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Simply the best: Kristen Schaal performs tonight at Sweet
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 ($5): A young mother-to-be confronts the realities of pregnancy in her interactions with five amusing women, each with their own unique set of maternal issues: Hope
[FREE] 7:30: Sharp NYC stand-ups Carmen Lynch (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Bobby Miyamoto (Craig Ferguson), Bryan Bruner, and Sarah Tollemachee performing at Via Della Pace for Our Amazing Show
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Bobby & Peter Timony (Night Owls) joining super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club
[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Claudia Cogan, Ilana Glazer, Dan Wilbur, and Cody Hess performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside 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 Robber Baron, Ragnaröck, DeCoster, The Law Firm, and People People, followed at 11:00 pm by a show in which UCBT students perform with improv veterans—all at Harold Night
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): TV & movie star Kristen Schaal (one of the funniest women alive; shining star correspondent on The Daily Show; co-star of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords; Comedy Central Presents half-hour special; AMC’s Mad Men; star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets), Morgan Murphy (staff writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, former staff writer for Jimmy Kimmeland Crank Yankers), Sandra Bauleo (cast of The Dregs, Web star), and movie star Justin Long performing at The Slipper Room for the LES weekly show hosted by the wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Genius stand-up Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1), star storyteller Tom Shillue (Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents), Mike Lawrence (reading from his failed screenplay), and Roger Hailes (reading with host Mike Drucker from their failed submissions for Jimmy Fallon) at Writers Room
[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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