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Actor And Comedian Aasif Mandvi On Landing The Daily Show And Dealing With Typecasting
Posted on · Mandvi will be in Houston Thursday for an event at the Asia Society Texas Center.
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Full Show: HISD Accreditation Investigation, And Comedian Aasif Mandvi (Jan. 23, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: A state agency is investigating HISD, we discuss the latest political news, comedian Aasif Mandvi talks about his career, and we learn about an event called A Night of Philosophy and Ideas.
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Five Questions For Paula Poundstone — That Were Intended For Someone Else
Posted on · Ahead of the comedian’s Jan. 18 Houston performance, we subjected her to some random questions we've asked other Houston Matters guests over the years.
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Houston Comedian Mo Amer Discusses His Journey Into Comedy And A Plane Ride With Eric Trump
Posted on · Amer explains how an unusual offer from his high school English teacher propelled him into standup and what he learned from a chance encounter with the President's son.
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Full Show: What Asylum-Seekers Are Fleeing, And Comedian Mo Amer (June 29, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn what drives so many asylum seekers to flee their home countries in Central and South America and make the dangerous journey to the United States. Then, our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The Week’s News. And Houston Comedian Mo Amer talks about his journey into comedy and his fateful plane ride with Eric Trump.
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Comedian Lewis Black Returns To The ‘End Of The Universe’…AKA Houston
Posted on · Black reminds Houston Matters why he once called a particular place in Houston "the end of the universe." Plus, he discusses his use of anger on stage and his early days as a struggling playwright.
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Full Show: Lessons From Small-Town Politics, And Comedian Lewis Black (April 24, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: HISD's board meets tonight to discuss a plan to fix ten failing schools. And a Texas redistricting case goes before the US Supreme Court. Then, a former politician shares the lessons he learned working in small-town government. And comedian Lewis Black reminds us why he once called Houston "the end of the universe."
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Everything Is Horrible And Wonderful: A Sister Looks For Answers In Her Brother’s Death
Posted on · After her brother died of a heroin overdose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs wrote her memoir, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful, about -- and to -- her late brother, Harris, who was an accomplished comedy writer and producer.
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Comedian Hari Kondabolu Takes On ‘The Problem With Apu’
Posted on · Comedian Hari Kondabolu loves The Simpsons overall but has long disdained the Indian convenience store owner Apu and the stereotypes the character reinforces. He tells Michael Hagerty about his documentary on the subject, called The Problem With Apu.
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Andy Huggins Discusses A Life In Comedy
Posted on · We learn about veteran Houston comedian Andy Huggins, who's an alum of both The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and Houston’s Comedy Workshop.
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From Circus Ringmaster, To Sports Mascot, Comedian Cameron Esposito Talks About Paying Her Dues
Posted on · Prior to her free show in Houston this weekend, Cameron Esposito talks about all the odd jobs she's had to do before making it in comedy -- and how they helped her career.
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How a Comedian Ran for Mayor In Iceland and Won — Then Fell In Love with Houston
Posted on · (Above: Houston Public Media’s Edel Howlin poses in 2015 with comedian Jon Gnarr, who once served as the mayor of Iceland’s biggest city.) It’s not that surprising to find all sorts of interesting people rolling through Houston. It is, after all, the nation’s fourth-largest city. And we’re a major player in all sorts of industries. […]
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Cheech Marin Discusses His Career and Reminds You: Don’t Call Him ‘Chong’
Posted on · (Above: Cheech and Cohen – Comedian Cheech Marin and Houston Matters host Craig Cohen. Photo: Abner Fletcher, Houston Public Media) Whatever you do, don’t call Cheech Marin “Chong.” The comedian is tired of being mistaken for his longtime comedy partner Tommy Chong, and he discusses his relationship with his former partner – and his career […]
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Hidden Worlds of WWI, and Comedian Cheech Marin: Thursday’s Show (April 6, 2017)
Posted on · (Above: The underground dining area of a WWI French soldier, as photographed by Houston doctor Jeff Gusky. Image Courtesy: jeffgusky.com) When we think of the brutal warfare of World War I, we tend to think of the 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians dead, of infantrymen waging war with guns and grenades, hiding in muddy […]
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Mother of Comedian Harris Wittels on Dealing With a Child’s Drug Overdose
Posted on · Harris Wittels‘Â success was fast, and it was early. He attended Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. And, At age 22, comedian Sarah Silverman discovered him at a stand-up club and had him write for her show on Comedy Central. His last project was writing for and co-producing the Netflix series Master of […]