If you鈥檙e thinking that you just need a good laugh to shake off the doldrums, you鈥檙e in luck.
Our comedy cup runneth over with back-to-back ha-ha gigs at The Rialto Theatre and its sister venue 191 Toole this weekend, plus a weirdly bizarre yet entirely tempting comedy event Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Club Congress.
Get 鈥楿pper Classy鈥 with Cristella Alonzo
Standup comedian opens the weekend on Friday, Nov. 22, when she brings her 鈥淯pper Classy鈥 tour to The , 318 E. Congress St.

Latina comedian Cristella Alonzo brings her 鈥淯pper Classy鈥 tour to The Rialto Theatre on Friday.
It鈥檚 the finale of her trilogy of Netflix comedy specials that started in 2017 with 鈥淟ower Classy,鈥 with Alonzo skewering Latino stereotypes, pricey luxuries and her mother鈥檚 tough-love parenting. She followed up with 鈥淢iddle Classy鈥 in 2022, which found her with a little more pocket change after becoming the first Latina to write, produce and star in her own sitcom. 鈥淐ristela鈥 ran on ABC for 22 episodes in the 2014-15 TV season.
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鈥淯pper Classy: When You Can Put Your Bills On Autopay鈥 hits Netflix next year, which means the tour is a dress rehearsal. We get to hear the Texas native鈥檚 jokes before the special hits the mega streamer.
Alonzo goes on stage at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50-$44 through .
Going down the road with that guy
When you see comedian take the 191 Toole stage on Saturday, Nov. 23, you might find yourself wondering, 鈥淲hy does he look so familiar?鈥
Then it will hit you: He鈥檚 that guy, the one with the mostly bit parts in a dozen-plus movies, including Sarah Silverman鈥檚 1997 debut 鈥淲ho鈥檚 the Caboose?鈥 and TV shows including 鈥淪ex and the City,鈥 鈥淪pin City鈥 and the FX dramcom 鈥淟ouie.鈥

Standup Todd Barry has that 鈥渄on鈥檛 I know you鈥 face. He brings 鈥淒omestic Shorthair鈥 to 191 Toole on Saturday.
Barry, known for his deadpan delivery, self-deprecation and observational comedy, is touring on his latest comedy special, 鈥淒omestic Longhair.鈥 In it, Barry brags about his celebrity status to the point, says longtime comedy observer and writer , that he strikes 鈥渁 deliciously smug tone that may only be possible when that status is, well, a joke.鈥
Barry is set to perform at 7 p.m. at , 191 E. Toole Ave. Tickets are $25-$30 through and it’s a 21-and-older show.
鈥楽witch鈥 returns to Congress
Call it 鈥渃omedy on the fly,鈥 where audience members text suggestions to comedians on stage, and those comedians come up with a joke on the spot.
That鈥檚 the premise of 鈥淭he Switch Comedy Show鈥 at Club Congress on Tuesday, Nov. 26, with hosts/comedians Matt Ziemak and Autumn Horvat.
We can think of a few things that would make for good comedy fodder, from summer overstaying its welcome to the recent elections and the POTUS-elect鈥檚 star-studded cabinet picks.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and 鈥淪witch鈥 starts at 8 at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Admission is free; details and tickets are available at .