What further praise can we throw at the Cody Rivers Show? We’ve
called this local sketch-comedy duo “high concept” and “loopy” and
“like a baby giraffe wearing a monocle and giving you a
high-five.” They’re just the best thing ever, and choosing them for
the opening act of Sketchfest 2007 was smart. North America’s oldest
sketch-comedy festival is two weeks long, with 15 groups from Los
Angeles to New York, and hosted by the People’s Republic of Komedy.
Enjoy. (Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, www.sketchfest.org. 8 pm, $15, through
Sept 15.)

Brend an Kiley has worked as a child actor in New Orleans, as a member of the junior press corps at the 1988 Republican National Convention, and, for one happy April, as a bootlegger’s assistant in Nicaragua....