Best New York Comedy

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Superb sketch-with-puppets theatrical troupe The Story Pirates performs tonight at Foodstuff with Brett and Ben

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 ($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

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($46.50 & 2-drink min.): A comedy superstar headlining one final night at Carolines: D. L. Hughley

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): A food-themed variety show hosted by Brett Wean and Ben Masten; tonight’s guests include the wonderful Story Pirates, who take stories written by New York City elementary schoolchildren, “enhance” them with adult language and themes, and them perform the heck out of them using music, puppets, and “a David Bowie-style tribute to a good Hebrew School education:” Foodstuff with Brett and Ben

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central; co-creator & co-star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets), Victor Varnado (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, NBC’s My Name is Earl, Adult Swim, The Awkward Comedy Show; films Pluto Nash, End of Days, A Guy Thing), Dan St. Germain (quick-witted, hilarious stand-up; MTV), Ali Waller (staff writer for Jimmy Fallon), Mike Trainor, and Jake Young performing at RG Daniels’ free weekly show at theThree of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up

[FREE] 9:00 pm: Stand-ups (who haven’t been announced) performing at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan) hosted by the wonderful Hannibal Buress: Comedy Night

[FREE] 9:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Kenny Zimlinghaus, Michael Terry, Danny Solomon, and more performing in the East Village’s Beauty Bar at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free weekly showBeauty Bar Comedy

[$] 10:00 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

[FREE] 10:00 pm: Maureen Langan (Comedy Central), Lori Sommer (Comedy Central), and Adam Lehman (Here! TV’s Hot Gay Comics) performing at a free weekly gay-themed show at Therapyhosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

For Hy’s take on Last Comic Standing, please click here.

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