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

ASIAN COMEDY FESTIVAL at the Peoples Improv Theater (Jan. 25, 5 p.m.-midnight; Jan. 26, 3-11 p.m.). For the PIT’s first event in a planned annual celebration of Asian and Asian-American comedians, it has scheduled acts from around the world. Local comedians on the bill include Karen Chee, a writer and performer on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” who is regularly quizzed by her boss in a segment called “What Does Karen Know.” Other performances feature sketch and improv teams, a live podcast and stand-ups such as Jes Tom, Bryan Yang and Usama Siddiquee.

212-563-7488, thepit-nyc.com

BROOKLYN PODCAST FESTIVAL at various locations (through Jan. 26). The third edition of this series is nearly halfway over, but it still offers 12 tapings for podcast enthusiasts to savor from Friday through Sunday. The pick of that litter includes “Great Moments in Weed History” with Ben Sinclair, star and co-creator of “High Maintenance,” as a special guest (Friday, 10 p.m., the Bell House); “Secret Keepers Club,” hosted by Carly Aquilino and Emma Willmann (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., the Bell House); “The Unofficial Expert” with Marie Faustin, Sydnee Washington and their guests (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Union Hall); and “Dr. Gameshow,” in which Jo Firestone and Manolo Moreno challenge their audience with games generated by their listeners (Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Union Hall).

cityfarmpresents.com/bkpodfest

‘DEBATE CLUB’ at Caveat (Jan. 27-28, 9:30 p.m.). National Lampoon presents this new series hosted by Jordan Klepper (“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” “The Opposition With Jordan Klepper”), in which he moderates amusingly educational arguments about serious matters. At Monday’s show, the comedians Kenice Mobley and Michael Cruz Kayne will discuss reparations with Coleman Hughes, a philosophy student at Columbia University whose work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and Nelini Stamp, the national organizing director for the Working Families Party. The question for Tuesday’s debate will be “Should we forgive student loan debt?”

212-228-2100, caveat.nyc