Transforming expectations is the nature of Lucha VaVOOM. With a handful of 15-minute lucha libre-style masked matches, complemented by burlesque and narrated by a rotation of fringe comedians, VaVOOM fills a campy niche all its own.

Picture this: Nadya Suleman (aka Octo-Mom) jumps onto the back of Jon Gosselin's four-wheeler.

The Cohoquinoque Creek that once ran past Fishtown is now an icky sewer, yet a local group of grads from the Tyler School of Art have merrily adopted its name.

Woolly Pocket by City Planter | Garden Anywhere by Alys Fowler | A Peaceful Bomb Vase By Love & Peace | Elephant Watering Can by Toysmith | Grow-A-Note Card by Hana & Posy

If Hello Kitty and Ryan Seacrest had a one-night stand, their child might be the Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational.

These fetishists are quite giving. All ball proceeds, typically totaling more than $10,000, have gone to local charities, including Action AIDS, MANNA and the Woodhull Freedom Foundation. Regardless of the fetish ball's raison d'être, each charity has taken the money — until now.

The Jewish community sure does have one biting, distinct funny bone — but why?

On the eighth day, God created the Snuggie. Nah, just playing — the Slanket came first.

In addition to showcasing brand-name comics like Paul Mooney, Michael Blackson and Teddy Carpenter, the fest will also hold a "New Faces of Comedy" competition, whose winner will receive a trip to Jamaica.

Improv comedian Jill Bernard's seven-year-old show, in which she accompanies herself on a blue plastic drum machine, is goofy as hell.