June 10, 2009
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Jenny Slate & Gabe Liedman, who tonight celebrate the one-year anniversary of Big Terrific
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] top writers and comedians—who tonight are Kevin Allison (The State), Ben Hill, Erik Bowie, and Ryan Paulson—share their favorite true campus anecdotes at Real Tales of College (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] the one-year anniversary celebration of a superb comedy show, with NYC comedy royalty Kurt & Kristen (genius talents Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal), Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, concert film The Awkward Kings of Comedy), Sean Patton (VH1), and special surprise guests at the free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[FREE] Kevin McCaffrey (writer for Late Show with David Letterman), Ken Zimlinghaus (Sirius Satellite Radio’s Wake Up With Cosmo), Calvin S. Cato (host of Nouveau Poor), and Brent Sullivan (Funny.com) at a free weekly stand-up comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno and the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] stellar storytellers Ophira Eisenberg and Leslie Goshko, stand-ups John Morrison, Christine Nangle, and Michael Lawrence, and sketch group Slap! Kiss! Slap! at a free weekly show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] an entirely improvised musical from a genius comedy duo, and an improvised soap opera, in the double-bill I Eat Pandas and Hot Lather: As the Diamond Burns (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 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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June 9, 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:
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),
Hilary Schwartz and Rachael Parenta hosting an intriguing new show described as “emotionally inappropriate comedy:” Please, Someone Kill Me (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] on an extra-special show, Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show) and Jesse Blaze Snider (rock star & writer of the new DC Comics miniseries Dead Romeo) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),
four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Robber Baron, Badman, The Law Firm, Bastian, and Penthouse Riot—followed by high-level UCBT students improvising the end of the world, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] rising superstar Kristen Schaal (lovely, brilliant, breathtakingly talented writer/actress/comic; shining star correspondent of The Daily Show; co-star of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords; writer for South Park and Human Giant; AMC’s Mad Men; co-writer & co-star of upcoming UK TV series; upcoming feature film Cirque du Freak with Salma Hayek), Joe DeRosa (Comedy Central Presents special, HBO’s Down & Dirty), and Tom McCaffrey (Comedy Central, VH1, The Onion) 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),
[DISCOUNTED] superb NYC stand-ups Frank Vignola, Maureen Langan, Lee Camp, Thomas Middleditch, Charlie Kasov, Sean Donnelly, and Ray Higgs at John Morrison’s Morrison Motel (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] legendary comedy star Marc Maron (a comic’s comic; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, and numerous other impressive credits), Kumail Nanjiani (staff writer of upcoming Michael Black & Michael Showalter Comedy Central series; Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, Jimmy Kimmel; winner of the 2009 ECNY Awards for Best Male Stand-Up), Bobby Tisdale (HBO, Comedy Central; legendary co-host of the seminal and much-beloved former NYC comedy show Invite Them Up), and more performing at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).
and delightful stand-up comics Jackie Monahan, Leah Dubie, Amy Beckerman, and Gloria Bigelow performing and hosting guest comics at Dykes on Mics (9:00 pm).
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June 8, 2009
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Marina Franklin
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
the perfect show for short attention spans, open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours—tonight including Joe DeVito, RG Daniels, Emily Epstein, Chelsea White, Mark Normand, Sean Donnelly, Blaine Perry, Aalap Patel, Matteson Perry, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
improv comedy, plus stellar sketch comedy duo The Chris and Paul Show, at MacGuffin (7:00 pm),
[$] [DISCOUNTED] professional stand-up comics and comedy writers try to teach businesspeople how to be funny—live on stage, with much potential embarrassment for everyone—at Gotham Jokewriters (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] legendary comedy star Marc Maron (a comic’s comic; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, and numerous other impressive credits), Victor Varnado (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, My Name is Earl, Adult Swim, The Awkward Kings of Comedy), Marina Franklin (Last Comic Standing, Chappelle’s Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Awkward Kings of Comedy), Kumail Nanjiani (staff writer of upcoming Michael Black & Michael Showalter Comedy Central series; Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report; co-host of Game Bros. Live!; winner of the 2009 ECNY Awards for Best Male Stand-Up), Tony Camin (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central), Myq Kaplan (Comedy Central), and more at Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
fresh sketch comedy from UCBT house groups Gorilla Gorilla and Stone Cold Fox at Maude Night (8:00 pm),
Mo Rocca (former correspondent for The Daily Show), Sam Brown (cast member of IFC’s sketch troupe The Whitest Kids U’ Know), DJ Ayres, and more at Andy Rocco’s The Hipster Show (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] and a free weekly show featuring some of the best stand-up comics in the country—who tonight include John Mulaney (staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Conan O’Brien, VH1’s Best Week Ever; 2008 ECNY Award for Best Male Stand-Up Comedian), Morgan Murphy (staff writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, former staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel and Crank Yankers), Tony Camin (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central), and Claudia Cogan (MTV, Logo Network, here! TV, Sirius OutQ)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central, HBO) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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June 7, 2009
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John Hodgman
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] three of the most brilliant and hilarious stand-ups in the country—Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim, The Wrestler), Anthony Jeselnik (staff writer for NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; HBO, Comedy Central Presents, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Carson Daly), John Mulaney (staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Conan O’Brien, VH1’s Best Week Ever; 2008 ECNY Award for Best Male Stand-Up Comedian)—joining comedy giant Eugene Mirman (winner of the 2008 ECNY Award for Best Host) for his weekly shindig at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: Tearing the Veil of Maya (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] Dave Hill (one of the most original and hilarious alternative comics in the country; VH1, Spike TV, King of Miami, The New York Times, The Dave Hill Explosion), Sara Schaefer (delightful quick-witted comic; blogger for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; VH1’s Best Week Ever, E!), Joe Mande (winner of the 2008 ECNY Award winner for Best Emerging Comic; co-host of live comedy show Totally J/K), Sean Patton (VH1, 2008 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival), and more at a free weekly LES show hosted by Greg Johnson: The Comedians (7:30 pm),
[FREE] Ali Wong (hilarious stand-up dynamo; The Onion), Greg Barris (MTV2’s, producer of Heart of Darkness), David Cope (co-host of NYC biweekly comedy show Extra Fancy), Selena Coppock (FOX, Boston Comedy Festival), and more at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
[FREE] Cassidy Henehan & Nick Turner (co-hosts of weekly NYC comedy show Too Cool for School), Ken Zimlinghaus (Sirius Satellite Radio’s Wake Up With Cosmo), and Adam Sokol at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free stand-up show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and acclaimed author, Daily Show correspondent, and faux PC in Mac ads performing a one-man show at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: John Hodgman (9:30 pm).
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June 6, 2009
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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 $) include:
[TOP PICK] four sharp storytellers—who tonight are Carolyn Castiglia (Last Comic Standing, VH1), Robin Gelfenbien (VH1, 2008 FringeNYC show My Salvation Has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey), Dan Allen (Comedy Central’s Premium Blend), and host Andy Christie (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion)—trying to mislead the audience at The Liar Show (6:00 pm),
Ali Wong, Kevin McCaffrey, Pat Stango & Blaine Perry, Morgan Venticinque, David Balutanski, and “special guests” at NYC stand-ups at Sean Donnelly’s Lil’ Seany Boy (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of the most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country performing a one-man show that should not be missed: Chris Gethard’s Magic Box of Stories (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] a blow-out gathering of wonderful comedic talent that should not be missed, including superstar Janeane Garofalo, and red-hot comics Baron Vaughn and Livia Scott, at a show benefiting an animal shelter: Diamonds in the Fluff (8:00ish pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] superb and internationally popular comedy star Arj Barker (HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents) Headlining at Comix (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
comics experiencing the rush of performing with no clothes on in The Naked Comedy Showcase (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),
[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] comedy star Marc Maron and more performing at a no-cover show (if you use code HyReviews) at the Eastville Comedy Club (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer (9:00 pm),
organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track! (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] inventive & hilarious sketch comedy from The Harvard Sailing Team (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] improvised furious action from world-class troupe Reuben Williams (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] The Raspberry Brothers—Jerm Pollet, Johnny McNulty, and Aaron Glaser—making funny remarks about a Hollywood feature film screened in an actual movie theatre, with tonight’s victim being The Terminator (midnight),
[TOP PICK] and top UCBT talents—including Neil Casey, Eugene Cordero, Sue Galloway, Curtis Gwinn, Gil Ozeri, Adam Pally, Ben Rodgers, Charlie Sanders, and Gavin Speiller—writing and/or performing sketch comedy Beneath Gristedes (midnight).
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June 5, 2009
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Hilarious bad singer parody Miranda Sings
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
Ann Carr doing a one-woman show about the hardships of being a struggling New York actress in Use It (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a one-woman show from Jenny Slate (one of the most unique and intriguing comics in NYC, who co-hosts acclaimed weekly comedy show Big Terrific), plus the debut of a fantasy play about our President, in Dead Millionaire and Waiting for Obama (8:00 pm),
[$] internationally popular comedy star Arj Barker (HBO, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents) performing tonight and Saturday night Headlining at Comix (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[FREE] sharp stand-ups Pat Dixon (Comedy Central Presents), Roger Hailes (Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and Chappelle’s Show, VH1’s Best Week Ever), Julia Segal, Scott Boxenbaum, Trey Galyon, and more at this free weekly show in Brooklyn hosted by Nick Turner and Cassidy Henehan: Too Cool for School (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] an extra-special musical comedy lineup tonight, including stellar singer/songwriter Ben Lerman, hilarious YouTube sensation Miranda Sings, Danny Leary (MTV, here! TV), Chris Ducette (FOX, NPR), 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),
a groundbreaking and surreal improv troupe tackling our new hard times in Centralia: The Really Great Depression (9:30 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a comedic freestyle rap contest featuring some of the funniest & sharpest comics in NYC—who tonight are Adira Amram, MC Chris, Victor Varnado, John Gemberling, and Utkash Ambudkar—plus a volunteer from the audience!, hosted by genius comedic musical performers Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan (Freestyle Love Supreme) and Eliza Skinner (I Eat Pandas), all at The BEATdown (11:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] The Raspberry Brothers—Jerm Pollet, Johnny McNulty, and Aaron Glaser—making funny remarks about a Hollywood feature film screened in an actual movie theatre, with tonight’s victim being Terminator (midnight),
[FREE] a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am),
[$] and sharp stand-ups Marina Franklin (Last Comic Standing, Chappelle’s Show), Big Jay Oakerson (Comedy Central Presents, HBO, Showtime), and more providing Late Night Laughs at Comic Strip Live (12:30 am).
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June 4, 2009
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Glbert Gottfried
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] world-class improvisor and utterly unique comic Eugene Cordero performing his special brand of silliness in a solo show, plus Caitlin Tegart, Timothy Dunn, and D’Arcy Erokan delivering sketch comedy, in the double-bill Weird Birds and How Rude (8:00 pm),
[$] a unique comedy star headlining at Carolines for one night only: Gilbert Gottfried (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] brilliant improvisors Tara Copeland and James Eason leading a semi-revival of legendary troupe Mother in this new Magnet show: Sleepover (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] Adira Amram (brilliantly funny, sexy, rising star writer/singer), Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, concert film The Awkward Kings of Comedy), Jamie Kilstein (Just for Laughs Festival; writer for Huffington Post, 236.com, McSweeney’s; opened for Lewis Black, Dave Chappelle, Dave Attel, Marc Maron), Becky Yamamoto (Stickerbook), Julia Siegal, and more performing at a weekly variety show in the East Village hosted by sharp dark comedy stand-up Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:30ish pm),
[TOP PICK] one of the most respected comics in the biz, Marc Maron (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, one-man show Scorching the Earth) and other talented stand-ups at the 92YTribeca comedy showcase Comedy Below Canal (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] stellar stand-up comics Jessica Kirson (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, VH1, Bravo), Bobby Tisdale (legendary co-host of the seminal and much-beloved former NYC comedy show Invite Them Up), and Brooke Van Poppelen (Carolines, Comix, Maxim Radio, Macho!) joining the fresh, sexy, and razor-sharp gals of Variety SHAC (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and two vibrant improv troupes, Death by Roo Roo and Scootch, in a battle to win audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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June 3, 2009
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John Mulaney
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] razor-sharp writer/comic Joe Mande, with the aid of superb performers Chris Gethard and Jenny Slate, recreating on stage Joe’s experiences interning for The Maury Povich Show at Workdays with Maury (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] rising star Charlie Sanders performing one of the most vibrant and hilarious autobiographical shows you’ll ever see, plus a one-woman comedic play performed and co-written by Jill Donnelly, in the double-bill Minnesota Muslim and Amnesia (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Eugene Mirman (Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim’s Delocated, VH1, book The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life, host of Tearing the Veil of Maya), John Mulaney (one of the finest stand-up comics in the country; staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Conan O’Brien, VH1’s Best Week Ever; comedy CD The Top Part), Anthony Jeselnik (writer for Jimmy Fallon; Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central Presents), and more at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[FREE] Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, concert film The Awkward Kings of Comedy) and other sharp NYC stand-ups at a free weekly comedy show hosted tonight by Matt Maragno: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),
[FREE] stellar storyteller Melanie Hamlett; NYC stand-ups Pat Galante, Brendan Fitzgibbons, and Mara Herron; and sketch comedy performers Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting at a free show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a fun new monthly show featuring sharp NYC comics telling their funniest one-liners at host Matt Goldich’s 25 Words or Less (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 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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June 2, 2009
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Eugene Mirman
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] witty writers offering delightfully silly lectures about riding the NYC subway in the Brooklyn comedic show Adult Education (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] legendary comics writer Chris Claremont (X-Men Forever) and book author Douglas Wolk (Reading Comics) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes DeCoster, Scootch, Ragnaröck, The Scam, and The Bishop—followed by two top improv troupes, Outlook of the Poet and Gwindleditch, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Eugene Mirman (Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim’s Delocated, VH1, book The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life, host of Tearing the Veil of Maya), John Mulaney (one of the finest stand-up comics in the country; staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Conan O’Brien, VH1’s Best Week Ever; comedy CD The Top Part), and Nick Stevens (VH1’s All Access, The Shark Show) 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 Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, concert film The Awkward Kings of Comedy), Kevin Allison (HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central’s Reno 911, legendary MTV sketch show The State), John Hamburg (writer/director of hit film I Love You, Man), Wayne Federman (head monologue writer for Jimmy Fallon), and Amy Schumer (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central) performing at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).
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June 1, 2009
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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 $) include:
the perfect show for short attention spans, open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours—tonight including Livia Scott, Jared Logan, RG Daniels, Luke Cunningham, Mark Normand, Hilary Schwartz, Julia Segal, Karen Batista, Francoise Gordon, Blaine Perry, Sean Donnelly, Aalap Patel, Matteson Perry, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] movie and TV superstar Janeane Garofalo, Dave Hill (brilliant altcomic; HBO, VH1, Spike TV, The New York Times), Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Adam Lowitt (producer for The Daily Show, host of This Is It!), Jena Friedman (host of Entertaining the Bartender), and more at Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
[TOP PICK] an intimate interview with the former writing partner of Al Franken about his new book, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There: Tom Davis (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] world-class comedic freestyle hip-hop from the stars of Freestyle Love Supreme (9:00 pm),
a one-man show from beloved comic Gabe Liedman and a musical comedy from sketch troupe The Calgary Whalers in No Answers and Serious Play: A Musical (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] and a free weekly show featuring some of the best stand-up comics in the country—who tonight include Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials), Tom Shillue (Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents), Ahna Tessler (sketch comic, screenwriter, New Yorker cartoon deconstructionist), and Team Submarine (comedy duo Nate Fernald & Steve O’Brien)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central, HBO) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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