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‘Laugh Your Taxes Off’

8 p.m. Friday, Saturday (doors open at 7:30 p.m.) Bay Area Stage Theatre, 515 Broadway St., Vallejo https://www.facebook. com/groups/bayareastage every state multiple times, working casinos.

“I don’t like the gambling aspect of it,” he said.

He appears Friday and Saturday in Vallejo, then flies to Chicago only to return to the Bay Area to serve as an auctioneer for a school fundraiser.

Billed as a clean comic, Mittleman avoids controver sial topics.

“I want people to have a great time and have fun,” he said. “I want it to be a happy experience. I want them to be elevated.”

Stories, not one liners, are his preferred method.

“I’ve had a rich life,” Mittleman said. “Hopefully I can bring some of those experiences on stage.”

He does have one thing to add to the old adage that says the only thing certain in life is death and taxes.

“Breathing,” he said.

The shows are at the Bay Area Stage Theatre. Mittleman appreciates the intimacy of such a venue.

“You feel connected,” he said. “There’s an intimacy with the audience.”

He promises to stay after the shows and meet the audience.