Performance

thurs. 24
.Cat Venom - Comedy troupe led by Marc Condon presents a uniquely witty
collection of improvised skits focusing on a wide range of social and political issues,
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, the Center for Inquiry, 3965 Rensch Road, Amherst;
free. 636-4869, www.centerforinquiry.net
thurs. 24-sat. 26
.Donnie Coy and Christina Walkinshaw - Comedy night featuring Tony
Krolo of Toronto's ALTdot COMedy Lounge, 9 p.m. Thursday, April 24 and Friday,
April 25 and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, Yuk Yuk's in Casino Niagara, 5705
Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $. 1-877-968-5233, www.casinoniagara . c om
fri. 25
.Jeff Dunham - Dallas comedian and ventriloquist will play Buffalo, 7 and 10
p.m. Friday, April 25, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $.
852-5000, www.ticketmaster.com
.Jon Reep - The "Dodge Hemi Guy" stand-up comedian from Hickory, N.C.,
will be the featured performer, 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, Seneca Niagara Casino's Bear's
Den, 310 Fourth St., Niagara Falls; $. 278-4944, www.senecaniagaracasino. c om
fri. 25 & sat. 26
.Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show - Emmy
Award-winning comedian and singer Vicki Lawrence performs as her beloved
character, "Mama," 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, Niagara Fallsvie w
Casino Resorts' Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $.
1-888-836-8118, www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com
tues. 29
.Comedy Night with Kristen Becker, 7:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St.,
Buffalo; $. 886-8539, www.nietzsches.com