Last spring brought the first-ever Stranger Gong Show, a
mind-blowing night of rubber chickens, dancing girls, elastic
nostrils, rabbit comics, and blissed-out crowds. What’ll this year
bring? God only knows. Any and all interested performers can
sign up the night of the show at Chop Suey (acts must run between 30
seconds and 4 minutes) to compete for a variety of goodies and $100
cash! All hosted by some jerk called me. (Chop Suey, 1325 E
Madison St, www.thestranger.com/gongshow.
Talent signup starts at 7 pm, show at 9 pm, free, 21+.)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...