Best New York Comedy

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

Seth Herzog

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

the perfect show for short attention spans—open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours, who tonight include Karen Batista, Vicky Kuperman, Paola Dattner, Chris Grace, Phil O’Reilly, and Dave Celestian—at John Morrison’s Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),

three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes The Law Firm, Bangs, Ragnaröck, Bastian, and Whorenado—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] superb comics Pete Holmes (lightning-quick & one of the funniest guys in the country; VH1, Comedy Central), Brett Gelman (always daring and often brilliant experimental comic & character chameleon), Josh Spear (Conan O’Brien, Bravo), and surprise guests at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).

and a gala free opportunity for you to perform with world-class improvisors at UCBT’s final show of 2008, The End of The Year Improv Jam (11:00 pm).

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.