Best New York Comedy

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Janeane Garofalo

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:

[TOP PICK] [$] a movie and TV superstar—who’s also a comedy genius—delivering a deliciously long headlining set at the elegant Comix Comedy Club tonight through Sunday: Janeane Garofalo (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),

[$] star comics Colin Quinn, Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Jessica Kirson, and more performing—though not all on the same lineups—at Comedy Cellar (8:00 pm, 9:45 pm, and 11:30 pm),

stand-up comics Claudia Cogan (MTV, Logo, here! TV), Mike Singer (here! TV), Michael Brill, and more at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),

[$] [DISCOUNTED] superb stand-ups Joe DeRosa (Comedy Central Presents special, HBO’s Down & Dirty), Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central, VH1, CNN, opens for Sarah Silverman on tour), and more performing at the only comedy club in the East Village: Late Night Stand-Up at Eastville (10:00 pm),

singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] brilliant stand-ups—who also happen to be staff writers for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon—Anthony Jeselnik (one of the finest comics in the biz; HBO, Comedy Central Presents) and Morgan Murphy (former staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel and Crank Yankers) joining ace sketch troupe Olde English to perform all-new material for a show that’s Very Fresh (11:00 pm),

and a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am).

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