Third Coast Comedy in Houston has Friday and Saturday nights set aside for family comedy and improv. Improv actors pitch questions to the audience and carry out scenes based on their suggestions. Adults and children alike are encouraged to go onstage and join in the improv scenes. Food and beverages are available for sale. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the box office and cost $10 for adults and $5 for children (2010 prices). Improv classes are also offered in group or private sessions.
Third Coast Comedy
2317 W. 34th Street
Houston, Texas 77018
713- 263-9899
thirdcoastcomedy.com
Comedy Sportz offers an entire troupe of improv actors, all with extensive comedic and improv experience. Teams of comedians take the stage and work off suggestions and scenes make by the audience. The entire improv show is based on audience participation and ideas, and the audience ultimately chooses the winning improv team. Drinks and small meals and snacks are for sale. Adult shows are on offer, as well as improv for children.
Comedy Sportz
901 Town & Country Boulevard
Houston, TX 77024
713-868-1444
comedysportzhouston.com
The Comedy Showcase is a standard comedy club with few onstage opportunities for improv, but it does offer classes in Defensive Driving, held by professional improv comedians. These classes are for people who have been offered a chance to take a defensive driving course in lieu of gaining several points or losing their license, for people who think a driving class would help with their overall command of their vehicles, and also for those who enjoy comedy improv, even if they don’t need a defensive driving class. So many people enjoy this legitimate class that classes are held every day of the week except Wednesday (Wednesday classes are every other week). This is a state-certified class, but uses comedy and improv as its teaching tool. Tickets cost $40 and are payable on the day the class is taken (2010 rates). Certificates are sent out within 15 days but can be sent out earlier for an additional fee. These certificates are legitimate and can be used by persons needing them to keep their license. Others enjoy the certificate as a keepsake.
The Comedy Showcase Defensive Driving Class
11460 Fuqua Street
Houston, TX 77089-2564
281- 481-1188
thecomedyshowcase.com