 2015 and hasn’t stopped making us laugh since.

10/19/2023 By Meredith Nudo

Local Draw

Houston Is Home to a Prolific New Yorker Cartoonist

It took 30 years of rejections, but Mary Lawton finally made it at the venerable magazine.

10/10/2023 By Chris Vognar

Meet the Queens

The Bearded Beauty of Texas

Self-described as "hairy, hilarious, and high fashion," Blackberri just wants to make people laugh.

04/10/2023 By Zach McKenzie

COMEDY

Amanda Seales on Comedy, Hip-Hop, and Her MTV VJ Days

Ahead of her September 30 show at Bayou City Music Hall, the Insecure star opens up about her earliest connections to Texas.

09/27/2022 By Sama’an Ashrawi

Spring Arts

Houston's Art Scene This Spring Is Buzzing With Entertainment

A guide to all things arts and entertainment this spring.

03/15/2022 By Amarie Gipson and Chris Gray

Television

ABC’s Abbott Elementary Reflects On The Teachers Who Go The Extra Mile

The new comedy series shows the lives of teachers working at an underfunded school.

01/21/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Comedy & Readings

The Authors and Comedians We Can't Wait to See This Fall

Jonathan Van Ness? Ta-Nehisi Coates? Yes, please.

08/26/2019 By Chris Gray

Lady Dynamite

Maria Bamford On Loving, Losing Yourself, and Becoming Your Parents

Get to know the storyteller before her show at Improv Houston next week.

04/10/2018 By Nicki Koetting

Bayougraphy

Chingo Bling Tries Comedy

Houston’s favorite Tex-Mex rapper now has his own Netflix special.

12/04/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Fall Arts Guide

The 2017 Fall Arts Guide

The season is back with a vengeance.

08/21/2017 By Chris Becker, Morgan Kinney, and Steven Devadanam

Native Sons

Today Would Have Been Bill Hicks's 55th Birthday

In only 32 years, comedian Bill Hicks left a legacy few comics can hope to achieve.

12/16/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt