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 noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

[FREE] five free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday (7:00 pm-midnight),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] brilliant star stand-ups Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, The Wrestler), Anthony Jeselnik (staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; HBO, Comedy Central), and Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report) at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] Pete Holmes (one of the quickest & sharpest minds in comedy; VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central, The New Yorker, co-host of smash hit Tuesday night live comedy show Punch Up Your Life), Jared Logan (hilarious kinetic comic; Comedy Central), Taylor Williamson (extremely likeable zen-like comic; CBS’ Craig Ferguson), Jamie Lee (VH1.com’s Best Night Ever, Collegehumor.com, Life & Style), and more at a new free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] John Oliver (stand-up comedy genius and star correspondent of The Daily Show), Adam Lowitt (Daily Show producer, host of This Is It!), and much more at a stand-up show from Co-Executive Producer of The Daily Show: Rory Albanese and Friends (8:00 pm),

[FREE] NYC stand-ups DJ Hazard, Brian Longwell, soce the elemental wizard, Julie Perkins, Sue Funke, and Chris Conway at the free Shrink (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] an hour-long play made up on the spot by razor-sharp, passionate improvisors Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Moral Oral) and Christina Gausas (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report) at Adsit & Gausas (9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and a free, laid-back, and occasionally magical variety show where virtually anything can happen on a School Night (11:00).

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