NYC Top Comedy Choices for Wednesday 4/29/09

April 29, 2009

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Dave Attell

Dave Attell

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] new improv duo Peter Gwinn (The Colbert Report) and Thomas Middleditch (genius improv troupes Baby Wants Candy and Improvised Shakespeare), and new stand-up/storytelling/sketch comedy duo Jordan Carlos (The Colbert Report, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, VH1’s Best Week Ever) and Dan Ahdoot, (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central) in the double-bill Gwindleditch and Triple S (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] Daily Show star correspondent John Oliver (Comedy Central’s Terrifying Times), world-class hilarious stand-up Pete Holmes (Comedy Central, VH1, The New Yorker), Daily Show producer Adam Lowitt (host of This is It!), and more at this extravaganza created by The  Daily Show’s Co-Executive Producer Rory Albanese: The Daily Show and Friends (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] brilliant comedic singer/songwriter/actor Micah Bucey performing a tour de force series of parodies in the form of mini-musicals for his intimate and joyful monthly show The Gay Agenda (8:00 pm),

[FREE] Mike Drucker (freelance writer for Saturday Night Live and The Onion), Tom McCaffrey (Comedy Central, VH1; recently released his first comedy CD, Lou Diamond Phillips?), Ross Hyzer (23/6.com), Ben Kissel, and Molly Knefel at a free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),

[FREE] typically terrific NYC stand-up comics at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),

[FREE] superb NYC stand-ups Mike Drucker, Becky Yamamoto, Sean Crespo, Mark Normand, Sue Funke, and Dan Curry at a free show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] some of most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country—tonight including Anthony Atamanuik, Curtis Gwinn, Joe Mande, and Jenny Slate—telling memorable tales of “Illness” at one of the finest shows in NYC, Dave Martin’s The Nights of Our Lives (9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] a killer lineup of comedy stars—Dave Attel, Judah Friedlander, Rich Vos, Joe DeRosa, Jay Larson, and James Smith—at the NYC debut of a stand-up series that’s been immensely popular in LA and is now making a home at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: ComedyJuice (10:00 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).

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Wednesday 4/1/09

April 1, 2009

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John Oliver

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:

[FREE] five free hours of improvisation in The PIT’s Super Free Wednesday (7:00 pm-midnight),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] brilliant star stand-ups Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, The Wrestler), Anthony Jeselnik (staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; HBO, Comedy Central), and Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report) at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] Pete Holmes (one of the quickest & sharpest minds in comedy; VH1’s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central, The New Yorker, co-host of smash hit Tuesday night live comedy show Punch Up Your Life), Jared Logan (hilarious kinetic comic; Comedy Central), Taylor Williamson (extremely likeable zen-like comic; CBS’ Craig Ferguson), Jamie Lee (VH1.com’s Best Night Ever, Collegehumor.com, Life & Style), and more at a new free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] John Oliver (stand-up comedy genius and star correspondent of The Daily Show), Adam Lowitt (Daily Show producer, host of This Is It!), and much more at a stand-up show from Co-Executive Producer of The Daily Show: Rory Albanese and Friends (8:00 pm),

[FREE] NYC stand-ups DJ Hazard, Brian Longwell, soce the elemental wizard, Julie Perkins, Sue Funke, and Chris Conway at the free Shrink (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] an hour-long play made up on the spot by razor-sharp, passionate improvisors Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Moral Oral) and Christina Gausas (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report) at Adsit & Gausas (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).

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Tuesday 2/10/09

February 10, 2009

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Eugene Mirman's Just-Published Humor Book

Eugene Mirman's Just-Published Humor Book

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),

a dozen NYC stand-ups—including Mark Normand, Matt Ruby, and Chelsea Calloway—competing for audience laughs and votes at Eric I’s Comedy Showdown (7:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] comic book writer Tony Lee (Dr. Who, Spider-Man) 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 Ragnaröck, The Law Firm, Bastian, The Scam, and Bangs—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] genius TV & film comedy stars John Oliver (correspondent of The Daily Show, Comedy Central special Terrifying Times), Kristen Schaal (co-star of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, correspondent for The Daily Show), and more brilliant comics come to Brooklyn to celebrate Eugene Mirman’s just-published humor book at The Will to Whatevs Book Release Party! (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] brilliant star stand-ups Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, The Wrestler), Leo Allen (writer for Saturday Night Live 2002-2005, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central), Thomas Middleditch (rising star improv & character performer), Lee Camp (Comedy Central), DJ Hazard (American Misfits), and more at John Morrison’s Morrison Motel (8:30 pm),

fine NYC stand-ups joining delightful hosts Jackie Monahan, Leah Dubie, Amy Beckerman, and Gloria Bigelow at Dykes on Mics (9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] and superb comics David Wain (member of legendary MTV sketch show The State and comedy group Stella), Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Claudia Cogan (downtown comic icon), and Craig Baldo (Conan O’Brien, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central) at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Wednesday 1/28/09

January 28, 2009

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John Oliver

John Oliver

Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by colored brackets) include:

stand-up comedy from Mark Normand, Ross Hyzer, John Knefel, and Dan Fontaine, plus music provided by Mike Milazzo during the Intermission (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] Violet Krumbein demonstrating she’s one of the most darkly funny talents in NYC, and 30 Rock actor and stellar storyteller Anthony Atamanuik delivering a fascinating autobiographical show about his doing massive drugs while writing children’s television, in the double-bill Human Painkiller and Pissing My Pants on Vine (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] Daily Show star correspondent John Oliver (Comedy Central’s Terrifying Times), rising star Kumail Nanjiani (The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live), and more at a stand-up show created by Co-Executive Producer of The Daily Show: Rory Albanese and Friends (8:00 pm),

superb & delightful comics Margie Kment (luminous host of Hold for the Laughs) and Leslie Goshko (stellar storyteller & 2008 Manhattan Monologue champion) making you laugh at the free Shrink (8:00 pm),

comics competing for laughs based on an assigned topic in So You Think You Can Stand (9:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] some of most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country—Anthony Atamanuik, John Flynn, Adam Pally, and Jesse Falcon—telling tales of being “On the Road” at one of the finest shows in NYC, The Nights of Our Lives (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).

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Monday 11/10/08

November 10, 2008

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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 Sean Patton, Jiwon Lee, Emily Epstein, Mike Drucker, Matt Ruby, and John Morrison—at John Morrison’s Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),

a free weekly comedy show in Brooklyn featuring stand-up, sketch, music, and more, hosted by the razor-sharp Jena Friedman: Entertaining Tammy (8:00 pm),

three hours of new sketch comedy by UCBT students at Maude Night (8:00 pm & 9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] and a free weekly show featuring some of the finest comics in the country—who tonight include John Oliver (star correspondent of The Daily Show), TJ Miller (David Letterman, ABC’s Carpoolers,  Cloverfield), Baron Vaughn (MTV, VH1, The Awkward Kings of Comedy), and Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central, The Onion, opens for Sarah Silverman)—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).

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