NEW YUK STATE OF MIND. Laugh with -- or at -- comics both established and green, as Comic Strip Live, Gotham Comedy Club, the Bitter End and more than 30 other venues host the New York Underground Comedy Festival (Oct. 4-10). Catch everything from Dave Letterman auditions to niche humor with shows like Southern Fried Comedy and PolitiComedy A-Go-Go. Think you've got killer material? Brush up at a comedy workshop, then let the audience decide at an eight-hour open mic.
Tickets start at $5; times and venues vary (events at New York Public Library locations are free). About four hours from the Beltway in all five boroughs of New York City. 212-265- 5510,www.nycundergroundcomedy.com.
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-- Anne McDonough
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