Best New York Comedy

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Kumail Nanjiani

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 Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),

comedians getting rid of their stuff by telling tales about the items and then selling to the highest bidder at the way fun Auction! (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] Jesse Blaze Snider (DC’s Dead Romeo) and Cliff Chiang (DC’s Green Arrow & Black Canary) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] witty writers offering delightfully silly lectures about color in the Brooklyn comedic show Adult Education (8:00 pm),

four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes DeCoster, Ragnaröck, The Scam, The Law Firm, and The F*cking Kennedys, plus a great troupe reshuffling at 11:00 pm called The Blender—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report) and other sharp comics performing at this free show hosted by brilliant stand-ups Jessi Klein (Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim) and Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1’s Best Week Ever, The New Yorker): Punch Up Your Life (8:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and Andy Blitz (comedy genius; writer & performer for Conan O’Brien since 1999), Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central; Penelope, Princess of Pets; 2008 ECNY Award for Best Director), AD Miles (head writer for Jimmy Fallon), and more at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).

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