The Secret Group, Houston, TX: Shows, Open Mic and Booking
2101 Polk St, Suite A, Houston, TX 77003
The short answer
The Secret Group is a regular comedy venue in Houston, Texas, at 2101 Polk St, Suite A. On its calendar: comedy every night of the week; tickets free–$16, 18+ (21+ after 10pm), no minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (five a week: Sunday and Monday at 10:00 PM, Tuesday at midnight, Wednesday at 10:00 PM and Thursday at 9:30 PM) and publishes how to get booked.
A regular comedy venue, not a comedy club — stand-up runs here alongside its other shows.
On stage soon
No dated show here on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar yet — the venue's own calendar has what is on: its listings ↗
Lineups belong to the venue and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Texas on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the venue's own site, read 29 September 2026.
How to get booked
- Professional comics and musical acts: email Andrew@youngbloodbooking.com with dates, expected attendance and technical needs; only serious inquiries get a reply. source ↗
Its other 12 rules
Hearing back
- They will look and reply if a show can fit you in. source ↗
On stage
- Witchy Wednesdays mixes longer sets from pros with five-minute sets from amateurs. source ↗
- Comedy shows starting after 10:00 PM are 21 and over (before 10:00 PM, 18 and over); the open-mic listings say ages 21 and over. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
- Sunday mic, 10:00 PM: arrive at 9:00 PM to sign up; five minutes. source ↗
- Monday mic, 10:00 PM: arrive at 9:30 PM to sign up; five minutes. source ↗
- Tuesday mic at midnight: arrive at 11:00 PM; five minutes. source ↗
- Wednesday mic, 10:00 PM: arrive at 9:30 PM; five minutes. source ↗
- Thursday mic, 9:30 PM: email thebackofthebuscomedy@gmail.com between noon Sunday and noon Wednesday; five minutes. source ↗
- Wednesday’s Witchy Wednesdays listing gives sign-up at 11:00 PM and the show at midnight, free to perform. source ↗
- Tuesday’s Pass the Mic listing gives sign-up and doors at 11:30 PM, the show at midnight, free. source ↗
- Thursday’s Back of the Bus listing says sign-up opens an hour before showtime. source ↗
House rules
- Mic start times vary; check that week’s listings. source ↗
From the venue's own pages, read 29 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
As the venue's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around The Secret Group: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Open, according to its own website on 29 September 2026. Listed then: The Best of the Secret Group Comedy Showcase, Friday 2 October 2026, 8:00 PM.
Near The Secret Group
- Punch Line Houston — Houston · booking info
- The Riot Comedy Club — Houston · open mic
- Houston Improv — Houston · booking info
- The Riot Conroe — Conroe · about 39 mi
- East Austin Comedy Club — Austin · about 145 mi
- The Creek and The Cave — Austin · about 147 mi · open mic
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 venue's facts from its own site, read 29 September 2026; its rules for comics read 29 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026