Lisa Lampanelli, who will appear at the Temple Theater in Tacoma Friday, is that female comedian known for her love of vodka. Wait. What? That's Chelsea Handler, you say? Oh. Our bad. OK, then, Lisa Lampanelli is that comedian not quite as popular as Handler known for an insult-heavy style and moderate success on the roast circuit. With a few cable comedy specials under her belt, a role in Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, and even a memoir - 2009's Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat, and Freaks - to her name, Lampanelli is riding high and headed to town looking for laughs. With Joan Rivers and Margaret Cho scheduled at the Broadway Center in the next few weeks, the time has never been better for comedy in Tacoma.

[Temple Theatre, 7 p.m., $39.50, 47 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.2042]