He could very well have the most grating voice in show business, but if you can abide his whine, then I highly suggest you check out Gilbert Gottfried's stand-up routine at Side Splitters Comedy Club this weekend. The dude is funny. He does impressions, tells filthy jokes of the "What do you get when" variety and offers observations about anything from dead hookers to incompetent hunters. March 14-15, 8 and 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 12938 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa, $20-$27, 813-960-1197, sidesplitterscomedy.com.
This article appears in Mar 12-18, 2008.

