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World-class storytellers Ophira Eisenberg, Faye Lane, Adam Wade, and more tell hard-to-believe tales at the Comix Comedy Club tonight for The Liar 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 $) include:
[TOP PICK] [$] 7:30 pm ($19.25 online using code VIPMAY, plus two-drink minimum): Eight world-class writer/performers tell personal stories. Six of them are true…but two are a pack of lies. Then the audience asks questions to try to figure out who’s fibbing…and the ones who guess right get a free t-shirt! Tonight’s yarn-spinners are among the finest in the country—Adam Wade, Ophira Eisenberg, Faye Lane, Martin Dockery, Tracy Rowland, Ryan Britt, Ed Gavagan, and Carter Edwards—joining wonderful host Andy Christie (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion) at the elegant Comix Comedy Club for The Liar Show
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Witty writers offering delightfully silly lectures about “Success Stories” (e.g., Mullets, Mormons, and Maniacs, in which Jonah Peretti explains “how to succeed on the Web at all costs”) at Charles Star’s Brooklyn comedic show Adult Education
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Legendary comics artist John Romita, Jr. (Avengers, Thor, and virtually every other major Marvel Comics hero ) joins 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 Leah Dubie, Vidur Kapur, Stephanie Holmes, Danny Solomon, and Nick Vatterott—plus Jackie Silvestri singing “Spicify My Love”—all performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Ragnaröck, Badman, Sandino, DeCoster, and Monstro; and at 11:00 pm a double-bill blast of improv duo geniuses as Lennon Parham (CBS’ Accidentally on Purpose) and Zach Woods (NBC’s The Office) perform as Skinny Business, and The Two-Man Movie (Neil Casey & Anthony Atamanuik make up an entire feature film)—all at Harold Night
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm (reservations required by emailing ditchcomedybond@gmail.com): Superb stand-ups Ali Wong, Rachel Feinstein, Mark Normand, and Jonathan Spang performing at Brooklyn’s Building on Bond for this free monthly event hosted by Yannis Pappas: A Very Good Comedy Show
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Lightning-fast & thoroughly hilarious Pete Holmes (one of the very best stand-ups in the country; Comedy Central Presents, The Daily Show, John Oliver’s NY Stand-Up, VH1’s Best Week Ever, The New Yorker, host of hit shows Punch Up Your Life and Gutbucket), Ted Alexandro (also one of the finest stand-ups in the country; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials), Matt Goldich (writer for David Letterman), Casey Jost & Jay Miller (writers for JImmy Fallon), and “a very special DJ/co-host” 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.): Sharp NYC comics telling their funniest one-liners at host Matt Goldich’s 25 Words or Less
[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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