See Paul Mecurio, Preferably for Free

If you've done any driving in the past week, you could use a laugh (and probably some type of opiate derivative.) Since posting information on the latter is probably illegal, I will refer you instead to the impending visit Paul Mecurio will be making to our fine state, for a group of shows at the Comedy Connection in East Providence. Shows are from the 21st to the 23rd, and tickets range from $10 to $17.

And for those of you who don't like to pay, Mecurio will be giving away free tickets to his show for the next few days. In fact, the winner becomes an official(ish) sponsor of Paul's Carpooling with Strangers Tour, and gets 4 free tickets and a chance to go backstage after the show.

I haven't seen Mecurio perform live yet, but I've caught bits of his act, and let me just say that he has a joke about the tryptophan in turkey that almost had me spitting up my drink. What's more, he's a writer for the Daily Show, so if the writer's strike has you missing your fix, here's the best way to get it.

Check back in the next few days to see if we can get Mecurio to answer a few questions for us.