Reggie Watts is one-of-a-kind. Literally. With a massive afro and bushy beard, he simply looks unique. With his impressive vocal range and mad beat-boxing skills, his music is distinct, too. (Though his band Maktub is on extended hiatus.) But what really makes Watts a true original is the fact that every one of his performances is unlike the others. The man thrives on improvisation, using just a looping machine, his buttery voice, and his absurd sense of humor to create new material each time he takes the stage. This is a feat in and of itself, but what makes Watts’ performances even more impressive is that he manages to be unendingly hilarious with his perpetual ad-libbing. Need proof? Last year he was the opening act on Conan O’Brien’s Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television tour and starred in his own Comedy Central special, Why Shit So Crazy? Tonight’s show is a homecoming of sorts for the Seattle-to-Brooklyn transplant; it’ll be part concert, part stand-up, and entirely unpredictable. KEEGAN HAMILTON

Sun., Aug. 21, 7 p.m., 2011