Martin Amini is coming to Houston on his 2026 national tour, and the Houston show is at one of the best comedy rooms in the city. Here is everything you need: the date, the venue, where to get tickets, and what the show looks like.
Martin Amini Houston 2026
Martin Amini performs at Houston Improv on September 24, 2026.
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What the show looks like
The show runs about 90 minutes across three elements that work together in ways most stand-up shows do not:
- Stand-up material — rooted in his Iranian-Bolivian identity, his father Hassan who immigrated from Iran and drove an ice cream truck in Silver Spring, and his experience building Room 808 in DC from scratch. Specific, personal, and not recycled.
- Live crowd work — real, adaptive, specific to whoever is in the room that night. Not a warm-up segment. A significant portion of the show.
- Live matchmaking — the signature bit. He introduces single people from the audience to each other on stage, in front of everyone. Real couples have come from this. He has attended the weddings. He performed at one reception.
Why Houston works for this show
Houston has one of the most culturally diverse comedy audiences in the country. Martin's Iranian-Bolivian Silver Spring perspective resonates differently for different people in the room — and that range actually makes the show richer. Houston crowds tend to be loud, engaged, and genuinely mixed. That is exactly the environment where his crowd work and matchmaking format thrives.
Practical details
- Venue: Houston Improv
- Date: September 24, 2026
- Tickets: improvtx.com directly
Full 2026 tour schedule: Martin Amini tour dates. More on Martin: About Martin Amini.