July 21, 2009
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Writers of The Incredible Hulk are interviewed at tonight's fun edition of Comic Book Club
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 world-class storytellers—Ophira Eisenberg (sharp stand-up and brilliant storyteller; Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), Leslie Goshko (Manhattan Monologue Slam Champ, host of Sideshow Goshko), Jim O’Grady (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion), and Mr. Z (Moth GrandSlam Champion)—joining host Andy Christie (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion) in trying to mislead the audience at The Liar Show (6:00 pm),
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),
[TOP PICK] Marvel Comics writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente (The Incredible Hulk, Hercules, The Mighty Thor) 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, Penthouse Riot, Scootch, The Law Firm, and The Bishop—followed by UCBT students at all levels performing with improv veterans, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Baron Vaughn (red-hot rising star; Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Shoot the Messenger, Awkward Kings of Comedy), Morgan Murphy (staff writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, former staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel and Crank Yankers), and Patrick Borelli (Conan O’Brien, SuperDeluxe, author of book Holy Headshot!) 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] Eric Slovin (writer for Saturday Night Live 2002-2005 and Important Things with Demetri Martin; Comedy Central Presents), Joe Mande (winner of the 2008 ECNY Award winner for Best Emerging Comic; co-host of live comedy show Totally J/K; author of upcoming book about hipsters from St. Martin’s Press), Jon Friedman (Jimmy Fallon, The Rejection Show), Craig Baldo (Conan O’Brien, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, VH1, The Onion), and Ann Carr (Comedy Central, VH1), performing at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).
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July 20, 2009
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The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi
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 Emily Epstein, Jared Logan, Rob Lathan, RG Daniels, Mark Normand, Luke Cunningham, Matt Ruby, Lisa Kaplan, Raquel D’Apice, Francoise Gordon, Dan Upham, Blaine Perry, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] top comedic storytellers telling tales of being on the road, with tonight’s participants Melanie Hamlett (Moth StorySlam Champion who’s on a cross-country tour while living in her truck and will be performing via Webcam), Kevin Allison (MTV’s The State, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central’s Reno 911), Daisy Rosario (Moth Grandslam Champion), Chris Kipiniak (comic book writer and actor), and Jeff Simmerson (who tells about being a hired killer) at host Seth Lind’s Told: The Rough Guide (7:00 pm),
fresh sketch comedy from UCBT house groups Slow Burn and High Treason at Maude Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials), Leo Allen (former writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central Presents, upcoming HBO series Funny or Die, host of Whiplash), Aasif Mandvi (correspondent for The Daily Show), Hari Kondadbolu (Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel), and more at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
[FREE] stand-up comedy in Brooklyn, tonight featuring sharp comedic storyteller Rob Gorden, plus stand-ups Jen Grant, Dan Boulger, Jay Welch, Ruhbin Mehta, Jacquline Kabat, Joe Fury, and Erik Bergstrom, at Pat O’Shea’s free weekly show Ed Sullivan on Acid (9:00 pm),
a comedic play about what goes in an adolescent female mind, and what appears to be an oddball sketch comedy show, in Fantasies of a 12-Year-Old Girl and O’Hooligan and the Holligans (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 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) and Chris Gethard (brilliant improvisor and comedic storyteller; Magic Box of Stories, The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, author of book Weird New York)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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July 19, 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 $) include:
[TOP PICK] [FREE] UCBT’s playground for celebrities and ace improvisors—which tonight is rumored to have some extra-special guests at the 9:30 show—ASSSSCAT 3000 (paid show at 7:30 pm, free show at 9:30 pm),
sharp NYC stand-ups Heather Fink, Rory Scovel, Brad Steuernagel, and more at a weekly LES show hosted by Greg Johnson & Jacqueline Novak: The Comedians (7:30 pm),
[FREE] Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp comic; Comedy Central Presents half-hour special), TJ Del Reno (MTV’s College Humor Show), Ari Teman (Jewlarious Magazine), and more at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
[$] a stand-up star on two seasons of Last Comic Standing and on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and currently on the Opie & Anthony radio show: Rich Vos Headlining at Carolines (10:00 pm),
[FREE] and all-gal lineup of Becky Donohue (Comedy Central), Kaitlin Colombo (Last Comic Standing, E!), and Adrienne Iapalucci performing stand-up at Brad Loekle’s gay-themed Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (10:00 pm).
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July 18, 2009
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Jeff Seal clowning around
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
sharp NYC comics joining hosts Pat Stango, Blaine Perry, and Sean Donnelly at Lil’ Seany Boy (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] star improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show joyously declaring Let’s Have a Ball (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] Leo Allen (former writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central Presents, upcoming HBO series Funny or Die, host of Whiplash), Christian Finnegan (three Comedy Central specials, commentator on MNBC’s Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1’s Best Week Ever; Chappelle’s Show, The Today Show), Hari Kondabolu (Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham), Adam Newman (VH1, CMT, Uber Luber Death Metal), and Chelsea White performing at a show benefiting an animal shelter: Diamonds in the Fluff (8:00ish pm),
Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell relating their YouTube-documented romantic adventures live on stage—possibly accompanied by visits from some of the gals—on Double Date Us (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which in 2008 broke the UCBT improv competition record for winning streaks with 17 triumphs in a row, and this year delivered a magnificent performance to capture the Cage Match Championship—the brilliant and daring members of Death by Roo Roo (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] 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),
[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),
vibrant improv from acclaimed trio Statues of LIberty (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] a small mob of superb comics—tonight including Glennis McMurray (I Eat Pandas, Conan O’Brien, Gem!), Mindy Raf (brilliantly funny and sexy writer/singer; VH1’s Best Week Ever, CollegeHumor.com), Rob Lathan (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report, Jimmy Fallon, MTV, VH1, Adult Swim), Jeff Seal (David Letterman, Bindlestiff Family Circus)—pretending to be in a High School Talent Show (midnight),
[$] and a stand-up star on two seasons of Last Comic Standing and on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and currently on the Opie & Anthony radio show: Rich Vos Headlining at Carolines (12:30 am).
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July 17, 2009
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- Cassidy Henehan gets roasted tonight
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
improvisation with a playful theatrical approach from Stray (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] a very special edition of this free comedy show in which a small army of superb NYC stand-up comics—Vince Averill, Dan Curry, Jon Friedman, Roger Hailes, Peter Kassnove, Matt Maragno, Mark Normand, Sean Patton, Jesse Popp, Neil Stastny, Matt Ruby, Nick Turner, and Zack Sims—gather to make fun of the charismatic co-host of this weekly event in Brooklyn: Too Cool for School: The Roast of Cassidy Henehan (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a not-to-be-missed imagining by comedy jewel Jenny Slate of what her funeral would be like if she was rich and left all the money to her dog in Dead Millionaire (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] razor-sharp & gorgeous stand-up Brooke Van Poppelen hosting this free monthly comedy show in Brooklyn, which tonight features stand-ups Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, concert film The Awkward Kings of Comedy), Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1, host of Sweet), Matt Baetz (Craig Ferguson), Nick Vatterott (Second City Touring Company), and George Gordon (Zebulon): Brooke Van Poppelen Presents BVP & Bar 4 Comedy (9:00 pm),
NYC stand-up comics Jackie Monahan (Logo’s Wisecrack, Dykes on Mics), Scott Ryan (here! TV’s Hot Gay Comics), Chris Ducette (NPR, Gaylarious!), and more at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
[FREE] a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am),
[$] and a stand-up star on two seasons of Last Comic Standing and on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and currently on the Opie & Anthony radio show: Rich Vos Headlining at Carolines (12:30 am).
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July 16, 2009
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Magical star writer/actress/comic 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 $) include:
the UCBT debut of a sketch troupe that’ll be performing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Berty Haddock (6:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a comedic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, letters, poems, and more) as shared by their original authors in the hit storytelling show Mortified (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a much-beloved LES comedy show now enjoying a weekly run at UCBT, with tonight’s guests John Roberts (rock star and YouTube star) and John Flynn (stellar comedic storyteller), plus lots of inventive sketch comedy from two of the sharpest & most respected comics in NYC, Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler, as the duo hosts their Hot Tub Variety Show (8:00 pm),
sharp improvisors directed by James Eason “take an audience suggestion and break it into a million funny pieces” in The Deconstruction (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] world-class stand-up Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials), plus terrific stand-ups Michael Somerville, Jena Friedman, Matt Baetz, and Reese Waters, at the 92YTribeca comedy showcase Comedy Below Canal (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] Mike Drucker (Comedy Central; freelance writer for SNL, The Onion, McSweeney’s) and Katy Chevigny (Emmy-nominated TV & film producer) tell sexual tales revolving around tonight’s theme “Mood Killers,” accompanied by musical guest Shawn Hollenbach (Here! TV’s Hot Gay Comics, The Back Room), at the best sexy storytelling comedy show in NYC: Margot Leitman’s & Giulia Rozzi’s Stripped Stories (9:30),
[TOP PICK] and two vibrant improv troupes, Death by Roo Roo and Rogue Elephant, in a battle to win audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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July 15, 2009
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- Myka Fox
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 Great Mix-Em-Up (6:00 pm-midnight),
[TOP PICK] stellar comedic storytellers Myka Fox (host of NYC’s Comical Radio), Rob Gorden (former co-host of Spike TV’s Geek-Ray Vision and NYC’s The Rob and Mark Show), Sean Donnelly (XM Radio; host of Lil’ Seany Boy and co-host of Ochi’s Motel), and Michelle Leona (host of The Dr. Michelle Party Show and stellar accordion player)—plus live accordion music by Michelle, and a quiz for a free bottle of wine—at a show hosted by the razor-sharp Leslie Goshko (Manhattan Monologue Champion, UCBT) in which top comics and storytellers reveal odd aspects of themselves: Sideshow Goshko (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] a hilarious idea for a show—make up comedy skits from stories in the New York Post—brought to life by quick-witted & inventive duo 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) and Patrick Borelli (Conan O’Brien, SuperDeluxe, author of book Holy Headshot!) in CBS/NYC Presents: New York Post Live! (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Leo Allen (former writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central Presents, upcoming HBO series Funny or Die, host of Whiplash), Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central; opens for Sarah Silverman on tour), and Ross Hyzer at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[FREE] superb stand-ups Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, Verizon FIOS guy, Front Page Films), Ophira Eisenberg (Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), Carolyn Castiglia (Last Comic Standing, VH1), and Brian McGuinness (Gotham Comedy Club) at a free weekly stand-up comedy show tonight hosted by Matt Maragno: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),
[FREE] sharp comics Daniel Michael, Malaika Gordon, Jason Saenz, Garry N. Hannon, Calvin Cato, and Calin Fernandez at a free weekly show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] superb comedic storytellers Glennis McMurray (I Eat Pandas, Conan O’Brien), Jon Gabrus (Spike TV, UCBT’s The Law Firm and The Nights Of Our Lives), Rory Scovel (Live at Gotham, Bumbershoot), and Greg Barris (Heart of Darkness, MTV’s All That Rocks), and Rory Panagotopulos (Oscarbait) telling tales of their worst NYC experiences in Ilana & Eliot Glazer’s New York Sh*tty (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] over a dozen of the finest talents at the Upright Citizen Brigade—meaning many of the best best improv and sketch comedy performers in New York—gathering to strut their stuff and provide sneak peeks of upcoming productions at UCBT’s Summer Showcase (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE COOKIES] a joyous gathering of top comedy talent, tonight including Christian Finnegan (three Comedy Central specials, commentator on MNBC’s Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1’s Best Week Ever; Chappelle’s Show, The Today Show), Baron Vaughn (red-hot rising star; Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Shoot the Messenger, Awkward Kings of Comedy), Myq Kaplan (Comedy Central), Erin Judge (Comedy Central), and luminous & lovely host Margie Kment performing a full-blown comedy show at 10:00 pm, preceded by a wonderful networking event mixing folks from the NYC theatre and comedy scenes—plus the debut of a new variety of intense free homemade cookies baked by Margie—all at Hold for the Laughs (9:30 pm party/networking/cookies, 10:00 pm show),
[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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July 14, 2009
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- Matt McCarthy
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 show described as “emotionally inappropriate comedy: Please, Someone Kill Me (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] award-winning graphic novel writer/artist Neil Kleid (The Big Khan) 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 Scootch, Bastian, Ragnaröck, Badman, and Penthouse Riot—followed by UCBT students at all levels performing with improv veterans, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, Verizon FIOS guy, Front Page Films), AD Miles (head writer for Jimmy Fallon), and Greg Johnson (host of The Comedians) 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] Leo Allen (former writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central Presents, HBO, host of Whiplash), 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), 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 Carolyn Castiglia, Chesslee Calloway, and Wes Cannon at Dykes on Mics (9:00 pm).
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July 13, 2009
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- Glennis McMurray
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 Emily Epstein, Amy Beckerman, Chesley Calloway, Maureen Langan, Will Hines, Joe DeVito, RG Daniels, Jay Bois, Danny Solomon, Sean Donnelly, Blaine Perry, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
fresh sketch comedy from UCBT house groups Gramp’s and Thunder Gulch at Maude Night (8:00 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), 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), Laurie Kilmartin (Comedy Central, VH1, CBS, ABC, FOX), Moe & Mary, and Jeff Kriesler at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
[TOP PICK] musical improv genius Glennis McMurray (I Eat Pandas, Conan O’Brien) taking a more serious turn tonight with the debut of what’s likely to be a highly memorable one-woman show about how we self-sabotage our lives through fear: Paralyzed by Glennis (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 legendary comedy star Marc Maron (a comic’s comic; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, and numerous other impressive credits), lightning-fast & thoroughly hilarious Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1’s Best Week Ever, The New Yorker, co-host of hit show Punch Up Your Life), Myq Kaplan (Comedy Central), and Bob Powers (author of You Are a Miserable Excuse for a Hero and The Terrible, Horrible, Temp-to-Perm Debacle)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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July 5, 2009
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- The incomparable Lennon Parham
This blog is on vacation—aside from sporadic updates—until July 13 so I can focus on book and film projects. (And by the way, if you need help with a book or screenplay, please visit my sites HyOnYourBook.com and HyOnYourScript.com.)
Daily listings will resume on July 13th.
That said, here are quick recommendations of notable shows happening this week:
Sunday 7/5 at 6:00 pm: One-woman show I Wanna Be Famous at 308 Broadway from Jessica Delfino
Sunday 7/5 at 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm: UCBT’s signature improv comedy extravaganza ASSSCAT 3000
Sunday 7/5 at 7:30 pm: Pete Holmes headlining at Comix
Monday 7/6 at 8:00 pm: Janeane Garofalo, Pete Holmes, Tom Shillue, Vanessa Hollingshead, and Jamie Kilstein at an all-star edition of stand-up comedy show Tell Your Friends
Monday 7/6 at 8:00 pm: A superb Boston stand-up comic headlining at Comix: Doug Saulnier
Monday 7/6 at 11:00 pm: Leo Allen’s star-studded, and entirely free, stand-up comedy showcase Whiplash
Tuesday 7/7 at 8:30 pm: A not-to-be-missed killer stand-up lineup—Janeane Garofalo, John Mulaney, Joe Mande, humor author Bob Powers, and brilliant hosts Jessi Klein & Pete Holmes—at Punch Up Your Life
Wednesday 7/8 at 7:00 pm: Lennon Parham demonstrating her comedy genius in her acclaimed one-woman show She Tried to be Normal
Wednesday 7/8 at 7:30 pm: Adam Wade gathering top storytellers to tell their Real Tales of College
Wednesday 7/8 at 9:30 pm: Todd Barry headlining at Carolines
Thursday 7/9 at 8:00 pm: NYC comedy royalty Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler hosting Hot Tub Variety
Thursday 7/9 at 9:30 pm: Ace performers Shockwave, God’s Pottery, and Ben Lerman performing both their best and oddest material at A-Side/B-Side
Thursday 7/9 at 11:00 pm: Death by Roo Roo battling all comers at improv competition Cage Match
Friday 7/10 at 8:00 pm: Jenny Slate performing her delightful & hilarious one-woman show Dead Millionaire
Friday 7/10 at 9:30 pm: Artful & hilarious improv troupe The Stepfathers
Friday 7/10 at 11:00 pm: Brilliant storyteller Chris Gethard telling amazing true tales via his Magic Box of Stories
Friday 7/10 at midnight: Pete Holmes hosting the best free open-mic stand-up in NYC, Gutbucket
Saturday 7/11 at 9:00 pm: The gutsiest improv troupe in NYC, Death by Roo Roo
Saturday 7/11 at 10:30 pm: All-star improv troupe Reuben Williams
Sunday 7/12 at 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm: UCBT’s signature improv comedy extravaganza ASSSCAT 3000
Sunday 7/12 at 8:00 pm: Marc Maron performing a condensed version of his superb one-man show—for free!—at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: Scorching the Earth
Also, more broadly, to keep up with what’s happening in NYC comedy please visit the Web sites of these stellar & inexpensive venues:
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
The Peoples Improv Theater
Ochi’s Lounge at Comix
The Magnet
The Creek and the Cave (Queens LIC)
Union Hall (Brooklyn)
And for comedy clubs, please visit:
Comix
Carolines
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Finally, please buy lots of copies of Adira Amram’s just-released album Hot Jams for Teens:
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