Comedy club · Houston, Texas

The Riot Comedy Club, Houston, TX: Shows and Open Mic

1925 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007

The short answer

The Riot Comedy Club is a comedy club in Houston, Texas, at 1925 Washington Ave. Shows run nightly; tickets $8–$25 plus fees, 21 and over. For comics, it runs an open mic (Mondays and Tuesdays, 9:00 PM), and publishes no other route to the stage — ask in person.

On stage soon

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Texas on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micMondays and Tuesdays, 9:00 PM; free — Sign-up sheet at the club from 7:00 to 8:45 PM; names drawn from a bucket from 9:00 PM; 3-minute sets source ↗
Getting bookedThe club publishes no submission route; ask in person.
ShowsNightly source ↗
RoomA 150-seat showroom source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
What you can say on stage
  • No racial slurs, hate speech or excessively vulgar content. source ↗
Its other 7 rules
On stage
  • Open mic sets are 3 minutes; there's a clock at the back. source ↗
  • No light warning; go over and they play music and cut the mic. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Open mic: sign-up sheet 7:00–8:45PM; names drawn at random from a bucket by 9:00PM. source ↗
House rules
  • Respect the audience, other comics and staff. source ↗
  • Don't perform under the influence; impaired comics can be pulled from the lineup. source ↗
  • No smoking or vaping inside or within 25 feet of the building. source ↗
  • Open mics are free for performers. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 25 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.

More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.

For fans

TicketsGeneral admission $8 to $25 before fees on the shows listed for late September and early October 2026; reserved and VIP table packages for two or four run $26 to $130 source ↗
Age21 and over; photo ID required source ↗
PhonesRecording is not allowed; phones are to be switched off during the show source ↗
ParkingFree valet parking; street parking and paid parking within one block source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: a minimum.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around The Riot Comedy Club: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Open, according to its own website on 23 September 2026. Listed then: Henry Sir (Don't Tell Comedy), Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM.

Near The Riot Comedy Club

Comedy clubs in Texas → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →

The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.

Updated 2 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026