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COMEDY: Toro Magazine pop culture funny-man Nick Flanagan hosts monthly Comedy Club night Joke Club. The first rule of Joke Club is that you do not talk about Joke Club without throwing a punch-line (okay, we made that up). Featured performers include Dinkus, Adam and Dave, Vida Zukauskas, Katie Crown, Dave Merheje, Makesi Arthur, Pat Thornton, and David Dineen-Porter. Comedy Bar (945 Bloor Street West), 9:30 p.m., $6.

Late last week, Torontoist had the chance to attend an exclusive tasting of the much sought-after, but until now relatively difficult to obtain, miracle fruit—the famous berry that, once ingested, makes sour and bitter foods taste sweet. The berry's properties have been known to Western scientists since as early as the eighteenth century, but it has nevertheless kept a fairly low profile until the past few years when "flavour-tripping parties," like the one we attended, started cropping up everywhere. In late 2008, the berries even made a cameo in an episode of CSI: NY where a flavour-tripper died after unknowingly drinking poison (this is TV; they actually aren't that potent). Curious Toronto gastronauts will be happy to know they don't need to wait any longer to get their fix.