Get ready to get silly this weekend. From a stand-up set to a roast of the “Boy Who Lived,” this weekend is full of laughs.
Thursday, May 4
Lady X- The Musical
Mary’s Attic
5400 N. Clark St. 773-784-6969
Hell in a Handbag Productions is reimagining their 2010 story of retro gangsters and nightclubs with music in this world premiere performance directed by Steve Love and Tommy Bullington. 7:30 p.m. $26 online, $30 at the door. Tickets: brownpapertickets.com
Friday, May 5
Spooky Dookie Presents: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: An IMAX Experience
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St. 312 929-2401
Think of it as “Night at the Museum,” but with sketch comedy. Maureen Monahan and Claire McFadden, aka comedy duo Spooky Dookie, have set their show at Chicago’s Field Museum as the audience experiences the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire IMAX-style. 10:30 p.m. $10. Tickets: ioimprov.com
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1548 N. Wells St. 312-337-4027
You might recognize stand-up comedian Jermaine Fowler from his new CBS show “Superior Donuts,” MTV’s “Guy Code” or “@midnight,” among other things. 8:30 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. $25. Tickets: zanies.com
Steamworks: The Musical
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave. 773-697-9693
A naive, young man looking for love finds himself in a Boystown bathhouse and meets a cast of interesting characters in this returning musical comedy. 8 p.m. $20, $15 for students. Tickets: theannoyance.com
Saturday, May 6
Survival in Retrograde
Second City
230 W. North Ave. 312-337-3992
This sketch show featuring performers Mel Bee, Neftali Morales, Eric Simon and more plays up an uncertain world where anything is possible. 7:30 p.m. $13, $11 for students. Tickets: secondcity.com
Sunday, May 7
The Roast of Harry Potter
The Laugh Factory
3175 N. Broadway 773-327-3175
The boy wizard and his magical friends are about to get burned, and not by an “incendio” spell. Harry gets the Character Assassination treatment in this roast featuring comedians like Andy Fleming, Mandee McKelvey and David Philips taking the Hogwarts gang down a few Quidditch broom notches. 9 p.m. $17 online, $20 at the door. Tickets: laughfactory.com
Gwendolyn Purdom is a RedEye freelancer.