NYC Top Comedy Choices for Tuesday 3/3/09

March 3, 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:

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),

comedians getting rid of their stuff by telling tales about the items and then selling to the highest bidder—with tonight’s comics including Myka Fox, Shane Webb, George Gordon, and Michael Lawrence—at the way fun Auction! (7:30 pm),

comics editor Jeff Newelt, and comics artists Simon Fraser and Joan Reilly, joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),

three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes DeCoster, The Law Firm, Ragnaröck, Bastian, and The F*cking Kennedys—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] a stellar—and free!—new Tuesday night comedy 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), with tonight’s guests including Christian Finnegan (Comedy Central, VH1, MSNBC), Chelsea Peretti (Comedy Central, Variety Shac), and Hannibal Buress (Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson) at Punch Up Your Life (8:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and a blow-out celebration of the 200th show of one of the very best comedy extravaganzas in NYC—with TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo (currently an FBI agent on FOX’s 24), genius improv beatboxer Reggie Watts (winner of 2007 Andy Kaufman award), Adult Swim star Jon Glaser (long-time writer/performer for Conan O’Brien), acclaimed comedic movie actor & director Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction, Swimming with Sharks), and more—at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Monday 3/2/09

March 2, 2009

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For info on tonight’s Jimmy Fallon debut, please click here.

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Jimmy Fallon

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 Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] some of UCBT’s funniest improv & sketch comedy performers at an all-you-can-watch revue: UCBT’s I’m Cool Showcase (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] Reggie Watts (genius comedic improv beatboxer, winner of 2007 Andy Kaufman award), Leo Allen (Comedy Central; long-time writer for Saturday Night Live), Bryan Tucker (writer for Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, Comedy Central), sharp comedy duo Team Submarine, and more at Liam McEneaney’s free Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),

sharp sketch comedy duos Matt McCarthy & Katina Corrao and Laura Buchholz & Christina Casa in the double-bill The Matt & Katina Show and The Real Housewives of Altoona (9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and a free weekly show featuring some of the finest comics in the country—who tonight include TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo (and if there’s anyone worth braving the snow for…), Andrea Rosen (fresh, razor-sharp stand-up; VH1, Comedy Central, Variety SHAC), Sailor Man (unforgettable troupe performing hilarious live-action cartoon live on stage; a smash hit at last year’s FringeNYC), and possibly some happy surprises—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).

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For info on tonight’s Jimmy Fallon debut, please click here.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Tuesday 1/6/09

January 6, 2009

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Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

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 Meg Cupernall, Vicky Kuperman, Lisa Kaplan, Cory Jarvis, Doug Adler, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] star comic book writer, comics columnist, and New York Times bestselling Star Trek novelist Peter David joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about comic books at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] witty writers offering delightfully smart observations about where we’ve been and where we’re going on topics ranging from pizza to vampires in the free Brooklyn show Adult Education (8:00 pm),

three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Bangs, Whorenado, The Law Firm, Bastian, and The F*cking Kennedys—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] and superstar & comedy genius Janeane Garofalo (HBO, FOX, movie star), magical comedic chameleon Livia Scott (Conan O’Brien, Goodnight OJ), brilliant musical improv duo Eliza Skinner & Glennis McMurray (I Eat Pandas), Michelle Collins (VH1, FOX), Ben Schwartz (SNL, David Letterman, Robot Chicken, Hot Sauce), and more at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Monday 12/22/08

December 22, 2008

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Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

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 Livia Scott, Emily Epstein, RG Daniels, Chelsea White, Josh Comers, Matt Ruby, Blaine Perry, Sean Donnelly, and Aalap Patel—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] star stand-ups Jessi Klein (Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN), Jon Fisch (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), and more at a free weekly comedy show in Brooklyn hosted by the razor-sharp Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:30 pm),

holiday-themed sketch comedy by UCBT students at O Holy Maude Night (9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and a free weekly show featuring some of the finest comics in the country—with tonight’s gala blowout including Janeane Garofalo (movie, TV, and stand-up comedy superstar), plus now-LA residents visiting for the holidays Matt Braunger (cast member of Mad TV), Brett Gelman (Comedy Central), and Sean Conroy (Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).

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