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COMEDY

The Black Version Let’s set the stage: An audience member shouts out the title of a popular film and a cast of black comedians then improvs its version, so come IMDB ready. The crew’s many funny credits include “MADtv,” “Reno 911!,” “Punk’d” and “The Pee-wee Herman Show.” Groundlings Theatre, 7307 Melrose Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. $15. (323) 934-4747. https://www.groundlings.com.

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Writer, actor and comedian David Cross will present and discuss his TV series about a bumbling American office drone who bluffs his way into a senior position at his company’s London office. This feature-length adaptation of the show’s first season arrives on the heels of Friday’s Season 2 premiere on IFC. The Cinefamily, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. $10. (323) 655-2510. https://www.cinefamily.org.

MUSIC

PK The San Luis Obispo indie rock five-piece, which Rolling Stone has named one of the top 16 unsigned bands in the U.S., headlines a rollicking night of music that includes Terraplane Sun, Yellow Red Sparks, Forest City Lovers and Little Lo. Hotel Cafe, 16231/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. Ticket info TBA. https://www.hotelcafe.com.

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BOOKS

Frank DeCaro Join the “Daily Show” film critic for a signing of his new book, “The Dead Celebrity Cookbook.” In it, DeCaro catalogs the culinary obsessions of 145 dead celebrities, including Lucille Ball’s “Chinese-y Thing” and Rock Hudson’s cannoli. Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. https://www.booksoup.com.

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