Calling all comedians
The microphone is open to all aspiring stand-up funnymen tonight at the Comedy Club Bangkok on Sukhumvit Soi 33/1 and guest wit Steven Halcrow from Scotland and local favourite Tristan Botly will be there to goose things along. Admission with a drink and Bt85 beer costs Bt350 all night.

Ich eine Berliner
German techno spinner Dave Vega is manning the deck at Glow on Sukhumvit Soi 23 tonight. That promises authentic beats, straight from Berlin, the world’s clubbing hotspot. Superstar Panda is on backup starting at 9. You get a drink with the Bt350 cover charge. Call (086) 614 3355.

Rule Britannia!
Goldie, Britain’s best-known electronic export, returns to Bangkok tomorrow for a session at Glow, the first time he’s been back since being named a Member of the Order of the British Empire. The scene’s royally decorated B-boy arrives armed with a full-on drum-and-bass workout for the city’s greatest sweatbox.

Bubbly on the shell
Le Cafe des Stagiaires on Sathorn Soi 12 is getting extra bubbly tomorrow with bottles of Lombard Champagne making the rounds. A bottle costs Bt1,500 and for an extra Bt500 comes with nine oysters. For just a glass with three oysters, it’s Bt500. Call (081) 207 3077.
Italy’s wine hit parade

Oenologist James Suckling is hosting the third edition of “Great Wines of Italy” at Bangkok’s Grand Hyatt Erawan on December 9. The region’s largest premium-wine event offers a chance to sample sought-after wines from more than 80 prestigious Italian brands. It costs Bt1,299 to get in. |Call Carolyn at (064) 984 4216.