SIDE-SPLITTER: Clever observational humor with a laid-back style

Al Harris on the week's top five comedy shows.This week: Ted Alexandro, Orlando Jones, Mark Curry and the two geeks from Portlandia.

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SIDE-SPLITTER: Clever observational humor with a laid-back style

POSTED: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2:00 PM

Filed Under: Comedy

Al Harris on the week's top five comedy shows.This week: Ted Alexandro, Orlando Jones, Mark Curry and the two geeks from Portlandia.

Hailing from Queens, Ted Alexandro takes over the Helium Comedy Club for a weekend of shows. Delivering clever observational humor with a laid back style, Alexandro has rocked out on pretty much every late-night show, as well as two specials on Comedy Central.

Thu. Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Fri.-Sat. Feb. 17-18, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., $16-33, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com.

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