March 25, 2010
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Legendary comedy star Marc Maron is among the storytellers telling hilarious tales tonight about personal tough choices at Kevin Allison's Risk!
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:30 pm ($19.33 online if you use code VIPMARCH, plus 2-item minimum): “Hosted by Late Show with David Letterman writer Matt Goldich, Twenty-Five Words or Less features some of New York City’s top comedians telling their funniest one-liners. The jokes will be even shorter than this description of the show;” tonight Amy Schumer, Joe Mande, Roger Hailes, Josh Comers, Julian McCullough, Neal Stastny, and more will be at the elegant Comix Comedy Club making you laugh in 25 Words of Less
[TOP PICK] [$] 7:00 pm ($15): Top comics and comedic storytellers—who tonight are legendary star Marc Maron (a comic’s comic; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, and numerous other top credits), Margot Leitman (Conan O’Brien, co-host of superb Stripped Stories), Matt Higgins (acclaimed sketch/improv troupe Centralia), Beowulf Jones (The Sitcom), Virginia Scott (The Glass Contraption Clown Theatre), and Elon James White (This Week in Blackness)—joining brilliant sketch comic and storyteller Kevin Allison (The State) to share tales on tonight’s theme “Dilemmas: Really Hard Choices” at one of the finest storytelling shows in the country:Risk!
7:30 pm ($5): Sharp improvisors directed by James Eason “take an audience suggestion and break it into a million funny pieces,” and veteran improvisors play with “elements of monoscene, deconstruction, and La Ronde,” in the double-bill The Deconstruction and Sleepover
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): What’s likely to be a world-class sketch show from critically acclaimed Chicago-based veteran comics Jordan Klepper and Steve Waltien; and superb sketch troupe Pangea 3000 performs material better than its show’s title indicates, in the double-bill Steve and Jordan Are Standing In It and Pangea 3000 Sucks
8:00 pm ($5): The debut of a sketch show from Will Nunziata and Jerry Miller (both formerly of NYC sketch powerhouse THE ROYAL WE), who “present a brand new two-man show which serves a love letter to the dystopian films of the 70s, 80s, and 90s:” Dystopia Gardens
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($12): Jessica Delfino (hilarious raunchy singer & stand-up; Good Morning America, FOX News, Dirty Folk Rock, host of Top Friends), Sara Schaefer (brilliant, inventive, luminous comic; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; VH1’s Best Week Ever), Michael Musto (famed book author and Village Voice columnist), Frank DeCaro (The Daily Show), and Judy Gold (veteran stand-up) at an ironic version of a classic game show hosted by wonderful comedic singer Ben Lerman (Logo, Here TV!): Match Game Live!
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Chris March (Project Runway), Claywoman, and surprises from host Dave Hill (one of the most original and hilariously sharp alternative comics in the country; HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, star of The King of Miami, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Salon, Big in Japan) at The Dave Hill Explosion
[$] 10:00 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) 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 through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney
[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Improv giants The Brothers Hines (steamrolling over challengers with seven wins in a row) and star-studded troupe Reuben Williams compete for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match
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August 2, 2009
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- Marc Maron performs tonight at The Comedians
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] [FREE at 9:30] 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm: UCBT’s signature improv comedy extravaganza ASSSCAT 3000
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm: comedy legend Marc Maron, Cassidy Hennihan, Julia Segal, and other superb stand-ups at a weekly LES show at Pianos hosted by Greg Johnson & Jacqueline Novak: The Comedians
[FREE] 8:00 pm: Bobby Miyamoto, Mike Trainor, Leah Bonnema, and Phil Murphy performing at RG Daniels’ free weekly show at Three of Cups’ lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up
[FREE] 9:00 pm: Roger Hailes, Chris Jurek, Nick Turner, and Ryan Conner performing at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free stand-up show Beauty Bar Comedy
[FREE] 10:00 pm: human dynamo Ali Wong, Scott Ryan, Lori Summer, and Mehran performing stand-up at a free gay-themed show hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour
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June 23, 2009
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Janeane Garofalo and 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:
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),
[TOP PICK] Jessica Abel (La Perdida, Life Sucks) and Tom Hart (Hutch Owen) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),
four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes DeCoster, Robber Baron, Penthouse Riot, Law Firm, and Badman—followed by high-level UCBT students improvising the end of the world, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] two of the finest comics of our time, Janeane Garofalo and Marc Maron, each performing deliciously long stand-up sets in the West Village, at Janeane and Marc (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim, The Wrestler), Ali Waller (staff writer for Jimmy Fallon), and sketch duo Team Submarine 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] a blowout gathering to top comedy talent—Anthony Jeselnik (writer for Jimmy Fallon; Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central Presents), Reggie Watts (musical improv comedy genius; 2009 ECNY Award for Best Musical Comedy Act and the 2007 Andy Kaufman Award; cast member of the new Electric Company; Jimmy Fallon), Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show), and Baron Vaughn (red-hot rising star; Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Shoot the Messenger, Awkward Kings of Comedy) performing at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm),
and delightful stand-up comics Jackie Monahan, Leah Dubie, Amy Beckerman, and Gloria Bigelow performing and hosting guest comics Joel Dovev, Chris Doucette, Gloria Bigelow, and Emmy Rivera at Dykes on Mics (9:00 pm).
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April 26, 2009
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Leah Dubie
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] [FREE] UCBT’s playground for celebrities and ace improvisors, ASSSSCAT 3000 (paid show at 7:30 pm, free show at 9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Anthony Jeselnik (one of the sharpest & funniest stand-ups comics in the country; HBO, Comedy Central Presents, staff writer for Jimmy Fallon) and more at what’s often among the best free shows in NYC, hosted by Greg Johnson: The Comedians (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a movie star demonstrating he’s also a top stand-up comic and killer funny impersonator in a deliciously long set that concludes tonight: Kevin Pollak Headlining at Carolines (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] one of the finest and most respected stand-up comics in the biz, famed for his passion and honesty, headlining at Carolines (at the same time but in a different room from Kevin Pollak): Marc Maron Headlining at Carolines (8:00 pm),
typically some of the best comics in the biz joining comedy giant Eugene Mirman for his weekly shindig at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: Tearing the Veil of Maya (8:00 pm),
[FREE] superb stand-ups Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, Verizon FIOS guy, 2009 ECNY Award winner), Kevin McCaffrey (writer for David Letterman), Jesse Pop (Comedy Central, Beauty Bar Comedy), and more at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm),
[FREE] talented NYC comics at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
[FREE] superb stand-ups Chelsea Peretti (Comedy Central, TruTV, Variety SHAC), Helen Hong (Comedy Central, TLC), Leah Dubie (Comedy Central; co-host of NYC live comedy show Dykes on Mics), and more at a free gay-themed show hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (10:00 pm),
[$] 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: Paul Mooney Headlining at Carolines (10:00 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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March 29, 2009
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Rachel Feinstein
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] [$] one of the best and most respected stand-up comics in the biz performing a passionate one-man show about his recent second divorce: Marc Maron: Scorching the Earth (7:00 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] [$] razor-sharp stand-ups Joe DeVito (Last Comic Standing, Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central), Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central; opens for Sarah Silverman on tour), Laurie Kilmartin (Comedy Central, VH1, Jimmy Kimmel), Brooke Van Poppelen (sketch duo Macho!), and more at the Comix Comedy Club’s inexpensive Sunday comedy show Five for $5 (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] some of the best comics in the biz—Andy Blitz (comedy genius; writer & performer for Conan O’Brien since 1999), Glenn Wool (acclaimed & very likeable UK comedy star), Sean Patton (VH1; nominated for 2009 ECNY Award), and more—joining comedy giants Eugene Mirman & Michael Showalter, winners of the 2008 ECNY Award for Best Hosts, for their weekly shindig at Brooklyn’s Union Hall: Tearing the Veil of Maya (8:00 pm),
[FREE] typically superb 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),
[FREE] star comic Victor Varnado (Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, NBC, Adult Swim), plus John Knefel (Huffington Post), Matt Maragno (co-host of Now We’re Talking), Sarah Tollemache (Last Comic Standing), and Andy Henrickson (NBC’s Night Shift) at RG Daniels’ free Sunday Night Stand-Up (8:00 pm).
[FREE] sharp NYC comics Mike Drucker (freelance writer for Saturday Night Live and The Onion), Ross Hyzer (23/6.com), John Knefel (Huffington Post), and Jon Lang at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free show Beauty Bar Comedy (9:00 pm),
[FREE] and an all-gal stand-up lineup of Jenny Rubin (WE TV, The Back Room), Cara Kilduff (here TV!), Robin Fox, and Adrienne Iapalucci at a free gay-themed show hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour (10:00 pm).
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February 21, 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 $) include:
[TOP PICK] one of the best and most respected stand-up comics in the biz performing a passionate one-man show about his recent second divorce: Marc Maron: Scorching the Earth (7:00 pm),
stand-ups and sketch comics at Sean Donnelly’s Lil Seany Boy (7:00 pm),
an exciting new NYC show developed at Chicago’s legendary iO theatre in which veteran improvisors create a play on the spot based on audience suggestions: New Play (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a star stand-up comic who’s performed on David Letterman, Jay Leno, and his own HBO special, has been called one of the best joke writers in America, and is headlining tonight at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Emo Philips (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] a brilliant comedy superstar headlining at Carolines tonight and Sunday: Patton Oswalt (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),
sharp NYC comics—tonight including Carolyn Castiglia—at a free stand-up comedy show hosted by star sketch/improv troupe Derrick in Queens’ Long Island City: This Is New York (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] stellar comics Kristen Schaal, Andres DuBouchet, Baron Vaughn, Rob Gorden, and more—plus free beer!—at Tom Shillue’s acclaimed Moonwork (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] star improvisation from writers & performers at 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show who joyously declare Let’s Have a Ball (9:00 pm),
organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track! (9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] inventive & hilarious sketch comedy from The Harvard Sailing Team (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] improvised furious action from world-class troupe Reuben Williams (10:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [$] 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),
and a dozen NYC comedic performers, including Mindy Raf, Carolyn Castiglia, Rob Lathan, Shawn Hollenbach, and show creators Ilana & Eliot Glazer performing highly unusual acts at High School Talent Show (midnight).
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February 17, 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:
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 superb comics including Matt McCarthy and Jen Kwok—at the way fun Auction! (7:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] Marvel Comics editor and writer Fabian Nicieza (X-Men, Trinity) 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 The F*cking Kennedys, Bastian, Ragnaröck, The Scam, and DeCoster—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] and stellar comics Marc Maron (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO and Comedy Central specials), Kurt Braunohler (world-class sketch comic & comedic storyteller, comedy partner of Kristen Schaal), Brent Sullivan (Funny.com), and more at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:30 pm).
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February 16, 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 Ochi’s Motel (6:30 pm & 9:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo demonstrating why she’s one of the most respected and beloved comedic performers in entertainment history as she chats with superb interviewer Carl Arnheiter at Inside Joke (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] brilliant, passionate comedy star Marc Maron (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO and Comedy Central specials), Reggie Watts (genius comedic improv beatboxer, winner of 2007 Andy Kaufman award), Rob Cantrell (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), and more at Liam McEneaney’s free Tell Your Friends (8:00ish pm),
[TOP PICK] Livia Scott (brilliant comedic chameleon; Conan O’Brien), Matt Mccarthy (Comedy Central, Verizon FIOS guy), Jared Logan (Comedy Central), Giulia Rozzi (VH1, Stripped Stories), Jiwon Lee (Root of All Evil), and musical group The Rich Kids performing at a free weekly variety show in Brooklyn hosted by the razor-sharp Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:30 pm),
two ace Chicago-trained improvisors, Peter Grosz (writer for The Colbert Report) and John Lutz (writer/actor for Saturday Night Live since 2004; 30 Rock), making up scenes as 2 Square (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 Paul F. Tompkins (host of VH1’s Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Presents, The Daily Show, Root of All Evil, HBO), John Mulaney (one of the finest stand-ups in the biz; staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Conan O’Brien), and Andrea Rosen (fresh, razor-sharp stand-up; VH1, Comedy Central, Variety SHAC) —hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central) at Whiplash (11:00 pm).
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