{"id":14874,"date":"2019-06-17T11:12:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=14874"},"modified":"2019-06-24T09:15:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T14:15:12","slug":"madison-calendar-june-17-june-23-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-june-17-june-23-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: George Clinton, E.T.<\/em>, \u201cWeird Al\u201d and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? There\u2019s no shortage of cool stuff to do in Madison… it\u2019s just figuring out which cool stuff best suits you. Here\u2019s what Madison is doing this week.<\/span>\n

Madison Comedy Week<\/h2>\n

Through Sunday, June 23, various locations (info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Madisonians love their comedy, and Madison Comedy Week is a chance to love it in bulk. Tons of showcases are going around all over the city, including both local comics and those from outside the 608. Among those outsiders are a pair of nationally renowned stand-ups appearing at McPike Park. More on that below.<\/span>\n

\u2018The Iron Giant\u2019<\/h2>\n

Monday, June 17, Memorial Union Terrace (info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

The mark of a good animated film is its ability to reduce an otherwise rational adult to tears. And like Up<\/em>, The Lion King<\/em> or Toy Story 3<\/em>, The Iron Giant <\/em>has the power to emotionally devastate you. A Cold War-set fable about a boy and his enormous robot, The Iron Giant<\/em> is one of the most underrated films of the 1990s \u2014 and not just animated films, either. Fun fact: the gravelly, mechanical voice of the giant is provided by Vin \u201cwe are Groot<\/a>\u201d Diesel, one of the finest voice actors working today.<\/p>\n