Friday
January 1
Wicked funny
Start the year at a muddled musical mash-up with “The Devil Wears Prada: the Musical, featuring Wicked,” a semi-improvised retelling of the Meryl Streep film about a caustic fashion editor, with songs from the Broadway hit “Wicked.”
9:30 pm at the Annoyance Theatre [367 Bedford Ave. at S. Fifth Street in Williamsburg, (718) 569–7810, www.thean
Saturday
January 2
Jest getting started
Funnyman John F. O’Donnell hosts the 10th Annual “50 First Jokes” show, where 50 comedians reveal the first jokes they have written in 2016. Each only gets two minutes, so you get a sampler of Brooklyn’s best comics!
7 pm at the Bell House [149 Seventh St. between Second and Third avenues in Gowanus, (718) 643–6510, www.thebe
Monday
January 4
Killing us softly
Get miseducated tonight when Ms. Lauryn Hill plays a solo show at Brooklyn Bowl. The former Fuggees star has been out of the spotlight for a few years, so take this chace to see her doo-wopping That Thing again!
9:30 pm. Brooklyn Bowl [61 Wythe Ave. between N. 11th and N. 12th streets in Williamsburg, (718) 963–3369], www.brook
Wednesday
January 6
Destroy all humans!
Sure, BB-8 is adorable, but it won’t seem so cute when the droids take over the earth! Prepare for the inevitable rule of our robot overlords by dropping by the Brooklyn Futurists discussion with Robin Hanson about his new book “The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth.”
7:30 pm at Geraldo’s Cafe [205 State St. between Court Street and Boerum Place in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 963–3369], www.meetu
Thursday
January 7
Fowler play
Comedian Jermaine Fowler’s stand-up special “Give ‘Em Hell, Kid” recently debuted on Showtime, but why shell out for a cable subscription when you can just stop by Union Hall and see him in person? Tonight’s show is the first stop on his national tour.
8 pm at Union Hall [702 Union St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Park Slope, (718) 638–4400, union
