01:00 AM EST on Thursday, April 1, 2004

Charity Roast: Mayor Stephen Laffey, Alpine Country Club, 251 Pippin Orchard Rd., Cranston. 225-8739. With Governor Carcieri, Channel 6's Jim Hummel, WHJJ's John DePetro and emcee Kevin Sullivan, Fri 7 pm. $100 includes dinner. Benefit for Lions Charities; donations ar tax deductible.

Comedy Connection, 39 Warren Ave., East Providence. 438-8383. John Witherspoon, Thu 8 pm ($17.50). Frank Santos, R-rated hypnotist, Fri 8 pm ($15). Jim Lauletta and Lauren Verge, Fri 10:15 pm, Sat 8, 10:15 pm ($12), Sun 8 pm ($10).

The Comedy Factory:

Brooksies Lounge, 614 Smithfield Ave., Lincoln. 726-9032. Stephanie Peters and Jerry Caruso, Thu 8:30 pm. No cover.

Ramada Inn, 940 Fall River Ave., Seekonk. (401) 461-7896. David DiLorenzo Dave Andrews, Scott Higgins, Brian Flowers, Laura Lee Griffith, Mike Thomas, Jim Celeste, Corey Guglietti, Mad Dog and Dan Thibeault, Fri 7:30 pm (doors), 8:30 pm (show). $12.

Improv Asylum, 216 Hanover St., Boston. (617) 263-6887.

Big Dig . . . The End of an Error, Thu 8 pm ($15), Fri-Sat 8, 10 pm ($20).

The Midnight Show -- No Holds Barred, Sat midnight. $5.

Improv Jones, improvisational comedy group, Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St., Providence. 331-2695. Thu, Sat 10 pm. $5.

Improv Woosta, improvisational comedy, Foothills Theatre, off Commercial Street, Worcester. (508) 765-3314 ext. 507. Fri 10:30-11:30 pm. $7.

Late Night Comedy Series: Mark Cohen, Mohegan Sun, Cabaret, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (800) 477-6849. Fri 11 pm. $10.

Leon's & Stitches Metropolitan Bistro, Providence Place, Francis Street, Providence. 784-8243.

Rich Aronovitch and Brian Collins, Thu 8 pm, Fri 8 pm, Sat 7, 10 pm. $14. Followed by dancing and karaoke with The Sheik Fri-Sat; no cover.

The Speed of Thought Players, improv, Sun 6 pm. $5.

The Right Brain Project, audience-interactive short-form improv, The Art Bar, 90 Commercial St., Worcester. (508) 754-7742. Fri 8:30 pm. $7; $5 students 21+ with ID.

The Speed of Thought Players: Mind Games, improv, Castle Cinema & Cafe, 1039 Chalkstone Ave., Providence. 751-9200. Fri 9 pm. $5.

Sunday Nights at The Green Room, The Green Room at Snooker's, 145 Clifford St., Providence. 351-7665. Sun 8 pm. $5 includes buffet until 9 pm.

The Unexpected Company: The Morris, long-form improvisation, Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Rd., Warwick. 737-0010. Sun 7:17 pm. $5.