Parties, panels and other notable media gatherings

TUESDAY 04.17.07

WHAT: Center for Communication hosts "The Importance of Being Funny"
WHO: Mark Katz, speech writer/humorist and author of Clinton & Me: A Real Life Political Comedy
WHEN: 6:30PM to 8:00PM
WHERE: Hunter College, North Building, Lang Recital Hall, 4th Floor (enter on 69th Street between Park and Lexington)
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Katz, founder of The Sound Bite Institute (a "one-man comedy think tank"), has helped hundreds of politicians (including Clinton) and corporate types look like comedy pros. Really, who wouldn't want to see a one-man comedy think tank at work?