Best New York Comedy

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Kurt Braunohler kicks off a new Brooklyn comedy show tonight with the help of sketch partner Kristen Schaal: The Inevitable

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:

6:30 pm & 9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): 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

[FREE] 7:00 pm: Stand-ups Ben Kissel, Jamie Roberts, Amy Carlson, Robert Dean, and Miguel Dalmau performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: The debut of a new weekly comedy show from Kurt Braunohler that tonight includes wonderful comics Kristen Schaal, Leo Allen, Max Silvestri, and Chris Hauselt performing at Brooklyn’s Union Pool: The Inevitable

8:00 pm ($5): The talented young writer/performers of top UCBT scripted comedy house troupes Stone Cold Fox and Gorilla Gorilla try out their newest sketch material at Maude Night

9:30 pm ($5): Michael O’Brien (Saturday Night Live) and Peter Grosz (The Colbert Report) debut at UCBT the latest version of their acclaimed 2-man sketch show: Misled

[FREE] 9:30 pm: NYC stand-ups Andrea Rosen, Adam Newman, Sharon Spell, Luke Cunningham, Andy Haynes, Jordon Ferber, and Alex Grubard performing at Pat O’Shea’s free weekly Brooklyn showcase at Freddy’s Backroom: Ed Sullivan on Acid

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: A blowout gathering of some of the most hilarious stand-up comics in the country—tonight including Hannibal Burress, Tom Shillue, Maeve Higgins, and Myq Kaplan—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash

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