saturday/12
“The Jewish Nutcracker.” World Fusion Dance infuses Tchaikovsky’s score with Jewish tradition and global dance styles. Pre-party includes Jewish cuisine and a Hanukkah celebration. At SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, 1 Grove St., S.F. 3 p.m. Also Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. $40. wwwjewishnutcracker.com
tuesday/15
A culture of laughter. Four comedians return to San Francisco to break out a mishmash of traditions, from Indian to African American, in “You’re Funny, But You Don’t Look Jewish.” This year’s guest host Nathan Habib joins the comic quartet of Mike Capozzola, Gina Gold, Joe Nguyen and Samson Koletkar.
8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15 at Punchline Comedy Club, 444 Battery St., S.F. 8 p.m. $15. (917) 573-9702 or [email protected]
thursday/24
Kung Pao Kosher Comedy. Jewish tradition on Christmas Eve with Wendy Liebman, Dana Eagle, Mike Fine and Lisa Geduldig. 5 p.m. dinner show includes seven-course meal; 8:30 p.m. cocktail show includes refreshments and vegetarian dim sum. At New Asia Restaurant, 772 Pacific Ave., S.F. Also Dec. 25 and 26. $47-$67. www.koshercomedy.com (See story, 22)
Chopshticks. Chinese food and entertainment with comedian Wayne Federman. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7:45 p.m. $55-$60. www.paloaltojcc.org/Events/chopshticks (See story, 23)