NYC Comedy Picks for Week of September 20, 2010

NYC Comedy Picks for Monday 9/20/10

Reggie Watts  Daniel Kitson

Reggie Watts (Whiplash) and Daniel Kitson (Hot Tub Variety and Whiplash)

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

 

[FREE] 6:00 pm: Kevin Allison (legendary MTV sketch series The State, HBO, Comedy Central, VH1, host of award-winning storytelling show Risk!) hosts this free open mic show for storytellers, in which you can put your name in a hat for the chance to tell a five-minute true story...and if it's a good one, possibly be included in Kevin's popular podcasts on the Web: Risk! Storyslam

[FREE] 7:00 pm: Brilliant comedic singer/songwriter Shayna Ferm, and NYC stand-ups Joe List (Comedy Central), Jayson Cross (Nip/Tuck, The View), and Liz Faublas performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy

7:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): The perfect show for short attention spans—open mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours at the Luca Lounge (222 Avenue B off 14th Street)—at John Morrison's Motel Luca

8:00 pm ($5): Two of UCBT's fine house sketch comedy troupes, Slow Burn and High Treason, trying out new bits at Maude Night

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5 online or $8 at the door): Visiting UK comedy genius Daniel Kitson (if you don't know, come and find out), Jessi Klein (fresh, unique, deliciously organic comic who's one of the best stand-ups in the country; staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim), and Noah Garfinkel (VH1's Best Week Ever, Huffington Post, co-host of Totally J/K) performing at Brooklyn's Littlefield (622 Degraw Street) with sketches and more from NYC comedy royalty Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler: Hot Tub Variety

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Andrea Rosen (Comedy Central's Stella, Variety SHAC), musical comedy duo Stuckey & Murray, Susan Burke (Comedy Central's Important Things), and Matt Peters (Weeds) performing at a free weekly LES show at Pianos produced by Adam Lowitt and Matt Goldich: It Is It

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Brooke Van Poppelen (brilliant stand-up, writer, and storyteller; blogger for trutV; popular blogs NYisretarded.blogspot.com and RockBottom; for stand-up videos about overindulging at 30 and impersonating Morrisey, please click here and here), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, Verizon FIOS guy, Front Page Films, The Other Guys, comedy CD Come Clean), Jordan Carlos (Comedy Central), Kevin Barnett, Matt Donaher, and Barbara Holm performing at Aces & Eights (34 Avenue A, off 3rd Street) for John Szeluga's Not Friday

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5):Treasured Time Out NY Comedy Editor Jane Borden, Victor Varnado, Jullian McCullough, Chris DeLuca, Vanessa Hollingshead, and Emmett Montgomery performing stand-up in the Lolita Bar for producer Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Some of the finest improvisors in the country—Tara Copeland, Becky Drysdale, Jeff Hiller, Thomas Middleditch, Eliza Skinner, Mike Still, and tonight's guest Will Hines—making up a musical on the spot along with virtuoso improv pianist Frank Spitznagel: Diamond Lion

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the country—with tonight's blowout edition featuring UK storytelling genius Daniel Kitson, improv beatbox genius Reggie Watts, and stand-ups Ron Lynch and Jeffrey Joseph—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash

 

 

NYC Comedy Picks for Tuesday 9/21/10

Chris Gethard  Elna Baker

Genius comedic storytellers Chris Gethard and Elna Baker perform tonight with Wyatt Cenac at Brooklyn's The Moon Show

 

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

 

[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($5): "An informative 22-minute multimedia presentation on the ins and outs of taping things off the radio taught by Dennis Steiger"—actually, Justin Peters—"a qualified instructor with decades worth of radio-taping experience. He will present a historical overview of this well-beloved hobby, demonstrate various methods of taping things off the radio, and offer suggestions for what to tape. If time permits, he will take questions from the audience, and offer anecdotes drawn from his personal experience with the pastime known as 'the sport of kings.' In sum, attendees will come away from this presentation with a solid grasp on the fundamentals they need to participate in a great lifelong hobby:" How to Tape Things Off the Radio

7:00 pm & 8:00 pm & 9:00 pm & 10:00 pm ($5 at the door, $5.99 per show online): NYC improv and sketch troupes—many of whom perform at The PIT—compete against each other via this unusual annual contest in which each group, regardless of specialty, will perform both improv and sketch...as well as a comedy form known as sketchprov using the Second City routine The Pad. The competition, running through Saturday, is SketchProv

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Blowout show with Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), genius storytellers Chris Gethard (star of Comedy Central's Big Lake; The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, author of book Weird New York) and Elna Baker (bestselling author of the comedic book The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance), and musical guest Steph Fagan performing at Brooklyn's The Royal Oak (594 Union Avenue) along with sketches from Moon regulars such as co-producer Jordan Clifford and hosts Nat Towsen & Bob Walles: The Moon Show

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): World-class storyteller Adam Wade (two-time Moth GrandSlam Storytelling Champion (2006 & 2009) and record-breaking 15-time StorySlam Champion; The New York Times Magazine; host of Real Tales of College; for Adam's award-winning tale of being an NBC page on Conan O'Brien, please click here) hosts a show that's "like watching the characters of The Wonder Years and Freaks & Geeks all grown up and telling coming-of-age tales of love, lost, regret, and redemption, with John Flynn (The Nights of Our LIves), Mark Grenier, Tim Welsh, and Courtney Wielgus: Adam Wade's Whatever Happened to the Nerds?

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Arden Myrin (Conan O'Brien, Mad TV, numerous other TV shows & films; for Mad TV samples, please click here and here and here), Adrienne Iapalucci (Last Comic Standing), Joe Devito (Last Comic Standing), Ray Devito, and Gabe Pacheco performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome

8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes DeCoster, Ragnaröck, Badman, Sandino, and Monstro; and at 11:00 pm UCBT students make up a story taking place in a single location in real time (i.e., Death by Roo Roo's near-unbeatable technique at Cage Match)—all at Harold Night

8:30 pm ($3): Treasured Time Out NY Comedy Editor Jane Borden, Russ Meneve, Nick Griffin, and more performing at the Housingworks Bookstore Cafe for an almost-free weekly show hosted by Joe DeRosa (HBO’s Down and Dirty, Comedy Central Presents, new comedy CD The Depression Auction) and Jared Logan (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central): Punch Up Your Life

[FREE] 11:00 pm: Free open mic stand-up show that's seldom much fun for audience members but is a nice opportunity if you want 4-5 minutes to test out your comedy material on stage: Bring It

 

 

NYC Comedy Picks for Wednesday 9/22/10

Andrea Rosen  Maeve Higgins

Stand-ups Andrea Rosen and Maeve Higgins perform with Chris Gethard tonight at Totally J/K

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

 

 

[FREE] 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Two free hours of improvisation in The PIT's Super Free Wednesday

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 7:00 pm ($18): The absolute funniest comedy at FringeNYC 2010 was a play about the world of D&D role-play gaming. It's a smart, hilarious production that's exceptionally well-written and directed with razor-sharp timing. For my review, please click here; and then don't miss this second chance provided by the FringeNYC Encore Series to experience the extraordinary Saving Throw Versus Love

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Chris Gethard (brilliant improvisor and comedic storyteller; star of upcoming Comedy Central sitcom Big Lake; Magic Box of Stories, The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, author of book Weird New York), Andrea Rosen (Comedy Central's Stella, Variety SHAC), and Maeve Higgins (visiting Irish comedy star) join best bud hosts Noah Garfinkel & Joe Mande (author of Look At This F*cking Hipster) at Totally J/K

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Brian Longwell, Joe Yoga, Subhah Agarwal, Mike Cotayo, Nathan Min, and Joe Pera performing at this free weekly show hosted by Sharon Spell: Shrink

8:00 pm & 9:00 pm & 10:00 pm ($5 at the door, $5.99 per show online): NYC improv and sketch troupes—many of whom perform at The PIT—compete against each other via this unusual annual contest in which each group, regardless of specialty, will perform both improv and sketch...as well as a comedy form known as sketchprov using the Second City routine The Pad. The competition, running through Saturday, is SketchProv

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): One of the finest comedic storytelling shows in the country, in which brilliant writer/performers—who tonight are Anthony Atamanuik, Andrea Rosen, Jon Gabrus, Adam Newman, and wonderful host David Martin—tell tales that are brutally honest and utterly hilarious, with tonight's theme Defending Myself, at The Nights of Our Lives

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Host Justin Purnell (The Colbert Report) providing as many as a dozen guests packed into 75 minutes performing stand-up, improv, sketch, and occasionally acts that defy categorization. The level of talent can vary wildly, but for some (like me), that's part of the laid-back fun; and this is often one of the most amazing comedy shows in town. Come support the experimentation, and periodic magical surprises, that this uniquely organic rollercoaster of a show makes possible—and don't forget to toss $1 in the bucket on your way out: School Night

 

 

NYC Comedy Picks for Thursday 9/23/10

Kurt Braunohler  Todd Barry

Kurt Braunohler and Todd Barry will be adorable tonight at Comedy Below Canal

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Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

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7:30 pm ($5): Sharp improvisors directed by James Eason "take an audience suggestion and break it into a million funny pieces," and veteran improvisors play with "elements of monoscene, deconstruction, and La Ronde," in the double-bill The Deconstruction and Sleepover

[$] 7:30 pm ($32.75 & 2-drink min.)  A comic perhaps best known for his appearances on celebrity roasts, but who's also performed on David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, and more, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Jeffrey Ross

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): "Seven family members, friends, coworkers and a neighbor of seven weeks accidentally ruin their final goodbyes," performed by such stellar talents as Lennon Parham and Leslie Meisel; and "seemingly unrelated or meaningless episodes of multiple personalities, bizarre delusion, and general perversion, suggesting a deranged mind," co-written and performed by Paul W. Downs, in the double-bill Oh My God, I Heard You're Dying! and The Paul Downs Syndrome

8:00 pm & 9:00 pm & 10:00 pm ($5 at the door, $5.99 per show online): NYC improv and sketch troupes—many of whom perform at The PIT—compete against each other via this unusual annual contest in which each group, regardless of specialty, will perform both improv and sketch...as well as a comedy form known as sketchprov using the Second City routine The Pad. The competition, running through Saturday, is SketchProv

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($12): Todd Barry (one of the finest stand-ups in the country; HBO, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Presents, The Sarah Silverman Program, Adult Swim, feature films The Wrestler and Pete Smalls is Dead), master sketch comic Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central; co-creator & co-star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets), hilarious comedic singer/songwriter Ben Lerman, Jiwon Lee, and David Angelo performing at 92Y Tribeca's Comedy Below Canal

9:30 pm ($5): If you're a fan of CollegeHumor.com, you can see the folks behind it on stage—along with stand-ups Sheng Wang, Calise Hawkins, Dan Gurewitch, The Gregory Brother, and hosts Streeter and Jeff—at CollegeHumor Live

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Brilliant improv troupe Rogue Elephant, which has crushed five opponents in a row, tonight competes with improv troupe Dog Court for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match

 

 

NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 9/24/10

Paul Scheer Nick Krol

Beloved comedy stars Paul Scheer and Nick Kroll team up for a live version of their FX TV series The League...

Natasha Leggero Natasha Leggero Natasha Leggero

...and the wonderful Natasha Leggero heats up NYC tonight and Saturday headlining at Comix

 

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

 

 

[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($10): Always fresh and imaginative world-class sketch troupe that uses song, movement, and clever scenarios to turn familiar rituals on their head (for a video about awkward goodbyes at the end of a party, please click here) delivering a brand new collection of sketches titled Ms. Larsen's Class: The Harvard Sailing Team

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Brilliant improvisor and storyteller Anthony Atamanuik (30 Rock, Huffington Post, Death by Roo Roo, The Nights of Our Lives) performing a one-man autobiographical show about doing drugs and booze while writing for children's television; and Nicole Shabtai performing a one-woman show about "illustrious a 13-year-old socialite and notorious Upper East Side private schooler we all love to hate," in the double-bill Pissing My Pants on Vine and Citizen Rothstein

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:30 pm ($24.78 online with discount code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): Genius improvisors and comedic character actors Paul Scheer and Nick Kroll (both dearly loved NYC comics who moved to LA for TV & movie careers), along with some of their fellow cast members from the FX TV series The League, performing live on stage for one night only at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer, and More at FX's The League Live

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($7): The phenomenal Tara Copeland and veteran comic Jessica Allen performing as an improv duo at Tara & Jess

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Christian Finnegan (co-star of TBS' Are We There Yet?; three Comedy Central specials; commentator on MNBC's Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1's Best Week Ever; Chappelle's Show, The Today Show), Julian McCullough (Comedy Central Presents), Phil Hanley, Matt Donaher, and Jessie Geller performing stand-up with host David Cope: Hot Soup

8:00 pm & 9:30 pm ($12 at the door, $10.98 per show online): NYC improv and sketch troupes—many of whom perform at The PIT—compete against each other via this unusual annual contest in which each group, regardless of specialty, will perform both improv and sketch...as well as a comedy form known as sketchprov using the Second City routine The Pad. The competition, running through Saturday, is SketchProv

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): Some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm ($25 & 2-drink min.) A stand-up who's appeared on HBO’s Down and Dirty, performed his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, co-hosts the weekly Tuesday NYC comedy show Punch Up Your Life, and recently released his comedy CD The Depression Auction, headlining tonight and Saturday at the Gotham Comedy Club: Joe DeRosa

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 10:00 pm ($26.95 online if you use code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): A razor-sharp and irresistible star who was the stand-out judge on this summer's Last Comic Standing; who's performed on Jay Leno, Comedy Central, FX, Chelsea Lately, and more (for samples, please click here); and who loves music, dark comedy, and mercilessly parodying the rich, performing not-to-be-missed headlining sets tonight and Saturday at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Natasha Leggero

10:00 pm ($7): Singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical

[$] 10:00 pm ($35 & 2-drink min.)  A comic perhaps best known for his appearances on celebrity roasts, but who's also performed on David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, and more, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Jeffrey Ross

[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): Jonathan Gabrus, Sue Galloway, and other superb improvisors make up scenes about an audience member's legal dispute at The Law Firm: Law & Disorder

11:30 ($5): Improvisors Brigid Boyle, Emily Bryan, Nicole Cascio, Caroline Ficksman, and Alexis Saarela parodying The View in a show self-described as "Hey, Darlings! Come sit down with a cup of coffee (or perhaps a martini) and join the panel of five of New York's most talkative and opinionated women as they discuss the week's events, and interview alluring guests from the worlds of literature, politics, comedy, and more. Let's talk about issues, over drinks!" This show will keep you in Focus

Midnight ($5): Sketch comedy troupes Boat and Dependable Felons compete for audience laughs and votes, with troupe Sidecar hosting, in Backyard Brawl

 

 

NYC Comedy Picks for Saturday 9/25/10

Natasha Leggero Natasha Leggero

Wry,  quick-witted, hilarious Natasha Leggero concludes her not-to-be-missed run tonight headlining at Comix...

Kerry Flanagan Kerry Flanagan

...while the champion of feminism Leibya Rogers performs for her live comedy CD recording: Leibya Fair Live ...

Kerry Flanagan

...and the absolute funniest show (out of 197) at last month's FringeNYC—a comedic play about
fantasy role-play gaming—has its final encore performances tonight and Sunday: Saving Throw Versus Love

 

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

 

[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($8): Brilliant comedic singer/songwriter Mindy Raf lets loose as her best-known character, ultra-feminist Leibya Rogers, singing songs for freedom in "a loving parody of Ani Difranco and the singer-songwriters of the 90's," to record Leibya's first comedy CD—with the help of comedy genius Kate McKinnon—at Arlene's Grocery (95 Stanton Street): Leibya Fair Live

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:30 pm & 10:00 pm ($26.95 online if you use code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): A razor-sharp and irresistible star who was the stand-out judge on this summer's Last Comic Standing; who's performed on Jay Leno, Comedy Central, FX, Chelsea Lately, and more (for samples, please click here); and who loves music, dark comedy, and mercilessly parodying the rich, performing a not-to-be-missed headlining set at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Natasha Leggero

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Genius improvisor Christina Gausas and friends she originally made in Chicago—which include writers & performers from 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show—plus a rotating cast of stellar visitors, all joyously declaring Let's Have a Ball

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm & 11:45 pm ($25 & 2-drink min.) A stand-up who's appeared on HBO’s Down and Dirty, performed his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, co-hosts the weekly Tuesday NYC comedy show Punch Up Your Life, and recently released his comedy CD The Depression Auction, headlining at the Gotham Comedy Club: Joe DeRosa

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($15 at the door, $13.99 online): NYC improv and sketch troupes—many of whom perform at The PIT—competing against each other via this unusual annual contest in which each group, regardless of specialty, will perform both improv and sketch...as well as a comedy form known as sketchprov using the Second City routine The Pad. This final night of the week-long competition features the best of the groups, and will probably sell out, so buying in advance online is recommended: SketchProv

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): One of the gutsiest and most hilarious troupes in comedy history—and the Cage Match Champion for two years in a row!—genius improvisors Death by Roo Roo

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Visiting Irish comedy star Maeve Higgins, master sketch comic Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central; co-creator & co-star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets), Roger Hailes (Chappelle's Show, VH1, MTV; for sample video, please click here), and more performing at Brooklyn's Sycamore with hosts Caroline Creaghead and Anne Johnson: Rope Swing

9:00 pm ($7): Organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track!

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($18): The absolute funniest comedy at FringeNYC 2010 was a play about the world of D&D role-play gaming. It's a smart, hilarious production that's exceptionally well-written and directed with razor-sharp timing. For my review, please click here; and then don't miss this second chance provided by the FringeNYC Encore Series to experience the extraordinary Saving Throw Versus Love

[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($15): Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, fast-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience interaction and audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer

10:30 pm ($10): While Reuben Williams plays a gig in Las Vegas, improv troupe Bastian fills in with an intriguing-sounding show springboarding off audience fantasies: Why Don't You Do What You Dream?

10:30 pm ($5): Vibrant improv from Nick Kanellis & Peter McNerney (Statues of Liberty) and Leslie Korein as comedy trio Trike

[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): "The most fabulous show on Earth," hosted by Tim Gunn (John Flynn) and Tim Gunn (Michael Hartney), tonight featuring Project Runway Season 5 contestants Jennifer Diederich and Wesley Nault, plus superb comedic performers (both straight and gay)—including Megan Neuringer, Andy Rocco, Brian Faas, Sue Galloway, Eliot Glazer, Chris Kelly, Matt Pavlovich, and Thorgi—and two audience members who'll be selected to compete in a design challenge, at The Same Sex-Tacular

 

 

NYC Comedy Picks for Sunday 9/26/10

Kerry Flanagan  Kerry Flanagan

Tonight at 7:00 is your last chance to enjoy the funniest comedy of FringeNYC 2010, a fast-paced play about
fantasy role-play gaming starring the wonderful Kerry Flanagan: Saving Throw Versus Love

 

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

 

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 7:00 pm ($18): The absolute funniest comedy at FringeNYC 2010 was a play about the world of D&D role-play gaming. It's a smart, hilarious production that's exceptionally well-written and directed with razor-sharp timing. For my review, please click here; and then don't miss this final encore performance of the extraordinary Saving Throw Versus Love

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10) and 9:30 pm [FREE]: UCBT's signature improv comedy extravaganza, which typically includes stars in the improv world, and sometimes even TV & movie stars such as Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz: ASSSCAT 3000

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($7): Visiting UK comedy stars Maeve Higgins and Claudia O'Doherty, plus "a special guest," performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall hosted by comedy giant Eugene Mirman: Tearing the Veil of Maya

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan (The Daily Show, The Electric Company, Freestyle Love Supreme, co-host of The BEATdown), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, Verizon FIOS guy, Front Page Films, The Other Guys, comedy CD Come Clean), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, Verizon FIOS guy, Front Page Films, The Other Guys, comedy CD Come Clean), Colin Jost (writer for Saturday Night Live), Myka Fox (co-host of Comical Radio), and Sean O'Connor (NPR's This American Life) performing at RG Daniels' free weekly show at the Three of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 9:00 pm: Ali Wong (fearless, razor-sharp, hilarious comedy dynamo; Comedy Central), Rob Cantrell (Comedy Central), Dave Lester, and Pat Brown performing at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan) hosted by Hannibal Buress (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock): Comedy Night

[FREE] 9:00 pm: Joe DeRosa (HBO’s Down and Dirty, Comedy Central Presents, new comedy CD The Depression Auction), Jared Logan (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), James Harris, Annie Lederman, and The Cowmen performing stand-up in the East Village's Beauty Bar at Vince Averill's & Jesse Popp's free weekly extravaganza Beauty Bar Comedy

[FREE] 10:00 pm: Stand-ups Allison Castillo (HBO), Robin Fox, and Alejandro Morales performing at this free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour

 

 

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