NeNe Leakes has been many things since she walked into the first season of Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2008 and proceeded to rewrite what a reality-TV personality could become: network sitcom lead, Broadway player — a turn as Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago in 2015 — and a stand-up comedian whose 2016 “So Nasty, So Rude” tour sold out across the country. What she has never been is easy to dismiss. On Friday, June 5, she and veteran RHOA executive producer Carlos King bring their Queen and King of Reality Show to the House of Blues Houston — 7:00 PM, 18 and over, and already on record: the initial run of dates sold out before Houston even had a date.
About NeNe Leakes and Carlos King
Linnethia Monique Johnson — known everywhere as NeNe Leakes — grew up in Athens, Georgia, and arrived on the Atlanta entertainment scene before the cameras arrived to document it. She was an original cast member when RHOA launched in 2008, departed after season seven, and returned for seasons ten through twelve, each time demonstrating that whatever critics thought of the genre, she had turned it into a serious performance platform. The Broadway credits are not a footnote: the 2015 run in Chicago as Matron Morton, the 2014 appearance in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. She currently hosts The NeNe Leakes Show podcast and is set to appear on Bravo’s Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th.
Carlos King came into the RHOA orbit early — associate producer in season one, executive producer through seasons six to nine — and has since built his own independent platform as founder of Kingdom Reign Entertainment and host of the Reality with The King podcast. He spent nearly two decades inside the machinery of the show that built NeNe’s national profile. What the two of them offer on stage is something this touring format has not often managed: two people who were genuinely in the room, with the full context, and willing to say so out loud.
This is not a traditional stand-up show. The format is candid conversation — pop culture, relationships, reality TV history from the inside, audience Q&As, and NeNe revisiting her most memorable moments from a decade-plus on television. “Baby, when I say the girls showed up, they showed OUT,” Leakes said after the first leg. “The love has been so real, we had no choice but to run it back in more cities.” King put it plainly: “Selling out those first shows told us everything we needed to know. People are showing up for the laughs, the honesty, the unfiltered conversations.”
The Houston date — along with a Dallas show the following night — was added as part of a second wave after the initial run sold through, which also included stops in Birmingham and Tampa.
About House of Blues Houston
The House of Blues Houston, at 1204 Caroline Street, is an 1,800-capacity A-list venue in the heart of the city’s entertainment corridor. It is among Houston’s most active touring stops for comedy, live talk, and roots music — a room where the production infrastructure supports a full theatrical presentation and the audience stays close. Premium upgrades for this event include a Dinner Package, Meet & Greet Add-On, Foundation Room Access, and Fast Lane Pass.
Tickets
Showtime is 7:00 PM on Friday, June 5. The event is 18 and over. Tickets are available via the link below — the first leg sold out, and Houston is already a second-wave add. Early purchase is advisable. For more events in Houston, browse the full regional calendar.