Just to make up for the hiatus since the frenzy of November’s Grand Slam, we’re giving you a double shot of StorySlam to ring in the New Year:

January 24th
Theme: Broke
Host: Robert Drake
Location: Commonwealth Plaza at the Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St.
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Cost: FREE

January 27th
Theme: Bad Idea
Host: Victor Fiorillo
Location: L’Etage Cabaret at 6th and Bainbridge (above Creperie Beau Monde)
Time: Doors at 7:30pm and the Slam begins at 8:30pm
Cost: $8 (or get your six pack of passes for $40 here!)

No guarantees, but Donald Carter, who confidently asserts he’s the only gay, black Republican in Philadelphia, might very well make an appearance.  Here’s his 2008 Festival Grand Slam performance in all its splendor: