Metaphors for laughter are often surprisingly violent, from busting a gut to splitting your sides to tumbling down the jagged face of Joke Mountain. Break a funny bone with this deal.

The Deal

• $66 for two tickets to see Mike Epps, plus a $10 drink credit (up to a $132 value)
• When: Saturday, October 5, at 8 p.m.
• The drink credit can be used during happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
• Where: MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
• Seating: category 2 or 3
• Door time: 7 p.m.
• Ticket values include all fees.
• Click here to view the seating chart. <p>

Mike Epps

In a large family with eight children, future comedian and Hollywood star Mike Epps relied on making others crumble to the floor with laughter to set him apart from his siblings. He parlayed this experience as a class clown into standup gigs in Indiana when he was just a teen. Epps continued to build his ladder to superstardom in Atlanta before venturing to bigger ponds in New York at the age of 21, conquering the comedy-club circuit and attracting the attention of HBO’s Def Comedy Jam series, which he would eventually host in 2006. His lanky physicality and shape-shifting vocal talents have earned him roles in such blockbusters as The Hangover, All About the Benjamins, and The Fighting Temptations, and his wide-ranging standup sets––which frequently discuss race relations, celebrity peers, and American politics––have busted guts at major venues throughout the country.<p>