Dec. 22
8 p.m. Tuesday
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com
Ben Lerman's offbeat comedian-with-a-ukelele act ranges from Andy Kaufman-esque bizarreness to gratuitously candid ditties about gay sex. He's developed a following in New York's lower Manhattan, and his heartfelt-yet-outrageous act is unpredictable enough to have garnered raves at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Tickets $26 (includes $5 drink credit).