Here's the lineup of events scheduled for the Jewish Humor Festival Jan. 14-28 at the Sabes Jewish Community Center, 4330 Cedar Lake Road S. in St. Louis Park. For more details, go to www.sabesjcc.org/arts_humor.htm .

Opening Night: Outrageous Comedy with Julie Goldman, with special guest Laura Thorne7:30 p.m. Saturday

Julie Goldman, star of three seasons of LOGO's Big Gay Sketch Show, navigates between comic folk singer and standup comedienne. She's headlined various shows on Comedy Central and performed on Broadway in "Laughing Liberally." Laura Thorne is a Minneapolis standup comedienne who got her start in 2007 when her former boss, as he was firing her, recommended she pursue a career in comedy instead. She does standup and improvisational acts for corporate events, charities and comedy clubs. For ages 18 and older.

Tickets are $15-$18, which includes admission to an opening night party with the comedians at Cooper Irish Pub at The Shops at West End following the performance.

Telling Tales Out of Shul - An Evening of Laughter, Music and Observations from an Inappropriate RabbiFeaturing Rabbi Sim Glaser, with special guest Gloria Fredkove

7:30 p.m. Sunday

Rabbi Sim Glaser joined Minneapolis' Temple Israel clergy in 1999, and in addition to sharing his knowledge of Torah and Israeli culture has often entertained with his comic storytelling and musical talents. Gloria Fredkove is a stand-up comedienne who's performed at the Acme Comedy Club, Patrick's Cabaret and past humor festivals. For ages 18 and older.

Tickets:$10-$12.

Film: "Making Trouble"7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, and 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20

"Making Trouble" is a documentary about six of the greatest female comic performers of the last century: Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. Hosted by Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, Cory Kahaney and Jessica Kirson, and billed as "the true saga of what it means to be Jewish, female and funny." For ages 18 and older.

Tickets: $8-$10.

Comedian Dave Goldstein, with special guest Dylan Fresco7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21

Dave Goldstein performs a stage act that often taps into his family's unique Jewish experience. He's performed stand-up on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the Comedy Network, the National Lampoon Radio Network and Comedy.net. Dylan Fresco has created two solo shows for the Minnesota Fringe Festival: "The Anton Kissbougel Technique," a satire on a yoga class, and "Domino's Pizza Saved My Life." For ages 18 and older.

Tickets: $10-$12.

Laughter Yoga Workshop, with Sarah RoutmanNoon on Sunday, Jan. 22

A Yiddish proverb states: "What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul." Learn how 90 minutes of "Laughter Yoga" can help you let go of inhibitions, unlock joy, trigger positive chemical reactions in the brain and even strengthen core muscles. Laughter Yoga got its start in India and is now practiced in 53 countries. Sarah Routman, executive director of Hillel at the University of Minnesota, has been a Laughter Yoga instructor since 2008.

Workshop fee: $15-$18, which includes healthy refreshments.

"Circumference," an Awkward Moment Productions presentation written and performed by Amy Salloway2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23

"Amy is fat... and she's not gonna take it anymore!" Minneapolis-based actor and writer Amy Salloway has created "a fearlessly honest and hilarious story of size, sweat ... and exercising your demons." For ages 18 and older.

Tickets: $10-$12.

The David Harris & David Harris Comedy and Variety Show, with special guests The Chosen Few7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25

Billed as "Two Men. One Name. Three times the Entertainment," comedian and magician David J. Harris and comic and stunt artist David M. Harris will be performing with the Jewish improv troupe, The Chosen Few. For ages 16 and older.

Tickets: $10-$12.

Comedian Jeff Applebaum, with special guest Neal Karlen7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26

Jeff Applebaum's comedy is based upon his peculiar life experiences, including being the only white kid on his Little League team in Queens, having a Chinese wife who orders from take-out menus in fluent Mandarin, and raising a teen son who calls himself "Jewnese." Applebaum recently appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Local writer Neal Karlen is author of "Shanda: The Making and Breaking of a Self-Loathing Jew" and "The Story of Yiddish." He grew up around parents who would speak Yiddish to keep him and his siblings from understanding what they were saying, and now he is fluent in Yiddish. For ages 16 and older.

Tickets: $10-$12.

An Evening with Rachel Feinstein, with special guest Phoebe Bottoms7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28

Rachel Feinstein grew up outside of Washington, D.C., the daughter of a civil rights lawyer and a blues musician. She was a finalist on season seven of "Last Comic Standing" and has been featured on "Comedy Central Presents Rachel Feinstein." Standup comic Phoebe Bottoms is a 22-year-old recent transplant to Los Angeles, where she resides in a West Hollywood apartment with two mixed breed dogs and a "goyfriend," Matt. For ages 18 and older.

Tickets: $12-$15, including a closing-night reception after the show.