Attention, fans of biting queer comedy: Here in
Seattle for two nights only is Unitard, a veritable supergroup of NYC
comedy stars, including Nora Burns (of the performance troupe the
Nellie Olesons), David Ilku (of the cabaret act Duelling Bankheads),
and best of all, acclaimed writer and performer Mike Albo, whose
wit and fearlessness are the stuff of legend. Expect an hour-long
cavalcade of caustic comedy, inspired gender-fucking, and “evil social
commentary.” (Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave, www.brownpapertickets.com. 8
pm, $12, 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...