Most open mics operate as a testing grounds, a way for comedians to try new material in front of other comics and audiences. If those mics are testing grounds, the A/V Comedy Club is a laboratory, and co-curators Jack Simon and Cem Illhan have built the kind of comedy space you’d expect to find in Kendall Square – exacting, technical and cerebral (while still being very funny). Of course it has a residency in the maker-focused Foundry space, a former manufacturing building. As the name implies, A/V Comedy Club specializes in acts with an audiovisual component. That frequently means projected slide decks, but they’ve also created a welcoming space for musical comedy or the use of props. What results is an evening with bits that could range from the history of chairs (Simon’s specialty) to a pitch for an alternative dating app or a survey of celebrity photo shoot poses.
A/V Comedy Club, 7 p.m. Monday at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge. Free.
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