NYC Top Comedy Choices for Friday 6/26/09

June 26, 2009

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Ted Alexandro
Ted Alexandro

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 comedy group that created the classic “Fart Spelling Bee” sketch tries out new material: Pangea 3000 (7:00 pm),

sharp stand-ups Taylor Williamson (extremely likeable zen-like comic; CBS’ Craig Ferguson), Joe Dixon, Paul Goncalves, Gilad Foss, Mo Diggs, and more at Calvin S. Cato’s show for our current economy: Nouveau Poor (7:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] a one-man spoof of guides on how to break into the biz from hilarious improvisor & sketch comic Gil Ozeri, and an imagining by comedy jewel Jenny Slate of what her funeral would be like if she was rich and left all the money to her dog, in Buzzy Shore’s Master Class in Comedy and Dead Millionaire (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] one of the finest stand-up comics in the country performing tonight through Sunday: Ted Alexandro Headlining at Gotham (8:30 pm & 10:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] two superb stand-ups—Lizz Winstead (co-creator of original The Daily Show; Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, HBO, MSNBC, Shoot the Messenger) and Kumail Nanjiani (staff writer of upcoming Michael Black & Michael Showalter Comedy Central series; Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, Jimmy Kimmel; winner of the 2009 ECNY Awards for Best Male Stand-Up)—joining forces to perform tonight and Saturday night Headlining at Comix (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),

NYC stand-up comics Claudia Cogan (MTV, Logo, here! TV), Lisa Kaplan (Lesbians of Laughter Tour), Mike Singer (here! TV), 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),

[TOP PICK] gay comics Frank DeCaro, Robin Cloud, and Tara Clancy telling personal & funny “coming out” tales at Closet Cases (9:30 pm),

singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),

[$] The Raspberry Brothers—Jerm Pollet, Johnny McNulty, and Aaron Glaser—making funny remarks about a Hollywood feature film screened in an actual movie theatre, with tonight’s victim being Top Gun (midnight),

[FREE] a free opportunity for you to perform improv with UCBT veterans at Jammin’ with Ralph (12:20ish am).

[$] 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, headlining at Carolines: Paul Mooney (12:30 am).

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Wednesday 5/27/09

May 27, 2009

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Todd Barry and Ted Alexandro

Todd Barry and Ted Alexandro

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] an hour-long play made up on the spot by razor-sharp, passionate improvisors Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Moral Orel) and Christina Gausas (Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report) at Adsit & Gausas (7:00 pm),

sharp NYC stand-ups Claudia Cogan (MTV, Logo Network, here! TV, Sirius OutQ), Jamie Lee (VH1.com’s Best Night Ever, producer of Diamonds in the Fluff), Nick Turner (VH1, ESPN, host of Too Cool for School), David Angelo (David Angelo Radio Show), and Todd Montesi (Howard Stern Show), plus music provided by Joe Yoga during the Intermission (7:30 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),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] superb stand-ups Leo Allen (writer for Saturday Night Live 2002-2005; two Comedy Central Presents 1/2-hour specials; Conan O’Brien; upcoming HBO mini-series; award-winning stellar host of NYC weekly comedy show Whiplash), Patrick Borelli (Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central, ESPN, Adult Swim, co-author of book Holy Headshot!), Greg Johnson (co-host of The Comedians), and Jesse Popp (Comedy Central, co-host of Beauty Bar Comedy) at a free weekly Brooklyn extravaganza hosted by Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri: Big Terrific (8:00ish pm),

[TOP PICK] Kumail Nanjiani (red-hot rising stand-up star; staff writer of upcoming Comedy Central series Michael and Michael Have Issues; Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, co-host of Game Bros. Live!), Dominic Dierkes (member of star comedy troupe Derrick), and Michelle Collins (VH1, MTV U, The Al Franken Show) joining hilarious hosts Joe Mande & Noah Garfinkel at Totally J/K (8:00 pm),

[FREE] Jena Friedman (host of Entertaining the Bartender), Charles Star (host of Adult Education), John Knefel (writer for the The Huffington Post), and David Angelo (David Angelo Radio Show) at a free weekly comedy show hosted by Matt Maragno & the luminous Margie Kment: Now We’re Talking (8:00 pm),

[FREE] NYC stand-ups, musical comics, and sketch performers Nick Zimmerman, soce the elemental wizard, Brian Longwell, Evan Morgenstern, Fariaz, and Phat Man Dee & Tommy Amoeba at a free show hosted by Sharon “Mama” Spell: Shrink (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] some of the most razor-sharp and uproariously funny storytellers in the country—tonight including Anthony Atamanuik, Chris Gethard, John Flynn, and Jonathan Gabrus—telling memorable tales about “Bullies” at one of the finest shows in NYC, Dave Martin’s The Nights of Our Lives (9:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] two of the finest stand-up comedy stars in the country—Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO, Adult Swim, The Wrestler) and Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials)—plus sharp comics Jay Larson, Ben Morrison, Jamie Kaler, and “a surprise guest” at a stand-up series that’s been immensely popular in LA and is now making an NYC 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).

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Tuesday 3/10/09

March 10, 2009

For last night’s ECNY Award winners, please click here.

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

Janeane Garofalo

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),

superb NYC storytellers, singers, sketch comics, and stand-ups—who tonight include Margot Leitman (Conan O’Brien, Stripped Stories), Robin Gelfenbein (Sirius Radio, Wienermobile), Brandy & Sara, soce the elemental wizard (MTV), and Danny Leary (MTV)—at a show pretending to be from the Pennsylvania heartland: Skip & Sparkle Variety (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] Koren Shadmi (In The Flesh) and Brendan McGinley (Heist), 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 Bangs, The Law Firm, The Scam, Bastian, and Whorenado—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo (comedy genius who’s currently an FBI agent on FOX’s 24), and other stellar comics performing at this wonderful 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] brilliant star stand-up Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central), rising star Hannibal Burress (Comedy Central, Awkward Kings of Comedy), and more at John Morrison’s Morrison Motel (8:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] Eugene Mirman (Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, VH1, Adult Swim), Craig Baldo (Conan O’Brien), Ahna Tessler (sketch comic & screenwriter), and Ali Wong (San Francisco-based stand-up) at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm),

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

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

For last night’s ECNY Award winners, please click here.

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Friday 2/6/09

February 6, 2009

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ted-alexandro

Ted Alexandro

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

[TOP PICK] a star stand-up comic who’s done two Comedy Central Presents specials, performed on David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, and The View, and is headlining tonight and Saturday at the Comix Comedy Club: Ted Alexandro (8:00 pm & 10:30 pm),

hilarious singer/songwriter Ben Lerman, plus stand-ups Gloria Bigelow, Tom Ragu, and Lisa Kaplan, 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),

singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical (10:00 pm),

a sketch show (with some improv thrown in) from the superb stars of Derrick (11:00 pm),

and a free opportunity for you to perform sketch on the UCBT stage at Liquid Courage (12:20ish am).

For full details, please visit HyReviews.com.

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