Jason Greenough

Editor’s Note: The fact that we’ve already arrived at November is both mind boggling and frustrating, for a myriad of different reasons, but while you try to find where all the time has gone this past year, here’s to hoping we can help you find something to laugh at along the way. To help soothe all the seasonal panic that comes with preparing for two weeks of pretty landscapes and then months of snowfall that seems to linger until “Smarch,” the one constant throughout all the seasons is comedy, and that is one thing that keeps on flowing like the finest PSL on tap. With homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlighting the calendar, the plethora of powerful comedy throughout the commonwealth continues to show up, night after night. To help you make sense of all of the wonderful options, enter Mic’d Up, our ongoing weekly series that details the best live comedy shows to consider as you head out and about. Below, find our rundown for this week, through Sunday (November 17).

We all know just how much Kevin Smith and Jay Mewes like to talk and tell stories, but by the looks of it, they’re going to be bringing a whole different type of lip service to the masses on their next tour.

Just before the holiday grind takes over all of us, a handful of comedy's hardest working talents make their way to Boston this week.

If there are two dudes who “walk the walk” in their respective fields, it’s Dave Chappelle and Killer Mike. But tonight, they’re joining forces in Boston, naturally with a lot to say, to talk the talk, and talk their shit.

For as long as he’s been a creative and comedic force, W. Kamau Bell has also been a force for social change and political activism. Looking ahead to the new year, he’s making his way to town to gather with people who share his vision, and to ask the tough questions.

It’s been far too long since Boston has experienced some “Big Baby” energy, but now, Whitney Cummings is bringing it back with a brand new hour and a fresh perspective – and the good news is that this one most likely won’t wind up in prison time.

As if the greater Boston area needed any additional issues involving trains, Wolves Of Glendale are pulling back into the station for the second time in less than a year, and this time, they have a full locomotive of stinging hilarity in tow.