Zeus became known as the Greek god of improvisation after he came up with Athena off the top of his head. Make up mythological mirth with today’s deal: for $24, you get a comedy-show package at San Jose Improv (up to a $159.75 total value). The package includes the following:

• Two tickets to a comedy show, not including special events (up to a $50 value). All seating is first come, first served. Comedy shows require a two-item minimum per person (not included in this deal).
• One appetizer (up to a $9.75 value)
• Four vouchers for tickets to future shows, not including special events (up to a $100 value)<p>

At San Jose Improv, comics lure laughs from bellies in the hopes of following in the footsteps of standup legends such as Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, and Dave Chappelle, all of whom have graced the Improv club stages. The club’s calendar schedules comedians as often as six nights a week, alternating between big-name headliners and up-and-coming funsters who tickle funny bones with fresh material, abundant energy, and feathered reflex hammers. Though special shows are excluded, voucher holders may attend sets from a diverse lineup of certified funnymen, including In Living Color veteran Tommy Davidson, whose spot-on impersonations and hilarious expressions have appeared in Spike Lee’s Bamboozled, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and three Showtime specials. Audience members munch on their choice of a savory appetizer, such as spinach-and-artichoke dip or fried calamari, while sipping a cocktail to avoid eye contact with the giant rubber chicken sitting at the next table (drinks not included with this deal).