By Jason Pomietlasz

Use the extra minutes of sunlight to get some vitamin D, so you don’t look horrible when you go see live comedy. 

Thursday, May 29

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., tickets $5.
May Comedy Showcase featuring local comics at the upstairs bar. 

Misuta Chow’s, 521 Main St., Buffalo, 7 p.m., free. 

Comedy and Drag open mic. A new alternative open mic for comics, drag artists, burlesque dancers, magicians, or anything that requires an audience. 

Thursday – Saturday, May 29-31

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo, tickets $30.99 – 46.99.

Josh Blue won “Last Comic Standing” season four and hasn’t stopped working since. Blue’s most recent special, “Comedy Central Presents: Josh Blue,” is available at www.joshblue.com. 

Friday – Saturday, May 30-31

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo, tickets $42.99 – 53.99.

Chente Ydrach comes to Buffalo for two shows, his Saturday show is sold out. Ydrach is a Puerto Rican comedian, influencer, and blogger who is known for unconventional thinking. The entire show is in Spanish and there will be no translation. 

Friday, May 30

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

Improv Collider, two of the BIH’s house teams perform on a double bill. 7 p.m., tickets $10. 

House & Friends, improv comedy featuring faculty and friends of the BIH. 8 p.m., tickets $11.75.

The New Friday Mixer, same as Thursday’s mixer, just a later time. 9:30 p.m., $10 suggested. 

Buffalo Comedy Collective, 155 Chandler Street, Buffalo.

Comedy Sportz match-up. Two teams “competitively” play short form improv games with suggestions from the audience, who also decides the winner. 7:30 p.m., tickets $18. 

Comedy After Dark, the BCC’s house team Script Teasers performs with a special guest. 9:30 p.m., tickets $18.

Saturday, May 31

Buffalo Comedy Collective, 155 Chandler Street, Buffalo.  6 p.m., tickets $18. 

ComedySportz Saturday match-up. Two teams “competitively” play short form improv games with suggestions from the audience, who also decides the winner. .

Sunday, June 1

Revolver Records, 810 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 7 p.m., free.

Sunday comedy at Revolver Records. Along with comedians, there will be live DJ’s and the bar and store will be open.  

Monday, June 2

Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin Street, Buffalo, 8 p.m. 

Comedy Open Mic Comedy. Start your week by hearing new premises and jokes. Sign-ups at 7. Free.

Tuesday, June 3

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

Rust Belt Comedy Showcase, Buffalo’s longest running comedy open mic. Free. 

Wednesday, June 4 

Milkies, 522 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo. 

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

Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi Street, Buffalo. 

Open Mic, where over twenty comics will perform their best 3 minutes, 7 p.m., free with two-item minimum.

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