Hey, it’s Tin Can Day, ostensibly not all that special as novelty occasions go. But whilst we all lever last year’s spam from its cylindrical mini-larder in resignation (honour) of this day, it’s time to take a glance at a comical/musical alloy of London’s most precious cultural metals…

TODAY’S COMEDY CHOICES

WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards 2013: Heat III, Wilmington Arms, 19 Jan (pictured)
The Wilmington plays host to the third heat of WeGotTickets’ fifth ever Musical Comedy Awards. Acoustic trio Fair & Square headline an evening of dance, drama, music and laughs, competing against PG puppet-masters the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, witty lyricist Jo Stephenson and Regina Spektor-esque singer Emily Rose. Event details and tickets here.

A Comic Darkly: Art And Humour, October Gallery, 19 Jan
The October Gallery presents an all-day complement to its William S Burroughs exhibition, mining the strange relationship between art and laughter via a rolling programme of workshops, a vintage vinyl DJ set, and talks by guest speakers like ultra-trim sketchists Lady Garden, comedienne Lou Sanders and event compere, artist/comic Leigh Clarke. Event details and tickets here.

TODAY’S MUSIC CHOICES

Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards, Koko, 19 Jan
Gilles Peterson MCs his very own internationally-inclined music awards, inviting the likes of Neneh Cherry, The Invisible, Nick Mulvey  and Mala In Cuba to play live parallel to the prize-giving. Event details and tickets here.