January 18, 2009
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Liz Miele
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
[TOP PICK] UCBT’s playground for celebrities and ace improvisors, ASSSSCAT 3000 (paid show at 7:30 pm, free show at 9:30 pm),
veteran comics Keith Alberstadt (Last Comic Standing, contributing writer for SNL’s Weekend Update), Maureen Langan (HBO, WE Television), and more at the Comix Comedy Club’s new inexpensive weekly stand-up show Five for $5 (7:30 pm),
typically stellar stand-ups at what’s often among the funniest free productions in NYC, from hosts Greg Johnson and Jacqueline Novak: President Johnson (8:00 pm),
razor-sharp stand-ups Kumail Nanjiani (rising star; Comedy Central), Liz Miele (Comedy Central), Julian McCullough (Comedy Central), Barry Rothbart (Comedy Central, Discovery Channel), and Luke Cunningham (The Colbert Report) at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
stand-ups Sean O’Connor (VH1, NPR), Dan Curry (Comedy Central), Josh Comers (Jokes That Won’t Matter Tomorrow), and Danny Rouhier (Animal Planet) at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
and an all-gals night of stand-ups, including Bernadette Pauley (Comedy Central, FOX), Allison Castillo (Comedy Central, VH1, FOX), and Pat Galante (Carolines) at a free gay-themed show hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (11:00 pm).
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January 17, 2009
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Richard Lewis
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Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr
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 Matt Tucker and Neil Reynolds, 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),
an exciting new NYC show developed at Chicago’s legendary iO theatre in which veteran improvisors create a play on the spot based on audience suggestions: New Play (7:30 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] two comedy legends at a probably overpriced but potentially memorable evening at Town Hall: Richard Lewis and Richard Belzer—One Night Only (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),
[TOP PICK] brilliant & lightning-quick stand-up Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1) hosting guests including Jackie Kashian (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Sean Patton (VH1) and Diana Saez (The Sarah Palin Vlogs) at this free monthly show benefiting an animal shelter: Diamonds in the Fluff (8:00ish pm),
[TOP PICK] superb NYC comics Tom Shillue (Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show), Roger Hailes (Chappelle’s Show, VH1), Hannibal Buress (Comedy Central), Sam Grittner, and Dan Wilbur at a free stand-up comedy show guest-hosted tonight by the hilarious Joe Mande & Noah Garfinkel in Queens’ Long Island City: This Is New York (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which in 2008 broke the Cage Match record for winning streaks with 17 triumphs in a row, and has now taken over UCBT’s prestigious prime-time Saturday night slot—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),
[TOP PICK] improvised TV shows about audience members via 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 exceptionally sharp comics Kumail Nanjiani (Comedy Central) and Thomas Middleditch (genius improv troupe Baby Wants Candy) proving themselves to also be nerds by hosting this fun show about the video game industry, accompanied by tonight’s star guests Sam Brown and Timmy Williams of The Whitest Kids ‘U Know: Game Bros. Live! (midnight).
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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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January 14, 2009
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SNL's Seth Myers and Bill Hader
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
five free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday (7:00 pm-midnight),
[TOP PICK] stellar storyteller Adam Wade and comic Jake Goldman hosting a show in which top writers and comedians—who tonight are Mark Katz (former White House humor writer for President Bill Clinton), James Braly (NPR, The Moth), and Ophira Eisenberg (Comedy Central, VH1)—share their favorite campus anecdotes in Real Tales of College (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] LA comedy star Jackie Kashian (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents) performing a long set in a rare NYC appearance: Jackie Kashian Headlining at Gotham Comedy (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] brilliant stand-up John Mulaney (Saturday Night Live, Conan O’Brien, VH1), plus sharp comics Adam Newman (VH1, Street Meat), Jiwon Lee (Comedy Central, AMC), Aalap Patel, and Chelsea White performing at Matteson Perry’s New Young Comedians (8:00 pm),
fine NYC stand-up comics Ophira Eisenberg, Becky Ciletti, Bruce Cherry, Rob Gorden, DJ Hazard, and Pat O’Shea trying out new material at the free Shrink (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] Saturday Night Live stars Bill Hader and Seth Meyers, and SNL staff writer Simon Rich, presenting their new short comedy film series followed by a fun Q&A session at THE LINE Live! (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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January 13, 2009
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Helen Hong
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
the perfect show for short attention spans—open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours, who tonight include Dan St. Germain, Vicky Kuperman, Alice Wetterlund, Ashley Adler, Doug Adler, and Cory Jarvis—at John Morrison’s Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),
a genuine book club discussion of Twilight—mixed with improvised scenes and audience participation!—at a new show that sounds way fun: The Bibliophiles Appreciation Consortium (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] David Gallaher & Steve Ellis of the Web-based High Moon (a comic about cowboys vs. werewolves) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about comic books at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),
three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Ragnaröck, The Scam, The Law Firm, Bastian, and DeCoster—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
sharp NYC comics Pat Dixon (Comedy Central), Helen Hong (TLC), Dan St. Germain (MTV), Mike Drucker (SNL, The Onion), RG Daniels (Sunday Night Stand-Up), and Mick Diflo at John Morrison’s Morrison Motel (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and maybe comedy superstar Jim Gaffigan, plus stand-ups Jackie Kashian (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Eric Drysdale (emmy-winning writer for The Daily Show & The Colbert Report), Baron Vaughn (MTV, VH1), and Nick Stevens (VH1) at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).
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January 12, 2009
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Jena Friedman
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) 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 Helen Hong, Jen Kwok, Emily Epstein, Becky Ciletti, Karen Batista, RG Daniels, Sean Donnelly, Blaine Perry, Matteson Perry, Aalap Patel, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
three hours of fresh new sketch comedy by talented young UCBT writer/performers at Maude Night (8:00 pm & 9:30 pm),
stand-ups Keith Alberstadt (contributing writer for SNL’s Weekend Update), Magnus Betnér (star Swedish comedian), Adam Newman (VH1, CMT, Street Meat), Yannis Pappas (Comedy Central, VH1, MTV), Kendra Cunningham, and more at a free weekly comedy show in Brooklyn hosted by the razor-sharp Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and a free weekly show featuring some of the finest comics in the country—tonight including Eugene Mirman (Conan O’Brien, HBO, Adult Swim), Baron Vaughn (MTV, VH1, Shoot the Messenger), Joe DeRosa (NBC, Comedy Central), and Jacqueline Novak (Comedy Central, President Johnson)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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January 11, 2009
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Joselyn Hughes
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
[TOP PICK] UCBT’s playground for celebrities and ace improvisors, ASSSSCAT 3000 (paid show at 7:30 pm, free show at 9:30 pm),
typically stellar stand-ups at what’s often among the funniest free productions in NYC, from hosts Greg Johnson and Jacqueline Novak: President Johnson (8:00 pm),
razor-sharp stand-ups Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central), Giulia Rozzi (VH1, Stripped Stories), Joselyn Hughes (Macho!), and Brent Sullivan at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] the last chance for a while to see a musical made up on the spot on an NYC stage by magical Chicago improv group Baby Wants Candy (9:00 pm),
terrific comics Jackie Kashian (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Timmy Williams (Whitest Kids U’ Know), Dan St. Germain (MTV), Shawn Hollenbach (here! TV, The Back Room), and Katina Corrao (HBO, Comedy Central) at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
and a Golden Globe viewing party from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm, followed by superb stand-up comics Chelsea Peretti (Comedy Central, Variety SHAC), Steve Hoffstetter (CBS, ABC, VH1), Brian Barry (currently in Broadway’s Pal Joey), and David Smithyman (Australian gay stand-up) at a free gay-themed show hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (11:00 pm).
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January 10, 2009
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Aziz Ansari
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
[TOP PICK] a musical made up on the spot from magical Chicago improv group Baby Wants Candy (2:00 pm and 10:00 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 (7:00 pm),
an exciting new NYC show developed at Chicago’s legendary iO theatre in which veteran improvisors create a play on the spot based on audience suggestions: New Play (7:30 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] one of the funniest stand-ups alive, and a TV & movie celebrity who stars in MTV’s hit sketch comedy show Human Giant and will soon be co-starring in NBC’s sitcom spinoff of The Office, performing a deliciously long, fluid set in his trademark down-to-earth style headlining at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Aziz Ansari (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
sharp NYC comics at a free stand-up comedy show hosted by star sketch/improv troupe Derrick in Queens’ Long Island City: This Is New York (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of my all-time favorite improv troupes—which in 2008 broke the Cage Match record for winning streaks with 18 triumphs in a row, and has now taken over UCBT’s prestigious prime-time Saturday night slot—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),
[TOP PICK] improvised TV shows about audience members via 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 at The Complete Performer (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and three of the finest improv trios in the country—C, C + C Improv Factory, Hot Sauce, and Outlook of the Poet—each performing stellar long-form improv at tonight’s Saturday Night Slumber Party (midnight).
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January 9, 2009
Aziz Ansari
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
a world-class improvisor and utterly unique comic trying out his special brand of silliness in a debut solo show: Eugene Cordero (7:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of the funniest stand-ups alive, and a TV & movie celebrity who stars in MTV’s hit sketch comedy show Human Giant and will soon be co-starring in NBC’s sitcom spinoff of The Office, performing a deliciously long, fluid set in his trademark laid-back style headlining at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Aziz Ansari (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] one of the most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country performing this extraordinary new one-man show that should not be missed: Chris Gethard’s Magic Box of Stories (8:00 pm),
a groundbreaking and surreal improv troupe tackling our new hard times in Centralia: The Really Great Depression (8:00 pm),
a gay-themed stand-up comedy show hosted by Jenny Rubin: The Back Room (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the finest improv in NYC from the brilliantly funny members of The Stepfathers (9:30 pm),
and a sketch show (with some improv thrown in) from the superb stars of Derrick (11:00 pm).
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January 8, 2009
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Jessi Klein
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
[TOP PICK] superb comedic actress Amanda Duarte performing a one-woman show about working in the entertainment biz: Lucky Pink Wonderland (7:00 pm),
Baron Vaughn (MTV, Shoot the Messenger), Roger Hailes (Chappelle’s Show, VH1), Kevin Allison (The State), and Greg Johnson (President Johnson) at a free weekly Brooklyn show hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),
[TOP PICK] brilliant comic Jessi Klein (Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim), Ryan McKee (Modest Proposal magazine), and Cock Lorge (raunchy comedic singer) as guests on the best sexy storytelling comedy show in NYC: Margot Leitman’s & Giulia Rozzi’s Stripped Stories (9:30),
[TOP PICK] and two extraordinarily talented star improv troupes, Derrick and Hot Sauce, competing for audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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