COMEDY—He first surprised the hell out of you as Day-Day in the shouldn’t-have-worked-but-it-did Next Friday, and he’s about to inhabit Richard Pryor’s skin for a biopic from director Lee Daniels. Mike Epps has built a solid career out of defying expectations; unless you expect him to be really fucking funny, in which case, he always delivers. BOBBY ROBERTS
Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10:15 pm, Sun 7 pm, $30-50
DANCE PARTY—It’s hard to care how old you are when you’re having this much fun, but look who’s passed the five-year mark: DJ Cooky Parker’s In the Cooky Jar is celebrating the milestone with a night of dancing to “the greatest records ever made.” Fair enough. MARJORIE SKINNER
w/DJ Andrew McCalla; Eagles Lodge, 4904 SE Hawthorne, 9 pm, $5