He who laughs last laughs best, unless he doesn’t finish laughing before the funeral starts. Empty your chuckle reservoirs in an appropriate setting with today’s Groupon: for $22, you get a comedy night for two at Tacoma Comedy Club in downtown Tacoma (up to a $49 total value for weekend shows). The outing includes:

• Two tickets to see a night of standup comedy (up to a $30 value)
• Two drinks (up to a $19 value)<p>

Showtimes include 8 p.m. on Thursday, and 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The club is open on Wednesday nights for open-mic night, but the cover is already free. Ladies are admitted free on the last Thursday of the month, college students are admitted free on Thursdays, and military members are admitted free to the 10:30 Friday shows.

Tacoma Comedy Club welcomes professional local and national yuk peddlers to its stage Thursday–Saturday nights. A peek at its calendar reveals a host of rotating acts, including seasoned salty vets and guffaw-inducing up-and-comers. Drop in October 20–22 and check out Reno 911 star and voiceover artist Carlos Alazraqui as he shares mirthful stories of his days as a panelist on Face the Nation. Michael Palascak graces the stage on November 18–19 with the multifarious style and quick wit that helped him win a prestigious HBO standup competition as one of the Lucky 21. And Brad Upton, former champion of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, jabs audiences with cranium-rattling jokes on November 25–26. Twosomes can lubricate laughter with their choice of two draft beers, glasses of wine, or well drinks. Unlike many comedy clubs and most small-claims-court hearings, Tacoma Comedy Club does not have a drink minimum.