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Comic to sign comics: Brian Posehn at Challengers this Saturday

By Sun-Times Wire

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Just and fyi: While he’s in town this weekend to perform at Up Comedy Club in Old Town (four more shows Friday and Saturday), “heavy metal” comedian Brian Posehn (“The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Mr. Show with Bob and David”) is also scheduled to ink copies of his “Deadpool” comic books — and whatever else people bring by — from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 25 at Challengers on N. Western.

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