Wednesdays are not funny; it's the middle of the workweek. And if you're like me, it's leftover night at the ol' homestead.

I'm guessing Augie Tulba knows this. That's gotta be the reason why his now three-week-old hump day "Hawaiian Style Comedy Show" at the Sheraton Waikiki's Esprit Lounge has been drawing a packed house. That or he's just crazy funny.

Check out the guy tonight from 7:30 to 8:30. Ten dollars, and better than leftovers. 921-4600.

— Derek Paiva

FEED YOUR BRAIN

BLACK-HISTORY TRIVIA ON DECK

Here's some trivia for you: In 2001, who became the first African-American U.S. secretary of state? Were the pyramids at Giza built as tombs or temples? Which Michael Jackson album won eight Grammy Awards in 1983? These are among 850 questions that test your mettle on African-American heritage, in "Brain Quest: Black History" (Workman Publishing, $10.95). And with Black History Month coming up, it's a good time to brush up on these facts. For details, see brainquest.com.

(Oh, the answers to the questions above: Colin L. Powell, tombs and "Thriller.")

— Zenaida Serrano

FINAL WORD

"Being a personality isn't being an actor. ... It's like cotton candy — empty calories that go away as quickly as you consume them."

Sarah Jessica Parker | in Back Stage West magazine