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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April 23, 2009
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Brooke Van Poppelen & Joselyn Hughes are Macho!
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 highly acclaimed theatrical comedy troupe that stages tales written by NYC schoolchildren after enhancing the details with adult content: Story Pirates After Dark (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] brilliant improvisors Tara Copeland and James Eason leading a semi-revival of legendary troupe Mother in this new Magnet show: Sleepover (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Adira Amram (brilliant, hilarious singer/songwriter), Shayna Ferm (also brilliant, hilarious singer/songwriter; member of world-class sketch group Fearsome), Sean Crespo (Comedy Central, Shoot the Messenger, host of Drink at Work), Becky Yamamoto (Stickerbook), Sean Donnelly (co-host of Ochi’s Motel, host of Lil Seany Boy), and more 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),
[$] star comics Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Marina Franklin, Big Jay Oakerson, and more performing—though not all on the same lineups—at Comedy Cellar (9:00 pm & 11:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] two of the most beloved comics in NYC, Joselyn Hughes & Brooke Van Poppelen, performing their acclaimed sketch comedy show in which they transform from being real-life sex goddesses to Macho! (9:30 pm),
a very popular comedy site’s talents coming out from behind the Net tonight, accompanied by sharp comics Jared Logan, Bryan Tucker, Shane Mauss, and “a special CollegeHumor surprise,” at CollegeHumor.com, Live on Stage (9:30 pm),
[$] 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, tonight headlining at Carolines: Paul Mooney (10:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and two vibrant (albeit doom-based) improv troupes, Death by Roo Roo and Ragnaröck, competing for audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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April 22, 2009
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Marc Maron
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] Pete Holmes (one of the funniest stand-ups in the biz; VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central, The New Yorker, Punch Up Your Life), Donald Glover (30 Rock, Conan O’Brien, Derrick), Jesse Pop (Comedy Central, Beauty Bar Comedy), and “a very special guest” joining hilarious hosts Joe Mande & Noah Garfinkel at Totally J/K (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] 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), Ali Wong (The Onion), Luke Cunningham (The Colbert Report), and more at a free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),
[FREE] Gabriel Delahaye (Editor of Videogum), Shane Mauss (Conan O’Brien), Julian McCullough (Comedy Central), Nick Packard (nu-cartoonist), and Reese Waters (Comics Unleashed) at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[FREE] rising star Leslie Goshko, plus NYC stand-ups Dan Hirshon, Shawn Hollenbach, Tom Ragú, Myka Fox, and Tracy Marhal, at a free show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] legendary comic’s comic Marc Maron (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO special, two Comedy Central specials, Air America Radio) and other fine stand-ups performing a full-blown comedy show at 10:00 pm, preceded by a wonderful networking event mixing folks from the NYC theatre and comedy scenes—including an MTV casting director looking for fresh talent who’ll be collecting resume/headshots from both actors and comics (no foolin’)—plus intense free homemade chocolate chip cookies that have come to be known as “Stoner Cookies”—all from lovely & hilarious stand-up and cookie baker Margie Kment at Hold for the Laughs (9:30 pm party/networking/cookies, 10:00 pm show),
[TOP PICK] an entirely improvised musical from a genius comedy duo, and an improvised soap opera, in the double-bill I Eat Pandas and Hot Lather: As the Diamond Burns (9:30 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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April 21, 2009
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Will Forte
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—and for tonight only on the East side, at John Morrison’s Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),
comedians getting rid of their stuff by telling tales about the items and then selling to the highest bidder at the way fun Auction! (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] John Zito (The Black Cherry Bombshells) and Tak Toyashima (Secret Asian Man) 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 DeCoster, The Law Firm, The Scam, Ragnaröck…and one of the finest groups in the history of improv, Death by Roo Roo—plus a great troupe reshuffling at 11:00 pm called The Blender, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] legendary comedy star Marc Maron (a comic’s comic; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, and numerous other impressive credits), Jamie Lee (VH1, producer of Diamonds in the Fluff), Charles Star (host of Adult Education), and more 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),
[TOP PICK] and Will Forte (former cast member of Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, HBO), Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report), Laura Krafft (The Colbert Report, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jay Larson (Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central), and more at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).
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April 20, 2009
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Sketch comedy about getting high at "It's 4/20, Dude!"
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 Sean Crespo, Chelsea White, Amy Beckerman, RG Daniels, Luke Cunningham, Julia Segal, Mark Normand, Matt Ruby, Sean Donnelly, Blaine Perry, Aalap Patel, and Matteson Perry—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] former and current writers of Saturday Night Live—including Leo Allen, Bryan Tucker, and Colin Jost, plus guest host Pete Holmes—performing stand-up at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
a small mob of talented sketch comedy writer/performers doing bits about getting stoned at It’s 4/20, Dude! (9:30 pm), and
[TOP PICK] [FREE] and a free weekly show typically featuring some of the finest comics in the country, hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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April 19, 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 movie and TV superstar ending her headlining run tonight at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Janeane Garofalo (7:30 pm),
[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),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] TV star sketch troupe The Whitest Kids U’ Know and more at what’s often among the funniest free productions in NYC, hosted by Greg Johnson: The Comedians (7:30 pm),
typically some of the best comics in the biz joining comedy giant Eugene Mirman for his weekly shindig at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: Tearing the Veil of Maya (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] superb stand-ups Joe DeRosa (Comedy Central Presents special, Brooke Van Poppelen (sketch duo Macho!), HBO’s Down & Dirty), Mark Normand (co-host of We’re All Friends Here), and more at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
[FREE] talented NYC comics at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
[FREE] and stand-ups Allison Castillo (Comedy Central, VH1, FOX), Ali Wong (The Onion), Adam Strauss, and Danny Siegel at a free gay-themed show hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (10:00 pm).
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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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April 17, 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 movie and TV superstar—who’s also a comedy genius—delivering a deliciously long headlining set at the elegant Comix Comedy Club tonight through Sunday: Janeane Garofalo (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[$] star comics Colin Quinn, Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Jessica Kirson, and more performing—though not all on the same lineups—at Comedy Cellar (8:00 pm, 9:45 pm, and 11:30 pm),
stand-up comics Claudia Cogan (MTV, Logo, here! TV), Mike Singer (here! TV), Michael Brill, and more at a gay-themed comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
[$] [DISCOUNTED] superb stand-ups Joe DeRosa (Comedy Central Presents special, HBO’s Down & Dirty), 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 (10:00 pm),
singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 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) and Morgan Murphy (former staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel and Crank Yankers) joining ace sketch troupe Olde English to perform all-new material for a show that’s Very Fresh (11:00 pm),
and a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am).
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April 16, 2009
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Jessica St. Clair
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] stellar storyteller/stand-up Leslie Goshko (Manhattan Monologue Champion, host of Sideshow Goshko), Charles Star (host of Adult Education), and David Cope (co-host of Extra Fancy) performing stand-up comedy…and then being analyzed on stage!: Stand Up, Lie Down (7:30 pm),
Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell relating their YouTube-documented romantic adventures live on stage—possibly accompanied by visits from some of the gals—on Double Date Us (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] brilliant improvisors Tara Copeland and James Eason leading a semi-revival of legendary troupe Mother in this new Magnet show: Sleepover (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Jessica Delfino (immensely talented comic and raunchy singer/songwriter), Sean Patton (VH1, Just for Laughs Festival), Ali Wong (hilarious San Franciscan comic; The Onion), and more 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),
[TOP PICK] acclaimed TV writer Laura Krafft (The Colbert Report), brilliant alt stand-up Dave Hill (King of Miami, HBO, The New York Times), and brilliant comedic storyteller & improvisor Chris Gethard (The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, Magic Box of Stories, Weird New York), performing improvised monologues at Three-Piece! (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and two vibrant improv troupes, Death by Roo Roo and For Richard Stands, competing for audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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April 15, 2009
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Leslie Goshko
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[FREE] six free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday (6:00 pm-midnight),
[TOP PICK] stellar comedic storytellers Kambri Crews (Comix, UCBT, The PIT, The Moth, The Bitter End; author of hot upcoming memoirs about her childhood), Jim O’Grady (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion), Jeff Simmermon (Moth StorySlam Champion), John Knefel (Huffington Post), and Juliet Jeske (CNN)—plus live accordion music by Michelle Leona, and a quiz for a free bottle of wine—at a show hosted by the razor-sharp and immensely talented Leslie Goshko (Manhattan Monologue Champion, UCBT) in which top comics and storytellers reveal odd aspects of themselves: Sideshow Goshko (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] four stellar storytellers—who tonight are Mark Katz (former White House humor writer for President Bill Clinton), Tom Shillue (Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents), Steve Osbourne (NYPD Manhattan Gang Squad CO), and Faye Lane (Beauty Shop Stories)—ably abetted by host Andy Christie (The New York Times) at The Liar Show (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] razor-sharp comics Jessi Klein (one of the finest stand-ups in the country; Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim), Seth Herzog (VH1’s Best Week Ever, host of top weekly NYC comedy show Sweet), Joe Mande (winner of 2008 ECNY Award for Best Emerging Comic; co-host of Totally J/K), and Matt Ruby (MTV; co-host of We’re All Friends Here) at a new biweekly show hosted by Michael Terry and David Cope: Extra Fancy (8:00 pm),
[FREE] stand-ups Matt Goldich (Comedy Central, VH1), Jesse Pop (Comedy Central), Mike Trainor (TruTV, Sirius), Josh Rencher, and TJ Del Reno at a new free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),
[FREE] typically stellar NYC stand-ups at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[FREE] NYC stand-ups Ray Devito, Lisa Kaplan, Dustin Chafin, Meg Cupernall, Hari Kondabalu, and Vinny Fallon at a free show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),
comics, writers, and others telling tales of their worst NYC experiences in New York Sh*tty (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] an entirely improvised musical from a genius comedy duo, and an improvised soap opera, in the double-bill I Eat Pandas and Hot Lather: As the Diamond Burns (9:30 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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