December 4, 2009
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Hilarious and acclaimed stand-up star Rob Riggle headlines tonight and Saturday at the Comix Comedy Club
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] 7:00 pm ($10): Comedic storytellers—including comedy star Casey Wilson (Saturday Night Live)—relate their experiences of erotic dissapointment in Worst Laid Plans: True Tales of Terrible Sex
7:00 pm ($10): A sketch show from Chris & Rebecca Smith, two members of world-class sketch troupe The Harvard Sailing Team who are married to each other: The New York Smiths
7:30 pm ($10): Raunchy comedic singer/songwriter Cock Lorge and friends performing his last monthly show this year at Pianos in Thank Cock It’s Friday
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 ($34 & 2-item min.) A former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and performer on Saturday Night Live, The Office, Arrested Development, and Human Giant who has now become one of the most respected and sought-after stand-up comics in the country—and recently shot his first Comedy Central Presents special—headlining tonight and Saturday at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Rob Riggle
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($42 & 2-drink min.): A stand-up veteran who’s appeared on David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Last Comic Standing; hosted the HBO stand-up showcase Down and Dirty; was a cast member of the wonderful though short-lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie, and did his own HBO half-hour One Night Stand special; has appeared in such hit films as Spider-Man; is a regular on XM Satellite Radio’s The Opie & Anthony Show; and is the author of the book Happy Endings, headlining tonight through Sunday at the Carolines Comedy Club: Jim Norton
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): A beloved high-concept sketch troupe that delights in exploring silly ideas and wordplay (for example, demonstrating that a caveman and the Cookie Monster sound remarkably alike when saying such things as “Me have problem with subject/verb placement…”) debuts its all-new show for the holidays: Elephant Larry’s Mandated Christmas Event
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Former co-host Ross Hyzer returns to celebrate his birthday, and is joined by sharp stand-up Pat Stango, Vince Averill, Tom McCaffrey, and George Gordon performing at Brooklyn’s Coco 66 for Nick Turner’s Too Cool for School
9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-up comics performing stand-up in Ochi’s Lounge at a gay-themed show hosted by the lovely Jenny Rubin: The Back Room
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($10): Some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): A comedic freestyle rap contest featuring some of the funniest & sharpest comics in NYC—who tonight are genuinely skilled rapper Carolyn Castiglia, brilliant improvisor & sketch comic Gil Ozeri, stand-up Myka Fox, Chaz Kangas, and Luke Meginsky—plus a volunteer from the audience!, hosted by genius comedic musical performers Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan (Freestyle Love Supreme) and Eliza Skinner (I Eat Pandas), all at The BEATdown
[FREE] 12:20ish am: A free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage
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December 3, 2009
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Comedy superstar Robin Williams concludes his US tour tonight at Town Hall (with the show airing this Sunday night on HBO): Weapons of Self-Destruction
and
Star stand-up Jim Norton headlines tonight through Sunday 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 ($70-$150): A comedy superstar concluding his nationwide tour tonight at Town Hall, performing the last live version before the show airs this Saturday night on HBO: Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction
[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($38.25 & 2-drink min.): A stand-up veteran who’s appeared on David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Last Comic Standing; hosted the HBO stand-up showcase Down and Dirty; was a cast member of the wonderful though short-lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie, and did his own HBO half-hour One Night Stand special; has appeared in such hit films as Spider-Man; is a regular on XM Satellite Radio’s The Opie & Anthony Show; and is the author of the book Happy Endings, headlining tonight through Sunday at the Carolines Comedy Club: Jim Norton
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): A stand-up visitor from Ireland bringing her special brand of comedy to UCBT for one night only: Maeve Higgins: Stop the Lights!
8:00 pm ($5): Sharp improvisors directed by James Eason “take an audience suggestion and break it into a million funny pieces” in The Deconstruction
[FREE] 8:30 pm: NYC comics Mike Vecchione, Adrienne Iapalucci, and Mike Destefano performing at Brooklyn’s Building on Bond for a free stand-up show hosted by Yannis Pappas: A Very Good Comedy Show
[TOP PICK] [$] 9:00 pm ($12): Four world-class writer/performers tell personal stories. Three of them are true…but one is a pack of lies. Then the audience asks questions to try to figure out who’s fibbing. Tonight’s yarn-spinners are Ophira Eisenberg (sharp stand-up and brilliant storyteller; Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), Kevin Allison (sketch comedy icon, and host of superb storytelling show Risk!), Faye Lane (delightful storyteller, and host of Beauty Shop Stories), and Seth Line (NPR’s This American Life). They’ll all be performing at 92Y Tribeca for host Andy Christie’s The Liar Show
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): A stand-up visitor from England bringing his special brand of comedy to UCBT for one night only: Tom Allen: Women!
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Champion improv troupe Death by Roo Roo going up against improv troupe Rogue Elephant in a battle for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match
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Posted by hybender
December 2, 2009
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Brilliant comedy trio DC Pierson, Donald Glover, and Dominic Dierkes return to NYC tonight to promote their first feature film, which debuts in NYC this weekend: Derrick Presents Mystery Team Live!
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] 6:00 pm to midnight: Six free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Carl Arnheiter interviewing the editors and staff writers who create a beloved pseudo newspaper: Inside Joke with The Onion
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Sharp NYC stand-ups Emily Epstein, Ali Wong, Billy Reno, Matt Little, Bruce Cherry, and Jermaine Fowler performing at this free weekly show hosted by Sharon Spell: Shrink
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: Wonderful comics Reggie Watts, Joe Mande, Adam Lowitt, and Maeve Higgins performing at a free weekly comedy show at Brooklyn’s Cameo (behind Lovin’ Cup) hosted by Gabe Liedman and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): An hour-long play made up on the spot by razor-sharp, passionate improvisors Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Moral Orel) and Christina Gausas (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report) at Adsit & Gausas
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): One of the sharpest and most talented comedy groups to ever grace UCBT returns to plug its feature film Mystery Team, which is enjoying its NYC debut this weekend: Derrick Presents Mystery Team Live!
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Posted by hybender
August 6, 2009
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"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Susie Essman 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 ($5): Two of the sharpest & most respected comics in NYC, Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler, honing a show they’ll be performing next week at the Edinburgh Festival: Double Down Hearts
[$] 8:00 pm ($38.25 & 2-drink min.) A Curb Your Enthusiasm star and superb stand-up headlining at Carolines: Susie Essman
8:00 pm ($5): Sharp improvisors directed by James Eason “take an audience suggestion and break it into a million funny pieces” in The Deconstruction
8:00 pm ($8): Clever wordplay, conceptual comedy, and relentless silliness—applied to a parody of the already-goofy film Con Air—from sketch troupe Elephant Larry (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Stand-up Jodi Wasserman (Comedy Central), sketch comic Matt Higgins (Centralia), John Gemberling (world-class improv troupe Death By Roo Roo), and Will Hines (ace improv troupe The Stepfathers) joining the four hard-to-resist members of a hilarious comedy group—musical host Shonali Bhowmik, and superbly quirky stand-ups Heather Lawless, Chelsea Peretti, and Andrea Rosen—in Variety SHAC
[$] 9:30 pm ($20 & 2-item min.) The Raspberry Brothers—Jerm Pollet, Shane Breaux, and Scott Rogowsky—making funny remarks about a teen martial arts classic at the Comix Comedy Club: The Karate Kid
[$] 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
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Two vibrant improv troupes, Death by Roo Roo and Iron Ruckus, in a battle to win audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match
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Posted by hybender
August 1, 2009
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- Louis C.K. continues his smash hit show tonight at Carolines
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[$] 6:00 pm: Terrific storytellers Martin Dockery, Ryan Britt, Juliet Wayne, and Andy Christie try to fool the audience at Andy’s The Liar Show
7:00 pm: Top female comics—Shayna Ferm, Sara Benincasa, Ali Wong, Jamie Lee, Abbi Crutchfield, Jiwon Lee, Chelsea White, and Meg Cupernall—performing at Lil’ Seany Boy
7:30 pm: Improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report,and The Daily Show joyously declaring Let’s Have a Ball
[$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm: One of the funniest storytellers alive, with an emphasis on tales of marriage and family, headlining tonight and Sunday at Carolines: Louis C.K.
8:00 pm: Gay white Jewish hip-hop comic Andrew Singer, a.k.a. soce the elemental wizard, throwing a release party at the Bowery Poetry Club for his first CD: Master of Fine Arts
9:00 pm: The gutsiest improv troupe in NYC, Death by Roo Roo
[$] 9:00 pm: Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer
9:30 pm: Sara Benincasa performing her one-woman show AGORAFABULOUS!
10:30 pm: All-star improv troupe Reuben Williams
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Posted by hybender
July 31, 2009
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- Louis C.K. shows he’s one of the funniest storytellers alive tonight through Sunday 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 $) include:
five women performing an improvised, and possibly tipsy, parody of The View at Focus (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] superb storytellers Margot Leitman, Jon Friedman, Leah Dubie, and host Anne Altman tell dating horror stories at the fun new show Misery Date (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] one of the funniest storytellers alive, with an emphasis on tales of marriage and family, headlining tonight through Sunday at Carolines: Louis C.K. (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
NYC’s heavy metal version of a sketch troupe, providing odd, unsettling, and fearless dark comedy: Murderfist: Late and Dirty (11:00 pm),
sketch troupes Bleak! Comedy and The Straightmen competing for audience laughs & votes at Backyard Brawl (11:00 pm),
[FREE] and a free opportunity for you to perform improv with UCBT veterans at Jammin’ with Ralph (12:20ish am).
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