You probably know Earthquake from the CW Network sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, where he occasionally guest stars as Uncle Mike, a professional leech who spends much of his face time getting on everyone's nerves. But the comic seems most at home when he's performing in front of a live audience. See Earthquake's volatile brand of stand-up — which touches upon anything from his 11-year stint in the military to Condoleezza Rice's bad hair — this weekend at the Tampa Improv. Feb. 8-9, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Fri., 7:30 and 10 p.m. Sat., 1600 E. Eighth Ave., Centro Ybor, Ybor City, $22, 813-864-4000, tampaimprov.com.
This article appears in Feb 6-12, 2008.

