The 10 best things to do in San Diego County this weekend

Comic-Con weekend energy spills into everything from stand-up rooms to jazz clubs this weekend, with headline comedy, a couple of genre-bending theater shows, and free family fun in Balboa Park rounding things out.

GCStand Up Comedy: Alonzo Bodden Live at Grand Comedy Club Escondido!Friday · 6:30 PM · Grand Comedy Club · EscondidoAlonzo Bodden, the longtime NPR 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me' panelist, brings two decades of stand-up polish to Grand Comedy Club with shows at 6:30 and 8:45pm.BUArtDontSleep presents JAZZ IS DEAD w/ MARCOS VALLEFriday · 9:00 PM · Belly Up Tavern · Solana BeachArtDontSleep's Jazz Is Dead series lands at Belly Up with Marcos Valle, a rare chance to catch a genuine Brazilian music legend in an intimate Solana Beach room.GIGolden Island Presents: The Zzymzzy Quartet - Dim Sum & Jazz CCLXIIFriday · 6:00 PM · Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine · San DiegoThe Zzymzzy Quartet hits its 262nd installment of Dim Sum & Jazz at Golden Island — one of San Diego's longest-running weekly live music dining traditions, and a fun, low-key way to start the weekend.OAHoward Jones: Things Can Only Get Better TourFriday · 6:30 PM · Open Air Theatre · San Diego80s hitmaker Howard Jones brings his 'Things Can Only Get Better' tour to the Open Air Theatre for a nostalgic night of synth-pop under the stars.MACharlie and the Chocolate FactoryFriday · 8:00 PM · Moonlight Amphitheatre in Brengle Terrace Park · VistaRoald Dahl's classic gets the full musical treatment at Moonlight Amphitheatre, a family-friendly outdoor staging of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Vista's Brengle Terrace Park.JRJoe SibSaturday · 6:00 PM · Johnny Radz · EncinitasFormer punk rock frontman turned comedian Joe Sib brings his witty, road-tested stand-up to Johnny Radz in Encinitas, drawing on his winding path from the bands WAX and 22 Jacks to the mic.BPNational Carousel DaySaturday · 11:00 AM · Balboa Park · San DiegoBalboa Park celebrates National Carousel Day with free rides all day, family activities, and local food vendors — a simple, sweet way to spend a Saturday.PPShe Kills MonstersFriday · 7:30 PM · PowPAC, Poway's Community Theatre · PowayPowPAC stages Qui Nguyen's 'She Kills Monsters,' a fantasy-fueled comedy packed with fairies, ogres, and 90s nostalgia — a fun, offbeat pick for theater fans in Poway.CS*Low Ticket Warning* Jeff DyeSunday · 9:30 PM · The Comedy Store - La Jolla · La JollaJeff Dye headlines a phone-free, Yondr-bag show at the Comedy Store La Jolla — tickets are running low, a sign this one's worth grabbing before it sells out.MDBEE FUNNYSunday · 7:00 PM · Mic Drop Comedy · San DiegoBEE FUNNY turns a spelling bee into a comedy competition at Mic Drop, with six comedians racing to spell words correctly or joke their way out of trouble.

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