Best New York Comedy

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Adira Amram (above left) and Adam Wade are among the stars at Brooklyn's The Moon Show; and Matt McCarthy (above right) headlines tonight 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:

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm [FREE] 8:00 pm: Wonderful comics Adira Amram (fresh, sexy, hilarious rising star singer/songwriter), Adam Wade (two-time Moth GrandSlam Storytelling Champion (2006 & 2009) and record-breaking 15-time StorySlam Champion; The New York Times Magazine; host ofReal Tales of College; for Adam’s award-winning tale of being an NBC page on Conan O’Brien, please click here), and Craig Baldo (Conan O’Brien, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, VH1,The Onion), plus non-comedic musical guest Camille Harris, performing at Brooklyn’s The Royal Oak with host Jordan Clifford: The Moon Show

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm [FREE] 8:00 pm: Superb stand-ups Ali Wong (hilarious comedy dynamo), Andrea Rosen (Comedy Central’s Michael and Michael Have Issues, Stella, Variety SHAC), and Jena Friedman (Entertaining the Bartender; check out Jena’s latest video here) performing at Brooklyn’s Bell House Front Lounge guest-hosted by the gorgeous Brooke Van Poppelen (TLC’sAmerican Chopper, Maxim and Cosmo Radio, So-Low Show; popular blogs NYisretarded.blogspot.com and RockBottom; for stand-up videos about overindulging at 30 and impersonating Morrisey, please click here and here): Get Off Your Knees

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Comics industry pros join super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club

8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes DeCoster, Bastian, Ragnaröck, Sandino, and Monstro; and at 11:00 pm UCBT students at all improv levels getting a chance to perform on stage with improv veterans—all at Harold Night

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Red-hot stand-up Hannibal Buress (staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson, George Lopez, concert film The Awkward Comedy Show; 2010 ECNY Award for Best Male Stand-Up), Rob O’Reilly (Jay Leno, Comedy Central), Crede And Kane (Phaea Crede And Alex Kane), Damien Lemon (host of Comedy On the Hump), and Ramtin Taheri performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm ($3): Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1), Leo Allen (former writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central Presents, Conan O’Brien, HBO’s Funny or Die, host of top NYC comedy show Whiplash), Jamie Kilstein, Karith Foster, and Monrok performing at the Housingworks Bookstore Cafe for an almost-free weekly show hosted by Joe DeRosa (new comedy CD The Depression Auction): Punch Up Your Life

[TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($16.50 & 2-drink min.): A beloved stand-up & comedic actor who’s best known as the Verizon FIOS guy, but has also performed on Comedy Central and AMC, co-stars in hilarious Front Page Films videos, and recently released his first comedy CD Come Clean, headlining tonight only at Carolines: Matt McCarthy

[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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