NYC Comedy Picks for Monday 10/17/11
Janeane Garofalo debuts her own monthly comedy show with
an all-star lineup of
Dave Hill, Jessi
Klein,
Brooke Van Poppelen, and The Onion head writer Todd Hanson:
Persons
of Interest...
...and world-class comics Chris Gethard and Glenn Wool are among the guests at 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: An open mic stand-up show running about 90 minutes at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City with host Chris Gaynor: Open Mic Mondays
[FREE] 6:30 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 on The PIT stage...and if it's a good one, possibly be included in Kevin's popular podcasts on the Web: Risk! Storyslam
[FREE] 7:00 pm: NYC stand-ups (not yet announced) performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy
7:00 pm & 9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): The perfect show for short attention spans—open mic stand-up with 4 minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2 hours—with an early show hosted by Sean Donnelly & Blaine Perry at 7:00 pm, and an entirely different group of stand-ups hosted by Dan Cartwright & Dave Greek at 9:00 pm—at the Luca Lounge (222 Avenue B off 14th Street) for John Morrison's Motel Luca
[FREE] 7:30 pm: Four improvisers form teams with comics they've never performed with before at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City: The Kaleidoscope
[MEGA-TOP PICK] 8:00 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 star improv duo that's become one of the very best attractions at UCB West and should not be missed: John & Scott
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Top NYC stand-ups audition at UCB East for spots in a new Comedy Central series, with the participants Jared Logan (hilarious angry rising star; Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, co-host of Righteous Kill), Mark Normand (hilarious stand-up; Last Comic Standing; co-host of Hot Soup and We're All Friends Here), Nikki Glaser (Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, podcast You Had to Be There), Dan St. Germain (quick-witted rising star; Jimmy Fallon, MTV, VH1; for reenactment of Dan's breakup, please click here), Nick Vatterott (Jimmy Fallon, MTV, Second City), Andy Haynes (Jimmy Fallon, Last Comic Standing), and Kevin Barnett (College Humor), hosted by Adam Newman (College Humor): Comedy Central Stand-Up TV Auditions
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($6.50 online or $8 at the door): Glenn Wool (Comedy Central; terrific UK comedy star), Lady Carol (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), and more performing at Brooklyn's Littlefield (622 Degraw Street). Kurt & Kristen are out of town this week, but subbing for them are stellar guest hosts Joe Mande & Noah Garfinkel (hosts of Totally J/K): Hot Tub Variety
8:00 pm ($10): Twins Todd & Adam Stone perform stand-up and more at this monthly show at The PIT, along with comedy guests (not announced): Stone and Stone Show
[MEGA-TOP PICK] 8:30 pm ($10 cover & $10 min.; call 212.989.9319 to reserve seats, because this will sell out): Movie & TV star Janeane Garofalo, who was a pioneer of NYC downtown comedy, has decided to host her own monthly comedy show—starting tonight! Janeane's scheduled guests are 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), 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), Brooke Van Poppelen (brilliant stand-up, writer, and storyteller; blogger for trutV; TLC; co-host of Dive Comedy; for stand-up videos about overindulging at 30 and impersonating Morrisey, please click here and here), and Todd Hanson (head writer for The Onion; Adult Swim's Squidbillies and Aqua Teen Hunger Force; The Aristocrats) performing at the Cornelia Street Cafe: Janeane Garofalo and Persons of Interest
8:30 pm ($5): Jarret Berenstein and friends debuting a show at The Magnet featuring sketch, stand-up, storytelling, animation, and songs mixed together in a hopefully satisfying way: Boosh! Kla-Klau!; and in the other half of this double-bill, a mini-play about aspiring Country Western musicians: The Oakwood Boys
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 9:00 pm: PIT owner Ali Farahnakian and the school's razor-sharp instructors perform improv at The PIT downstairs lounge in The Faculty Part 2: Electric Boogaloo; plus improv troupe Technicolor
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): UCB West has developed several terrific in-house sketch comedy troupes, but only two of them currently rival the finest sketch groups in the country. One is Kate McKinnon's Gramp's; and the other, Stone Cold Fox, is performing tonight. Stone Cold Fox has a stellar "best of" show virtually every Friday at 7:30 pm, which I highly recommend catching. Tonight the troupe tries out new bits, with some hitting the mark and others misfiring, but hopefully the whole experience will be fun. Also on this double-bill is house troupe Arbuckle, which isn't in the same league, but includes such notable performers as Violet Krumbein (currently in a national TV ad for an investment firm)—all at Maude Night
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): "Emmy Blotnick, Josh Lay, and Cory Cavin all blog for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and see everything on the internet. Everything. Join them and other comedians who perform on the Net and in the real world" at The PIT upstairs theatre—hopefully accompanied by choice Web videos: Goodnight Internet
[FREE] 9:30 pm: NYC stand-ups Mark Normand, Matt Ruby, Mike Trainor, Daniel Menke, Rose Surnow, Johanna Ross, Neil Constantine, and Scott Sclendinger performing at Pat O'Shea's free biweekly Brooklyn showcase at Freddy's Backroom (627 5th Avenue): Ed Sullivan on Acid
[FREE] 9:30 pm: "In moments of exhaustion, in the space of a hesitation, when a faltering spirit looms large, the sixth man comes off the bench and sparks a revolt against complacency and routine. The sixth man powers the team and washes over that faltering spirit with a cleansing energy. A show in which awesome teams are made even greater with the addition of a special guest improviser. Tag-ins, walk-ons, lay-ons, swinging doors, all manner of support work is allowed and encouraged" at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City hosted by Andy Beckerman and Cory Palmer: Sixth Man
[TOP PICK] 10:00 pm ($5—and possibly free pizza from New PIzza Town): Star storyteller Tom Shillue (Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents, 2011 ECNY Award for Best Storyteller), stand-up Nimesh Patel, and more performing at The Magnet for hosts Willy Appleman's & Adam Lerman's Deep Traffic
10:00 pm ($5): Improv veterans Brandon Gardner, Chelsea Clarke, and Phillip Jackson hosting & performing in a show at UCB East with guest improvisors: Improv Nerds
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the world—with tonight's guests Chris Gethard (brilliant improvisor and comedic storyteller; star of Comedy Central sitcom Big Lake and UCBT's The Chris Gethard Show; Magic Box of Stories, The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, author of book Weird New York; winner of 2011 ECNY Award for Best Tweeter), Glenn Wool (Comedy Central; terrific UK comedy star), Baron Vaughn (Jimmy Fallon; co-star of USA's Facing Kate and Comedy Central's The Awkward Comedy Show, MTV, VH1), Adam Cayton-Holland (award-winning stand-up comic who writes weekly humor column for Denver alt newspaper Westword; also writes online pieces—for example, a 9/3/08 entry chided a young political celeb's blog for calling the First Lady poised and elegant, commenting "Laura Bush 'poised'? Pshaw! The woman has the wild-eyed look of a feral, cornered rabbit, like she’s either going to dart the f*ck away or go straight for your jugular, Bunnicula-style...And she looks about as elegant as a Texas whore who one day dreams of singing alongside the piany;" for a video sample, please click here), and Jessica Kirson (Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, Logo one-woman show My Cookie's Gone)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (HBO, Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central) at UCB West's 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 10/18/11
Nature-loving stand-ups Neal Brennan & Adam Cayton-Holland perform tonight at Sweet
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): Meghan O'Neill (standout writer/actress at SketchFest NYC 2011; member of acclaimed musical sketch troupe Striking Viking Story Pirates) and Matt Koff (writer for The Onion) performing as a sketch duo at The PIT downstairs lounge in a show that explores their personal lives: Matt & Meghan: We Are Us
[FREE] 7:00 pm: Open mic for comedy of all types (with sign-up starting at 6:00) at Queens LIC's The Creek upstairs theatre hosted by Robert Dean: The Dean's List
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Wyatt Cenac (star correspondent of The Daily Show) and Corn Mo (stellar indie musician) performing at UCB East for a comedy variety show produced by Sara Schaefer & Scott Moran on behalf of a great late actor: After Hours with Gene Hackman and Friends
[TOP PICK] 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 The PIT downstairs lounge: Comic Book Club
8:00 pm ($8): At The PIT, the worlds of "magic, mind-reading, and mutilation" are explored by Matthew Holtzclaw and Prakash Puru: Strange Things
8:00 pm-Midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv at UCB West for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Grandma's Ashes, Very Good Kiss, Deckard, Sandino, and Dance Break—and at 11:00 pm advanced improv students perform improv scenes that are immediately great "for the attention-stingy audiences of today"—all at Harold Night
[FREE] 8:00 pm: This weekly show features "a swarthy selection of fine stand-up comics and mildly entertaining recurring segments" at Queens LIC's The Creek upstairs theatre, hosted by Jim Tews & Brendan Eyre: Chest Hair
[TOP PICK] 8:30 pm ($5 at the door, $7.63 in advance online): Heather Lawless (fresh, hilarious, unique stand-up; Comedy Central, Wonder Showzen, member of Variety SHAC), Jack Kukoda (Onion Sports Dome), and Nick Diamonds (The Unicorns, Islands) performing for this monthly show at Brooklyn's Union Hall hosted by Gabe Delahaye (Senior Editor of Videogum.com): Mr. Coconuts Comedy Show
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: Mint Condition and Aquarius
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Neal Brennan (HBO, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, co-creator of Chappelle's Show), Barry Rothbart (Jay Leno, Comedy Central, IFC), Adam Cayton-Holland (award-winning stand-up comic who writes weekly humor column for Denver alt newspaper Westword; also writes online pieces—for example, a 9/3/08 entry chided a young political celeb's blog for calling the First Lady poised and elegant, commenting "Laura Bush 'poised'? Pshaw! The woman has the wild-eyed look of a feral, cornered rabbit, like she’s either going to dart the f*ck away or go straight for your jugular, Bunnicula-style...And she looks about as elegant as a Texas whore who one day dreams of singing alongside the piany;" for a video sample, please click here), and more performing at Ella (9 Avenue A) hosted by Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet
9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-ups Rachel Parenta (Last Comic Standing), Pat O'Shea (host of Ed Sullivan on Acid), Rose Surnow, Sam Morill, and Alex Edelman performing at Luca Lounge (222 Avenue B off 14th Street) hosted by twins Adam & Todd Stone, who for this weekly show leave behind their trademark suits: Jackets Off
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Jessi Klein (fresh, unique, deliciously organic comic who's one of the best stand-ups in the country; former staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim), Nikki Glaser (Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, podcast You Had to Be There), and Scott Moran performing at The PIT downstairs lounge hosted by Joe DeRosa (HBO’s Down and Dirty, Comedy Central Presents) and Jared Logan (hilarious angry rising star; Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, co-host of Righteous Kill): Righteous Kill
9:30 pm ($5): Improvised episodes of the never-made third season of Twin Peaks at The PIT upstairs theatre: In These Woods
[FREE] 9:30 pm: "Want to see your favorite stand-up comics get slapped by Satan himself? He only hosts bringer shows, but join Matt Wayne and Doug Smith as they step into the Big Man's shoes and put NYC's finest through comedy purgatory. Hula-hoops, celebrity impressions, unwanted audience participation, all incorporated into each performance! Will they triumph or will the nether world eat their souls? Come see for yourself in this monthly showcase" at Queens LIC's The Creek upstairs theatre: See You in Hell
[TOP PICK] 10:00 pm ($5): Two of the most brilliant, fearless, and innovative comics in the biz, John Gemberling (Death by Roo Roo, Adult Swim, Comedy Central) and Anthony Atamanuik (Death by Roo Roo, 30 Rock, Conan O'Brien, Huffington Post, The Nights of Our Lives), team up to create their own special version of a comedy variety show at UCB East, with tonight's guests Joe Mande (Comedy Central, VH1; host of Joe Mande Presents at Carolines, co-host of Totally J/K; author of book Look at This F*cking Hipster), Katina Corrao (HBO, Comedy Central), and Greg Johnson (Sirius Radio): The Tony and Johnny Show
[FREE] 10:15 pm: In this free Magnet show, audience members can join in with musical improv troupe Aquarius 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 at The PIT upstairs theatre hosted with wit and energy by Jay Welch: Bring It
[FREE] 11:30 pm: Open-mic stand-up at UCB East hosted by Boris Khaykin, John Trowbridge, and/or Katie East: Tuesday Night Open Mic
NYC Comedy Picks for Wednesday 10/19/11
Kurt Metzger—seen here shunned by Kathy Griffin—headlines tonight at the Carolines Comedy Club...
...and at UCB West, Doug Moe explains why he's a Bad Dad
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 to midnight: Six free hours of improvisation at The PIT's Super Free Wednesday
[FREE] 6:00 pm: Open-mic stand-up providing four minutes per comic, with "15 people chosen randomly through e-mail, and five walk-ins; and a guaranteed spot to anyone who performs in character as a famous explorer" at Queens LIC's The Creek upstairs theatre: Comedic Exploration Club of Long Island City, West
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($5): For this double-bill at UCB East, Neil Casey & Anthony Atamanuik, both genius members of Death by Roo Roo, perform the jaw-dropping feat of making up an entire feature film as The Two-Man Movie; and another genius improv troupe consisting of trio Gavin Speiller of Death By Roo Roo, Ben Rodgers of The Curfew, and Jonathan Gabrus of The Law Firm) performs as Outlook of the Poet
8:00 pm ($5): Remember how your father totally screwed you up? Imagine if you were brought up by Doug Moe: Doug Moe is a Bad Dad; and in the other half of this UCB West double-bill, the superb Ryan Karels (Conan O'Brien, Krompf) performs a sketch show titled Radio Rogue
[FREE—plus FREE PIZZA for first 30 people, from Artichoke Pizza!] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Miguel Delmau (TruTV), Liam McEneaney (host of Tell Your Friends), Justy Dodge (Comical Radio), and Andrew Schwartzol performing at the East Village's Beauty Bar for Negin Farsad's & Amy Albert's free weekly show Comedy School Dropout
8:00 pm-12:30 am ($7 for the entire evening): Magnet house troupes Impromptu Splendor, Ransom Family, Phooka, Featherweight, The Kicks, and Chet Watkins performing improv, followed by a free audience interactive show with Phooka at 11:30 pm: The Magnet's Megawatt
8:00 pm ($5—which includes a free drink!): NYC stand-ups (not yet announced) performing at The Creek in Queens' Long Island City with host Nick Turner: Monsters
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: Open mic stand-up (with sign-up starting at 8:00) at Brooklyn's Belleville (330 5th Street) hosted—for the last time!—by Josh Guarino, who's leaving NYC (new host slated to be announced next week), with tonight's guests including Ben Lerman: The Belleville Mic: Goodbye Josh Guarino
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): For this double-bill at UCB East, Nicole Byer, Sasheer Zamata, and Keisha Zollar are first up as the fiercely energetic & entertaining all-gal improv troupe Doppelganger; and then UCBT Harold Night house troupes Creature and Deckard make up scenes without relying on the usual long-form "Harold" rules at Cheating on Harold
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 9:00ish pm: Carla Rhodes ("rock'n'roll ventriloquist;" for shout-out from David Letterman, please click here; for act with "Keith Richards," please click here), Jefferson (Moth StorySlam champion), Brian Samonek (another storyteller), Danny Jolles, and Tom Dunlap performing at this free weekly show at the Luca Lounge (222 Avenue B off 14th Street) hosted by Sharon Spell: Shrink
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): A stand-up who's a frequent performer on David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Jay Leno, and starred in a Comedy Central one-hour special, performs tonight at UCB West with perhaps a guest or two: Tom Papa and Maybe a Friend
[$] 9:30 pm ($20, plus 2-drink min.) A stand-up who's starred in his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, is a cast member on Comedy Central's Ugly Americans, and also performed on Showtime, VH1, and Last Comic Standing headlining at the Carolines Comedy Club: Kurt Metzger
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: 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 weekly show at UCB West makes possible—and don't forget to toss $1 in the bucket on your way out: School Night
[FREE] 11:00 pm: Your opportunity to perform on the stage of UCB East with improv veterans, hosted by UCBT Harold Night house troupe Grandma's Ashes: The Improv Jam
[FREE] 11:00 pm: Open-mic stand-up running until 1:00 am, with time divided evenly between performers (up to five minutes), at The Creek downstairs lounge in Queens' Long Island City with host Rob Stern: Bucket 'O Buckets
NYC Comedy Picks for Thursday 10/20/11
It's a night of mystic storytelling, with stars Tom Shillue & Steve Burns at Leslie Goshko's Sideshow Goshko...
...and Adam Wade conducting his monthly exploration of the universe at Tales of the Cosmos
Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight
(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $12 marked with $) include:
6:00 pm ($5): The auditions of three comedic one-act plays hoping to get on the UCBT schedule, and about which I know nothing except they're titled Commercial Interruption, Minimum Rage, and Convicts, Skinheads & Rabbis. But at $1.66 per show, it's hard to go wrong at this frequently surprising and fun UCB West showcase: Spank
[FREE] 6:00 pm: Weekly open mic storytelling show, with 4-5 names drawn from a bucket and each winner given a whopping eight minutes to captivate & impress, at UCB East hosted by John Flynn plus tonight's storytelling guest Peter Aguero (Conan O'Brien, BTK Band): Oh, Hey Guys!
[FREE] 6:00 pm: Open-mic stand-up with comics drawing names from a bucket, with each chosen one receiving three minutes at The Creek's upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City: Corby Haas
[FREE] 6:30 pm: In this free Magnet show, audience members (signing in at 6:00) can join in with improv troupe Hello Laser to make up scenes on the spot: Magnet Mixer
[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($12): Leslie Goshko (delightful storyteller/stand-up; Sirius XM, Manhattan Monologue champion) hosts this monthly storytelling show, with tonight's guests star storyteller Tom Shillue (Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents, 2011 ECNY Award for Best Storyteller), TV star Steve Burns (Emmy-nominated host of Blue's Clues), and Ed Gavagan (Moth GrandSlam Champion), plus accordion playing by Dr. Michelle-Leona Godin, all at 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson Street): Sideshow Goshko
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($5): "Stories of all sizes that define our place in the universe," hosted at UCB East by Adam Wade (two-time Moth GrandSlam Storytelling Champion (2006 & 2009) and record-breaking 17-time StorySlam Champion; The New York Times Magazine; host of hilarious monthly storytelling extravaganzas Real Tales of College and The Adam Wade show; for Adam's award-winning tale of being an NBC page on Conan O'Brien, please click here), with tonight's guest storytellers Brad Lawrence (two-time Moth GrandSlam Champion), Peter Aguero (Conan O'Brien, BTK Band), and Andy Ross (written for Mad Magazine, The Onion News Network): Tales of the Cosmos
7:30 pm-MIdnight ($7 for the entire evening): The Magnet co-owner helming The Armando Diaz Experience, plus house troupes The Boss, Hello Laser, Junior Varsity, Dunk performing improv, followed by improv competition Inspirado (like UCBT's Cage Match, but with a game-like challenge component) with last week's winner pitted against Friday Night Sh*w at 11:00 pm: The Magnet's Night Out
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): "Thin Skin Jonny. They had it all. They were icons, legends, anti-folk superstars. However, tragedy struck and they broke up, citing an alleged statutory charge, gay porn addiction, and Four Loko abuse. Now, two months later, they're back to do one last show—a benefit! Can they find a way to get along long enough to raise the money needed to re-animate the corpse of Bea Arthur? Maybe, with your help!" Performers include Ari Scott, with direction from Pam Murphy: Thin Skin Jonny: Farewell Reunion Tour
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Jared Logan (hilarious angry rising star; Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, co-host of Righteous Kill), Mark Normand (hilarious laid-back stand-up; Last Comic Standing; co-host of Hot Soup and We're All Friends Here), Tim Warner (podcast The Joker in the Rye), and Ruhbin Mehta (to learn how Ruhbin became a comic, please click here) performing at a new free monthly show at the Three of Cups lounge (83 First Avenue at 5th Street) hosted by Charlie Kasov & Glenn Danzig: Danzig Needs A Hug
8:00 pm ($5): Sketch/character comic Rob Lathan (Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon), and NYC stand-ups Scott Moran, Gilad Foss, Amin Makhani, Yannis Pappas, and more performing at The PIT downstairs lounge hosted by comedic rapper Andrew Singer and the delightful Abbi Crutchfield: Positively Awesome
[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups (for tonight's lineup, please click here) performing at The Creek's upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City accompanied by banjo music from Doug Goldstein and hosted by Andy Kleinman: Happy Sounds Comedy
8:00 pm ($10): Musicians help inspire Improvisors to create scenes in Beauty Love Truth
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Neal Brennan (HBO, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, co-creator of Chappelle's Show), Barry Rothbart (Jay Leno, Comedy Central, IFC), Leo Allen (former writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central Presents, Conan O'Brien, HBO's Funny or Die, director/co-writer of Comedy Central's Jon Benjamin Has a Van, host of top NYC comedy show Whiplash), Sarah Walker (author of Really, You've Done Enough: A Parents' Guide To Stop Parenting Their Adult Child Who Still Needs Their Money But Not Their Advice who adds "I SWEAR it's funnier than that sounds"), and Jason Good (Comedy Central, Howard Stern) performing at UCB East with best bud hosts Noah Garfinkel & Joe Mande (author of Look At This F*cking Hipster) at Totally J/K
[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 comedy genius Sean Patton: Comedy as a Second Language
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): The Emmy-winning writers of The Colbert Report gather on the UCB West stage to perform an all-improvised show at Seize the Mustard
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Jimmy Fallon writer Casey Jost performs a one-man show at The PIT in which he plays a myriad of characters revolving around the theme music: Fooling Around with Casey Jost
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): Wyatt Cenac (star correspondent for The Daily Show), Jacqueline Novak, Ken Schulz, and more performing at Luca Lounge (222 Avenue B off 14th Street) for Sean Crespo's & Carol Hartsell's weekly comedy show Lasers in the Jungle
9:30 pm ($5): Improvisors (not announced) make up one-act plays on the spot at The PIT downstairs lounge for The Scene
[FREE] 9:30 pm: A monthly showcase of both stand-ups and improvisors at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City, hosted by stand-up Zach Broussard and improv troupe Beekeeper: Pig Pile
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Stellar improv troupe Rogue Elephant competing with challenger Fuck That Shit for audience laughs and votes at UCB West's raucous Cage Match
[FREE] 11:00 pm: Weekly open mic stand-up show, with each comic given five minutes, at UCB East hosted by Rob Stern & Amber Nelson: Gutbucket
NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 10/21/11
D. L Hughley headlines through Sunday at Carolines; musical comedy Nightfall on Miranga Island debuts at The Magnet
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: An open mic show on a lottery system (sign-ups start at 5:30 pm) at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City with hosts Mike Recine and Annie Lederman: The Shinebox
[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($7): 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 comedy as sketch troupe Good Morning, Ladies in this show charmingly titled Fuck You, I'm Reasonable
7:00 pm ($10): A respected improv troupe returns to perform at The PIT downstairs lounge: Sid Viscous
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): In one of the best scripted ensemble shows to grace UCB West for some time, troupe Stone Cold Fox performs hilarious parodies of off-off-Broadway theatre, as well as some of the very best sketches it's crafted over the years, in a tight hour-long show directed by comedy genius Neil Casey (who, after also recently directing stellar one-person shows by Kate McKinnon and Mike Still, apparently can do no wrong), featuring delightful performances by Fran Gillespie, Molly Lloyd, D'Arcy Carden (watch for these three gals playing existential Truth or Dare), John Murray, Nate Smith, Brandon Scott Jones, and Jonathan Fernandez, and the writing of Leila Cohan-Miccio, Evan Greenspoon, Brandon Gulya, Matt Hunziker, Owen Parsons, and Michael Trapp: Stone Cold Fox: This Is Not Art
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Sharp improvisors at UCB East—tonight featuring guests Connor Ratliff (The Stepfathers), Lauren Adams (Onassis), and Emily Axford (Airwolf)—making up a musical on the spot: Diamond Lion
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($46.50 & 2-drink min.) A comedy superstar (for a sample set, please click here) headlining tonight through Sunday at the Carolines Comedy Club: D. L. Hughley
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: At this unique show, comics play videos they've made about themselves and then perform sets, with tonight's guests Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, hilarious shorts with Pete Holmes for Front Page Films, national TV ads as Verizon FIOS guy, feature film The Other Guys), Phoebe Robinson (host of Case of the Mondays Comedy), Joe Pera (very funny deadpan comic; for reasons to hire Joe, please click here), and Gonzalo Cordova at Queens LIC's The Creek upstairs theatre hosted by Charlie Kasov & Gabe Pacheco: Anecdotal Evidence
8:00 pm ($10): A PIT improv troupe making up a musical on the spot after a friendly greeting: Hello; plus in the other half of this double-bill, troupe Epic Beards
[$] [DISCOUNTED] 8:00 pm ($20 [vs. $25] online or at the box office using discount code BOOK): Telly Savalas returns to life to entertain you and provide life guidance in this 50-minute show that was a hit at FringeNYC 2011 and is now enjoying an open-ended Friday night run at the Soho Playhouse's downstairs Huron Club. The script is at times very smart, especially in its choices of hilarious video clips and music tracks from the real Savalas...who, in his more intense moments, apparently rivaled William Shatner at his silliest. But even when Hunter Nelson's writing isn't consistent, actor Tom DiMenna—who is a professional comic with great timing and skill at engaging an audience—will keep you entertained: Who Loves You, Baby?
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Stand-ups Susannah Perlman (Last Comic Standing, Nice Jewish Girls Goen Bad), Joe Larson (Stand Up 360: The Film), Tom Steffen (Canada's CBC TV), Neil Charles, and Gibran Saleem performing at Brooklyn's The Royal Oak (594 Union Avenue) with hosts Calvin S. Cato & Justin Murray: The Pregame Comedy Show
[FREE] 8:00 pm: An open mic show that's first come, first serve (sign-ups start at 7:30 pm), with each comic getting five minutes on stage at The Creek downstairs lounge in Queens' Long Island City: Mic and Cheese
[TOP PICK] 8:30 pm ($7): The winning team that created Pope!: An Epic Musical (a big hit at last year's FringeNYC) and The Spidey Project (a media sensation) is now debuting a pirate musical at The Magnet about "the dashing young hero Declan as he seeks out the vicious Martin La Foe, the second most famous pirate ever," with book and lyrics by Justin Moran & Jon Roufaeal, and music by Adam & Matt Podd. See it for a mere seven bucks before it moves to theatrical houses for $18 and up: Nightfall on Mirango Island
[FREE] 8:30 pm: Jared Logan (hilarious angry rising star; Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, co-host of Righteous Kill), Rob Cantrell (organic & delightful pothead stand-up who's performed on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, and VH1, and written for High Times), Travis Irvine, Team Submarine, Damien Lemon, Kyle Chandler, Ryan Conner, and more performing stand-up at Brooklyn's Red Star Bar (37 Greenpoint Avenue) for hosts Nick Turner's & Jason Sáenz's Too Cool for School
[$] 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm ($25 & 2-drink min.): A stand-up who's starred in his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, and performed on HBO's Tourgasm, FX's Louie, MTV, and VH1 headlining tonight through Sunday at the Gotham Comedy Club: Robert Kelly
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): Some of the finest improv in NYC from UCB West's all-star members of The Stepfathers
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): The unsinkable Mamrie Hart (rising star who's snared over 195,000 visits to date with her Harry Potter viral video) hosts eulogies at UCB East for universally loved actor Will Smith, with participants Matt McCarthy, Henry Zebrowski, Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting, Steve Soroka, Carla Rhodes, and a small army of other comics: Celebrity Funeral: Will Smith
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 9:00 pm & 11:00 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): Judah Friedlander (30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly, author of How to Beat Up Anybody), Gary Gulman (Last Comic Standing, Tourgasm, Comedy Central hour-long special), and more performing stand-up at the only comedy club in the East Village: Eastville Comedy Club
9:30 pm ($5): "Where there is a stage and a piano, she will be there. Where there are strangers with embarrassing stories, she will be there. Where there is a group of people willing to sit and watch someone make up songs, she will be there. A one-woman musical improv journey through the lives of the audience. You tell the story, Rebecca Vigil sings the soundtrack" at The PIT downstairs lounge: The Vigilante
10:00 pm ($7): Singing improvisors at The Magnet using an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical
[FREE] 10:00 pm: Typically terrific NYC comics performing at Queens LIC's The Creek upstairs theatre hosted by Jackie Zebrowski, Julia Johns, and Sharron Paul: Twat's Up!
[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): Jon Gabrus, Nate Lang, Craig Rowin, Matt Fisher, Fran Gillespie Sue Galloway, and other superb improvisors at UCB West making up scenes about an audience member's legal dispute: The Law Firm: Law & Disorder
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($8): J Hobart and Grace Helbig welcome NYC talents for a morning chat show...that's happening late at night. Tonight's guests are Corn Mo (stellar musician), Gregg Goldston (expert mime), and Ashley C. Williams (Human Centipede): The Morning Show with Hobart and Grace
11:00 pm ($5): Ten NYC stand-up comics compete at The PIT downstairs lounge for audience votes, starting tonight, hosted by Max Newman: The PIT Stand-Up Comedy Competition
11:00 pm ($5): Comedy troupe Creature, comedy duo Byer & Alan, and stand-up David Cope performing at UCB East hosted by Emily Axford, D'Arcy Carden, Alden Ford, Brandon Scott Jones, and/or Justin Tyler: Gentrify
11:30 pm ($10): Magnet improvisers Bianca Casusöl as Madam Ant, Nina Klemow as Fanny Price, and Alex Marino as Larry Lazlo use burlesque dancing to tell a story "and titillate the audience with some seductively fun choreographed burlesque numbers:" Whisky Tango Foxtrot: Burlesque Improv Revue
[FREE] Midnight: NYC stand-ups do sets "and then have a discussion about what’s going on in the world and the mysteries of life" at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City, hosted by Chris Laker: The Show
[FREE] Midnight: Sketches from participants of this past September's National Sketch Month, which challenged writers to craft 30 sketches in 30 days, brought to life on the UCB West stage, and hosted by Andy Beckerman & Mark Bisi (sketch duo Wrestling Team): NaNaSkeWriMoSkeShow: The National National Sketch Writing Month Sketch Show
NYC Comedy Picks for Saturday 10/22/11
Wrestlers vie for a comedic crown at UCBW AutumnSlamn; eternal champion Judah Friedlander headlines at Eastville
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] 4:00 pm: An unusually early weekly open mic stand-up show at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City hosted by RG Daniels & Jared Fried: It Starts at 4
6:00 pm ($5): Improv troupes Swartzlander, Double Date, and Christmas on the Western Front at The Magnet kicking off your Saturday evening: The Rundown
[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($8; includes free cookies): Mindy Raf (brilliant singer/songwriter & comedic character actress), Tom Brennan (Marvel Comics editor; improvisor), Charles Star (producer of Adult Education), Harry Terjanian (stand-up), Cameron Esposito (stand-up), and Justin Born (improvisor) telling funny, poignant, and at times unforgettable tales about their relatives at The PIT upstairs theatre hosted by Sara Benincasa (whose birthday is on the 25th, so expect even better free baked treats than usual): Family Hour
[FREE] 7:00 pm: Comedic storytelling at The Creek in Queens' Long Island City with host Eugene Ashton-Gonzalez: 1001 Nights
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Genius improvisors Joe Bill, Ed Herbstman, Becky Drysdale, Kay Cannon, Christina Gausas, and/or other stellar performers from 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, and legendary Chicago improv institutions, at UCB West all joyously declaring Let's Have a Ball
[TOP PICK] 7:30ish-8:00 pm ($5 at the door or $5.58 in advance online): Glenn Wool (Comedy Central; terrific UK comedy star), Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central; creator & host of IFC game show Pointless; co-creator & co-star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets; co-host of Hot Tub Variety; triple 2011 ECNY Award winner), Todd Hanson (founding editor of The Onion), and guest host Rob Paravonian (Comedy Central, VH1; to watch Rob's hit video Pachelbel Rant, which has been viewed by over 10 million people on YouTube, please click here) performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall for a show produced by Liam McEneaney: Tell Your Friends
7:30 pm ($7): Improv veterans Mark Grenier, Louis Kornfeld, and Charlie Whitcroft at The Magnet making up a play on the spot: Theory of Everything
7:30 pm ($10): UCBT Harold Night improv troupe Airwolf makes stuff up at UCB East: Airwolf: Let's Go Back to Your Place
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($46.50 & 2-drink min.) A comedy superstar (for a sample set, please click here) headlining tonight and Sunday at the Carolines Comedy Club: D. L. Hughley
[$] 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm & 11:45 pm ($25 & 2-drink min.): A stand-up who's starred in his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, and performed on HBO's Tourgasm, FX's Louie, MTV, and VH1 headlining tonight through Sunday at the Gotham Comedy Club: Robert Kelly
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Jared Logan (hilarious angry rising star; Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, co-host of Righteous Kill), Cheslee Calloway (co-host of Comedy as a Second Language), RG Daniels (host of Sunday Night Stand-Up), and Danny Solomon performing stand-up at One and One (76 East 1st Street, corner of First Avenue) at Sean Donnelly's Lil' Seany Boy
8:00 pm ($10): Two of the most respected PIT improv troupes performing on this weekly double-bill—and occasionally with comedy giants Kristen Schaal and/or Kurt Braunohler participating: Big Black Car and The Baldwins
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): One of the gutsiest and most hilarious troupes in comedy history—with honors including being Cage Match Champion for three years in a row, and winning the 2011 ECNY Award for Best Improv Group—UCB West's genius improvisors Death by Roo Roo
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 9:00 pm & 11:00 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): Judah Friedlander (30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly, author of How to Beat Up Anybody), Gary Gulman (Last Comic Standing, Tourgasm, Comedy Central hour-long special), and more performing stand-up at the only comedy club in the East Village: Eastville Comedy Club
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Comedy as a Second Language, frequent guest-host of Whiplash), Andy Haynes (Jimmy Fallon, Last Comic Standing), Christine Nangle (writer for Saturday Night Live), Barry Rothbart (Jay Leno, Comedy Central IFC), Kenny Zimlinghaus (Sirius XM Radio host), Gabe Liedman (VH1, co-host of Big Terrific) performing stand-up at UCB East, hosted by Kara Klenk and Nick Turner: If You Build It
9:00 pm ($10): NYC sketch comedy duo Jamaal Sedayao and Brian Lisi at The Magnet providing "unfamiliar, often absurd stories full of unexpected laughs:" Turboner Bigoté
9:30 pm ($10): "A cabaret of darkly funny songs and topical sketch comedy about culture and politics," following sold out shows at Joe's Pub and now at The PIT: Political Subversities
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 10:00 pm ($15 both online and at the door using discount code SBWC, otherwise $20): This top musical improv troupe has wowed audiences around the world with its skill at making up an hour-long musical moment by moment. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment, even the song lyrics and the "choreography" are invented on the spot, with no pre-planned structure. Come see why BWC won a FringeNYC Award for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event by catching tonight's edition of Baby Wants Candy
[TOP PICK] [$] 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] [FREE] 10:00 pm: Sharp NYC stand-ups are invited to perform anything except stand-up—e.g., sketch, storytelling, improv, songs, dance, puppetry, and things we can't even imagine—at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City with hosts Kelly Fastuca, Reid Faylor, and Andrew Short: Underbelly
[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10 at the door or $10.70 in advance online): Glenn Wool (Comedy Central; terrific UK comedy star), Richard Metzger (Dangerous Mind, The Book of Lies), Greg Johnson (Sirius XM Radio host), and "a special guest" performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall for a show hosted by Greg Barris (and followed by a midnight show by bands New Beard and A Slow Death & Loneliness that's free if you pay for Greg's show): Heart of Darkness
[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): Ben Rodgers, Charlie Todd, Jim Santangeli, and/or other stellar improvisors at UCB West interview an audience member about where he or she grew up and then create an entire show based on the mini-bio: The Curfew: Not From Around Here
10:30 pm ($5): Ace stand-up Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Comedy as a Second Language, frequent guest-host of Whiplash) hosts a night of improv, with troupes Weekend of Regret, Fuck That Shit, and Malibu Radley performing at Under St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place, off First Avenue): Late-Night Improv with Sean Patton
10:30 pm ($7): Vibrant improv from Nick Kanellis & Peter McNerney as comedy duo Trike
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): A sharp improv troupe consisting of writers for The Onion and Jimmy Fallon hosting a late night talk show—sort of—at UCB East, with tonight's guests Jared Logan (hilarious angry rising star; Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, co-host of Righteous Kill), NYC cab driver Mike Yildirim, and 37-year-old man Keith Bethea: The Night Night Show with Pangea 3000
11:00 pm ($5): Four sketch troupes compete for audience approval at The PIT, hosted by Bleak Comedy: Iron Sketch
[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): One of UCB West's most popular shows is Cage Match, and that's in part because of its wrestling subplots that go on in between the improv competitions. Tonight the improv is left behind, and a midnight extravaganza devoted to just these sideshow elements explodes onto the stage, featuring at least a half-dozen matches combining sketch comedy and genuine wrestling choreography. For videos of past battles, please click here. As the show description states, "Only 14,000 seats are available, so get your tickets now before the UCBW Arena sells out!" Experience the pre-Halloween bloodbath men call UCBW AutumnSlamn
[FREE] Midnight: A weekly chance for you to shine at The Magnet, as students and veteran improvisors share the stage to form "rare and wonderful one-night-only teams," with sign-up starting at 11:30 pm: Magnet Mixer
NYC Comedy Picks for Sunday 10/23/11
A musical improv comedy genius performs at NYU's Skirball Center for one night only: Reggie Watts
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] 4:00 pm: An unusually early walk-in open mic stand-up show at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City: Face-Plant Comedy Showcase
[FREE] 6:00 pm: "Are ready for something sweet and something spicy? Long form improv that will satisfy your hunger" hosted by sharp UCBT comic Andy Rocco at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City: The Candy Taco Improv Hour
[TOP PICK] 6:00 pm ($5): Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Comedy as a Second Language, frequent guest-host of Whiplash), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, hilarious shorts with Pete Holmes for Front Page Films, national TV ads as Verizon FIOS guy, feature film The Other Guys), Adam Newman (College Humor), and "a surprise guest" participate in "a weekly podcast that assembles a new panel of comedians and weird characters to give funny advice, or at the very least relate to the people's problems with their own stories" at UCB East hosted by Andy Rocco: Here to Help
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10) and 9:30 pm [FREE]: UCB West'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
7:30 pm ($5): Gary Gulman (Last Comic Standing, Tourgasm, Comedy Central hour-long special), Streeter Seidell (College Humor), and Jordan Carlos (Comedy Central) performing stand-up at UCB East hosted by Danny Jolles: The Most Fun Show Ever
[FREE] 7:30 pm: Sketch, improv, and more at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' Long Island City from comedy troupe Froduce
[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($27 at door or $30.50 online): A musical improv comedy genius who's starred in his own Comedy Central special, and performed on Jimmy Fallon, The Electric Company, Conan O'Brien's Legally Prohibited tour, and in amazing videos (for samples, please click here) doing a show for one night only at NYU's 700-seat Skirball Center: Reggie Watts: On Life and Quantum Entanglement
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($7): Glenn Wool (Comedy Central; terrific UK comedy star), Heather Lawless (fresh, hilarious, unique stand-up; Comedy Central, Wonder Showzen, member of Variety SHAC), Jon Benjamin (star of Comedy Central's Jon Benjamin Has a Van) & Nathan Fielder, and Levi Macdougall performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall for comedy giant Eugene Mirman's Pretty Good Friends
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($46.50 & 2-drink min.) A comedy superstar (for a sample set, please click here) headlining one last night at the Carolines Comedy Club: D. L. Hughley
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Kevin Barnett (College Humor; for thoughts on how the owner of Facebook should spend his money, please click here), Emily Heller (for ruminations on pregnancy, please click here), Amber Nelson (sketch troupe Thunder Gulch, co-host of Gutbucket), Harriet Halloway (Howard Stern, Logo TV, Sirius XM Radio), and Chris DiStefano performing at RG Daniels' free weekly show at the Three of Cups lounge (83 First Avenue at 5th Street): Sunday Night Stand-Up
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Magnet sketch comics performing new material: Ripe Sketch Comedy
[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups (not announced) performing at The PIT downstairs lounge for a free weekly show typically hosted by Chris Grace: Cold Soda Comedy
[$] 8:30 pm ($20 & 2-drink min.): A stand-up who's starred in his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, and performed on HBO's Tourgasm, FX's Louie, MTV, and VH1 headlining one more night at the Gotham Comedy Club: Robert Kelly
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: Music from the unforgettable dark comedy group The Cowmen and more at The Creek downstairs lounge in Queens' Long Island City hosted by Murderfist's Holden McNeely & Ed Larson: Stage Fright
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Comedy as a Second Language, frequent guest-host of Whiplash), Neal Brennan (HBO, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, co-creator of Chappelle's Show), Barry Rothbart (Jay Leno, Comedy Central, IFC), Dan Soder (Comedy Central), and more performing stand-up at UCB East hosted by Mark Normand, Matt Ruby, Andy Haynes, and/or David Cope: Hot Soup
9:30 pm ($5): A monthly screening of new short filmed sketch and comedy produced by members of the Magnet community: Flick Video Showcase
[FREE] 9:30 pm: Open-mic stand-up, with four minutes per comic, at The PIT downstairs lounge hosted by Rob Stern: Vicious Cycle
[FREE] 10:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Karith Foster (Comedy Central, VH1), Rose Surnow, and Susan Alexander performing at this free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour
11:00 pm ($5): A variety show at UCB East "hosted by the three Jimmy Fallon bloggers who all have to go to work together in the morning:" Sunday at 11
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