By Jason Pomietlasz

Don’t let a perpetual winter stop you from enjoying live comedy. 

Thursday, February 20

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. 

Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub, 255 Sonwil Dr., Cheektowaga. 7:30 p.m., tickets starting at $18.
Comedy Night, six local comedians take the stage at the Hawk. 

Friday – Sunday, Feb. 21 – 23

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo. Tickets $38.99 – $50.99.
Lavell Crawford will perform six shows this weekend. Lavell’s album “Comedy Vaccine” was nominated for a Grammy and he portrayed Huell Babineaux in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.”     

Friday, February 21

Buffalo Comedysportz, Harlem Road Community Center – Theater,  4255 Harlem Rd, Buffalo, 7:30 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.

Fallsview Casino Resort, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario. 9 p.m., tickets starting at $65.70. 
Gerry Dee brings his “Funny You Should Say That,” tour to Fallsview. Currently he hosts the Family Feud Canada and wrote and starred in “Mr. D.” for CBC television. based on his experience as a teacher. Dee placed third on the fifth season of “Last Comic Standing.”

Saturday, February 22 

Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave., Suite 207, Buffalo. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., tickets starting at $20. 
BHI will hold its First Annual Winter Improv Marathon, with over 20 improv teams from Cincinnati, Toronto and beyond coming for the all day event. Proceeds will benefit the Buffalo City Mission. Go to www.Buffaloimprovhouse.com for the complete line-up. 

Monday, February 24

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

Tuesday, February 25

Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen Street, Buffalo, 9 p.m. (Cancelled)
Rust Belt Comedy Showcase, Buffalo’s longest running comedy open mic. Free. Open mic is suspended for this week for renovations. 

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. 

Gypsy Parlor, 376 Grant St., Buffalo. 7:30 p.m., tickets starting at $10. 
Comedy Improv Night with improv troupe Cheese & Slackers and guest UB improv. 

Wednesday, February 26

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

Buffalo Comedysportz, Location T.B.D., 7 p.m. Tickets $10. 
BCC’s shortform roster will perform a game oriented show led by their instructor. Visit www.buffalocomedycollective.com for further details.  

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo, 8 p.m., tickets $38.99 – $48.99.
Charleston White is a YouTuber, motivational speaker, community advocate, social media Influencer, entrepreneur, and comedian, will appear for one night at Helium. 

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