COMEDY
CAPITOL CITY COMEDY CLUB features a comic in a New York state of mind, former truck driver and boxer in the Big Apple, a true Brooklyn bruiser, Rocky LaPorte. Sharing the bill are Austin Stories sweetie Laura House as feature and Scott Teeters as emcee. Through Mar 22. Mon, it's a workout of laughs in a Comedy Gym Showcase. Mar 23 only, 8pm. Free. Starting Tue, the club welcomes back one of Dixie's funniest comics, author of Things You'd Never Expect a Southerner to Say, the "Alabama Wham-a" Vic Henley. Mar 24-29. Weekly schedule: Tue-Sun, 8pm, second shows Fri & Sat, 10:30pm, at 8120 Research. Tickets: $7 Tue-Thu/Sun; $10 Fri/Sat. 467-2333.
COMEDYSPORTZ PLAYHOUSE is home to the ComedySportz Players, veterans of improv comedy. Enjoy fresh wit among Electrolux light fixtures and Dart Bowl tables, with a menu featuring Italian subs, barbecue chicken pizza, beer, and wine. Also this week: The Skinnies, those purveyors of sketch comedy and satiric songs, such as "Unhealthy Obsession Blues" and "I Faked My Own Death to Make the Cheerleading Squad," return to perform every week in March (Thu, 10pm, $8). Thu, 7:30pm, Fri & Sat, 7:30 & 10pm, at ComedySportz Playhouse, 2525 W. Anderson. Tickets: $8 Thu ($6 students); $10 Fri & Sat ($8 seniors, students, ACoT). 266-3397.
ESTHER'S FOLLIES keeps serving up the surefire satire that's kept them a local entertainment institution for 20 years. Enjoy the Esther's crew slinging comedic barbs and musical gibes at newsmakers near and far. Thu, 8pm, Fri & Sat, 8 & 10pm, at Esther's Pool, 525 E. Sixth. Tickets: $12 Thu; $14 Fri; $15 Sat ($4 discount for students w/ID). 320-0553.
THE VELVEETA ROOM hosts a variety of comic fun every week. Thursday, Monks' Night Out offers an energized mix of sketch comedy and improv (see "Ongoing"). Thu, 9pm. $5. After the Monks, Comedy Open Mike lets comics go wild. Thu, 10:30pm. $3. Weekends offer more chances to catch the Monks - Fri, 8 & 9:30pm, & Sat, 8pm. $7 - and the tops in stand-up talent. This week, catch the triumphant stand-up return of one of Austin's madmen, cartoonist/comic/terrorist Joey Waldon, who's making his first Cheese Palace appearance in a couple of years. Fri, 11:30pm, Sat, 9:30 & 11:30pm. 521 E. Sixth. Tickets: $5. 469-9116.
The Skinnies provide fast-paced sketch comedy and comic songs such as "Unhealthy Obsession Blues" and "I Faked My Own Death to Make the Cheerleading Squad." They perform weekly this month at ComedySportz Playhouse. Thu, 10pm, at ComedySportz Playhouse, 2525 W. Anderson. Tickets: $8 ($6 students/$4 w/CSz T-shirt). 266-3397.
Ongoing Comedy EventsMonks' Night Out offers sketches and improv four times weekly at the Velveeta Room. Thursdays feature an improv jam, with a special guest from a local or traveling troupe. Thu, 9pm, Fri, 8 & 9:30pm, Sat, 8pm, at 521 E. Sixth. Tickets: $5 Thu, $7 Fri & Sat. 478-MONK.
Only 90% Effective delivers improv comedy weekly right on the Drag. Fri, 8pm, at Metro Espresso Bar, 2222 Guadalupe. Admission is free.
Comedy Gym is an ongoing workshop to enhance performance skills and sharpen creativity. Open to anyone interested in stand-up. Classes: Sundays, 7-10pm, at Comedy Defensive Driving School, 2700 W. Anderson, Ste 227. 467-0886.
Blue Tuesday Comedy mixes laughs and music weekly at the Continental Club. Half-hour sets of R&B from McLemore Avenue alternate with half-hour sets of stand-up from local comedians. Ben Sherman emcees. Tue, 11pm, at 1315 S. Congress. No cover. 441-2444.
Dark Comedy Hour provides stand-up weekly at the Ritz Lounge. Wednesdays feature South Park on the big-screen TV at 9pm, followed by sets from an array of local and traveling comics. Wed, 9pm, at 320 E. Sixth. 474-2270.
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