Jonathan Katz at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway

The heavily caffeinated Jonathan Katz will be at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25 to $30.

The hyper-intelligent, hyper-witty, and just plain old hyper comedian Jonathan Katz will be at Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway this weekend to perform some standup. Katz, who lives in Newton, just released his first comedy CD.

Katz's standup style is goofy and chilled out. You might be surprised to learn that he is thisclose with David Mamet and he used to be a ping-pong hustler.

If you haven't heard of Katz, you'll probably recognize him once he starts talking - he created Comedy Central's squiggly comedy Dr. Katz, about a therapist with a slacker son who listened to the travails of comedians.

His voice was perfect for that of a shrink. Bostonist recommends seeing him in person or listening to him because a) he will make you laugh and b) his voice will lower your heart rate significantly.

Image of Jonathan Katz' album cover from Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater's website.