A week ahead of trick-or-treating, some laughs might be in order — and there will be no shortage of them this weekend, thanks to touring comedians hitting stages around the metro area …
• Canadian-born Phil Hanley has mined his struggles with dyslexia into a memoir as well as into his comedy routines, with shows through Saturday, Oct. 24, at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak. 248-542-9900 or comedycastle.com.
Phil Hanley (Photo courtesy of Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle)
• The edgy Shang Forbes holds the stage through Saturday, Oct. 24, at One Night Stan’s Comedy Club, 4761 Highland Road, Waterford. 248-875-6524 or onenightstans.club.
Shang Forbes (Photo courtesy of One Night Stan’s Comedy Club)
• Ryan Brown headlines this week’s Comedy Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Roxy Lounge at The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. 248-453-5285 or theroxyrochester.com.
• Egyptian stand-up Bassem Youssef — who was also once a cardiothoracic surgeon — brings his pointed worldview to town Friday, Oct. 23, at the Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave. Doors at 7:30 p.m. 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com.
• His beloved Los Angeles Dodgers may be out of the Major League Baseball playoffs, but Jo Koy will still be funny when he brings his Jo Koy Meets World Tour to the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• Laughs are part of the heartfelt family stage play “That’s My Cousin,” hitting the boards at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn. 313-943-2354 or dearborntheater.com.