May 18, 2009
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Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere and author of new book Causing a Scene: Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
the perfect show for short attention spans, open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours—tonight including Emily Epstein, Dan St. Germain, RG Daniels, Mark Normand, Myq Kaplan, Luke Cunningham, Aalap Patel, Blaine Perry, Danny Solomon, Sean Donnelly, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] [$] genius improvisors delivering one of the funniest shows you’ll ever see by making up a play on the spot using the language and themes of the Bard: Improvised Shakespeare (8:00 pm).
[TOP PICK] stellar stand-ups Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, HBO, Comedy Central), Laura Krafft (The Colbert Report, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Rob Cantrell (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, VH1, The Marijuana-Logues), Rob Paravonian (Comedy Central, VH1), and more at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
fresh sketch comedy from UCBT house groups Slow Burn and High Treason at Maude Night (8:00 pm),
[FREE] stand-up comedy in Brooklyn, tonight featuring Ophira Eisenberg, Mark Normand, Chelsea White, Adrienne Iapalucci, Jason Saenz, Jeff Ceruuli, and Erik Braunsteen at Pat O’Shea’s free weekly show Ed Sullivan on Acid (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and stellar improvisor Charlie Todd (Reuben Williams, C, C + C Improv Factory, Cage Match) hosts the book release show & party for his famed prank collective that stages surprise improvised events at improbable public locations: Improv Everywhere (9:30 pm).
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Posted by hybender
May 17, 2009
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The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[FREE] sharp stand-ups Morgan Murphy (staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; Comedians of Comedy, Comedy Central; former long-time writer for Jimmy Kimmel), Eric Slovin (writer for Saturday Night Live 2002-2005; Comedy Central Presents), Sean O’Connor (VH1, NPR’s This American Life), and more at a free weekly LES show hosted by Greg Johnson: The Comedians (7:30 pm),
[FREE] terrific comics Donald Glover (30 Rock, Conan O’Brien, Derrick, Mystery Team), Adam Newman (CMT’s Prankville’d, VH1’s Best Week Ever blog, co-host of Street Meat), and more at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
[$] a charity event to honor “the unsung heroes of the gay community:” The First Annual Miss Fag Hag Pageant (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Ophira Eisenberg (brilliant storyteller; Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), Rob Cantrell (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, VH1, The Marijuana-Logues), Phil Hanley (visiting from Vancouver; upcoming comedy special on CTV), and Andy Haynes (Last Comic Standing) at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free stand-up show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] [$] and brilliant improvisors making up plays on the spot using the language and themes of the Bard: Improvised Shakespeare (10:00 pm).
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May 16, 2009
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John Oliver
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] numerous NYC stand-ups, including Roger Hailes, Jared Logan, Dan St. Germain, and Pat Stango & Blaine Perry, telling jokes and celebrating the host’s birthday—with a party to follow—at Sean Donnelly’s Lil’ Seany Boy (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] star improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show joyously declaring Let’s Have a Ball (7:30 pm),
Roman Rimer telling the true story of transitioning from gal to guy in this new one-person show: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trannies * But Were Afraid to Ask (7:30 pm),
[$] comedy genius Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1’s Best Week Ever, The New Yorker) opening for TV & movie star TJ Miller (David Letterman, ABC’s Carpoolers, film star), who’s Headlining at Gotham Comedy Club (8:00 pm & 10:00 & 11:45 pm),
[$] the revival of a popular comedic play, smarty directed by the wonderful Kimmy Gatewood and with a standout performance from actress Lee Eddy: Kidnapped by Craigslist (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which in 2008 broke the UCBT improv competition record for winning streaks with 17 triumphs in a row, and this year delivered a magnificent performance to capture the Cage Match Championship—the brilliant and daring members of Death by Roo Roo (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] star comics John Oliver (head correspondent of The Daily Show, genius stand-up) and Jessi Klein (Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN,Adult Swim), rising stars Baron Vaughn (Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Shoot the Messenger, Awkward Kings of Comedy), Amy Schumer, and Lucas Held, popular singer/songwriter PT Walkley, and more—plus free beer!—at acclaimed monthly comedy showcase Moonwork (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),
[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] brilliant improvisors making up plays on the spot using the language and themes of the Bard: Improvised Shakespeare (10:00 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),
[TOP PICK] and a comedy show about the advertising biz, tonight featuring razor-sharp comics & ad veterans (Comedy Central, VH1’s Best Week Ever, The New Yorker), John Gemberling (Fat Guy Stuck in Internet, Death by Roo Roo), and Oren Brimer (SuperDeluxe.com, YouTube.com), and hosted by Greg Johnson (President Johnson) and Sam Brown (The Whitest Kids U’ Know): Ad Nauseam (midnight).
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May 15, 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 $) include:
[TOP PICK] Jen Nails performing a 40-minute one-woman show about an “exuberant sixth-grader” Time Out New York called “explosively funny:” Lylice (7:00 pm),
[$] 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] NYC stand-ups Joselyn Hughes (in her final NYC appearance for a while, as she’s moving to LA to blog for Comedy Central’s Tosh.O), Craig Baldo (Conan O’Brien, NBC, VH1, Comedy Central), Dan Curry (Comedy Central), Kenny Zimlinghaus (host of Cosmo Radio on Sirius), Lucas Held, Kevin Williams, Scott Moran, and Matt Rittberg at this free weekly show in Brooklyn hosted by Cassidy Henehan and Nick Turner: Too Cool for School (8:00 pm),
[$] comedy genius Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1’s Best Week Ever, The New Yorker) opening for TV & movie star TJ Miller (David Letterman, ABC’s Carpoolers, film star), who’s Headlining at Gotham Comedy Club (8:30 pm & 10:30 pm),
NYC stand-up comics 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),
[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] brilliant improvisors making up plays on the spot using the language and themes of the Bard: Improvised Shakespeare (10:00 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a sketch show (with some improv thrown in) that just won its superb stars the 2009 ECNY Award for Best Sketch Comedy Group: Derrick (11:00 pm),
[FREE] and a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am).
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May 14, 2009
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Battle of Improv Titans: Death by Roo Roo vs. Reuben Williams
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] an hour-long play made up on the spot by razor-sharp, passionate improvisors Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Moral Orel) and Christina Gausas (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report) at Adsit & Gausas (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] superb improvisors Tara Copeland and James Eason leading a semi-revival of legendary troupe Mother in this new Magnet show: Sleepover (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] Adira Amram, Ophira Eisenberg, Tom McCaffrey, Carla Rhodes, Brent Sullivan, and Chris Sifflet at a free weekly variety show in the East Village hosted by sharp dark comedy stand-up Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:30 pm),
[$] star comics Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Marina Franklin, Jessica Kirson, Paul Mercurio, and more performing—though not all on the same lineups—at Comedy Cellar (9:00 pm & 11:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] DC Pierson (brilliant improvisor, sketch comic, filmmaker, and book author; Derrick, Mystery Team), Christina Andrews, and musical guest Thin Skin Jonny performing at the best sexy storytelling comedy show in NYC: Margot Leitman’s & Giulia Rozzi’s Stripped Stories (9:30),
[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] brilliant improvisors making up plays on the spot using the language and themes of the Bard: Improvised Shakespeare (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and two of the finest improv troupes ever, Death by Roo Roo and Reuben Williams, in a battle of titans to win audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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May 13, 2009
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Beloved fake newspaper The Onion is the focus of tonight's Rejection 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:
[FREE] six free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday (6:00 pm-midnight),
[TOP PICK] stellar storyteller Adam Wade and comic Jake Goldman hosting a show in which top writers and comedians—who tonight are Brad Lawrence, Phaea Crede, Jennifer Glick, and Molly McCloy—share their favorite true campus anecdotes at Real Tales of College (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] an entirely improvised musical from genius comedy duo Eliza Skinneer and Glennis McMurray: I Eat Pandas (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] some of the top comics in NYC—Jessi Klein (Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim), DC Benny (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Chris Gethard (brilliant comedic storyteller & improvisor; The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, Magic Box of Stories, Weird New York), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, award-winning Verizon FIOS guy), and Craig Baldo (Conan O’Brien, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central)—gathered to celebrate Gabe Liedman’s birthday at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Gabe, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Donald Glover (30 Rock, Derrick), Giulia Rozzi (VH1, Stripped Stories), Sean O’Connor (VH1, NPR’s This American Life), Jonathan Morvay, and Matthew Rittberg at a free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] terrific stand-ups Jon Fisch, Moody McCarthy, Giulia Rozzi, Matt Ruby, Robin Cloud, and The Bitter Poet at a free show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] a show showcasing rejected material by top writers and comedic performers, tonight focusing on beloved weekly fake newspaper The Onion: Jon Friedman’s The Rejection Show (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 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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May 12, 2009
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Baron Vaughn
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—at John Morrison’s Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),
Hilary Schwartz and Rachael Parenta hosting an intriguing new show described as “emotionally inappropriate comedy:” Please, Someone Kill Me (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] artist Scott Campbell (DoubleFine Action Comics) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Robber Baron, The Bishop, The Scam, The Law Firm, and Scootch—plus a small mob of sharp female improvisors at 11:00 pm for a show titled Suck My Dick, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] typically stellar stand-up comics performing at this free show hosted by brilliant stand-ups Jessi Klein (Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim) and Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1’s Best Week Ever, The New Yorker): Punch Up Your Life (8:30 pm),
[DISCOUNTED] NYC stand-ups Victor Varnado (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, NBC’s My Name is Earl, Adult Swim), DJ Hazard (cast member of Fuel TV’s American Misfits), Matt Higgins (Comedy Central, Burn Manhattan, Centralia), Sean Crespo (Comedy Central), and more at John Morrison’s Morrison Motel (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] star stand-up Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO, Adult Swim), Baron Vaughn (Comedy Central, MTV, Cloverfield, Shoot the Messenger), and more at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm),
and sharp NYC stand-ups Sharon Mama Spell, Chesslee Calloway, Liz Simons, and Adam Lehman joining delightful hosts Jackie Monahan, Leah Dubie, Amy Beckerman, and Gloria Bigelow at Dykes on Mics (9:00 pm).
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Posted by hybender
May 11, 2009
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Janeane Garofalo and Todd Barry
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] star stand-up Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO, Adult Swim), Josh Comers (newest writer for Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien), Brody Stevens (Sarah Silverman’s Jesus is Magic, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel, Best Damn Sports Show Period), Dan Allen (Comedy Central), Jamie Lee (VH1, CollegeHumor.com), and more at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
fresh sketch comedy from UCBT house groups Thunder Gulch and Gramp’s at Maude Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] and a free weekly show featuring some of the best stand-up comics in the country—who tonight include movie and TV superstar Janeane Garofalo, Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson), Brody Stevens (Sarah Silverman’s Jesus is Magic, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel, Best Damn Sports Show Period), Rob Lathan (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report, MTV, VH1), and Jesse Popp (Comedy Central, Beauty Bar Comedy)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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May 10, 2009
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Norm MacDonald
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] [FREE] UCBT’s playground for celebrities and ace improvisors, ASSSSCAT 3000 (paid show at 7:30 pm, free show at 9:30 pm),
[FREE] typically stellar stand-ups at a free weekly LES show hosted by Greg Johnson: The Comedians (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a famously sarcastic and quick-witted TV comedy star who’s also a superb stand-up delivering a deliciously long set on this last night of his NYC run: Norm MacDonald Headlining at Carolines (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the best comics in the country—Marc Maron (passionate comic’s comic; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO special, two Comedy Central specials, co-hosted Air America Radio, off-Broadway show Scorching the Earth), Pete Holmes (one of the quickest & sharpest minds in comedy; VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central, The New Yorker, host of Gutbucket and co-host of Punch Up Your Life), and Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson)—joining tonight’s guest-host Dave Hill (brilliant alt comic; HBO, VH1, Spike TV, The New York Times) for a blowout comedy shindig at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: Tearing the Veil of Maya (8:00 pm),
[FREE] razor-sharp and delightfully dark stand-up Jena Friedman (host of Entertaining the Bartender), Rob O’Reilly (Jay Leno, Comedy Central), Yannis Pappas (VH1’s Best Week Ever),and more and more at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
[FREE] typically sharp NYC stand-ups at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
[FREE] brilliant comedic storyteller Ophira Eisenberg (Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), and sharp stand-up comics Leah Dubie (Comedy Central; co-host of NYC live comedy show Dykes on Mics), Adrienne Iapalucci (Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham), and Rachel Parenta at an all-gals evening of free gay-themed comedy hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (10:00 pm).
[$] 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 (10:00 pm).
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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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