Best New York Comedy

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Dave Hill

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 Amy Beckerman, Vicky Kuperman, Becky Ciletti, Hilary Schwartz, Laura Spaeth, Kara Buller, Linda San Lucas, Alison Grillo, Aalap Patel, Matteson Perry, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] writer Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules) and artist Ryan Dunlavey (Comic Book Comics) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),

three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes The F*cking Kennedys, Whorenado, The Scam, Bastian, and DeCoster—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] superb storytellers, including Kambri Crews (Comix, Family Hour, The Moth), Andy Christie (The New York Times, The Liar Show) and Margot Leitman (Conan O’Brien, Stripped Stories) at SpeakEasy (8:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and brilliant concept comic Dave Hill (HBO, VH1, Spike TV, The New York Times), star comedy duo The Sklar Brothers (HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, ESPN), top party DJ Mr. Blue, and possibly surprise guests at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).

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