Best New York Comedy

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Brilliant, quirky comedic storyteller Chris Gethard

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Champion comedic storyteller Leslie Goshko

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

[TOP PICK] a wonderful networking event mixing folks from the NYC theatre and comedy scenes—with free wine and snacks!—followed by a full-blown comedy show with superb comics TJ Miller (David Letterman, co-star of ABC’s Carpoolers), Kumail Nanjiani (Comedy Central rising star), Leslie Goshko (stellar storyteller & 2008 Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion), Jacqueline Novak (Comedy Central Live Tour), and more—hosted by the lovely & hilarious Margie Kment at Hold for the Laughs (6:30 pm party/networking, 8:00 pm show),

[TOP PICK] one of the most razor-sharp, oddball, and uproariously funny storytellers in the country debuting his one-man show in Chris Gethard’s Magic Box of Stories (8:00 pm),

a comedic holiday celebration from a YouTube star: John Roberts’ Holiday Show (8:00 pm),

Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Hannibal Buress (Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson), Brent Sullivan, and Patrick Borelli & Matt Hall (as wizards!), plus a gala after-party, at the holiday edition of this free weekly Brooklyn show hosted by Gabe Liedman & Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:15ish pm),

[TOP PICK] Dave Hill demonstrating he’s one of the sharpest, freshest, funniest comics around—accompanied this evening by star musician A. C. Newman—at The Dave Hill Explosion (9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and the phenomenal Ben Rodgers pitting his solo improv skills against troupe Bastion as they compete for audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).

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