Editor’s Note: The vibes of football season, eating more apples off of trees than you actually pick, and what will inevitably be droves of I Think You Should Leave Halloween costumes (sexy pig with a Nixon mask, anyone?) are inching closer as we say goodbye to baseball season (at least when it comes our friendly neighborhood basement-dwelling Red Sox) and instead, usher in the early earmarks of the upcoming holidaze. However, live comedy is a four-season jamboree, and lucky for you, we’ve got you covered. 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. 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 (October 8).
Bad Friends Podcast at MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Whether you’re looking for comedic chemistry or two grown men who bicker and push each other’s buttons like a married couple, Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee have it all. Join them on Lansdowne for a night of top-notch ridiculousness aboard a chaotic pirate ship of crude humor with no real destination in sight.
BAD FRIENDS PODCAST :: Friday, October 6 at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 2 Lansdowne St. in Boston, MA :: 7 p.m., $32 to $72 :: Advance Tickets
Daniel Sloss at The Wilbur
From the mundane to the deeply personal, Daniel Sloss has the ability to take a wide range of topics and discuss them in a way that is dark, poetic, serious, and dangerously sharp and funny all at the same time. As one of the most in-demand acts in the game, the one-man show extraordinaire brings together an all-new slate of musings and deeply thoughtful judgments that will often times make you think harder than you’re laughing.
DANIEL SLOSS :: Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8 at The Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St. in Boston, MA :: Friday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday at 6 p.m., $52 to $79 :: Advance Tickets
Steve Hofstetter at City Winery
His ability to handle hecklers is arguably the best in modern times, but what shines even brighter for Steve Hofstetter is his ability to dissect topics of the day with a thoughtful and personal perspective, delivered in a sometimes solemn storytelling package that offers a multi-faceted experience night after night. With his latest special, The Recipe, reflecting that very nature of his, Hofstetter comes to New England for a few nights to unleash a new hour of material that you won’t want to miss.
STEVE HOFSTETTER :: Sunday, October 8 at City Winery, 80 Beverly St. in Boston, MA :: 5 p.m., $30 to $100 :: Advance Tickets
David Cross at Academy of Music Theatre
It’s only been a few months since David Cross was last in Massachusetts during his ongoing Worst Daddy In The World tour, but given that there has been a whole summer of working out his new hour, we can only imagine what it’s like now, and luckily, we get a second chance to check it out in an evolved form. The same can be said for opener Sean Patton, who is still arguably one of the most consistent comics on the grind today.
DAVID CROSS :: Sunday, October 8 at Academy of Music Theatre, 247 Main St. in Northampton, MA :: 7:30 p.m., $42.50 to $142.50 :: Advance Tickets