NYC Comedy Picks for Week of September 6, 2010

NYC Comedy Picks for Monday 9/6/10

A Eulogy for Ochi's by Christian Finnegan

Reggie Watts (Hot Tub Variety) and Colin Quinn (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:

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

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Genius Death by Roo Roo improvisors Neil Casey & Anthony Atamanuik create an epic film on the spot; plus real-life siblings Will & Kevin Hines perform vibrant improv, in the double-bill The Two-Man Movie and The Brothers Hines

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5 online or $8 at the door): TV & movie star Kristen Schaal (one of the funniest women alive; shining star correspondent on The Daily Show; co-star of HBO's Flight of the Conchords; Comedy Central Presents half-hour special; co-creator & co-star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets; co-author of new bestselling book The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex) and master sketch comic Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central Presents; co-creator & co-star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets) host their legendary weekly sketch & stand-up comedy show, with tonight's guests Reggie Watts (musical improv comedy genius; Comedy Central special; Jimmy Fallon; Electric Company; Conan O'Brien's Legally Prohibited tour; for video samples, please click here), Jamie Lee (Last Comic Standing, College Humor), and Mike Amato performing at Brooklyn's Littlefield (622 Degraw Street): Hot Tub Variety

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Myq Kaplan (finalist on this summer's Last Comic Standing; Jay Leno, Comedy Central Presents half-hour special), Hari Kondabolu (Comedy Central), Andy Haynes (Last Comic Standing), Sean O'Connor (This American Life), and Scott Boxenbaum (LA Improv), and more performing at Aces & Eights (34 Avenue A, off 3rd Street) for John Szeluga's Not Friday

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: 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), Jena Friedman (wry dark comedy stand-up; host of Entertaining the Bartender), and Gary Vider (performing at a free weekly LES show at Pianos produced by Adam Lowitt and Matt Goldich: It Is It

[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 Birch Harms—making up a musical on the spot along with virtuoso improv pianist Frank Spitznagel: Diamond Lion

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest stand-up comics in the country—tonight including Colin Quinn (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central's much-missed Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn), Eugene Mirman (Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO's Flight of the Conchords, VH1, Adult Swim; pioneer of NYC downtown comedy), Christian Finnegan (three Comedy Central specials, commentator on MNBC's Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1's Best Week Ever; Chappelle's Show, The Today Show), and Andy Haynes (Last Comic Standing)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash

NYC Comedy Picks for Tuesday 9/7/10

A radio host, a Time Magazine editor, and more present the darkly comedic aspects of war at Charles Star's Adult Education...

...while Brooke Van Poppelen does stand-up at The Moon Show and Morgan Murphy does the same at Punch Up Your Life

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

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

7:00 pm ($5): "From the invocation of a name pulled from the obituary pages, the recently deceased gets a final chance to have his or her story told on stage through a series of improvised scenes." Come celebrate the life and death of a complete stranger—good taste optional—at Dearly Beloved Presents The Wake

[MEGA-TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Witty writers offering delightfully wry lectures about this month's topic "War"—e.g., WFMU's Ken Freedman recounts America's war propaganda highlights; Time.com Managing Editor (and a Time Magazine Executive Editor) Jim Frederick tells how toxic leadership, murder, and rape led to the catastrophic breakdown and fall of the 1st Platoon; and Constantine Von Hoffman shows excerpts of Walt Disney's memorably racist WWII propaganda cartoons (ranging from Donald Gets Drafted to Der Fuehrer's Face)—at Brooklyn's Union Hall for Charles Star's comedic show Adult Education

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Stand-up stars Hannibal Buress (staff writer for 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, ; Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson; 2010 ECNY Award for Best Male Stand-Up; host of Comedy Night; comedy CD My Name is Hannibal), Brooke Van Poppelen (TLC's American Chopper, Maxim and Cosmo Radio, So-Low Show; popular blogs NYisretarded.blogspot.com and RockBottom; for stand-up videos about overindulging at 30 and impersonating Morrisey, please click here and here), and Dan St. Germain (quick-witted, hilarious stand-up; for reenactment of Dan's breakup, please click here), plus music from Camille Harris (creator of FringeNYC 2009's Muffin Man) and tap dancer Hank Smith, 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): Comics industry pros join super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club

8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Bastian, DeCoster, Badman, Ragnaröck, and Robber Baron; 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

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Blaine Kneece (Andy Kaufman Award, Second City), Boris Khaykin, Subhah Agarwal, Nimesh Patel, and Kibibi Dillon performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome

[TOP PICK] 8:30 pm ($3): Morgan Murphy (The Comedians of Comedy; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon, former staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel and Crank Yankers), Dan St. Germain (quick-witted, hilarious stand-up; for reenactment of Dan's breakup, please click here), Murderfist (NYC's fearless heavy metal version of a sketch troupe; winner of the 2010 ECNY Award), and more performing at the Housingworks Bookstore Cafe for an almost-free weekly show hosted by Joe Derosa (Comedy Central) 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 9/8/10

Ophira Eisenberg ( You Went to College for That?) and Chelsea White ( It's Not That Serious)...

...and Adam Wade (The NFL Preview Spectacular) and Seth Herzog (Seth Herzog's Night of Fun)

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 midnight: Six free hours of improvisation in The PIT's Super Free Wednesday

7:00 pm (no cover, 2-drink min.): Stand-up dynamo Ali Wong, plus NYC stand-ups Chris Clarke, Scott Moran, and Larry Bailley, performing at the Laugh Lounge (151 Essex Street) with host Damien Lemon: Comedy on the Hump

[TOP PICK] 7:30ish pm ($10 at the door or $12.75 online): A monthly comedy show in which top storytellers tell a personal tale that in some way incorporates a lesson learned at college (for a write-up of last month's amazing debut, please click here)—with tonight's lineup consisting of host Ophira Eisenberg (Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime, The Liar Show), Leslie Goshko (Sideshow Goshko, Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion), David Ellis Dickerson (This American Life, The Moth), Ryan Britt (Nerve.com), and Nisse Greenberg—performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall for producer Adam Magazine's You Went to College For That?

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5; includes copious homemade treats): The kickoff of a new monthly comedy show hosted by the delightful Chelsea White (MTV, College Humor) and Aalap Patel—for a video promo, please click here—with tonight's wonderful debut lineup consisting of 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), Hannibal Buress (staff writer for 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, ; Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson; host of Comedy Night; comedy CD My Name is Hannibal), Carmen Lynch (Last Comic Standing), and Jordan Carlos (Comedy Central) performing at Karma Lounge (51 First Avenue, off 3rd Street)—and sharing the spotlight with "baked goods galore" by Chelsea's mom Deb White—all at It's Not That Serious

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): An Irish stand-up comic & book author—who's won two awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival—performing a solo show at UCBT for one night only: David O'Doherty

[FREE] 8:00 pm: The invaluable Jane Borden (Comedy Editor of Time Out New York), The Bitter Poet, and stand-ups Michael Birch, Justin Gray, and Beth McGregor performing at this free weekly show hosted by Sharon Spell: Shrink

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Genius comedic storytellers and, more importantly, rabid sports fans David Martin and Adam Wade, plus a bunch of guests including John Flynn, "break down the upcoming NFL season with their patented in-your-face and you-are-stupid brand of sports talk. Nowhere else will you hear discussions ranging from Tom Brady’s hair plugs to the need for lowering the age of consent to poetry inspired by Joe Pisarcik’s fumble. It’s like the old Mike & The Mad Dog show, but less informed and more obnoxious. Be kind please. Sports are all these two men have in their barren, pitiable lives:" The NFL Preview Spectacular

[TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($10, plus 2-item minimum): Seth Herzog (staff warm-up comic & sketch performer for Jimmy Fallon; Comedy Central, CBS, VH1; host of beloved NYC comedy show Sweet) performing an extended stand-up set of both his favorite and new material—plus sets from some of Seth's incredibly talented friends (possibly including stars)—for this evening only at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Seth Herzog's Night of Fun

[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 9/9/10

Big Jay Oakerson (Funny in Philly & Jay Oakerson's Dirty Minds) and Gavin Speiller of Rogue Elephant (Cage Match)...

...and one of the very finest comedies of FringeNYC 2010, which tonight begins an extended run: Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories

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] [$] 7:30 pm ($10, plus 2-item minimum): Stand-ups who got their start in Philly—comedy giant Jay Oakerson, Joe DeRosa (Chelsea Lately, Comedy Central), Mike Pomranz (writer for Comedy Central's Tosh.0 and Atom.com), Keith Robinson (David Letterman, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn), Richie Redding, and host Helen Hong—performing for one night only at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: It's Always Funny in Philadelphia

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 TV & film star whose credits include Beauty Shop with Queen Latifah and Bulworth; hosting BET's Hollah! and Comic View; and appearing on ABC's The View, HBO's Def Comedy Jam and Politically Incorrect, and Showtime's Laffapalooza, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Sheryl Underwood

8:00 pm ($5): "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; and young talents do a sketch show about cops, in the double-bill The Paul Downs Syndrome and The Sit Down and Shut Up NYPD Variety Hour

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($18): One of the very best shows at FringeNYC 2010 was an award-winning comedy from NYC's own Faye Lane, a luminous storyteller and singer who will charm your socks off—and possibly give you a moon pie to boot. Please read my review by clicking here; and don't miss this second chance provided by the FringeNYC Encore Series to experience the hilarious and unforgettable Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): 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) and Eliot Glazer (author of upcoming Web site & book When My Parents Were Awesome) joining sensual hosts Margot Leitman (VH1, Spike TV) and Giulia Rozzi (MTV, VH1.com) in telling tales on tonight's theme "Love Triangles"—plus comedic songs from Jen Kwok (NBC's Stand-Up For Diversity)—at the best sexy storytelling comedy show in NYC: Stripped Stories

[TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($20 & 2-item minimum): Superb stand-ups Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Joe DeRosa, Julian McCullough, Dean Edwards, Jamie Kilstein, and host Carmen Lynch performing at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Still Standing Up

[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($20 & 2-drink min.) Some of the raunchiest shock comics in the biz—Adrienne Iapalucci, Kurt Metzger, Mike Vecchione, and headliner Jay Oakerson, performing stand-up through Sunday at Carolines: Jay Oakerson's Dirty Minds

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Brilliant improv troupe Rogue Elephant, which has crushed three opponents in a row (last week, by 104 to 24), tonight competes with improv troupe Sheldrake Boothroy for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match

To view HyReviews.com NYC Comedy Picks from previous weeks, please click here.

NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 9/10/10

Marina Squerciati delivers one of the best performances of the year in Just In Time: The Judy Holliday Story;
and rising star Amy Schumer headlines tonight and Saturday at the Gotham Comedy Club

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] 7:00 pm: Razor-sharp comedic singing duo Stuckey & Murray, stand-ups Emily Epstein, Elon James White, and Dave Lester, band The Summer Replacements, and more performing at Otto's Shrunken Head (538 East 14th Street, between Avenues A and B) hosted by Eric Vetter: No Name and A Bag O' Chips

7:00 pm ($8): Award-winning improv duo Lucas Kavner and Bradford Jordan make stuff up with "a celebrity guest improvisor' at Swords

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): A delightful tale of heartbreak by Leslie Meisel —who manages the impressive feat of being adorable, sexy, and hilarious all at the same time, and is a sharp comedic talent very much worth keeping an eye on—quite ably abetted by co-writer Megan Neuringer in one of the smartest theatrical shows to grace UCBT this year: Love Can Suck a Dick...and So Can I ...

...plus, as the second half of this double-bill, "pop culture obsessed Billy Eichner takes you on a fun-filled 30 minute journey through his twisted and topical celebrity-fueled world:" Billy Eichner Goes Pop!

[$] 7:30 pm & 10:00 pm ($35 & 2-drink min.) A TV & film star whose credits include Beauty Shop with Queen Latifah and Bulworth; hosting BET's Hollah! and Comic View; and appearing on ABC's The View, HBO's Def Comedy Jam and Politically Incorrect, and Showtime's Laffapalooza, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Sheryl Underwood

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 8:00 pm & 10:30 on ($19.33 online with discount code WONG, plus 2-item minimum): A petite comedy dynamo, this razor-sharp rising star will shock you and make you roar with laughter with a fearlessness that's won her acclaim in San Francisco and, over the past year, a devoted following in NYC; don't miss her headlining for one night only—along with performances from Hannibal Buress, Sheng Wang, and Kevin Camia—at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Ali Wong

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): A groundbreaking and surreal improv/sketch troupe performing with new guests each Friday and making a valid complaint: Centralia: We Were Supposed To Have Flying Cars By Now

[FREE] 8:00: NYC stand-ups (who haven't been announced) performing at O'Hanlon's (14th Street off 1st Avenue), possibly hosted by Matt Ruby: Hot Soup

[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 co-hosts FUSE's A Different Spin; has performed on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, NBC's 30 Rock, Jimmy Fallen, John Oliver's NY Stand-Up, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show; and has interviewed such celebs as Sarah Silverman (to watch, please click here), headlining tonight and Saturday at the Gotham Comedy Club: Amy Schumer

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($18): My pick for #1 show (out of 197) at this year's spectacular FringeNYC 2010 was an award-winning comedy about comedy legend Judy Holliday featuring one of the best performances you're likely to see anywhere this year. Please read my review by clicking here; and don't miss this second chance provided by the FringeNYC Encore Series to experience the delightful Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story

[TOP PICK] 9:30 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

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

[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

11:15 ($5):Roman Rimer performs a one-man show about "inspirational and comedic true stories intertwining spirituality, sex, laws, identity, drug busts, discomfort, fear and discovery from a spontaneous road trip down South" in Evolution

[TOP PICK] [$] Midnight ($22.50 & 2-drink min.) Some of the raunchiest shock comics in the biz—Adrienne Iapalucci, Kurt Metzger, Mike Vecchione, and headliner Jay Oakerson—performing stand-up through Sunday at Carolines: Jay Oakerson's Dirty Minds

[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): Stand-up comic Tom McCaffrey switches to a career as "a hip-hop superstar," performing as TMC his "hip-hop/comedy rapsterpiece" Get Rich or Move Back in With my Dad, aided by such comedy greats as Carolyn Castiglia, Mara Herron, Joe Derosa, Rob Cantrell, Dan Curry, and Boris Khaykin: Joke Life

NYC Comedy Picks for Saturday 9/11/10

Dave Hill (Break Up Your Band) and Amy Schumer (headlining at Gotham Comedy Club)

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): Comics and actors bring never-before-seen video clips from their past performances that are so embarrassing, they're hilarious—especially after everyone on stage gets through making fun of them. Hosted by Joe Matarese, it's Rip my Clip

[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 co-hosts FUSE's A Different Spin; has performed on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, NBC's 30 Rock, Jimmy Fallen, John Oliver's NY Stand-Up, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show; and has interviewed such celebs as Sarah Silverman (to watch, please click here), headlining one final night at the Gotham Comedy Club: Amy Schumer

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Calise Hawkins (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Tom Sibley, and Jonathan Powley performing stand-up and then getting interviewed about their personal lives at Matt Ruby's and Mark Normand's "comedy chat show with boundary issues" at The Creek in Queens' Long Island City: We're All Friends Here

[$] [DISCOUNTED] 8:00 pm pm ($24.78 online if you use code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): Host of the Discover Channel's Proof, co-host of The Radio Chick, and a comedic commentator on such shows as VH1's Best Week Ever headlining for one night only at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Chuck Nice

[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

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

[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

[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): An all-star improv troupe led by brilliant UCBT artistic director Anthony King: Reuben Williams

[$] [DISCOUNTED] 10:30 pm ($12.89 online if you use code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): A stand-up hailed for rapidfire wit, insults, and dirty material who's a frequent guest on Opie & Anthony, Howard Stern, etc., performing tonight with like-minded friends at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Colin Kane

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

[TOP PICK] 11:00 ($8): NYC's heavy metal version of a sketch troupe, which doesn't always ht the mark but provides odd, unsettling, and fearless dark comedy—and won this year's ECNY Award for Best Sketch Group: Murderfist: Late and Dirty

[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): Comedy giant & talented musician Dave Hill, plus other cool musical guests, joining "opinionated audiophile John Frusciante hosting a revolving panel of music-loving comedians, writers, and musicians for a live monthly discussion about the state of music past and present, what you should and shouldn't be listening to, and why KISS sucks so much. It is a guarantee that your favorite band will at some point be brought up, dissected, and either praised to the rafters or dismissed with the wave of a hand that knows how to properly handle vinyl:" Break Up Your Band

NYC Comedy Picks for Sunday 9/12/10

One of the very finest comedies of FringeNYC 2010 enjoys an Encore today at 6:00 pm: Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories...

...and a delightful FringeNYC dark comedy performs its last NYC show at 6:00 pm: FayPigPen Presents The Nightmare Story

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] [$] 6:00 pm ($18): One of the very best shows at FringeNYC 2010 was an award-winning comedy from NYC's own Faye Lane, a luminous storyteller and singer who will charm your socks off—and possibly give you a moon pie to boot. Please read my review by clicking here; and don't miss this second chance provided by the FringeNYC Encore Series to experience the hilarious and unforgettable Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 6:00 pm ($18): One of the very best dark comedies at FringeNYC 2010 was this tale of a little girl whose dreams were so horrible it drove everyone away from her. Please read my review by clicking here; and then take advantage of this Encore presentation, which is the last chance for NYC to enjoy PigPen Presents The Nightmare Story

[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] Doors at 7:00 pm, show at 7:30 pm ($10 at the door or $12.75 online): Hannibal Buress (staff writer for 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson), Morgan Murphy (The Comedians of Comedy; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon), Mike Lawrence (Montreal Just for Laughs Festival), and more performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall for a show hosted by Kurt Braunohler: Nothing to Declare

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Joe DeRosa (HBO’s Down and Dirty, Comedy Central Presents, new comedy CD The Depression Auction), Julian McCullough (Comedy Central Presents), Carmen Lynch (Last Comic Standing), Michael Terry (Onion News Network), and Scott Moran performing at RG Daniels' free weekly show at the Three of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up

8:00 pm ($8): "A comedic rock opera featuring rock'n'roll ventriloquist Carla Rhodes, who journeyed from Kentucky ragamuffin to finessed East Village superstar. She's assisted by a cast of colorful characters she meets on the way from teenage frustration to artistic satisfaction. Not only will you be thrilled and delighted by ventriloquial feats and clever quips, but your socks will also be rocked by her backing band The Extravaganzas. Each monthly show features a special guest who will perform a full set." It all happens tonight at Arlene's Grocery (95 Stanton Street): The Continuing Story of Carla Rhodes

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 9:00 pm: 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), Seth Herzog (staff comic for Jimmy Fallon; Comedy Central, CBS, VH1, movie star; host of Sweet), Godfrey (Comedy Central, VH1, BET, Zoolander), William Stephenson, Sabrina Jalees, and Open Mike Eagle performing at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan) hosted by Hannibal Buress (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock): Comedy Night

[FREE] 9:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Rob Cantrell, Matt Goldich, Dave Rosinsky, Ben Kissel, and Julia Segal performing in the East Village's Beauty Bar at Vince Averill's & Jesse Popp's free weekly extravaganza Beauty Bar Comedy

[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($21.25 & 2-drink min.) Some of the raunchiest shock comics in the biz—Adrienne Iapalucci, Kurt Metzger, Mike Vecchione, and headliner Jay Oakerson—performing stand-up one last night at Carolines: Jay Oakerson's Dirty Minds

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