Best New York Comedy

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Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:

four sharp storytellers trying to mislead the audience in The Liar Show (6:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] a comedy legend headlining at Comix for this evening only: Richard Belzer (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] star improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show who joyously declare Let’s Have a Ball (7:30 pm),

an improv troupe with a theatrical approach: Stray (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which this season broke the Cage Match record for winning streaks with 17 triumphs in a row, and is now taking over UCBT’s prestigious prime-time Saturday night slot—the brilliant and daring members of Death by Roo Roo (9:00 pm),

a small mob of talented comics—including the wonderful Kimmy Gatewood, in her final NYC stage appearance before moving to LA—telling funny, poignant, and at times unforgettable tales about their relatives at the gorgeous Sara Benincasa’s Family Hour (9:00 pm),

organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track! (9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] inventive & hilarious sketch comedy from The Harvard Sailing Team (9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] improvised TV shows about audience members via world-class troupe Reuben Williams (10:30 pm),

and political sketch comedy from UCBT group Stone Cold Fox in That One (Midnight).

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