Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

THE 2ND ANNUAL JANELLE JAMES COMEDY FESTIVAL at the Bell House (Dec. 5-7, 8 p.m.). James is carrying on with a tradition started by Eugene Mirman in 2008 that involves curating a weekend of fun in Gowanus, Brooklyn, with funny friends and overly specific show titles. This year, she has organized the lineups into the following categories: “Comedians That Don’t Owe Me Money,” “A Black Ass Show” and “Comedians Who Flewed Out.” On Friday, Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle will host with James, whose own stand-up can be seen on Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup”; on Saturday, Sydnee Faustin and Marie Washington will assist. The Lucas Brothers and Jaboukie Young-White are among the performers.

718-643-6510, thebellhouseny.com

‘KEEP’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse (Dec. 5-7 and 10-12, 8 p.m.; Dec. 8, 5 p.m.; through Dec. 19). Tickets are going fast for Daniel Kitson’s latest one-hander at this theater in Dumbo, Brooklyn. This English comedian has won plaudits and prizes for his comedic storytelling the world over, from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia. His new show explores the things we hold on to from our past, and how much they hold for us in the present.

718-254-8779, stannswarehouse.org