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Delightful stand-up Marina Franklin 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: Myq Kaplan (finalist on this summer’s Last Comic Standing; Comedy Central), master sketch comic Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central; co-creator & co-star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets), Stuckey & Murray (superb comedic singing duo), Ryan Hamilton (semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing), and Kara Klenk performing at Brooklyn’s Bell House Front Lounge hosted by the breathtaking Sara Schaefer (Emmy-nominated staff writer forJimmy Fallon): 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 The Opera, Robber Baron, Badman, Sandino, and DeCoster ; and at 11:00 pm advanced UCBT students improving scenes taking place simultaneously—all at Harold Night
[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Katina Corrao (Conan O’Brien), Katrin Hier, Arthur Carlson, and Nate Kushner performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome
[TOP PICK] 8:30 pm ($3): Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Arden Myrin(Conan O’Brien, Mad TV, numerous other TV shows & films; for Mad TV samples, please click hereand here and here), Myq Kaplan (finalist on Last Comic Standing; Comedy Central), and David Rees (witty cartoonist of Get Your War On; for fun video interview with him, please click here) 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] 9:00 pm ($5): Two sharp NYC stand-ups each perform hour an hour of stand-up (to be edited for their DVD demos) at The Creek and the Cave: Nick Turner and Mark Normand
[TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($16.50 & 2-drink min.): Irresistible stand-up who’s performed on Last Comic Standing, Chappelle’s Show, Premium Blend, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and The Awkward Comedy Show headlining tonight only at Carolines: Marina Franklin
[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
For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.
For Hy’s take on Last Comic Standing, please click here.
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