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Go Watch Geoff Tate Make Jokes You Wish You'd Thought Of

by Cienna Madrid

GEOFF TATE

GEOFF TATE

This Geoff Tate is sadly not the lead vocalist for Queensrÿche, nor does he have his own line of goth-rock Walla Walla wines. This Geoff Tate tells jokes about picking up women in grocery stores: "You like cereal or what? GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER." He's relaxed, adorable, and his observational humor—for instance, calling a couple who put back groceries, item by item, to slip under their credit limit "Walmart's version of Sophie's Choice"—is fresh and intelligent. Laughs Comedy Spot, Thurs 8:30 pm, Fri–Sat 8 and 10 pm, $15, early shows 18+/late shows 21+.

PAULY SHORE

Alternately, for three nights you can watch Pauly "The Weasel" Shore weep onstage in Bellevue for 90 minutes straight. Or save yourself $20, get stoned, and watch Bio-Dome on your couch. Parlor Live, Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri–Sat 7:30 and 10 pm, $20–$35, 21+.

LAUGH LOVERS BALL

Laugh Lovers Ball features five nationally touring comedians' 20-minute love-themed sets. This year we've got the "sophisticated silliness" of This American Life contributor Jackie Kashian (who also hosts a genuinely funny podcast called Dork Forest); Henry Phillips, who's known for writing comical songs about relationships and whatnot (example: "She's talking again, I need a cigarette/She's talking again, I wish we never met/She's talking again, she's like a TV set/She's talking and talking and talking and talking and talking..."); plus Ryan Hamilton, whose lips were seemingly built for blowjobs; the Alien Warrior Comedian—a gimmick I pray can sustain itself for a 20-minute set; and comedian David Crowe, who is moderately famous for doing a striking imitation of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. Moore Theatre, 6 and 8:30 pm, $26–$48, all ages.