Best New York Comedy

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World-class storytellers Margot Leitman and Adam Wade perform one-person shows as Gawky & Awkward

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:

6:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): 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 Ochi’s Motel

[FREE] 7:30 pm: NYC stand-ups Jared Logan, TJ Del Reno, Dave Lester, Zach Broussard, and Trevor Williams performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Christian Finnegan (three Comedy Central specials, commentator on MNBC’s Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1’s Best Week Ever; Chappelle’s Show, The Today Show), Baron Vaughn (co-star of USA’s Facing Kate and Comedy Central’s The Awkward Comedy Show, MTV, VH1), Claudia Cogan, Rob Paravonian, Moe & Mary, plus musical guests Eytan Mirsky and A Brief View of the Hudson, all performing in the Lolita Bar at Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends

8:00 pm ($5): Two of UCBT’s fine house sketch comedy troupes, High Treason and Slow Burn, trying out new bits at Maude Night

[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] 8:30 pm ($5 cover if you mention HyReviews.com [otherwise $10], plus $7 drink minimum; call 212.989.9319 to reserve seats): Fine stand-ups Frank Vignola (Comedy Central), Carmen Lynch (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Hari Kondabolu (Comedy Central’s John Oliver’s NY Stand-Up Show, Jimmy Kimmel), Harriet Halloway, Danny Solomon, Dave Clark, and Mike Raive performing at the Cornelia Street Cafe for John Morrison’s Morrison Motel

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Two of the most entertaining & adorable comedic storytellers in the country—Adam Wade (two-time Moth GrandSlam Storytelling Champion (2006 & 2009) and record-breaking 15-time StorySlam Champion; The New York Times Magazine; host of Real Tales of College and The Adam Wade show; for Adam’s award-winning tale of being an NBC page onConan O’Brien, please click here) and Margot Leitman (Conan O’Brien, co-host of Stripped Stories)—performing one-person shows at a double-bill that should not be missed as Awkward & Gawky

[FREE] 9:30 pm: NYC stand-ups Claudia Cogan, Jordan Carlos, Craig Baldo, Jamie Lee, Harrison Greenbaum, Laura Prangley, and Andy Hendrickson celebrating the 7th Anniversary of Pat O’Shea’s free weekly Brooklyn showcase at Freddy’s Backroom: Ed Sullivan on Acid

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest stand-up comics in the country—tonight including TV star Colin Quinn, John Mulaney (staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, VH1’s Best Week Ever; 2008 ECNY Award for Best Male Stand-Up), Myq Kaplan, and Sean Donnelly, plus award-winning sketch troupe Murderfist—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash

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