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OCCUPY FUNNY: Ted Alexandro, a New York-based comedian, alternates between telling jokes and being an ambassador for Occupy D.C. He performs tonight at Riot Act Comedy Theater (801 E Street NW). Come for the jokes, stay to get pissed at the 1 percent. At 8 p.m. Tickets $12-20.

BEER FOOD: We love beer. And cupcakes are cool, too. Put them together, and you get the newest creations by Raychel Sabath and Faith Alice Sleeper. At Little Miss Whiskey’s (1104 H Street NE). At 9 p.m.

MUSIC: Catch Ugly Purple Sweater, Typefighter and Plume Giant and the Black Cat. At 8 p.m. $8

MOVIE: Being There, Hal Ashby’s brilliant 1979 sendup of all things Washington, screens tonight at the AFI Silver Theatre. (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring). $11

ROOTS ROCK: See Simone Felice, one-half of the Felice Brothers, tonight at The Hamilton (600 14th Street NW). We interviewed him yesterday. At 7:30 p.m. $17