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:

[MEGA-TOP PICK] rising star Charlie Sanders performing one of the most vibrant and hilarious autobiographical shows you’ll ever see, and Violet Krumbein demonstrating she’s one of the most darkly funny talents in NYC, in the spectacular double-bill Minnesota Muslim and Human Painkiller (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] jaw-dropping funny Brian Posehn (Comedians of Comedy tour, co-star of Comedy Central’s The Sarah Silverman Program, regular on Late Night with Conan O’Brien) in a rare, not-to-be-missed NYC appearance tonight and Saturday night: Brian Posehn Headlining at Comix (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) co-producing a collection of some of the sharpest and wackiest female comics in the world, including stand-ups Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central, opens for Sarah Silverman), Shazia Mirza (Last Comic Standing, CBS, BBC), Betsy Salkind (Tonight Show with Jay Leno), Katie Rigg (sly comedic singer/songwriter), Wendy Ho (raunchy singer/songwriter), the Wau Wau sisters (acrobatic musical duo), and host Julie Goldman (Logo TV’s The Big Gay Sketch Show) at the rockin’ comedy event Offensive Women (8:00 pm),

a gay-themed stand-up comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),

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

[TOP PICK] a comedic freestyle rap contest, tonight including Carolyn Castiglia (see interview directly below) , DC Pierson and Donald Glover (star comedy troupe Derrick), and genius comedic musical hosts Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan (Freestyle Love Supreme) and Eliza Skinner (I Eat Pandas) at The BEATdown (11:00 pm),

and a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am).

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