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Comedy for Fri., Nov. 3
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    Alonzo Bodden

    You've seen this comedian all over your late-night television. Or, if you're really cool, you caught him at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival. And if you're, like, ultra extra double-cool, you'll catch him here at the Velv tonight – with that laughalicious Yusef Roach opening.
    Nov. 3-4. Fri., 9pm; Sat., 9 & 11pm. $15.  
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    It's … subterranean!

    It's that underground space Downtown, swarming with improvisers and stand-up comics and sketch artists and sexual misconduct allegations. Monday nights feature Fuck This Week, wherein your moans, groans, gripes, and complaints are turned into comedy gold. They let Rob Gagnon do his Sandbox thing on Tuesdays at 9pm, Wednesdays get some work done in the Garage, Thursday brings that twisted look at dating apps – Fuck. Marry. Kill. – and Friday returns you to the Stoned vs. Drunk vs. Sober shenanigans. Saturday, there's the Megaphone Show, and – ah, see website for details.
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    Michelle Wolf

    This NY-based writer, actor, and standup comedian is, among even more things, an on-air contributor and writer for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. Everybody loves her and says she's hilarious; you can see why this weekend.
    Nov. 2-4. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 & 10pm. $14-23.  
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    Stand-Up Comedy Workshop

    This is the workshop Hannah Kenah led for Rude Mechs while they were creating their Field Guide. Together, you'll write, you’ll share – and there'll be a mic and a stool. Sign up now for this one-day class that's low-pressure, high-fun, and makes the last Sunday in September worth waking up for.
    Workshop date: Sun., Sept. 30, 3pm. $20.  
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    Top Comedy Spot on Airport

    Yes, there's Sugar Water Purple on Wednesday nights. And this Thursday features Friends For Now, a daring supergroup of improv, and then the sketch shenanigans of Pendulum. Friday brings Movie Riot and the laugh-inducing ladies of Loverboy and that Live at ColdTowne stand-up showcase hosted by Carina Magyar. Then there's Saturday, with the Dave Buckman-directed Roast of St. Nick and the love-stinks larking of Missed Connections ATX, followed by a gathering of that mysterio-hilarious Midnight Society. And Sunday's got a Stool Pigeon spieling up the laughs for you, and – see website for more.

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