Archived Nightlife

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A Laughing Matter

The Boston Comedy Festival
Various locations
August 29–September 5

Since 2000, The Boston Comedy Festival has been unearthing and celebrating Boston’s best undiscovered comedians. This year, the festival continues to provide fresh-faced comics with the chance to showcase their talent for live audiences (including talent scouts from across the country) as they compete in semi-final rounds at the Hard Rock Café in hopes of winning the $10,000 grand prize on September 5. In addition, this weeklong laugh-a-palooza features special themed comedy shows at area clubs like Mottley’s Comedy Club and Tommy’s Comedy Lounge, an August 29 show at the Wang Theatre by the acerbic Lewis Black (pictured above) and a September 5 roast of local legend Tony V featuring luminaries like Bobcat Goldthwait.
—Kristen Berke

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Cocktail of the Week

The Ribbon
Rialto
20 University Road, Cambridge
617-661-5050

Being able to support a good cause just by sipping a delicious cocktail is the ultimate win-win situation. Thanks to the Harvard Square Business Association’s Think Pink, Drink Pink, Shop Pink campaign supporting breast cancer organizations, that’s exactly what you can do by ordering a special drink like The Ribbon at Charles Hotel eatery Rialto—a zingy mixture of Campari, Ty Ku soju, vodka, grapefruit juice and lime—or other creations at Harvard Square watering holes like Grendel’s Den, The Hong Kong and Noir. Area restaurants and shops also get in on the act with non-alcoholic “pink” products—a donation being made to charity with each item sold through August 31.
—Kristen Berke