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A lot of comedians need a shtick. And that's not to say it's a bad thing: heck, a lot of trailblazing comedians relied on their shticks and achieved great success and influenced comedians who followed them. George Carlin's profanity and Sam Kinison's scream (without either of which, we would not have the brilliance of Denis Leary), Gallagher's sledge-o-matic (which is directly to blame for Carrot Top, who was actually surprisingly funny when this Phillyist saw him many, many years ago), Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck..." (which is probably the greatest one-liner gimmick ever). So we love comedians with shtick; but sometimes, it's refreshing to see a comedian who can just go on stage and be themselves, and be very, very funny. We also love local talent. To our delight, we found both in local comedian Chip Chantry.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Before we get to our Dog of the Week, an event announcement! The Raven Lounge, 1718 Sansom St., will be hosting another PAWS happy hour tomorrow night, from 7 to 10 p.m. Editor Jill and this Phillyist attended the last happy hour, and it was a grand ol' time. No cover charge, drink specials, door prizes, and best of all, money being raised to help out shelter animals in need. A portion of the evening's proceeds will go to the PAWS Lucky Fund, which finances medical treatment for adoptable shelter animals with treatable medical conditions and injuries. (These animals would otherwise be put down.) And rumor has it the Suicide Girls may be making an appearance at 10, and they may also be donating some of their proceeds to the Lucky Fund. So drink up, Philadelphia! Responsibly, of course.