Comedy

What: Alison Arngrim’s “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch”

When: 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; 5 p.m., Sunday

Where: Camp Bar, 490 N. Robert Street, St. Paul

Cost: $29.50
 

“Little House on the Prairie’s” Nellie Oleson makes Regina George look like Miss America. In the series that ran from 1974 to 1983, the she-devil of the New Frontier was constantly battling and berating poor Laura Ingalls.

What: MPR’s “Wits” with Dave Foley and Mike Doughty

When: 8 p.m., Friday

Where: Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul

Cost: SOLD OUT

What: The Royal Comedy Tour

When: 7 p.m., Saturday

Where: The Orpheum Theater, 910 Hennepin Ave., MinneapolisCost: $43-$53

When the comedians Sommore, Bruce Bruce, Earthquake and Mark Curry take the stage, they own it.

“You’re gonna get what you always get with Earthquake: total ignorance,” Earthquake said.

Earthquake seems to be along for the ride — ready to go at any moment, much like his stage name.

What: 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival

When: Through Saturday

Where: Comedy Corner Underground, 1501 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, among other locations

Cost: Prices vary

Tim Harmston is ready and willing to mow down crowds in Saturday’s finale of The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival with his amiable brand of humor.

A comic who got into the game late, Harmston is a fitting figurehead for an event that gives audiences a chance to see comedians in all stages of development.

What: Tig Notaro Live

Where: available for sale at louisck.net

Cost: $5, a portion of which goes to breast cancer charities

Comedian Tig Notaro wastes no time getting to the heart of the matter in her new 30-minute set — she has breast cancer.

What: Wanda Sykes

Where: Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

When: 8 p.m., Friday

Cost: $39.75-$59.75

Though shows bearing her name have been commercially unsuccessful, Wanda Sykes has been a fixture of television and film for the past 15 years. Roles on “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” have kept her well within the national consciousness and her comedy has earned her several Emmy Awards.

What: Doug Stanhope

Where: The Varsity Theater, 1308 Fourth  St. SE, Minneapolis

When: 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show; Friday

Cost: $26.50 advance, $30 day of

Is it binge drinking if you do it all the time? That’s a question for Doug Stanhope and his buddies Brett Erickson and Geoff Tate, who will be rolling through the Varsity Theater on Friday.

Who: Fred Willard and musical guest Dan Wilson

What: Minnesota Public Radio’s “Wits”

When: 8 p.m., Friday

Where: The Fitzgerald Theater

Cost: Non-students: $32, Students: $16 when you show your student ID beginning at noon on the day of the show.