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Real quick: One of our most favoritest comedians ever, Mr. Doug Benson (of Best Week Ever) is back at the Punchline beginning tonight. He will have three 8pm shows this week. We'll be there on Thursday (Say "Hi!"). Opening for Doug are Tony Camin and Ali Wong. We're wondering if Benson will deign to do his hilarious tasteless bit on the late SF tigress Tatiana and Carlos Sousa Jr.

Before hitting the sundry of top-notch hilarity littering San Francisco during the 7th Annual SF Sketchfest - i.e., the sad clowns making funny - be sure to stop by tonight's opening party. No really, it's well worth the price of admission. And then some. They have Aimee Mann, Kristen Schaal (aka the girl from Flight of the Conchords), Paul F. Tompkins, Todd Barry, Rhys Darby, and DJs Skip & Shindog on-hand to perform. Plus, you'll have the chance to get wasted near other comedic types. And as we all know, alcoholism runs wild within the bloodstreams of stand-up comedians. Amateur night for substance abusers and comics this is not.

-- Doug Benson: How he didn't win the last season of Last Comic Standing is above and beyond all logic. Then again, competitive reality TV makes little sense at times. (See: Banks, Tyra) Benson managed to make it on LCS not once, but twice. And with good reason: he's downright hilarious. Nikki Glaser and Mo Mandel open for the Benson. Show starts at 8 p.m. (and continues until Saturday) at the Punch Line; $15.

While current events here in SF centered largely on Teflon, it's time for some iron - Nato Green's Iron Comic at The Make Out Room (3225 22nd St. between Mission and Valencia). Iron Comic is a live gameshow where 5 comedians rush to write a routine in 10 minutes from topics suggested by the audience (have we got some topics for them, one of which is NSFW and involves Gavin impersonating Ricky Aicardi, Mrs. Tourk, her favorite designer handbag, and the words "deep" and "coming"). Battling in the Joke Arena: Brian Malow, as seen on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Drennon Davis, of SF Sketchfest and the Peeper & Giney Show, Rusty Mahakian, and a couple more. While the Iron Comics are busy writing these fine featured comedians entertain the audience: Nato Green, Brent Weinbach, and Arthur Gaus, of the Big Fat Year-End Kiss Off and Comedy Day 2005. (7:30pm)

We've had a pretty good time these past couple of years going to the San Francisco Sketchfest and we're pretty excited it's coming around again. This year, Sketchfest starts up January 11th and promises to be just as good as the previous years.

We were amazed as heck that the folks from the High Times Comedy Festival emailed us instead of SFist Jackson, and even more surprised that they offered us tickets to giveaway to some lucky readers to attend Saturday's 10:15 p.m. show of their Fest at Cobb's Comedy Club.