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

‘ASIANS STRIKE BACK: A CORONAVIRUS COMEDY & SCIENCE SHOW’ at Caveat (March 1, 4 p.m.). Kyle Marian and Esther Chen host this comedy showcase that doubles as a scientific tutorial to ease anxieties New Yorkers may feel about the Covid-19 outbreak. Performances by the stand-ups Usama Siddiquee, Bryan Yang and others will lighten the mood between more serious discussions by experts about coronavirus. Both approaches will apply to a face mask fashion show finale.

212-228-2100, caveat.nyc

GINA BRILLON at Gotham Comedy Club (Feb. 28-29, 8 and 10 p.m.). A Bronx native, Brillon started performing stand-up while still a teenager, and was a winner of StandUp NBC (formerly NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity) competition in 2013. After she appeared on multiple episodes of the CBS sitcom “Kevin Can Wait,” the star Kevin James tried to develop a starring vehicle for Brillon. Her most recent TV credits included a guest-starring role on the ABC sitcom “The Conners,” and a half-hour stand-up special last year for HBO.

212-367-9000, gothamcomedyclub.com