Is your child funny? (Funny ha-ha, not funny peculiar. Hopefully all children are a little peculiar.) A bit of a ham? Always scribbling new “bits” on those cocktail napkins your urbane friends leave strewn about the coffee table? Well 826 Seattle wants to help him or her refine those gifts. Among the many workshops the not-for-profit youth language arts center is offering this summer, during the school-free months, is next week’s Stand-Up Comedy primer: Thursday, July 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Open to fifteen participants, ages 10 to 15. Oh, and it’s FREE. The brave instructor is laugh-master Peter Grayy, host of the Mirabeau Room’s popular Wednesday night comedy showcase. (Don’t worry, Moms & Dads - workshop material won’t get too “blue.”) Best part? Completion guarantees a slot on the bill at the 826 Seattle Variety Show that Saturday afternoon, July 22. (More on that shindig later…) Contact the 826 workshop directors to sign up now.