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Friday, April 20: Ha Has for Ta Tas at Arlington Drafthouse
This breast cancer fundraiser—headlined by the formerly D.C.-based, still very funny Erin Jackson—is promising for several reasons. Fundraisers are always a positive thing, the Drafthouse is a comfortable and inviting venue, and Jackson is [...]

Your next seven days should be filled with laughter. The following could help.
Friday, March 23: Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane at Arlington Drafthouse
Rich Vos is too often pigeonholed as a man's man comedian. Due to his New Yawrk/Jersey accent, Opie & Anthony appearances, and dress, it's obvious why that's happened. Thanks to his new podcast [...]

The Onion is ending print distribution in the D.C. area, BuzzFeed reports. Was it them, or is it us? By which I mean: Was the problem local ads sales? Or circulation? Or does D.C. just not appreciate funny?
OK, it was probably one of the first two. "The business model we had set up in these places [...]

Your next seven days should be filled with laughter. The following could help.
Friday, March 16: Everything Is Terrible! at Subterranean A
The seven monsters (they're not people, they're monsters in costumes, just go with it) that make up EIT are touring their third film, DOGGIEWOOGIEZ! POOCHIEWOOCHIEZ! The film is made up of "found" footage of dogs. [...]

Your next seven days should be filled with laughter. The following could help.
Friday, March 9: Brick Penguin at Touchdown
Known for very well-received appearances on This American Life and The Moth and her memoir The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance, Elna Baker is a charming storyteller and comedian with broad appeal. Her recent addition to [...]

Your next seven days should be filled with laughter. The following could help.
Friday, March 2: John Oliver at DC Improv
Thanks to his well-curated stand up series on Comedy Central, most people know Oliver for more than just his role as a Daily Show correspondent. The quick-witted British comedian is truly a British comedian: His material [...]

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Friday, February 24: Jim Gaffigan at Warner Theatre
Following Louis C.K.'s example, the palest guy in comedy is releasing his new special independently through his website. This is a big deal. Gaffigan's bit is so well known that singing a jingle about encased meats and cheeses [...]

It should probably not surprise you that the winner of last night's Commedia Dell Media—a benefit for literacy nonprofits featuring stand-up comedy from professional journalists—was the guy who did a Bill Clinton impression. For the most part, the comedians that earned the most laughs played to their crowd of national political reporters and other Beltway [...]

At this point, you're probably tired of all the "Shit People Say" videos. But set that aside for a second. Released Thursday, comedians Eddie Bryant and Lamont King introduced their own hilarious version of the popular video, called "Shit People From D.C. Say." In all honesty, it could easily be called "Shit Black People From [...]

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Friday, February 10: John Hodgman at Birchmere
This former-book-editor-cum-humor-columnist-cum-humor-author-cum-Daily Show correspondent has aged remarkably well. He recently released the final book in his trilogy of "Complete World Knowledge," That Is All, which covers wine, sports, and the end of the world. It's full of wonderful, [...]