Best New York Comedy

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Jena Friedman

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, tonight including Helen Hong, Jen Kwok, Emily Epstein, Becky Ciletti, Karen Batista, RG Daniels, Sean Donnelly, Blaine Perry, Matteson Perry, Aalap Patel, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),

three hours of fresh new sketch comedy by talented young UCBT writer/performers at Maude Night (8:00 pm & 9:30 pm),

stand-ups Keith Alberstadt (contributing writer for SNL’s Weekend Update), Magnus Betnér (star Swedish comedian), Adam Newman (VH1, CMT, Street Meat), Yannis Pappas (Comedy Central, VH1, MTV), Kendra Cunningham, and more at a free weekly comedy show in Brooklyn hosted by the razor-sharp Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and a free weekly show featuring some of the finest comics in the country—tonight including Eugene Mirman (Conan O’Brien, HBO, Adult Swim), Baron Vaughn (MTV, VH1, Shoot the Messenger), Joe DeRosa (NBC, Comedy Central), and Jacqueline Novak (Comedy Central, President Johnson)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).

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