Best New York Comedy

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A musical improv comedy genius performs at NYU's Skirball Center for one night only: "Reggie Watts--On Life and Quantum Entanglement"

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:

[FREE] 4:00 pm: An unusually early walk-in open-mic stand-up show at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens’ Long Island City: Face-Plant Comedy Showcase

[FREE] 6:00 pm: “Are ready for something sweet and something spicy? Long form improv that will satisfy your hunger” hosted by sharp UCBT comic Andy Rocco at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens’ Long Island City: The Candy Taco Improv Hour

[TOP PICK] 6:00 pm ($5): Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Comedy as a Second Language, frequent guest-host of Whiplash), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, hilarious shorts with Pete Holmes for Front Page Films, national TV ads as Verizon FIOS guy, feature film The Other Guys), Adam Newman (College Humor), and “a surprise guest” participate in “a weekly podcast that assembles a new panel of comedians and weird characters to give funny advice, or at the very least relate to the people’s problems with their own stories” at UCB East hosted by Andy Rocco: Here to Help

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10) and 9:30 pm [FREE]: UCB West’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

7:30 pm ($5): Gary Gulman (Last Comic Standing, Tourgasm, Comedy Central hour-long special), Streeter Seidell (College Humor), and Jordan Carlos (Comedy Central) performing stand-up at UCB East hosted by Danny Jolles: The Most Fun Show Ever

[FREE] 7:30 pm: Sketch, improv, and more at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens’ Long Island City from comedy troupe Froduce

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($27 at door or $30.50 online): A musical improv comedy genius who’s starred in his own Comedy Central special, and performed on Jimmy Fallon, The Electric Company, Conan O’Brien’s Legally Prohibited tour, and in amazing videos (for samples, please click here) doing a show for one night only at NYU’s 700-seat Skirball Center: Reggie Watts: On Life and Quantum Entanglement

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($7): Glenn Wool (Comedy Central; terrific UK comedy star), Heather Lawless (fresh, hilarious, unique stand-up; Comedy Central, Wonder Showzen, member of Variety SHAC), Jon Benjamin (star of Comedy Central’s Jon Benjamin Has a Van) & Nathan Fielder, and Levi Macdougall performing at Brooklyn’s Union Hall for comedy giant Eugene Mirman’s Pretty Good Friends

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($46.50 & 2-drink min.) A comedy superstar (for a sample set, please clickhere) headlining one last night at the Carolines Comedy Club: D. L. Hughley

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Kevin Barnett (College Humor; for thoughts on how the owner of Facebook should spend his money, please click here), Emily Heller (for ruminations on pregnancy, please click here), Amber Nelson (sketch troupe Thunder Gulch, co-host of Gutbucket), Harriet Halloway (Howard Stern, Logo TV, Sirius XM Radio), and Chris DiStefano performing at RG Daniels’ free weekly show at the Three of Cups lounge (83 First Avenue at 5th Street): Sunday Night Stand-Up

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Magnet sketch comics performing new material: Ripe Sketch Comedy

[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups (not announced) performing at The PIT downstairs lounge for a free weekly show typically hosted by Chris Grace: Cold Soda Comedy

[$] 8:30 pm ($20 & 2-drink min.): A stand-up who’s starred in his own Comedy Central Presentshalf-hour special, and performed on HBO’s Tourgasm, FX’s Louie, MTV, and VH1 headlining one more night at the Gotham Comedy Club: Robert Kelly

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: Music from the unforgettable dark comedy group The Cowmen and more at The Creek downstairs lounge in Queens’ Long Island City hosted by Murderfist’s Holden McNeely & Ed Larson: Stage Fright

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Comedy as a Second Language, frequent guest-host of Whiplash), Neal Brennan (HBO, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, co-creator of Chappelle’s Show), Barry Rothbart (Jay Leno, Comedy Central, IFC), Dan Soder (Comedy Central), and more performing stand-up at UCB East hosted by Mark Normand, Matt Ruby, Andy Haynes, and/or David Cope: Hot Soup

9:30 pm ($5): A monthly screening of new short filmed sketch and comedy produced by members of the Magnet community: Flick Video Showcase

[FREE] 9:30 pm: Open-mic stand-up, with four minutes per comic, at The PIT downstairs lounge hosted by Rob Stern: Vicious Cycle

[FREE] 10:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Karith Foster (Comedy Central, VH1), Rose Surnow, and Susan Alexander performing at this free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle:Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour

11:00 pm ($5): A variety show at UCB East “hosted by the three Jimmy Fallon bloggers who all have to go to work together in the morning:” Sunday at 11

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