By Jason Pomietlasz

Start the New Year with laughs.  

Friday – Sunday , January 3 – 5

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo. Tickets $43.99- $53.99

Lil Duval, featured on BET’s “ComicView” and MTV’s “Guy Code”, comes to Helium for five shows. 

Friday, January 3

Comedy Night at the Stage, 8166 Main Street, Williamsville, 7 p.m. Free with 2 item purchase.

Local comics take the stage for a free show. 

Buffalo Comedysportz, Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Rd, Buffalo,  8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Tickets $15. 

Two teams of improvisers play short form improv games with help from the audience. 

Kenan After Dark, Kenan Center, 433 Locust Street, Lockport, 8 p.m. Tickets $16.75.  

Five local comics bring their best material to the Kenan Center. Your ticket is redeemable for a free drink. 

Saturday, January 4

Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave., Suite 207, Buffalo.

The Ha-Ha Show, an all-ages improv variety show, 11 a.m., tickets $8.

Various Factors: The Improvised Musical. A broadway-inspired improv musical comedy show, 7 p.m., tickets $12. 

Monday, January 6

Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin Street, Buffalo, 9 p.m. 

Comedy Open Mic Comedy. Sign-ups at 8. 

Tuesday, January 7

Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen Street, Buffalo, 9 p.m. 

Rust Belt Comedy Showcase. Free. 

Have a comedy event you want to add, email lakeeffectcomedy@gmail.com.