NYC Top Comedy Choices for Monday 2/8/10

February 8, 2010

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

Superb stand-ups Marina Franklin, Victor Varnado, and Hannibal Buress reunite after their fun "Awkward Kings of Comedy" concert film at tonight's Tell Your Friends

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 (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

[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($5): Adam Wade is a hilarious storyteller who’s won the Moth GrandSlam twice, and is a record-breaking 10-time StorySlam Champion; has written for The New York Times Magazine; and is host of True Tales of College. Tonight Adam performs his monthly show at Under St. Marks that’s likely to be a treat, with guest storyteller Margot Leitman (Conan O’Brien, Stripped Stories): The Adam Wade from New Hampshire Show: Tales of Life, Love, and Little League

[FREE] 7:45 pm: NYC stand-ups Liz Miele, Michael Terry, Sean O’Connor, Erik Rivera, and Tirrell Abraham performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): A reunion of the superb stand-up comics in the concert film The Awkward Kings of Comedy, with Hannibal Buress (staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central), Victor Varnado (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, NBC’s My Name is Earl, Adult Swim; films Pluto Nash, End of Days, A Guy Thing), and Marina Franklin (Last Comic Standing, Chappelle’s Show, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend), plus Hari Kondadbolu (Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central’s John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show), and wonderful musical guest Jessica Delfino, all performing in the Lolita Bar with producer Liam McEneaney at Tell Your Friends

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): Sketch duo Leah Rudick & Katie Hartman performing sketch comedy following an acclaimed run at last August’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting

8:00 pm ($5): Two of UCBT’s house sketch comedy troupes, Gramps’ and Thunder Gulch, trying out new bits at Maude Night

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Fun political outrage from Janeane Garofalo, Matt Taibbi (Rolling Stone), and Jeremy Scahill (Democracy Now, The Nation), plus musical guest Jack Dishel (The Moldy Peaches), all performing at Citizen Radio LIVE!

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the country—tonight including guest host Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; recent killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central), Jessi Klein (brilliantly fresh, organic stand-up; staff writer for Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central’s Michael & Michael Have Issues), John Mulaney (brilliant & lightning-fast stand-up; Conan O’Brien, staff writer for Saturday Night Live), Tig Notaro (Comedy Central Presents, The Sarah Silverman Program; for stand-up video about Tig’s name, please click here), and Gabe Liedman (co-host of Big Terrific)—performing at Whiplash

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Sunday 2/7/10

February 7, 2010

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

If you're not a football fan, don't forget today's TV alternative that's a Janeane Garofalo fave:

The Puppy Bowl

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] [$] 3:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Allen Warnock and Andrea Alton (members of sketch troupe Freedumb) teaming up to create hilarious characters in a very silly and fun show—for my review, please click here. The production has now been revived for a commercial run, which begins tonight: Carl & Shelly: Best Friends Forever

[TOP PICK] 5:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Hot Cripple, a superb and heartfelt one-woman show by Hogan Gorman about her experiences with the US health care system, legal system, and government programs for the down-but-not-out. (The performance I attended was especially memorable because a small fire broke out on the second floor of the venue. Hogan had to stop two-thirds into her monologue so the building could be evacuated; and she did so with a wry smile, telling a comforting audience member “Oh, I’ve been though a whole lot worse than this.” Three fire trucks and 30 minutes later, the fire was out…and Hogan made a quick joke about the Hot in her show’s title and then resumed performing as if nothing had happened…) Running through February, come see it uninterrupted: Hot Cripple

[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

[$] 8:00 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 10:00 pm: Ophira Eisenberg (brilliant comedic storyteller and superb stand-up; Comedy Central, The Moth, The Liar Show), Liz Miele (Comedy Central), and Edison Apple (Logo’s Laughing Matters) performing at a free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Saturday 2/6/10

February 6, 2010

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

Allen Warnock & Andrea Alton tonight debut the commercial run of their fun FringeNYC 2008 comedy: Carl & Shelly—Best Friends Forever

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] 5:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Hot Cripple, a superb and heartfelt one-woman show by Hogan Gorman about her experiences with the US health care system, legal system, and government programs for the down-but-not-out. (The performance I attended was especially memorable because a small fire broke out on the second floor of the venue. Hogan had to stop two-thirds into her monologue so the building could be evacuated; and she did so with a wry smile, telling a comforting audience member “Oh, I’ve been though a whole lot worse than this.” Three fire trucks and 30 minutes later, the fire was out…and Hogan made a quick joke about the Hot in her show’s title and then resumed performing as if nothing had happened…) Running through February, come see it uninterrupted: Hot Cripple

[TOP PICK] [$] 6:00 pm ($15, which includes 1 drink): Four funny people tell amazing stories. Three of the tales are absolutely true…but one of them is a pack of lies. The audience then asks questions to try and identify the fibber—and everyone who does gets a free t-shirt! This evening’s yarn-spinners are David Ellis Dickerson (NPR’s This American Life, House Of Cards), Sherri Eldin (Osbournes: Reloaded), Rob Gordon (The Rob And Mark Show), and DJ Hazard (American Misfits, Fuel TV). Come let host Andy Christie (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion) attempt to mislead you at The Liar Show

7:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): Wonderful stand-up Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; Comedy Central, guest-host of ComedyJuice and Whiplash), sketch comics Pat Stango & Blaine Perry (hosts of Don’t Touch Me There), and sharp stand-ups Roger Hailes, Mike Lawrence, David Lee Nelson, H. Alan Scott, and Sam Morrill performing in Ochi’s Lounge at Lil’ Seany Boy

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Genius improvisor Christina Gausas and friends she originally made in Chicago—which include writers & performers from 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show—plus a rotating cast of stellar visitors, all joyously declaring Let’s Have a Ball

8:00 pm ($10): In this unique monthly show, stand-up comics perform in the buff. A reviewer from The Boston Globe observed, “The dynamic of nude comedian and clothed audience added an extra dimension to self-deprecating material.” For a New York Magazine review, please click here; or simply come see for yourself at The Naked Comedy Showcase

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Allen Warnock and Andrea Alton (members of sketch troupe Freedumb) teaming up to create hilarious characters in a very silly and fun show—for my review, please click here. The production has now been revived for a commercial run, which begins tonight: Carl & Shelly: Best Friends Forever

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): One of the gutsiest and most hilarious troupes in comedy history—and which recently won the Cage Match Championship for two years in a row!—genius improvisors Death by Roo Roo

9:00 pm ($5): Organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track!

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($10): Always fresh and imaginative world-class sketch troupe that uses song, movement, and clever scenarios to turn familiar rituals on their head (for a video about awkward goodbyes at the end of a party, please click here): The Harvard Sailing Team

[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($15): Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer

[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): An all-star improv troupe led by brilliant UCBT artistic director Anthony King: Reuben Williams

[$] 10:30 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.): A cast member of the much-missed Chappelle’s Show headlining at Carolines Comedy Club: Donnell Rawlings

10:30 pm ($5): Vibrant improv from Nick Kanellis & Peter McNerney (Statues of Liberty) and Leslie Korein as comedy trio Trike

[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): Andy Rocco’s extravaganza of sketch comedy, music, dancing, free t-shirts, and special guests—who tonight include Rob Cantrell (High Times, The Late Late Show), Andy’s date for the evening Aryn Cole (All My Children), and musical guest Vic Thrill: The Hipster Show

[$] 12:30 am ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Friday 2/5/10

February 5, 2010

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

Kristen Schaal debuts tonight on Comedy Central's superb TV series "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show"

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] 7:00 pm ($10): Charming comedy duo Christina Casa and Kassi Dougherty performing as a country music group from the 70s (for sample videos, please click here) along with comedy guests at The ‘Drelles: Prime Time Variety Hour

[$] 7:30 pm pm ($38.25 & 2-drink min.) A Curb Your Enthusiasm star and superb stand-up headlining tonight and Saturday at Carolines: Susie Essman

7:30 pm ($10): Superb musical duo Stuckey & Murray join raunchy comedic singer/songwriter Cock Lorge and his band performing at his monthly show at Pianos: Thank Cock It’s Friday

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): A big show that’s gotten even bigger, as comedy giant Dave Hill (one of the most original and hilariously sharp alternative comics in the country; HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, star of The King of Miami, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Salon, The Dave Hill Explosion) performs an expanded hour-long version of his charming and hilarious series of tales about a musical tour overseas—which was just nominated for an ECNY Award for Best One Person Show!— Dave Hill: Big in Japan

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Wonderful stand-ups Dave Hill (racing over from his one-man show directly above), Kumail Nanjiani (David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, staff writer & performer for Comedy Central’s Michael & Michael Have Issues), Jared Logan (Comedy Central), Chelsea White (MTV, CollegeHumor), and Alex Grubard, plus ace sketch troupe Trophy Dad, performing at Brooklyn’s Coco 66 for hosts Nick Turner’s & Jason Saenz’s Too Cool for School

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Hot Cripple, a superb and heartfelt one-woman show by Hogan Gorman about her experiences with the US health care system, legal system, and government programs for the down-but-not-out. (The performance I attended was especially memorable because a small fire broke out on the second floor of the venue. Hogan had to stop two-thirds into her monologue so the building could be evacuated; and she did so with a wry smile, telling a comforting audience member “Oh, I’ve been though a whole lot worse than this.” Three fire trucks and 30 minutes later, the fire was out…and Hogan made a quick joke about the Hot in her show’s title and then resumed performing as if nothing had happened…) Running through February, come see a New York hero in Hot Cripple

9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-ups Adam Sank (Last Co9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-ups Adam Sank (Last Comic Standing), Lisa Kaplan (here! TV’s Hot Gay Comics), Adrienne Iapalucci, Robin Cloud, and Dana LoVecchio performing in Ochi’s Lounge at a gay-themed show hosted by the lovely Jenny Rubin: The Back Room

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($10): Some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers

9:30 pm ($10): Improv duo Lucas Kavner and Bradford Jordan following up winning the recent SketchProv Tournament with this PIT run, and veteran improv duo formerly known as Project:Projekt, in the double-bill Swords and The Nathan & Joe Show

10:00 pm ($7): Singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical

[$] 10:30 pm ($29 & 2-drink min.): A cast member of the much-missed Chappelle’s Show headlining tonight and Saturday at Carolines Comedy Club: Donnell Rawlings

10:30 pm ($5): A fun improv show that makes up scenes based on the contents of an audience member’s wallet: Gimme the Loot!

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): A comedic freestyle rap contest featuring some of the funniest & sharpest comics in NYC—who tonight are Baron Vaughn (red-hot rising star; Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Awkward Kings of Comedy), Billy Scafuri (half of comedic rap duo Snakes, founding member of world-class sketch troupe The Harvard Sailing Team), the delightful Andree Vermeulen (one-woman show French Toast), Ann Carr (ECNY nominee), and stand-up Dan Curry—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

[FREE] 12:20ish am: A free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage

[$] 12:30 am ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and performed on Chappelle’s Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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align=center><span style=”color:#660000″>[TOP PICK]</span> 7:00 pm ($10): Charming
comedy duo Christina Casa and Kassi Dougherty performing as a country music
group from the 70s (for sample videos, please click <a href=”http://www.youtube.com/thedrelles&#8221; target=”_blank”>here</a>)
along with comedy guests at <a href=”http://thepit-nyc.com/daily.html?y=2010&m=02&d=05&#8243; target=”_blank”>The
‘Drelles: Prime Time Variety Hour</a></p>

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align=center><span style=”color:#006600″>[$]</span>&nbsp;7:30 pm pm
($38.25 &amp; 2-drink
min.) A
<i>Curb Your Enthusiasm</i> star and superb stand-up headlining
tonight and Saturday at Carolines: <a href=”https://www.carolines.com/#/page/play-video/34/35/susie-essman/&#8221; target=”_blank”>Susie
Essman</a></p>

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pm ($10): Superb musical duo Stuckey & Murray join raunchy comedic singer/songwriter
<a href=”http://www.cocklorge.com&#8221; target=”_blank”>Cock Lorge and his band</a> performing at his monthly show at Pianos:  <a href=”http://www.pianosnyc.com/&#8221; target=”_blank”>Thank Cock It’s Friday</a></p>

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align=center><span style=”color:#660000″>[TOP PICK]</span> 8:00 pm ($10): A
big show that’s gotten even bigger, as comedy giant Dave Hill (one of the most
original and hilariously sharp alternative comics in the country; HBO, Comedy
Central, MTV, VH1, star of <i>The King of Miami</i>,  <i>The
New York Times, The Huffington Post, Salon,</i> <i>The Dave Hill Explosion</i>)
performs an expanded hour-long version of his charming and hilarious series
of tales about a musical tour overseas—which was just nominated for
an ECNY Award for Best One Person Show!—
<a href=”http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/2152&#8243; target=”_blank”>Dave Hill: <i>Big
in Japan</i></a></p>

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8:00 pm: Wonderful stand-ups Dave Hill (racing over from his one-man show directly
above), Kumail Nanjiani (<i>David Letterman,
Jimmy Kimmel</i>, staff writer & performer
for Comedy Central’s <i>Michael & Michael
Have Issues</i>), Jared Logan (Comedy Central), Chelsea White (MTV, CollegeHumor),
and Alex Grubard, plus ace sketch troupe Trophy Dad, performing at Brooklyn’s <a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&aaddr=Coco+66+_66+Greenpoint+Ave_Brooklyn,+NY+11222_(718)+389-7392&gll=40729783,-73958370&restype=t&ei=lc9gSsKJGpDwlAfwotDRCQ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&f=q&fb=1&q=66+Greenpoint+Ave+Brooklyn,+NY+11222&geocode=15302056970411035727,40.729783,-73.958370&ei=o89gSpK3MIfjlAeS08TNCQ&sa=X&oi=manybox&resnum=1&ct=23&#8243; target=”_blank”>Coco
66</a> for hosts Nick Turner’s &amp; Jason Saenz’s
<a href=”http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=338043145359&#8243; target=”_blank”>Too
Cool for School</a></p>

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align=center> 9:00 pm (no cover,
1-item min.): NYC stand-ups Adam Sank (<i>Last Comic Standing</i>), Lisa Kaplan
(here! TV’s <i>Hot
Gay Comics</i>), Adrienne Iapalucci, Robin Cloud, and Dana LoVecchio performing
in <a href=”http://comixny.com/ochislounge.aspx#back&#8221; target=”_blank”>Ochi’s
Lounge</a> at a gay-themed show hosted by the lovely Jenny Rubin: <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8367442858&ref=ts&#8221; target=”_blank”>The Back Room</a></p>

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align=center><span style=”color:#660000″>[TOP PICK]</span> 9:30 pm ($10): Some
of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius  members of <a href=”http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/717&#8243; target=”_blank”>The Stepfathers</a></p>

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align=center>9:30 pm ($10): Improv duo   &nbsp;Lucas Kavner and Bradford Jordan
following up winning the recent SketchProv Tournament with this PIT run,
and veteran improv duo formerly known as   Project:Projekt, in the double-bill <a href=”http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/91391&#8243; target=”_blank”><i>Swords</i> and <i>The Nathan &amp; Joe Show</i></a></p>

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align=center>10:00 pm ($7): Singing improvisors who use an interview with an
audience member to craft <a href=”http://magnettheater.com/viewshow.php?showid=34458&#8243; target=”_blank”>The Made-Up Musical</a></p>

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align=center><span style=”color:#006600″>[$]</span>&nbsp;10:30 pm ($29 &amp; 2-drink
min.): A cast member of the much-missed <i>Chappelle’s Show</i> headlining
tonight and Saturday at Carolines Comedy Club:
<a href=”https://www.carolines.com/#/page/play-video/115/92/donnell-rawlings/&#8221; target=”_blank”>Donnell Rawlings</a></p>

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align=center>10:30 pm ($5): A fun  improv show that makes up scenes based
on the contents of an audience member’s wallet: <a
href=”http://magnettheater.com/viewshow.php?showid=34528&#8243; target=”_blank”>Gimme the Loot!</a></p>

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align=center><span style=”color:#660000″>[TOP PICK]</span> 11:00 pm ($5):
A comedic freestyle rap contest featuring some of the funniest &amp; sharpest
comics in NYC—who tonight are Baron Vaughn (red-hot rising star; Comedy
Central, MTV, VH1, <i>Awkward
Kings of Comedy</i>), Billy Scafuri (half of comedic rap duo Snakes, founding
member of world-class sketch troupe The Harvard Sailing Team), the delightful
Andree Vermeulen (one-woman show <i>French Toast</i>), Ann Carr (ECNY nominee), and
stand-up Dan Curry—plus
a volunteer from the audience!, hosted by genius comedic musical performers
Chris
&quot;Shockwave&quot; Sullivan (Freestyle Love Supreme) and Eliza Skinner (I
Eat Pandas), all at <a href=”http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/1885&#8243; target=”_blank”>The BEATdown</a></p>

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align=center><span style=”color:#5B18E7″>[FREE]</span> 12:20ish am: A free
opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at <a href=”http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/518&#8243; target=”_blank”>Liquid Courage</a></p>

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align=center><span style=”color:#006600″>[$]</span>&nbsp;12:30 am ($31.25 &amp; 2-drink
min.) A
provocative comedy star who’s written for Richard Pryor,
Red Foxx, and <i>Saturday Night Live</i>, and performed on <i>Chappelle’s
Show</i> and <i>David
Letterman</i>, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: <a href=”https://www.carolines.com/play-video/137/5/paul-mooney&#8221; target=”_blank”>Paul Mooney</a></p>

For the best of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, please click here.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Thursday 2/4/10

February 4, 2010

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

Two of the funniest and most endearing sketch comics in the biz, Katherine Bryant and Chris O'Connor, co-star tonight in The Worst Guy Ever

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] 8:00 pm ($5): Two of the funniest and most loveable sketch comics alive, Katherine Bryant and Chris O’Connor (half of sketch troupe Fearsome) team up with also hilarious sketch comics Mike Still (sketch troupe A Week of Kindness) and John Phillips (sketch troupe Trophy Dad) to perform a comedic play about a college buddy returning after 10 years to ruin his friend’s life; and superb sketch troupe Pangea 3000 performs all-new material, in the double-bill Mace Bacon: The Worst Guy Ever and Pangea 3000 Sucks

8:00 pm ($5): Sharp improvisors directed by James Eason “take an audience suggestion and break it into a million funny pieces,” and veteran improvisors play with “elements of monoscene, deconstruction, and La Ronde,” in the double-bill The Deconstruction and Sleepover

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Stellar comedic storytellers Tom Shillue (Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents) and Margot Leitman (Conan O’Brien, Stripped Stories) and veteran stand-up Caroline Rhea joining the fresh, sexy, and razor-sharp gals of comedy group Variety SHAC

10:00 pm ($5): The wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, Sweet) and musician Vic Ruggerio join sketch comics The Upset Triangle

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Having won the Championship for two record-breaking years in a row, Death by Roo Roo takes it easy for a while as two other vibrant improv troupes—The Brothers Hines and The Law Firm—compete for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Wednesday 2/3/10

February 3, 2010

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Comedy giants Aziz Ansari, Kristen Schaal, and more perform at the Comix Comedy Club this week at Aziz Ansari and Friends

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] 7:00 pm to midnight: Five free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday

[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($10): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Hot Cripple, a superb and heartfelt one-woman show by Hogan Gorman about her experiences with the US health care system, legal system, and government programs for the down-but-not-out. (The performance I attended was especially memorable because a small fire broke out on the second floor of the venue. Hogan had to stop two-thirds into her monologue so the building could be evacuated; and she did so with a wry smile, telling a comforting audience member “Oh, I’ve been though a whole lot worse than this.” Three fire trucks and 30 minutes later, the fire was out…and Hogan made a quick joke about the Hot in her show’s title and then resumed performing as if nothing had happened…) Running through February, come see a New York hero in Hot Cripple

[TOP PICK] [$] 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm ($40): TV comedy star Aziz Ansari celebrating the release of his first comedy DVD with his friends—meaning some of the finest comics in the biz—performing stand-up at the elegant Comix Comedy Club tonight through Saturday: Aziz Ansari and Friends

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($7): Superb stand-ups Gary Gulman, Kumail Nanjiani, Giulia Rozzi, Mark Douglas, and “a super secret guest” at Dan Allen’s & Ray Devito’s stand-up showcase ¡Sacapuntas!

8:00 pm ($5): The delightful Andrée Vermeulen performing a one-woman show in which she applies for “The Greatest French Person in the World Award” only to discover a terrible family secret involving waffles—and while performance trumps material here, Andrée is a fresh young talent worth discovering… (for a memorable show highlight, shot with Andrée’s real-life boyfriend Thomas Middleditch, please click here); plus an all-white musical about fast food that claims to “give new life to the most popular songs of Tupac Shakur. Join us for a romp through all the themes held most dear to Tupac’s heart: economic oppression, dreams
deferred, and mall food courts,” in the double-bill French Toast and 2Pac: The Musical

[FREE] 8:00: NYC stand-ups Leslie Goshko, Matt Rohr, Mick DiFlo, Pat Galante, and Fariaz performing at this free weekly show hosted by Sharon Spell: Shrink

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: TV & movie star Kristen Schaal (lovely, brilliant, breathtakingly talented writer/actress/comic; shining star on The Daily Show; co-star of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords; Comedy Central Presents half-hour special; AMC’s Mad Men; feature film Cirque du Freak (with Salma Hayek); co-star of Web & upcoming UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets; winner of numerous comedy awards, including the prestigious 2nd Annual Andy Kaufman Award and the 2008 ECNY Award for Best Female Stand-Up), Joe Randazzo (Editor of The Onion), Julian McCullough (Comedy Central Presents), and Edith Zimmermann (The Awl, NYMag.com) performing at a free weekly comedy show at Brooklyn’s Cameo (behind Lovin’ Cup) hosted by Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman: Big Terrific

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Theatrical scenes made up on the spot with breathtaking skill by brilliant and 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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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Tuesday 2/2/10

February 2, 2010

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A powerhouse cast of comics—Anthony Atamanuik, Neil Casey, Rebecca Drysdale, Christina Gausas, and Jim Santangeli—improvise the same scenes over and over in honor of Groundhog Day

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] 8:00 pm ($5): Elna Baker (brilliant storyteller, talented cartoonist, and bestselling author of the comedic book The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance), Ted Rall (The Year of Loving Dangerously), and Laura Hudson (ComicsAlliance) joining super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm (no cover, one drink min.): Craig Baldo, Liz Miele, Brent Sullivan, and John F. O’Donnell performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) with delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome

8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Ragnaröck, Badman, Robber Baron, Bastian, and Penthouse Riot
followed by a powerhouse cast—Anthony Atamanuik, Neil Casey, Rebecca Drysdale, Christina Gausas, and Jim Santangeli—improvising the same scene over and over in honor of Groundhog Day—all at Harold Night

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm ($5): Storytelling star Tom Shillue, superb comedic singer/songwriter Ben Lerman, and LA stand-up Moshe Kaster performing at the Housingworks Bookstore Cafe for a free weekly show tonight guest-hosted by Jared Logan and Nick Vatterott: Punch Up Your Life

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Aasif Mandvi, Livia Scott, Baron Vaughn, Amy Schumer, and possibly a “surprise guest” performing at The Slipper Room for the LES weekly show hosted by the wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet

9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-ups Jay Hoskins, Jack Haley, Alexandra Kahanim, Mickey Corporon, David Carl, and Devin Sanchez telling tales about their first time doing something (subject is up to them) performing in Ochi’s Lounge at Rachel Axelrod’s & Evan Morgenstern’s SNC: The Virgin Chronicles

9:30 pm ($5): “Where there is a stage and a piano, she will be there. Where there are strangers with embarrassing stories, she will be there. Where there is a group of people willing to sit and watch someone make up songs, she will be there. A one-woman musical improv journey through the lives of the audience. You tell the story, Rebecca Vigil sings the soundtrack:”  The Vigilante

[FREE] 11:00 pm: Free open-mic stand-up show that’s seldom much fun for audience members but is a nice opportunity if you want 4-5 minutes to test out your comedy material on stage: Bring It

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Monday 2/1/10

February 1, 2010

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Sketch comedy celebrating tomorrow's season premiere of Lost: The Dharma Initiative Company Picnic

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 (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] 7:45 pm: NYC stand-ups James Harris, Jared Logan, Sheng Wang, Mick DiFlo, Calise Hawkins, Michael Blaustein performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy

8:00 pm ($5): NYC stand-ups Rusty Ward, Craig Baldo, Vanessa Hollingshead, and Sager Bhatt, plus musical guest Ivan Ulz, all performing in the Lolita Bar with producer Liam McEneaney at Tell Your Friends

8:00 pm ($5): Two of UCBT’s finest house sketch comedy troupes, Stone Cold Fox and Gorilla Gorilla, trying out new bits at Maude Night

8:00 pm ($5): A sketch troupe consisting of sharp comics Cathleen Carr, Michah Sherman, Leah Gotcsik, Jonathan Karpinos, and Mark Odlum: The Allegiance

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): “In anticipation of the Lost Season 6 premiere on Tuesday February 2nd, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre received the following letter: ‘Greetings Dharma Employees! Tonight we will be having our mandatory yearly company picnic. We’ve turned off the sonic fence and locked up the polar bears for one hour so that we can all kick back, drink a couple Dharma brews, and talk about what a pain in the neck these hostiles have been lately! We’ve got special guests from all over the island: past, present, future, alternate timeline, and mysterious, vaguely Egyptian-like past. No nosebleeds this year, we promise!’:” LOST: The Dharma Initiative Company Picnic

[FREE] 9:30 pm: Superb stand-ups Sean Patton, Dan St. Germain, Kevin Mccafrey, Carrie Gravensen, Kendra Cunningham, Jay Nog, Matt Rohr, and Pat Galante performing at Pat O’Shea’s free weekly Brooklyn showcase at Freddy’s Backroom: Ed Sullivan on Acid

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the country—tonight including Baron Vaughn (red-hot rising star), Moshe Kasher (from LA), Katie Crowne (from Toronto), and maybe Aziz Ansari—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash

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