Best New York Comedy

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Michael Showalter and other comedy stars perform tonight at Eugene Mirman's Tearing the Veil of Maya

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] 7:30 pm ($10) and 9:30 pm [FREE]: UCBT’s signature improv comedy extravaganza, which typically includes stars in the improv world, and sometimes even TV & movie stars such as Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz: ASSSCAT 3000

[FREE] 7:30ish pm: Stand-ups Matt Goldich, Adam Pateman, Dan Wilbur, and “very special surprise guests” performing at a free weekly LES show at Pianos hosted by Greg Johnson: The Comedians

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm Doors, 8:00 pm Show ($10): Comedy stars Michael Showalter, John Mulaney, Kumail Nanjiani, and Thunderant (Fred Armisen & Carrie Brownstein) performing for this holiday show at Brooklyn’s Bell House hosted by comedy giant Eugene Mirman (who just released a new comedy album, God Is a Twelve Year Old Boy With Asperger’s): Tearing the Veil of Maya

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($38.25 & 2-drink min.): A stand-up veteran who’s appeared on David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Last Comic Standing; hosted the HBO stand-up showcase Down and Dirty; was a cast member of the wonderful though short-lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie, and did his own HBO half-hour One Night Stand special; has appeared in such hit films as Spider-Man; is a regular on XM Satellite Radio’s The Opie & Anthony Show; and is the author of the book Happy Endings, headlining tonight at the Carolines Comedy Club: Jim Norton

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Terrific NYC comics Mike Drucker, Dan St. Germaine, Team Submarine, Sean O’connor, Reese Waters, and Keith Alberstadt performing at RG Daniels’ free weekly show at the Three of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up

[FREE] 9:00 pm: NYC comics Pat Stango, Ann Carr, Morgan Venticinque, and George Gordon performing in the East Village’s Beauty Bar at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free weekly show Beauty Bar Comedy

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 10:00 pm: Superb comics Ophira Eisenberg, Kate McKinnon, Gloria Bigelow, and H. Alan Scott performing stand-up at a free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour

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