Five percent of the population will visit an adult club, while 95 percent of the population will visit a comedy club, so we concur Harlequin productions made the right call launching the first annual South Sound Comedy Festival - although comics are more high maintenance than strippers. The SSCF will also mark the debut of Harlequin Productions' improv troupe Something Wicked. According to pre-show hype, the night will feature "the best and brightest comedy troupes from around the sound in a comedy battle royale that will never be seen again (this year)!" Wicked, indeed.

SOUTH SOUND COMEDY FESTIVAL, 8 p.m., Historic State Theater, 202 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, $10-$25, 360.786.0151