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Brilliant wry stand-up Todd Barry warms up his material tonight at Big Terrific and delivers a deliciously long headlining set tomorrow at Carolines
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:
7:00 pm ($5): Eliza Skinner is a genius musical improvisor (as member of I Eat Pandas and Baby Wants Candy, and coach of Wildhorn!); and overall, one of the most talented comics in the biz. Honestly, Eliza hasn’t yet developed a scripted production that showcases her immense talents; but in the meantime, tonight Eliza reprises a one-woman show she did last year which received acclaim: Shameless
[FREE] 7:00 pm to midnight: Five free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): A big show that’s gotten even bigger, as comedy giant Dave Hill performs an expanded hour-long version of his charming and hilarious series of tales about a musical tour overseas: Dave Hill: Big in Japan
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: Brilliant wry stand-up Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim, The Wrestler; use promo code TODDB for $10 tickets for Todd’s headlining show tomorrow at Carolines), Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Brent Sullivan (Comedy Central), and Jesse Pop (co-host of Beauty Bar Comedy) performing at a free weekly comedy show at Brooklyn’s Cameo (behind Lovin’ Cup) hosted by Gabe Liedman and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($7): Brilliant stand-ups Anthony Jeselnik and Kumail Nanjiani, plus sharp comics Erin Judge, Phoebe Robinson, Mark Normand, and Sheng Wang, plus an improv troupe to open, performing at UNDER St. Marks for Christian Polanco’s And Then What Happened?
9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): Sharp NYC comics telling their funniest one-liners at host Matt Goldich’s 25 Words or Less
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): 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
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Host Justin Purnell (The Colbert Report) providing as many as a dozen guests packed into 75 minutes performing stand-up, improv, sketch, and occasionally acts that defy categorization. The level of talent can vary wildly, but for some (like me), that’s part of the laid-back fun; and this is often one of the most amazing comedy shows in town. Come support the experimentation, and periodic magical surprises, that this uniquely organic rollercoaster of a show makes possible—and don’t forget to toss $1 in the bucket on your way out: School Night
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