NYC Comedy Picks for Monday 3/7/11
Clowning around tonight are Ambrose Martos (Hot Tub Variety) and Anthony Jeselnik (Whiplash)
Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight
(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $12 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
6:30 pm & 9:00 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, with two entirely different shows back to back, performing at the Luca Bar (119 St. Marks Place) for John Morrison's Motel Luca
[FREE] 7:30 pm: Calise Hawkins (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing), Dan Goodman, Michael Che, Jude Destin, and Yamaneika Saunders performing stand-up at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($6.50 online or $8 at the door): Clown Ambrose Martos (Cirque de Soleil, Slava's Snow Show), stand-up Rachel Feinstein (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents, TBS's Just For Laughs), and musical guest Morgan O'Kane ("We fell in love with our musical guest after seeing him play the banjo and thump a suitcase on the subway platform") performing at Brooklyn's Littlefield (622 Degraw Street) with sketches and more from NYC comedy royalty Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler: Hot Tub Variety
8:00 pm ($5): Two of UCBT's fine house sketch comedy troupes, Thunder Gulch and Dweeb, trying out new bits at Maude Night
8:00 pm ($5): Improv based on headlines from the amazing New York Post: Headless Body in Topless Bar
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): A double-bill of vibrant improv troupes: Neil Casey & Anthony Atamanuik make up an entire feature film as The Two-Man Movie; and Nicole Byer, Sasheer Zamata, and Keisha Zollar form a surprise breakout hit as all-gal troupe Doppelganger
9:30 pm ($5): One-person scripted mini-shows by students of the wonderful Jen Nails, who's stellar at teaching how to Do It Yourself
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the world—who tonight include Anthony Jeselnik (one of my all-time favorite stand-ups; writer/performer for Jimmy Fallon; Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central Presents; debut comedy CD Shakespeare), Hannibal Buress (staff writer for 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live; David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Louie, Comedy Central; host of Sunday's Comedy Night), Phil Hanley, and Ben Roy—hosted by the wonderful Chris Gethard (star of Comedy Central sitcom Big Lake; Magic Box of Stories, The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, author of book Weird New York) at Whiplash
[FREE] 11:00 pm: If you're an audience member who loves stand-up, Monday at 11 should be Whiplash! night (see listing above). If you're a comic who couldn't get booked on UCBT's all-star show, though, you can opt to instead practice your skills at this stand-up open mic hosted by Michelle Wolf and the hilarious Erin Lennox (for a sample of Erin's dynamite Seriously Sports show, please click here): Fresh
NYC Comedy Picks for Tuesday 3/8/11
Aziz Ansari performs at Tell Your Friends, and Michael Ian Black headlines at Carolines
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): Six improvisors play themselves on stage (similar to Naked in a Fishbowl) in Self Image; and in the second half of this double-bill, Jenny Dunne and Rick Andrews improvise a single moment in two characters' lives again and again, exploring three parallel realities, and the difference that a look or tone can make, in The Cascade
[TOP PICK] 7:30ish pm ($5): 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; star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets; co-host of Hot Tub Variety; co-author of bestselling book The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex), Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials), Ted Alexandro (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials; delivered perfect set recently at Carnegie Hall), Chesley Calloway (co-host of Comedy as a Second Language), Neal Stasny, and Josh Carter performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall with hosts Tyler Fischer & Sharron Paul: Cheap Date Comedy Show
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): TV & movie star Aziz Ansari (one of the finest stand-ups in the country; co-star of NBC's Parks & Recreation and MTV's Human Giant), Victor Varnado (Conan O'Brien), Brody Stevens (HBO, Comedy Central, The Hangover), The Onion staffers Joe Garden, Lane Moore, and John Harris, and more performing at the Lolita Bar at Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Superb veteran improvisors—including Tara Copeland, Matt Higgins, and Matt Oberg—performing as new troupe HugeTown
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm ($5): Comics industry pros joining 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 Dybbuk, Grandma's Ashes, Ragnaröck, Sandino, and Standard Oil; and at 11:00 pm improv from advanced UCBT students—all at Harold Night
[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Molly Knefel, Jen Perney, Subhah Agarwal, Scout Derwood, and Mark Anthony Ramirez performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) hosted by the delightful Abbi Crutchfield and guest-host Maggie Nuttall: Positively Awesome
8:30 pm ($5): In this double-bill, each of two of The Magnet's singing improv troupes will make up a musical on the spot based on an audience suggestion: The Sound & The Fury and Rebound
[TOP PICK] [$] 9:00 pm ($16.50, plus 2-item minimum): Unforgettably hilarious co-star of NBC's Ed, member of legendary sketch troupe & seminal MTV series The State, co-star of Comedy Central's Michael & Michael Have Issues, and much more headlining for one night only at the Carolines Comedy Club: Michael Ian Black
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): 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), Jeff Ross (veteran Roastmaster on Comedy Central), Neal Brennan (co-creator & director of Chappelle's Show), and more performing at Ella (9 Avenue A) hosted by the wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet
9:30 pm ($5): One-person scripted mini-shows by students of the wonderful Jen Nails, who's stellar at teaching how to Do It Yourself
[TOP PICK] 10:00ish pm ($5): A UK comedy star performing a one-man show for one night only at Brooklyn's Union Hall: Tom Allen
[FREE] 10:15 pm: In this free show, audience members can join in with veteran musical improv talents to make up stories in song on the spot: Musical Magnet Mixer
[FREE] 11:00 pm: A breathtaking 40 comics are given 2 minutes each in this rapid-fire open mic stand-up show hosted with wit and energy by Jay Welch: Bring It
NYC Comedy Picks for Wednesday 3/9/11
Hilariously honest & fearless stand-up/storyteller Andrea Rosen
debuts her one-woman show Ding
Dong Meow, while
top stand-ups Ted Alexandro (above), Brooke Van Poppelen, and
more help debut new Brooklyn show Pant-Hoot
Comedy
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 at The PIT's Super Free Wednesday
7:00 pm, 8:30 pm, and 10:00 pm ($5): Magnet house troupes performing improv, followed by a free show at 11:30 pm: The Magnet's Megawatt
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): One of the finest stand-ups & storytellers in NYC, Andrea Rosen (HBO, Variety SHAC, The Nights of Our LIves), debuting a one-woman show that'll probably be hilarious in a deliciously dark and memorable way: Ding Dong Meow; and in the other half of this double-bill, very smart and somewhat nerdy comics Dan St. Germain (quick-witted rising star; Jimmy Fallon, MTV) and Jared Logan (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central) doing a show about history's most infamous rivalries in They Hated Each Other
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5—which includes a free drink!): Dave Hill (one of the most original and hilariously sharp alternative comics in the country; HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, NPR, star of The King of Miami, band Diamondsnake, champion rapper; The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Dave Hill Explosion), Rob Cantrell (CBS, Marijuana-logues), Andy Haynes (Jimmy Fallon), Ryan Hamilton (Comedy Central), and Neal Stasny performing stand-up at The Creek in Queens' Long Island City: Monsters
[$] 8:00 pm ($16.50 & 2-drink min.): A comic who used to work for Sears and jokes about the middle class headlining for one night only at the Carolines Comedy Club: Eric Lyden
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm ($5): Ted Alexandro (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials; frequently opens for Louis C.K.), Brooke Van Poppelen (brilliant stand-up, writer, and storyteller; TLC, blogger for trutV; for stand-up videos about overindulging at 30 and impersonating Morrisey, please click here and here), Joe Mande (Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Totally J/K; author of Look at This F*cking Hipster), and Pat O'Shea (host of Ed Sullivan on Acid) performing stand-up for a new show at Brooklyn's Lincoln Park Tavern (49 Brooklyn Road) hosted by Charles Star (host of Adult Education): Pant-Hoot Comedy
[FREE] 9:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Dan Curry (Last Comic Standing, Onion News Network), Sue Funke, Joel Stice, Matt Rohr, Meghan O'Keefe, and Elihu Dietz performing at this free weekly show at the Luca Bar (119 St. Marks Place) hosted by Sharon Spell: Shrink
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Scott Adsit (cast member of 30 Rock, and co-writer/director/producer & cast member of Adult Swim's awesome & Emmy-winning Moral Orel) teaming up with fellow 30 Rock actor John Lutz (who previously spent six years as a staff writer for Saturday Night Live) to form a super-smart and hilarious new improv duo who should not be missed: John & Scott
[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 3/10/11
The irresistible Amy Heidt and Mamrie Hart co-star in the debut of Leila Cohan-Miccio's new mini-play The Cleanse...
...and Patrick Cassels & Jeff Rubin reveal the worst game-based films of all time in Bad Videogame Movies: The Definitive History
Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight
(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $12 marked with $) include:
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[TOP PICK] 6:00 pm ($5): Some of the finest comedic actresses in NYC, including Amy Heidt (NBC's The Office, The Other Guys, Grease 3: Threase, Dominate Yourself) and the unsinkable Mamrie Hart (rising star; half of sketch duo Best of Friends; creator/host of Celebrity Funeral) debut a one-act comedy written by superb UCBT sketch faculty member Leila Cohan-Miccio: The Cleanse
[MEGA-TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Patrick Cassels and Jeff Rubin, who write for College Humor and co-host the online video game talk show Bleep Bloop, explore the worst game-based movies of all time, with clips from Super Mario Bros, Mortal Kombat, and many more, for an unforgettably hilarious journey into the deliciously awful that's non-stop laughs—and one of my favorite comedy shows of all time: Bad Videogame Movies: The Definitive History
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A star stand-up who's done half-hour comedy specials for HBO, Comedy Central, and Showtime; was a regular on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and cast member on FOX's The Jury; appeared repeatedly on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; and guest starred on such TV shows as NBC's The Office and FOX's Arrested Development, headlining tonight through Sunday at the Carolines Comedy Club: Patrice Oneal
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Veteran improvisors Jesse Falcon (Mother) and Rachel Hamilton (30 Rock, Second City) perform as duo Hamilton & Falcon
9:00 pm ($12): NYC stand-ups Hedda Lettuce (Project Runway), Adam Cozens (The Moth), Pat Candaras (Jimmy Fallon), and Adam Lowitt (The Daily Show, co-host of It Is It) performing at Comedy Below Canal
[FREE] 9:00ish pm: Typically terrific NYC stand-ups performing on this weekly show at the Kabin Bar and Lounge hosted by Chesley Calloway and a guest-host (while Sean Patton shares his gifts with other cities): Comedy as a Second Language
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($12): Top comics and comedic storytellers joining brilliant sketch comic and storyteller Kevin Allison (The State) to share tales on tonight's theme "Imposters" at one of the finest storytelling shows in the country: Risk!
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Joe Mande (Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Totally J/K; author of new book Look at This F*cking Hipster), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, Verizon FIOS guy, Front Page Films, The Other Guys, comedy CD Come Clean), and Nimesh Patel performing stand-up for delightful hosts Andrea Rosen (ace stand-up/storyteller) and Shonali Bhowmik (rockin' singer/songwriter) for Variety SHAC
[$] 10:00 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A provocative comedy star who's written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle's Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): All-star improv troupe The Stepfathers (Michael Delaney, Chris Gethard, Will Hines, Bobby Moynihan, Shannon O'Neill, Silvija Ozols, Andy Secunda, and Zach Woods) compete with improv troupe Sunday Morning for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match
11:00 pm ($5): Short films from the NYC comedy community screened at The Magnet: Flick
NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 3/11/11
Superstars Sarah Silverman (Citizen Radio Live) and Patrice Oneal (headlining at Carolines)
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 ($5): Comedy supestar Sarah Silverman is scheduled to appear on this live-on-stage radio interview show, along with "a special guest" (who's so more special than Sarah Silverman that they can't even be named? Is Sarah being followed by the Pope?), plus musical guest Only Son, at Jamie Kilstein's and Allison Kilkenny's Citizen Radio Live
[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($8): Genius improvisor Thomas Middleditch (Improvised Shakespeare Company, Baby Wants Candy, The Law Firm) and Matt Oberg (Big Black Car) teaming up as improv duo Bergditch; plus Lucas Kavner and Bradford Jordan following up winning the recent SketchProv Tournament with this PIT run as improv duo Swords
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): The unsinkable Mamrie Hart and her comedy partner Stephen Soroka are Best of Friends, and their new sketch show educates you about how to effectively promote it when you tell all your friends to see it: BoF: It's Pronounced 'Boaf'!;
...and for the other half of this A-List double-bill, a delightful tale of heartbreak by Leslie Meisel—who manages the impressive feat of being adorable, sexy, and hilarious all at the same time, and is a sharp comedic talent very much worth keeping an eye on—quite ably abetted by co-writer Megan Neuringer in one of the smartest theatrical shows to grace UCBT: Love Can Suck a Dick...and So Can I
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($32.75 & 2-drink min.) A star stand-up who's done half-hour comedy specials for HBO, Comedy Central, and Showtime; was a regular on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and cast member on FOX's The Jury; appeared repeatedly on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; and guest starred on such TV shows as NBC's The Office and FOX's Arrested Development, headlining tonight through Sunday at the Carolines Comedy Club: Patrice Oneal
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): A sketch troupe that creates superb comedy videos (for a sample, please click here) performing their stuff live on stage: Serious Lunch
8:00 pm ($7): "In March of 2009 a gaggle of performers were born. Some died, some wandered off into the woods, others went to work in the private sector. Those that remained grew strong by feeding on the nectar of specific choices and the gruel of strong character work. The 2-year-old terror that exists today is akin to watching a Tsunami of hair and teeth attack a baby Blue Whale and destroy it with the will of a thousand hungry Burnese Mountain Dogs. What does it all mean? We don't know." In other words, improv from Chet Watkins
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Sharp NYC stand-ups Brent Sullivan, Anthony Devito, Neal Stastny, and Morgan Venticinqueperforming at O'Hanlon's (14th Street off 1st Avenue): Hot Soup
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm ($25 & 2-drink min.) A stand-up who's performed on Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, and his own hour-long Comedy Central special The Byrne identity headlining tonight and Saturday at the Gotham Comedy Club: Steve Byrne
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): Some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers
9:00 pm ($7): Duo improv set in the roarin' 1920s from David Levin & Alex Marino in The Cousins Zell
[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
10:30 pm ($10): Jonathan Gabrus, Sue Galloway, and other fine improvisors make up scenes about an audience member's legal dispute at The Law Firm: Law & Disorder
[TOP PICK] 11:30 pm ($5): Some of The Magnet's finest comics—including the brilliant and delightful Lauren Olson (powerhouse one-woman show Our Condolences at last year's FringeNYC)—team up with Magnet co-owner Armando Diaz to deliver sketch comedy in Good Morning, Ladies!
[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): "The most fabulous show on Earth," hosted by Tim Gunn (John Flynn) and Tim Gunn (Michael Hartney), featuring a variety of comedic performers (both straight and gay), plus two audience members who'll be selected to compete in a design challenge, at The Same Sex-Tacular
[$] 12:30 am ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A provocative comedy star who's written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle's Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney
NYC Comedy Picks for Saturday 3/12/11
NYC's fearless heavy metal version of a sketch troupe performs from 2 pm to 2 am at Murderfist: The 12 Hour "We Will Die" 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:
[MEGA-TOP PICK] [FREE] 2:00 pm-2:00 am: Prolific sketch comedy troupe Murderfist will perform pretty much every bit off material it's ever written, with no repetitions, for a full 12 hours in this grueling marathon at The PIT's basement lounge for no charitable cause or other good reason whatsoever: Murderfist: The 12 Hour "We Will Die" Show
7:00 pm ($8): Baseball-based sketch comedy from duo Ben Masten and Sam Dingman: Audience of Two: Baseball Spectacular
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Genius improvisors Anthony King, Christina Gausas, Ed Herbstman, Becky Drysdale, and more—plus a rotating cast of stellar visitors who've included writers & performers from 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show—all joyously declaring Let's Have a Ball
7:30 pm ($7): Improv veterans Mark Grenier, Louis Kornfeld, and Charlie Whitcroft making up a play on the spot in Theory of Everything
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($35 & 2-drink min.) A star stand-up who's done half-hour comedy specials for HBO, Comedy Central, and Showtime; was a regular on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and cast member on FOX's The Jury; appeared repeatedly on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; and guest starred on such TV shows as NBC's The Office and FOX's Arrested Development, headlining tonight through Sunday at the Carolines Comedy Club: Patrice Oneal
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm & 11:45 pm ($25 & 2-drink min.) A stand-up who's performed on Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, and his own hour-long Comedy Central special The Byrne identity headlining tonight at the Gotham Comedy Club: Steve Byrne
[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 (FREE TICKETS if you reserve in advance by calling (212) 260-2445 and mention HyReviews.com, but there's still a 2-drink min. per person): A great lineup of Judah Friedlander (30 Rock, Meet the Parents), Judy Gold (HBO Sex and the City, Comedy Central Presents, The View), Big Jay Oakerson (Comedy Central Presents, Showtime), and Ardie Fuqua (VH1's Best Week Ever, BET) performing at the only comedy club in the East Village: Eastville Comedy Club's A-List
9:00 pm ($7): Organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track!
9:30 pm ($10): "A cabaret of darkly funny songs and topical sketch comedy about culture and politics," following sold out shows at Joe's Pub: Political Subversities
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 10:00 pm ($15 both online and at the door using discount code SBWC, otherwise $20): This top musical improv troupe has wowed audiences around the world with its skill at making up an hour-long musical moment by moment. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment, even the song lyrics and the "choreography" are invented on the spot, with no pre-planned structure. Come see why BWC won a FringeNYC Award last year for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event by catching tonight's edition of Baby Wants Candy
[TOP PICK] [$] 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 interviews an audience member about where he or she grew up and then creates an entire show based on the mini-bio: The Curfew: Not From Around Here
10:30 pm ($7): Vibrant improv from Nick Kanellis & Peter McNerney (Statues of Liberty) and Leslie Korein as comedy trio Trike
[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): "None of this show will be planned in any fashion until the day of. At noon, the entire cast will meet up and see what's happening on the New York Craigslist site that day. They will reach out to different people advertising on the site that day to see what comedic bits they can build together. All guests will be booked off of Craigslist. All props will be found on Craigslist. All bits will be found on Craigslist. This could be a total disaster:"The Chris Gethard Show: "Found It On Craigslist" Edition
[$] 12:30 am ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A provocative comedy star who's written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle's Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney
NYC Comedy Picks for Sunday 3/13/11
Dave Hill and Myq Kaplan are among the stand-up stars performing tonight at Brooklyn's Conan O'Brien Stand-Up Showcase
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) 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 ($7):Ted Alexandro (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials; frequently opens for Louis C.K.), Brent Sullivan, and James Patterson performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall hosted by comedy giant Eugene Mirman: Pretty Good Friends
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A star stand-up who's done half-hour comedy specials for HBO, Comedy Central, and Showtime; was a regular on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and cast member on FOX's The Jury; appeared repeatedly on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; and guest starred on such TV shows as NBC's The Office and FOX's Arrested Development, concluding his headlining run at the Carolines Comedy Club: Patrice Oneal
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Julian McCullough (fiercely funny rising star; Comedy Central Presents), Nick Vatterbott (Jimmy Fallon), Sheng Wang (Comedy Central Presents), and Jesse Popp (co-host of Beauty Bar Comedy) performing at RG Daniels' free weekly show at the Three of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up
8:00 pm ($5): An improvised show that revolves around a man-made object: I, Object; and the audition for a show with no description but that sounds fun: Dramarama
[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Mike Lawrence (shrewdly funny curmudgeon), Kevin Barnett, Morgan Venticinque, and Ashley Brooke Roberts performing at The PIT's downstairs lounge for a free weekly show hosted by Sean Donnelly and tonight's guest-host Amber Nelson: Cold Soda Comedy
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 9:00 pm: Ted Alexandro (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials; frequently opens for Louis C.K.), 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 (host of Entertaining the Bartender), and Sim Goodson performing at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Avenue) hosted by the wonderful Hannibal Buress (staff writer for 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live; David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Louie, Comedy Central): Comedy Night
[FREE] 9:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Danny Solomon, Christopher Jurek, Adam Sokol, and Team Submarine performing in the East Village's Beauty Bar at Vince Averill's & Jesse Popp's free weekly show Beauty Bar Comedy
9:30 pm ($5): Two improv groups competing for audience laughs and votes—yes, like UCBT's Cage Match, but with less well-known troupes and an escalating challenge component—at Magnet Inferno
[$] 10:00 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A provocative comedy star who's written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle's Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney
[FREE] 10:00 pm: All-gal stand-up lineup of Adrienne Iapalucci (Last Comic Standing), Emily Epstein, and Leah Bonnema (WeTV’s Cinematherapy) performing at this free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle (TruTV): Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour
[FREE] 10:00 pm: Open-mic stand-up, with 4 minutes per comic, at The PIT's downstairs lounge hosted by Rob Stern: Vicious Cycle
[TOP PICK] 10:00 pm ($10):Not sure if these are comics auditioning to appear on Conan or just having a fun time; but anyway, it's a stellar line-up—Dave Hill, Myq Kaplan, Eugene Mirman, Dan St. Germain, Joe Mande, Jay Oakerson, Kurt Metzger, Matt McCarthy, John Roberts, and Andy Haynes—performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall hosted by hosted by Ilana & Eliot Glazer: Conan O'Brien Stand-Up Showcase
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