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· At "An Evening of Ivy League Comedy" at the Improv, comedians from colleges much more prestigious than yours rub your nose in the fact that they are likely both smarter and funnier than you are. Your only defense is to hope that you will one day regain the upper hand in a sitcom pitch meeting.
· Singer-songwriter Michael Penn (yes, the Michael Penn that's Sean’s brother and Aimee Man’s husband) plays at Largo with comedian Patton Oswalt, whom we are obligated to mention (over and over again) once made us nearly vomit from laughing too hard.
· If Michael Penn is too singer-songwriter-y (how's that for a word?) for you, there's always Blackalicious at the Viper Room.