Laugh it up at Downriver's own comedy club, The Comedy Room, at Portofino, 3455 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte.
Cal Verduchi brings an impressive set of impressions to the Comedy Room today and tomorrow. The cost is $10 today, $12 tomorrow, with dinner/show packages at $25. Call 1-734-624-5561.
The Irish Comedy Tour is back by popular demand Thursday through Aug. 4. Tickets are $10 Thursday, $15 dollars next Friday and Aug. 4. For more information, call 1-989-965-0259.
Steve Bills tops the bill today and tomorrow at Joey's Comedy Club, inside the Kickers Complex, 36071 Plymouth Road, today and tomorrow, with featured act Denis Donohue.
Ryan Belleville, one of Canada's top comedians, comes to Joey's Wednesday through Aug. 4., with David Luther Glover.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $5 Wednesdays and Thursdays, $12 Fridays and Saturdays.
Call 1-734-261-0555 or visit www.kickerscomplex for reservations or information.
On the heels of last year's attendance record-breaking inaugural tour, "Opie & Anthony's Traveling Virus" comedy tour is making its first trip to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7 p.m. Aug. 4.
Confirmed artists for the tour include Bob Saget, Carlos Mencia, Frank Caliendo, Louis C.K., Otto & George, Rich Vos, Robert Kelly, Stephen Lynch and the third mic on the radio show as well as a fan favorite Jim Norton.
Before each show, fans will experience a popular attraction from last year's tour, the "Village."
The Village is a circus-like setup where fans can meet their favorite characters from the radio show in the "Petting Zoo," participate in outrageous games in the "Pest Booth" and enjoy a variety of local vendor booths.
Tickets, $65 and $39.50 pavilion, $20 lawn, are on sale now at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
Comedian Artie Lange heads to the Fox Theatre for a night of laughter at 8 p.m. Sept. 15.
One of the most sought-after comedians and talk show guests, Lange has appeared on "The Late Show With David Letterman," "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The Best Damn Sports Show, Period" and has been a regular on Howard Stern's radio show for the past five years.
Recently, Lange starred in, co-wrote and produced his own feature film, "Beer League."
Tickets range from $40-$75 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-248-433-1515. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
The Second City, 42705 Grand River Ave., Novi, presents its all new revue, "Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off & No Place to Go."
The show celebrates the humor in the social, political and financial turmoil of living in the nation's second-worst economy through the eyes of the recently unemployed, but also some atypical airplane passengers, the cultlike employees of a warehouse store and one mixed-up monkey.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; 8 and 10 p.m. Fridays; and 7 and 9 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets are $15 Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; $20 Fridays and Saturdays.
Call 1-248-348-4448 or visit www.secondcity.com.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan will bring laughter to the Fox Theatre at 7 p.m. Nov. 17.
Best known for his many TV sitcom appearances and commercials, most recently for Sierra Mist, Gaffigan currently is a series regular on the TBS hit comedy "My Boys."
Tickets are $39.75, with a limited number of gold circle seats at $45, and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations.
Tickets can be charged by phone at 1-248-433-1515. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.