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LOL WITH IT: City Spotlight wraps up the final week of Comedy Month
Every Friday, Ryan Carey covers the people and events that are giving Philly the giggles. This week, he rounds up the events making up City Spotlight, the final week of Philadelphia Comedy Month.
LOL WITH IT: City Spotlight wraps up the final week of Comedy Month
Every Friday, Ryan Carey covers the people and events that are giving Philly the giggles. This week, he rounds up the events making up City Spotlight, the final week of Philadelphia Comedy Month.
Old Comedy Buffet Mon., Oct. 17, 8 p.m., $10 ➤ While all the young hotheads are organizing shows and 
festivals, it's easy to forget that these old fogies are still telling dad jokes. But look, just because they've been doing comedy since before your poppa met your momma doesn't mean they ain't edgy.
Adrift + Best of Wawapalooza Tue., Oct. 18, 8 p.m., $10 ➤ A final dip back into the improv and sketch pools, Adrift is a improv-alicious trip on a stranded boat hosting a high school reunion, floating in the middle of nowhere. Wawapalooza is a fringe-fest favorite by Philly group I'd Rather Be Here. They're gonna take their best bits from the series and showcase them for you in one night.
In the Beginning … Wed., Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $10 ➤ Local favorite Pat House hosts this hopefully embarrassing show featuring some of Philly's best comics showing videos of and telling stories about their first times on stage. If you're into witnessing public masochism, this is for you. Stick around for the Center City Comedy Showcase at 10 p.m.
College Comedy Night Thu., Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $10 ➤ Check out the next generation of standups doing their best material, hosted by prize Philly academics Joey Dougherty and Alex Grubard. Stick around for a 10:00pm run of Stage Fright: An Improvised Homage to Hitchcock.
Broad Comedy Fri., Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $10 ➤ The ladies of Philly Comedy have been getting a lot of press this year. Come support them in their official Comedy Month showcase. Buse-Dawg and M-Rad (aka Carolyn Busa and Mary Radzynski) host a standup, sketch and storytelling extravaganza featuring some of Philly's funniest ladies. Stick around for an absurdist showcase of standup weirdoes in Bing Supernova's (pictured) Cavalcade of Fools at 10:00 p.m.
National College Improv Tournament’s Mid-Atlantic Division Finals. Sat., Oct. 22, noon, $10 ➤Chicago Improv Festival hosts this competition to see who will represent our region in the National College Improv Tournament.
All City Spotlight events are taking place at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre at 2111 Sansom St. For tickets, visit phlcomedy.com.
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