Best New York Comedy

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Chevy Chase

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:

the perfect show for short attention spans, open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours—tonight including Livia Scott, Emily Epstein, Hilary Schwartz, Sean Crespo, Mark Normand, Eric I, Matt Maragno, Josh Comers, Matt Ruby, Jay Bois, Matteson Perry, Aalap Patel, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] star storyteller Tom Shillue (Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents) performing what’s likely to be a mesmerizing comedic one-man show: Supernormal (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] luminous Broadway actors Katie Finneran (Tony winner), Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Jonathan Kaplan, Sandy Rustin, and Amy Rutberg mixing it up with some of the best improvisors in the world—Michael Delaney, Tara Copeland, Becky Drysdale, Anthony King…and tonight, also comedy icon Chevy Chase!—as they crash improv into classic theatre scenes at Gravid Water (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] terrific stand-ups Christian Finnegan (two Comedy Central specials and a third airing soon, commentator on MNBC’s Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1’s Best Week Ever; Chappelle’s Show, The Today Show), Bobby Miyamoto (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, Nick Turner (VH1, ESPN), John Morrison (beloved producer of comedy shows Ochi’s Motel and Morrison Motel), and musical guest The Fools at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),

[FREE] a free comedy show hosted by Jon Friedman featuring sharp NYC stand-ups Sean Patton, Becky Ciletti, Mark Normand, Tom McCaffrey, Peter Kassnove, and Neal Stastny at Chelsea Market’s Comedy Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] two of the most beloved comics in NYC performing deliciously long stand-up sets in a 45-minute block at an acclaimed music hall: Joselyn Hughes & Brooke Van Poppelen at Rockland (8:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] and Anthony Jeselnik (writer for Jimmy Fallon; Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central Presents), Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report), Sean Patton (VH1), and more at a free weekly show featuring some of the finest comics in the country: Whiplash (11:00 pm).

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