An original member of the improv group Phat Comedy Players, Missouri native Esau McGraw hosts a holiday-inspired show on Christmas Day. McGraw currently hosts Chocolate Sundaes Comedy Show at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles and has appeared on BET’s “Comic View,” “One Mic Stand” and Russell Simmons’ “Def Comedy Jam.” For age 18 and older, two-drink minimum required.

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25. Stand Up Live, 50 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $5. 480-719-6100, standuplive.com.