Wed. Sept. 19

Comedy with Scott Ritter! No, not that's not quite the ticket at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Wednesday Sept. 19, though Tingle will be hosting the gig and Tingle - just back from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - is a comic. But Tingle, as most people know, is not just a comic; he's politically active and his comedy deeply involves politics. Ritter is a former UN weapons inspector (1991-98) and author of "Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement." Ritter's proposal: That the anti-war movement learn from philosophies they might normally reject, guys like Caesar and Napolean. That is, he argues for the need to learn the art of understanding the opposition better - the pro-war folks  - of waging battles only when necessary.What Tigle will do is start with a monologue, go to a presentation by Ritter, interview Ritter and then open it up for a Q and A. These things - and we've been to some - are both entertaining and edifying. Tickets; $25-$20. Starts at 7:30. A portion of the proceeds go to the Massachusetts Peace Action and US Tour of Duty.

255 Elm St., Somerville, 617-591-1616 www.jtoffbroadway.com