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a.v. Comedy picks

No picks today, but still plenty to do! View the full calendar.

Nov 20
- Tom Rhodes Acme Comedy Company, 10:30 p.m.
  Tom Rhodes became a big figure in American comedy as Comedy Central’s spokesman in ...
  
  Tom Rhodes Acme Comedy Company, 8 p.m.

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Comedy features

feature What's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld's comedy?

Didya ever notice that jokes about airplane peanuts are a metaphor for the human condition?

by David Wolinsky

November 12, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature An open letter from The Onion's Joe Garden

Come to his reading Sunday. Please. He's begging you.

by jgarden

October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide Where the creepy things are: The A.V. Club's Halloween events guide

The monsters and fiends are out in force—here's where to go find them.

by Lindsey Thomas

October 21, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black really do have issues

"Our arguments are always creative; they’re never personal. If I have to break his knee or something, that’s just business."

by Steve Heisler

October 13, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature A.V. Club Twin Cities: redesigned, relaunched, renewed

Hey, the site looks way different.

by The A.V. Club Staff

October 12, 2009 | 10:00am -
feature Everybody hates Jim Jefferies

Should you hate him, too? Find out before Saturday's Fine Line show.

by Sean O'Neal

October 9, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Broken Lizard's Kevin Heffernan

For $20, he'll call you a chicken-fucker. For about that price, you can see his sketch troupe at the Pantages on Saturday.

by Kyle Ryan

October 8, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature How not to suck (or, at least, suck less) at stand-up comedy

The first rule: Don't do it.

by Patrick Kelly

October 5, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature Tell it like it is: Comedian Mike Birbiglia's guide to better storytelling

"There are a lot of bad storytellers. A bad joke-teller can just abandon ship if a joke doesn’t go well. But as a storyteller, when you’re in the middle of a story, you’re in there."

by Steve Heisler

September 25, 2009 | 12:00am -
Back to School Student discounts

What you lost in tuition, gain back in these discounts and specials from local businesses.

by Thomas Kwong, Nick Ver Steegh, Jack Spencer, Charlotte Peterson, Lara Avery, Ryan Ouradnik, Christopher Bahn

September 4, 2009 | 12:00am -

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a.v. Comedy picks

No picks today, but still plenty to do! View the full calendar.

Nov 20
- The Louvre And The Masterpiece Minneapolis Institute Of Arts, 10 a.m.
  If everything you know about Paris' most famous museum came from a Dan Brown novel ...
  
  Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit and Earl Greyhound Turf Club, 8 p.m.
  
  Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright, and BK-One First Avenue, 8 p.m.
Nov 21
- Roy Haynes And Fountain Of Youth Quartet Artists' Quarter, 10:30 p.m.
  In 60 years of drumming, Roy Haynes has cut himself out as an essential player ...
  
  Roy Haynes And Fountain Of Youth Quartet Artists' Quarter, 8 p.m.
  
  Ruined Mixed Blood Theater, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 22
- Mason Jennings and Nathaniel Rateliff And The Wheel First Avenue, 6 p.m.
  Mason Jennings' mild-mannered appeal keeps him from blending in with the more hokey, polished singer-songwriters ...
  
  Faith Healer Guthrie Theater, 7 p.m.
  
  Brian Setzer Orchestra Mystic Lake Casino - Celebrity Palace Theater, 7 p.m.
Nov 23
- Electric Six, The Gay Blades, and Millions Of Brazilians First Avenue, 8 p.m.
  Eight years after it was a hit, any mention of Electric Six is still going ...
  
  Fred Hertz Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 24
- Sam Roberts Band and Ryan Paul And The Ardent 7th Street Entry, 8 p.m.
  Sam Roberts Band has sold lots of records, won big awards, and garnered praise as ...
  
  Xavier Tavera: Farsas Weisman Art Museum, 10 a.m.
Nov 25
- Russian Circles and Young Widows Triple Rock Social Club, 8 p.m.
  Chicago instrumental trio Russian Circles’ take on metal has always kept an ear cocked toward ...
  
  The Big Pink, Crystal Antlers, and Claps 7th Street Entry, 8 p.m.
  
  All Time Low, We The Kings, Hey Monday, and The Friday Night Boys Epic, 6:30 p.m.