friday/10

Jon Lovitz at Cobb’s. “Saturday Night Live” comic and voice of “The Critic” performs standup. At Cobb’s Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Ave., S.F. 8 p.m. Also July 11 at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. and July 12 at 7:30 p.m. $30, two-drink minimum. www.cobbscomedy.com (See story, 25)

friday/17

Rudner at Feinstein’s. A fixture on the Vegas Strip, Rita Rudner brings her long-running comedy act to San Francisco for two nights of humor and glitz. The former Broadway dancer and “Tonight Show” regular has also written five books, including “I Still Have It … I Just Can’t Remember Where I Put It.”

8 p.m. Friday, July 17 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 18 at Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason St., S.F. $35-$50. www.hotelnikkosf.com/feinsteins