Best New York Comedy

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Tom Shillue

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:

the perfect show for short attention spans—open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours, at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] star storyteller Tom Shillue (Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents) performing what’s likely to be a mesmerizing comedic one-man show: Supernormal (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] brilliantly funny comedy stars Jessi Klein (Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Punch Up Your Life), Andy Kindler (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Root of All Evil), Eric Drysdale (former writer for The Daily Show and The Colbert Report), Scott Jacobson (former Emmy-winning writer for The Daily Show), and more at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] and a free weekly show featuring some of the finest comics in the country—who tonight include Andy Kindler (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Root of All Evil), Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), and Laurie Kilmartin (VH1, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).

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