After a summer of soggy weekends, it looks like the weather will genuinely look up Friday (in temperature and sunshine) for America’s birthday. But for the indoor kids who’d like to take cover and laugh, the Cambridge-Somerville comedy clubs have got you. On the Fourth, The Comedy Studio hosts a Comedy Gold show featuring favorites such as Tooky Kavanagh and Courtney Reynolds. Meanwhile, at Goofs, the weekend’s run of detention features Emmy-winning stand-up and writer Brian Parise. With “Last Week Tonight” and “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” among his credits, he’ll no doubt have something to say about our political climate. (He used his Instagram to help defeat Andrew Cuomo’s run for New York mayor. “The truth is, Cuomo’s a scumbag,” Parisi said in June of sexual assault allegations and Cuomo’s nipple-ring denying. “From now on, New Yorkers should only listen to Italians who are honest about their nipples.”) So yes, enjoy your hot dogs and bomb pops during the day, but come nightfall there are options for laughs.
Friday’s Comedy Gold: 4th of July Edition at 8 p.m. Friday at The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $15.
Detention featuring Brian Parise at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Goofs Comedy Club, 432 McGrath Highway, East Somerville. $25.
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