MAD TV LEGEND: Aries Spears is bringing the laughs to The Improv.

Best known for his memorable turn on the gone-but-not-forgotten SNL competitor MadTV, where he debuted memorable characters such as “Real ****ing Talk” host Dollar Bill Montgomery, Aries Spears has since built his reputation as an inveterate road comic. Spears has been bringing his wickedly funny impressions, punchy crowd work and playful observations about race to clubs across the country for decades, and still has plenty of red meat for nostalgic fans of his terrific impressions of the likes of Michael Jackson, Shaquille O’Neal and Mike Tyson.

Aries Spears
Fri-Sun, Various Times, $25+
The Improv, San Jose