By Jason Pomietlasz

It’s time to throw out your Christmas tree and to see live comedy. 

Thursday, January 16

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, 8 p.m.
Open mic comedy on the second floor. Sign-ups at 7 p.m,  Free. 

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo, 8 p.m. Tickets $13 – $32.99. POSTPONED
Cutting it up with AEW’s The Blade: All Elite Wrestling’s Jesse “The Blade” Guilmette will host a showcase of local comics with surprises from his friends and enemies from inside the ring. 

Friday – Sunday, January 17 – 19

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo. Tickets $43.99 – $53.99.
Karlous Miller, seen on MTV’s Wild ‘N Out, Last Comic Standing and HBO’s stand-up series All Def Comedy and current co-host of the 85 South Show podcast will perform five shows. 

Friday, January 17

Buffalo Comedysportz, Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Rd, Buffalo,  7:30 – 9 p.m. Tickets $15. 
An all-ages improv show where two teams face off against each other playing short form improv games and the audience helps decide the winner.  

The Stage, 8166 Main Street, Williamsville, 7 p.m. Free with a 2 item purchase.
Comedy Night at the Stage, featuring a mix of local and out of town comics for a free show. 

Saturday, January 18

Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave., Suite 207, Buffalo.
Adventure Club, the BIH’s recreational team will perform the spokane improv form. 6 p.m., tickets starting at $5.

Good Neighbors, a monthly show featuring notable Buffalonians telling stories which improvisers use to craft scenes, with proceeds going to charity. This month’s monologist is actor Michael Garvey. 7 p.m., tickets $18. 

Confessions, a show inspired by anonymous audience secrets. 8:30 p.m., tickets starting at $12.

9th Ward at Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave., (downstairs), Buffalo. 8 p.m. Tickets starting at $20.
That Comedy Show at Babeville, a monthly show featuring local and traveling comics. Headlined by Uncle Trent (Writer/Director: “Living the Dream,” seen in movie “City”). 

Monday, January 20

Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin Street, Buffalo, 9 p.m. 
Comedy Open Mic Comedy. Sign-ups at 8. 

Tuesday – Wednesday, January 21-22

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo. 6:30 p.m., tickets $38.99 – $48.99.
Joe Dombrowski will perform two shows at Helium. Dombrowski’s 2017 April Fools’ Day spelling test video went viral which led to multiple appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres show and since  has headlined at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal and hosts a monthly show at the Comedy Store.

Tuesday, January 21

Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen Street, Buffalo, 9 p.m. 
Rust Belt Comedy Showcase, Buffalo’s longest running comedy open mic. Free. 

Steel Leaf Brewing, 1488 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Open Mic Night, a mixed open mic for music, comedy and poetry. Sign-ups 6:30 p.m. Free. 

Wednesday, January 22

Milkies, 522 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo. 
Comedy Open Mic Comedy. Sign-ups at 7, show starts at 9 p.m. 

Wednesday-Saturday, January 22-25

Shea’s Buffalo, 646 Main Street, Buffalo.
Kevin Hart’s “Acting My Age” tour. Shea’s website says the latter three shows are sold out, but a few tickets show up on Ticketmaster. There are still plenty of tickets available for the Wednesday show. Tickets start at $98.

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