April 10, 2009
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Jim Breuer
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[$] a former cast member of Saturday Night Live who’s also performed a Comedy Central hour-long special, appeared frequently on Conan O’Brien, co-starred in the film Half Baked, and is an acclaimed stand-up comic, headlining tonight and Saturday at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Jim Breuer (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] comedy stars Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show) and Paul F. Tompkins (host of VH1’s Best Week Ever, commentator on Countdown with Keith Olbermann) visit Jessica Chaffin & Jamie Denbo playing book authors offering sage advice to Jewish singles at Ronna & Beverly’s All Jew Revue (8:00 pm),
comics experiencing the rush of performing with no clothes on in The Naked Comedy Showcase (8:00 pm),
stand-up comics Brad Loekle (TruTV’s The Smoking Gun Presents, host of The Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour), Beth Stelling (Chicago Underground Comedy), Lisa Kaplan (here! TV’s Hot Gay Comics), 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),
[TOP PICK] [$] a killer lineup of top national comedy stars at Stand Up NY’s late show, including 30 Rock’s Judah Friedlander, Dave Attell, Ted Alexandro, Jessica Kirson, and Vic Henley: Judah Friedlander and More (10:00 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a sketch show (with some improv thrown in) that just won its superb stars the 2009 ECNY Award for Best Sketch Comedy Group: Derrick (11:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] UCBT’s free monthly open-mic stand-up show, where deliciously odd things tend to happen around 1:30 am, hosted by lightning-quick & hilarious Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1; one of the finest comics in the country) at Gutbucket (12:20ish am),
[$] and a provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, headlining at Carolines: Paul Mooney (12:30 am).
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April 9, 2009
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The Apple Sisters
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
a razor-sharp member of star improv/sketch/film troupe Derrick premiering a stand-up comedy show: Donald Glover: Weirdo (8:00 pm),
[FREE] Shayna Ferm (brilliant, hilarious singer/songwriter), Team Submarine (comedy duo Nate Fernald & Steve O’Brien), Ross Hyzer (host of NYC comedy show County Fair), and Micah Sherman (co-host of NYC comedy show Micah Myq Club) at a free weekly variety show in the East Village hosted by sharp dark comedy stand-up Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] star stand-ups Rich Vos (NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents special, Tough Crowd, Opie & Anthony), Bonnie McFarlane (David Letterman, Jay Leno, Comedy Central Presents special, HBO special), and Nate Bargatze (Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central), plus other sharp comics performing at the only comedy club in the East Village: Rich Voss and More at Eastville (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] superb comedic storyteller Tom Shillue, hilarious comedic rapper MC Chris, standup Jessica Kirson (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, VH1, Bravo), and music group The Psychedelic Knights of Zohar joining the fresh, sexy, and razor-sharp gals of Variety SHAC (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] three hilarious gals who won the 2008 ECNY Award for Best Musical Comedy Act, and are one of the most charming & entertaining groups in NYC—and now also one of the finest troupes LA, where they’ve lately been seeking well-deserved fame and fortune—performing their special magic tonight at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: The Apple Sisters (10:00 pm),
[$] a provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, tonight headlining at Carolines: Paul Mooney (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and two of the finest troupes in improv history, The Stepfathers and Death by Roo Roo, competing for audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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April 8, 2009
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Brooke Van Poppelen
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] six free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday (6:00 pm-midnight),
[TOP PICK] stellar storyteller Adam Wade and comic Jake Goldman hosting a show in which top writers and comedians—who tonight are Jim O’Grady (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion), Ed Gavagan, and Bricken Sparacino—share their favorite campus anecdotes; plus a cake will be given to an audience member!; all at Real Tales of College (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] rising star Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report), Brooke Van Poppelen (sketch duo Macho!), Sean Donnelly (co-host of Ochi’s Motel, host of Little Seany Boy), and more at a new free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),
[FREE] typically stellar NYC stand-ups at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[FREE] NYC stand-ups Jamie Lee, Nick Turner, Vicki Ferentinos, and Calvin Cato; plus sketch troupe consisting of Kevin Tor , Evan Morgenstern, and Jen Kwok; plus improv group Aww Shucks, at a free show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: 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 Orel) 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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April 7, 2009
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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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April 6, 2009
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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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April 5, 2009
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Rich Vos
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] [FREE] UCBT’s playground for celebrities and ace improvisors, ASSSSCAT 3000 (paid show at 7:30 pm, free show at 9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] a blow-up gathering of star comics—Andy Blitz (comedy genius; writer & performer for Conan O’Brien since 1999), Rich Vos (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents, Tough Crowd, The View), DC Benny (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), and Bonnie McFarlane (David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, HBO)—at what’s often among the funniest free productions in NYC, from hosts Greg Johnson and Jacqueline Novak: The Comedians (8:00 pm),
typically some of the best comics in the biz joining comedy giant Eugene Mirman for his weekly shindig at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: Tearing the Veil of Maya (8:00 pm),
[FREE] Mike Drucker (freelance writer for Saturday Night Live and The Onion), Keith Alberstadt (Last Comic Standing; contributing writer for SNL’s Weekend Update and National Lampoon), Jamie Lee (VH1, Collegehumor.com, Life & Style), and Nick Cobb (AMC) at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm).
[FREE] talented NYC comics at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] superb comics Kate McKinnon (hilarious cast member of Logo’s Big Gay Sketch Show), Michelle Buteau (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Brian Barry, and Zach Toczynskiat a free gay-themed show hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (10:00 pm),
[$] and a provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, tonight concluding his headlining run at Carolines: Paul Mooney (10:00 pm).
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April 4, 2009
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Rob Riggle
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] four sharp storytellers—tonight consisting of Leslie Goshko (delightful, razor-sharp standup, sketch performer and storyteller; Manhattan Monologue Champion; host of Sideshow Goshko), Martin Dockery (storyteller acclaimed as “fantastic” by The New York Times), Jeffrey Solomon (Moth GrandSlam Champion), and Joey Novick (Politics Unusual)—trying to mislead the audience at Andy Christie’s way fun The Liar Show (6:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] star improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show who joyously declare Let’s Have a Ball (7:30 pm),
[$] a former correspondent for The Daily Show and cast member of Saturday Night Live headlining at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Rob Riggle (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[FREE] sharp NYC comics at a free stand-up comedy show hosted by star sketch/improv troupe Derrick in Queens’ Long Island City: This Is New York (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which in 2008 broke the UCBT improv competition record for winning streaks with 17 triumphs in a row, and this year delivered a magnificent performance to capture the Cage Match Championship—the brilliant and daring members of Death by Roo Roo (9:00 pm),
organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track! (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] a musical made up on the spot from a magical Chicago improv group tonight concluding its current NYC run: Baby Wants Candy (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] improvised furious action from world-class troupe Reuben Williams (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer (10:30 pm),
five superb female comics who are also a terrific experimental cover band interviewing a comedy celeb and rockin’ the house as Stickerbook (midnight),
[$] and a provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, headlining at Carolines: Paul Mooney (12:30 am).
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April 3, 2009
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Kristen Schaal
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] magical comedy duo Kristen Schaal & Kurt Kurt Braunohler perform a reading—with English accents!—to test out the hilarity of their TV pilot to be aired on London’s Channel 4: Penelope—Princess of Pets (8:00 pm),
[$] a former correspondent for The Daily Show and cast member of Saturday Night Live headlining at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Rob Riggle (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[$] a hilarious 30 Rock star as part of tonight’s lineups at Stand Up NY: Judah Friedlander and More (8:00 pm & 10:00 pm),
superb comics Leibya Rogers, Leah Dubie, Robert Keller, Anne Altman, and more at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
[$] a provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, headlining at Carolines: Paul Mooney (10:00 pm & 12:30 am),
[TOP PICK] a comedic freestyle rap contest, tonight including all past winners!—Victor Varnado (Conan O’Brien), Carolyn Castiglia (VH1), Peter Gwinn (The Colbert Report), Thomas Middleditch (Baby Wants Candy), Billy Scafuri (Harvard Sailing Team), and Amber Petty (Penny)—hosted by genius comedic musical hosts Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan (Freestyle Love Supreme) and Eliza Skinner (I Eat Pandas), at The BEATdown (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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April 2, 2009
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Mary Tyler Moore
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] [$] an intimate talk with a TV comedy legend: Mary Tyler Moore (8:00 pm),
Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell relating their YouTube-documented romantic adventures live on stage—possibly accompanied by visits from some of the gals—on Double Date Us (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] John Oliver (stand-up comedy genius and star correspondent of The Daily Show), Anthony Jeselnik (also a stand-up genius; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; HBO, Comedy Central), Shayna Ferm (hilarious singer/songwriter & sketch performer), and more at Comedy Below Canal (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] Adira Amram (brilliant songwriter/singer/performer who parodies sexuality and pop culture), Jamie Lee (VH1.com’s Best Night Ever, Collegehumor.com, Life & Style), and writer Mike Albo as guests on the best sexy storytelling comedy show in NYC: Margot Leitman’s & Giulia Rozzi’s Stripped Stories (9:30),
[TOP PICK] brilliant & sexy writer/singer Mindy Raf as her super-feminist character Leibya Rogers in the debut of what’s likely to be a hilarious one-woman show: Leibya Fair (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and two vibrant improv troupes, The Stepfathers and Decoster, competing for audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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April 1, 2009
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John Oliver
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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