June 19, 2010
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Beloved Comedy Central star Chris Gethard tonight schools his audience in "The Art of Seduction" at The Chris Gethard Show
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[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Genius improvisor Christina Gausas and friends she originally made in Chicago—which include writers & performers from 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show—plus a rotating cast of stellar visitors, all joyously declaring Let’s Have a Ball
7:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-ups (who haven’t been announced) performing inOchi’s Lounge at Lil’ Seany Boy
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 8:00 pm & 11:00 pm ($37.50 online or at the box office using discount code ALIEN): Sharp comics and 80 Henson puppets collaborating on a show that’s partly scripted and partly improvised: Stuffed and Unstrung
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($28.04 online if you use code VIPJUNE, plus 2-item minimum): A stand-up who’s performed three Comedy Central specials, is a commentator on MNBC’s Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1’s Best Week Ever, has appeared on Chappelle’s Show and The Today Show, and is currently the co-star of the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?, headlining tonight at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Christian Finnegan
8:00 pm ($10 suggested donation): Jamie Lee (who’s also the producer and host), Phoebe Robinson (Case of the Mondays), Ben Kronberg (Jimmy Kimmel), Ryan Hamilton (Last Comic Standing), and more performing stand-up at Karma Lounge for a show benefiting an animal shelter:Diamonds in the Fluff
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): One of the gutsiest and most hilarious troupes in comedy history—and the Cage Match Champion for two years in a row!—genius improvisors Death by Roo Roo
9:00 pm ($5): Organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track!
9:30 pm ($10): “A cabaret of darkly funny songs and topical sketch comedy about culture and politics,” following sold out shows at Joe’s Pub: Political Subversities
9:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-ups Ben Kronberg, Colin Kane, Michael Lawrence, Johnathon Randall, and Kase Raso performing at Ochi’s Lounge with adorably sly host Calise Hawkins: Laugh in Limbo
[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($15): Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 10:30 pm ($15 both online and at the door using discount codePISANO, otherwise $20): A Chicago-based troupe that’s wowed audiences around the world with their skill at creating a completely improvised hour-long musical. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment; even the song lyrics and the “choreography” are made up on the spot, with no pre-planned structure. Come see why BWC won a FringeNYC Award last August for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event at the magical Baby Wants Candy
[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): An all-star improv troupe led by brilliant UCBT artistic director Anthony King: Reuben Williams
10:30 pm ($5): Vibrant improv from Nick Kanellis & Peter McNerney (Statues of Liberty) and Leslie Korein as comedy trio Trike
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($10): Hilarious sketch duo Chris O’Neill and Paul Valenti describe themselves as “vaudeville gold for a 2010 crowd.” Whatever. They’re funny. Especially the bit with the nose. Come catch their latest material tonight at The Chris and Paul Show
[TOP PICK] 12:00 am ($5): One of the most fascinating performers in comedy—and star of the upcoming Comedy Central series Big Lake—hosting his own extravaganza, which goes beyond a stage show to have the makings of a hit MTV series—with guests including Shannon O’Neill, Will Hines, Bethany Hall, Don Fanelli, and the Kung Fu Monkeys…with this special show about The Art of Seduction, in which Chris promises “Love happens, people, and it’s going to happen hard at this show. Single audience members should be prepared to leave not single anymore:” The Chris Gethard Show
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Posted by hybender
June 8, 2010
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New Comedy Central star Chris Gethard (above) and eternal star Janeane Garofalo perform tonight at Sweet
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] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Hilarious comics Patrick Borelli (Conan O’Brien, SuperDeluxe, author of book Holy Headshot!), Victor Varnado (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central’s Awkward Comedy Show), Ben Kronberg (Jimmy Kimmel), Jamie Lee (VH1, producer of Diamonds in the Fluff), and Scott Moran performing at Brooklyn’s Bell House Front Lounge hosted by the breathtaking Sara Schaefer (Jimmy 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
[FREE] 8:00 pm: All all-novice night—described by the hosts as “an exciting chance for a bunch of newcomers to get their feet wet in the world of stand-up comedy; come watch them sink or swim”—performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome
8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes The Opera, Badman, Ragnaröck, Bastian, and Monstro—at Harold Night
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm ($3): Ophira Eisenberg (sharp stand-up and brilliant storyteller; Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime, host of in-the-works TV version of The Liar Show), Joe Mande (Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Totally J/K; author of new book Look at This F*cking Hipster), Katina Corrao, David Cope, and Dan Wilbur performing at the Housingworks Bookstore Cafe for an almost-free weekly show hosted by Joe DeRosa (HBO, Comedy Central, Carson Daly, Insomniac Tour) and Jared Logan (Comedy Central): Punch Up Your Life
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): A blowout lineup: movie & TV comedy superstar Janeane Garofalo, new Comedy Central Big Lake star Chris Gethard, superb musical guest Corn Mo, and a “one of the most fabulous co-hosts we’ve had” performing at The Slipper Room for the LES weekly show hosted by the wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet
[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
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Posted by hybender
April 17, 2010
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Chris Gethard hosts a comedy extravaganza tonight in which anyone who laughs will be kicked out of the theatre: The Chris Gethard Show
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 ($10): Genius improvisor Christina Gausas and friends she originally made in Chicago—which include writers & performers from 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show—plus a rotating cast of stellar visitors, all joyously declaring Let’s Have a Ball
7:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NY stand-ups (lineup haven’t been announced) performing inOchi’s Lounge at Sean Donnelly’s Lil’ Seany Boy
[$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($41.00 plus 2-drink minimum): A former Saturday Night Live star headlining tonight through Saturday at Carolines: Kevin Nealon
8:00 pm ($5): Will Nunziata and Jerry Miller performing a two-man sketch show designed as a love letter to the dystopian films of the 70s, 80s, and 90s:” Dystopia Gardens
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): One of the gutsiest and most hilarious troupes in comedy history—and the Cage Match Champion for two years in a row!—genius improvisors Death by Roo Roo
9:00 pm ($5): Organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track!
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($10): Always fresh and imaginative world-class sketch troupe that uses song, movement, and clever scenarios to turn familiar rituals on their head (for a video about awkward goodbyes at the end of a party, please click here): The Harvard Sailing Team
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 10:30 pm ($15 both online and at the door using discount code PISANO, otherwise $20): A Chicago-based troupe that’s wowed audiences around the world with their skill at creating a completely improvised hour-long musical. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment; even the song lyrics and the “choreography” are made up on the spot, with no pre-planned structure. Come see why BWC won a FringeNYC Award last August for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event at the magical Baby Wants Candy
[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($15): Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer
[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): An all-star improv troupe led by brilliant UCBT artistic director Anthony King: Reuben Williams
10:30 pm ($5): Vibrant improv from Nick Kanellis & Peter McNerney (Statues of Liberty) and Leslie Korein as comedy trio Trike
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($10): Hilarious sketch duo Chris O’Neill and Paul Valenti describe themselves as “vaudeville gold for a 2010 crowd.” Whatever. They’re funny. Especially the bit with the nose. Come catch their latest material tonight at The Chris and Paul Show Presents: 1st Symphony
[TOP PICK] 12:00 am ($5): One of the most fascinating performers in comedy hosting his own extravaganza—which goes beyond a stage show to have the makings of a hit MTV series—with guests including Shannon O’Neill, Joe Mande, Will Hines, Bethany Hall, Don Fanelli, Hardcore Boris, and the Kung Fu Monkeys…with this special show forbidding anyone in the audience from laughing!: The Chris Gethard Show
[$] 12:30 am ($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
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Posted by hybender
May 22, 2009
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Jen Nails
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] Jen Nails performing a 40-minute one-woman show about an “exuberant sixth-grader” Time Out New York called “explosively funny:” Lylice (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] superb stand-ups Leighann Lord (HBO, Comedy Central, ABC, Huffington Post), Michelle Buteau (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Jenny Rubin (WE TV, host of The Back Room), and more, plus musical guests Josefin Fundin (Swedish musician featured at Sidewalk Café) and Jamie Scandal (New York Ukulele Cabaret) at Calvin S. Cato’s show for our current economy: Nouveau Poor (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] the wonderful Baron Vaughn (Comedy Central, MTV, Cloverfield, Shoot the Messenger, Awkward Kings of Comedy) and “surprise guests” celebrating the three-year anniversary of this popular NYC show hosted by Blaine Perry & Pat Stango: Don’t Touch Me There (7:30 pm),
[$] the revival of a popular comedic play, smartly directed by the wonderful Kimmy Gatewood and with a standout performance from actress Lee Eddy: Kidnapped by Craigslist (8:00 pm),
[FREE] Greg Johnson (The Comedians), Myq Kaplan (Comedy Central), Mark Normand (co-host of We’re All Friends Here), Dustin D’Addato (NBC), and Greg Stone (Comedy Central) at this free weekly show in Brooklyn hosted by Nick Turner: Too Cool for School (8:00 pm),
NYC stand-up comics Amy Beckerman (co-host of Dykes on Mics, here! TV’s Hot Gay Comics), Robin Cloud (Under the Pink Carpet), Trevor Boris (Logo TV), Selene Luna (VH1’s The Cho Show), and more at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
[$] absurdist cult fave sketch comedy troupe Spurn (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of the most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country performing a one-man show that should not be missed: Chris Gethard’s Magic Box of Stories (11:00 pm),
[FREE] a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am),
[$] and 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 at Carolines: Paul Mooney (12:30 am).
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Posted by hybender
May 9, 2009
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The First Annual Paintball Punishment Stand-Up Challenge
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] a world-class sketch troupe specializing in physical comedy and music: Drop Six (7:00 pm),
NYC stand-ups Joselyn Hughes, Dan Mahoney, Mike Weingartner, George Gordon, Rob O’Reilly, and more at Sean Donnelly’s Lil’ Seany Boy (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] star improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show joyously declaring Let’s Have a Ball (7:30 pm),
Roman Rimer telling the true story of transitioning from gal to guy in this new one-person show: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trannies * But Were Afraid to Ask (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a famously sarcastic and quick-witted TV comedy star who’s also a superb stand-up delivering a deliciously long set on Sunday (tonight’s shows are sold out): Norm MacDonald Headlining at Carolines (8:00 pm),
[$] the revival of a popular comedic play, smartty directed by the wonderful Kimmy Gatewood and with a standout performance from actress Lee Eddy: Kidnapped by Craigslist (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which in 2008 broke the UCBT improv competition record for winning streaks with 17 triumphs in a row, and this year delivered a magnificent performance to capture the Cage Match Championship—the brilliant and daring members of Death by Roo Roo (9:00 pm),
organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track! (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] improvised furious action from world-class troupe Reuben Williams (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer (10:30 pm),
[MEGA-TOP PICK] what promises to be a very funny and somewhat scary event—top improvisors, including brilliant UCBT Artistic Director Anthony King, being challenged to tell jokes made up the spot and, if they fail to entertain, being savagely pummeled with paintballs at my top pick for tonight, The First Annual Paintball Punishment Stand-Up Challenge (midnight),
[$] and 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 at Carolines: Paul Mooney (12:30 am).
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Posted by hybender
April 24, 2009
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Kevin Pollak
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
sharp stand-ups Desiree Burch (VH1’s Best Night Ever, one-woman show 52 Man Pickup), Jiwon Li (Comedy Central, NBC, AMC, ESPN, Air America), Dan Hirshon (Boston Comedy Festival), and more at Calvin S. Cato’s show for our current economy: Nouveau Poor (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a movie star demonstrating he’s also a top stand-up comic and killer funny impersonator in a deliciously long set tonight and Saturday: Kevin Pollak Headlining at Carolines (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of the most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country performing a one-man show that should not be missed: Chris Gethard’s Magic Box of Stories (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] clever wordplay, conceptual comedy, and relentless silliness—in an all-new show based around the already-goofy film Con Air—from sketch troupe Elephant Larry (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] brilliant stand-ups—who also happen to be staff writers for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon—Anthony Jeselnik (one of the finest comics in the biz; HBO, Comedy Central Presents), Morgan Murphy (former staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel and Crank Yankers), and more at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Writers of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
brilliant comedic storyteller Ophira Eisenberg (Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), Margartet Dodge (drummer for Manson Family Singers), Danny Leary (MTV, here! TV), and more at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
odd and unsettling dark comedy from—for better or worse—one of the most fearless sketch troupes in New York: Murderfist (11:00 pm),
Derrick hosting two sketch comedy troupes, Bleak! Comedy and Geek Dreams, competing for audience laugh & votes at Backyard Brawl (11:00 pm),
five women performing an improvised, and possibly tipsy, parody of The View at Focus (11:30 pm),
[FREE] a free opportunity for you to perform improv with UCBT veterans at Jammin’ with Ralph (12:20ish am).
[$] and 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 at Carolines: Paul Mooney (12:30 am).
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Posted by hybender
April 18, 2009
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Janeane Garofalo
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] a world-class sketch troupe specializing in physical comedy and music: Drop Six (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] star improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show who joyously declare Let’s Have a Ball (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a movie and TV superstar—who’s also a comedy genius—delivering a deliciously long headlining set at the elegant Comix Comedy Club tonight and Sunday: Janeane Garofalo (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] clever wordplay, conceptual comedy, and relentless silliness—in an all-new show based around the already-goofy film Con Air—from sketch troupe Elephant Larry (8:00 pm),
[$] [DISCOUNTED] star stand-up Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO, Adult Swim), Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central, VH1, CNN, opens for Sarah Silverman on tour), and more performing at the only comedy club in the East Village: Late Night Stand-Up at Eastville (8:00 pm & 10:00 pm),
[FREE] a special edition of this free comedy show in Queens’ Long Island City in which the hosts—the three members of star sketch/improv troupe Derrick—each perform a 25-minute stand-up set: This Is New York (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which in 2008 broke the UCBT improv competition record for winning streaks with 17 triumphs in a row, and this year delivered a magnificent performance to capture the Cage Match Championship—the brilliant and daring members of Death by Roo Roo (9:00 pm),
organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track! (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] inventive & hilarious sketch comedy from The Harvard Sailing Team (9:30 pm),
[$] comedy club lineups that tonight include one of the most brilliant & hilarious rising stars in New York: Anthony Jeselnik and More at Comedy Cellar (9:45 pm & 11:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] improvised furious action from world-class troupe Reuben Williams (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and rising star comics Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report) and Thomas Middleditch (genius improv troupes Baby Wants Candy and Improvised Shakespeare) proving themselves to also be nerds by hosting this fun show about the video game industry, tonight with special guest Chris Gethard (brilliant storyteller & improvisor, and author of Weird New York): Game Bros. Live! (midnight).
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Posted by hybender
March 4, 2009
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Scott Adsit
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
five free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday (7:00 pm-midnight),
[TOP PICK] one of the most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country performing a one-man show that should not be missed: Chris Gethard’s Magic Box of Stories (8:00 pm),
[$] unintentionally hilarious amateur videos via the Found Footage Festival (8:00 pm),
NYC stand-ups John Morrison, Sean Crespo, Raquel D’Apice, Mara Herron, Adrianne Iapalucci, and Jason Saenz at the free Shrink (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] an hour-long play made up on the spot by razor-sharp, passionate improvisors Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Moral Oral) and Christina Gausas (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report) at Adsit & Gausas (9:30 pm),
[$] a former regular on Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd and on Howard Stern, Nick DiPaolo at Carolines (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and a free, laid-back, and occasionally magical variety show where virtually anything can happen on a School Night (11:00).
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Posted by hybender
February 20, 2009
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Patton Oswalt
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] one of the finest improv duos to grace an NYC stage, reunited after a long hiatus: The Mantzoukas Brothers (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] rising star Charlie Sanders performing one of the most vibrant and hilarious autobiographical shows you’ll ever see, plus sketch comedy duo Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney performing a science fiction farce, in the double-bill Minnesota Muslim and The Infinity Prison (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a star stand-up comic who’s performed on David Letterman, Jay Leno, and his own HBO special, has been called one of the best joke writers in America, and is headlining tonight and Saturday at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Emo Philips (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a brilliant comedy superstar headlining at Carolines: Patton Oswalt (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm), terrific stand-ups Ophira Eisenberg, Kara Buller, Poppy Kramer, Anne Necyzpor, and Mike Singer at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 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),
ace sketch troupe Olde English—and unannounced guests—performing all-new material for a show that’s Very Fresh (11:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and awesome improv troupe Five Dudes (Eugene Cordero, Chris Gethard, Bobby Moynihan, Charlie Sanders, and Zach Woods) teaming up with troupe Thank You Robot for The Thank You Robot Second Anniversary Spectacular (12:20ish am).
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Posted by hybender
January 16, 2009
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Eugene Mirman
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
[TOP PICK] two of the country’s finest improvisors, Boston-based Neil Reynolds and Matt Tucker, performing an exceptionally imaginative, silly, and entertaining show based around the historic duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in a rare NYC presentation of Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of the most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country performing this extraordinary one-man show that should not be missed: Chris Gethard’s Magic Box of Stories (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a shrewd and silly comedy giant with a unique voice—and who’s been a pioneer of NYC alternative comedy—performing a deliciously long set headlining at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Eugene Mirman (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
an improv troupe with a theatrical approach: Stray (8:30 pm),
stand-ups Claudia Cogan, Adam Lehman, Mike Singer, and Cara Kilduff and more at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
a groundbreaking and surreal improv troupe tackling our new hard times in Centralia: The Really Great Depression (9:30 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] TV & movie star Michael Showalter (MTV’s The State, comedy group Stella, Wet Hot American Summer), Hannibal Buress (Comedy Central), and Becky Ciletti joining ace sketch troupe and host Olde English performing all-new material for a show that’s Very Fresh (11:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and UCBT’s free monthly open-mic stand-up show, where deliciously odd things tend to happen around 1:30 am, hosted by lightning-quick & hilarious Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1; one of the finest comics in the country) at Gutbucket (12:20ish am).
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