By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated September 9, 2022, 6:00 a.m.
THE BRIAR AND RUSTY SHOW Drag couple
Briar Blush and Rusty Hammer debut their new variety show with comedian Zenobia
Del Mar, musician Aumi Luxe, burlesque performer Dahlia Strack, and drag
performers Sherman, Coleslaw, Hal Apenyo, and Arabella LaDesse. Sept.
17, 8 p.m. $22. The Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown.
617-923-0100, www.mosesianarts.org
THE FRINGES COMEDY NIGHT Two of Boston’s
wittiest comedians, Will Smalley and Andrew Mayer, host this showcase (mostly
stand-up, with the occasional sketch or surprise act) every third Wednesday at
The Haven in Jamaica Plain. This edition features Kathe Farris, Dan Boulger,
and Bryan O’Donnell. Sept. 21, 8 p.m. $25. The Haven, 284 Armory
St. www.eventbrite.com
IT’S A DATE Jaylene Tran
hosts a special edition of her ever-changing stand-up dating show, in which she
pairs up audience members and helps break the ice on their first spontaneous
date in front of the crowd. This night is open to everyone, not exclusively to
singles. Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. $15. Hideout Comedy at The White Bull
Tavern, 1 Union St. www.eventbrite.com
CONNOR MCGRATH AT ROSLINDALE COMEDY When people find out McGrath is autistic, they like to ask him if he knows a lot about fancy things, like European train systems and classical music. “I know less about the Euro rail and the international court of law at the Hague and Mozart and Brahms, and more about Greyhound bus lines, who wrestled in every intercontinental title match at Wrestlemania, and the Insane Clown Posse,” he says. “I have what you call low-class high-functioning autism.” He will ready material for an upcoming album taping at Roslindale Comedy, which takes place every other Thursday. Sept. 29, 8:30 p.m. Suggested donation, $5. The Square Root Café, 2 Corinth St. www.facebook.com/HAusticspectrum
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