By Jason Pomietlasz

November is no shave month but not a no laugh month. 

Wednesday, Nov. 13

Milkies, 522 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, 7 p.m. 

Comedy Open Mic Comedy. Sign-ups at 7, show starts at 9 p.m. 

The Stage, 8166 Main St, Williamsville, 7 p.m. 

Comedy Night at The Stage with local comics Dion Lewis, Dee Bellinger, Kevin Andrew’s, Mike Shanks, Katie June and Stephen Brown. Free with 2 item minimum. 

Thursday, Nov. 14

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo, 8 p.m. 

Benedict Polizzi brings his stand-up to helium for one night.  Polizzi starred in season 2 and 3 of FBOY Island and was named Indy Star’s Best Comedian. Tickets $13 – $35.99

Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave., Suite 207, Buffalo
Improv Mixer, a relaxed environment to try out improv or just to watch. Sign-ups at 7:15 p.m., 7:30 start. $5 suggested or pay what you can. 

Mr. Goodbar, 1110 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo.
Open Mic Comedy hosted by Bennett Solowski, Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.

Friday – Sunday, Nov. 15-17

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo 

Sommore will perform five shows at Helium. Sommore has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The View” and “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. Tickets $45.22 – $60.74 

Friday, Nov. 15

Asbury Hall at Babeville, 341 Delaware, Buffalo 

David Cross brings his “The End of The Beginning of The End” tour to Babeville. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $49.50. 

Buffalo Comedysportz, Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Rd, Buffalo. 

Two teams of improvisers face-off against each other in an all-ages show drawing from short form improv games and audience suggestions. 7:30 to 9 p.m.  Tickets $12 – $15. 

Saturday, Nov. 16

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

The Good Neighbors show, a monthly improv show inspired by true stories from notable Buffalonians with proceeds going to a local non-profit or charity of their choice. This month, Common Councilmen Mitch Nowakowski is the guest monlogist for the Visually Impaired Advancement charity. 7 p.m. Tickets are pay-what-you-can $12-$18. 

Keybank Center, 1 Seymour H. Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, 7 p.m. 

Sebastian Maniscalco’s “It Ain’t Right” Tour comes to Buffalo. Maniscalco rails against modern absurdities like bad manners, inflation and social media. Tickets start at $53. 

Monday, Nov. 18

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

Open Mic Comedy hosted by Don Johnson. No cover. 

Tuesday, Nov. 19

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

Buffalo’s longest running open mic hosted by Jake Piskor and Jake Sampson. No cover.

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