NYC Top Comedy Choices for Sunday 9/20/09

September 20, 2009

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Eugene Mirman cooks up a spectacular gathering of star comics and cartoonists for this final day of The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

Eugene Mirman cooks up a spectacular gathering of star comics and cartoonists for this final day of The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

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] 3:00 pm doors, 3:30 pm show ($7): Leo Allen and Eric Slovin (award-winning duo who wrote for years for Saturday Night Live) hosting a show with comics and TV executives that dares to explore Why Talented People Create Terrible Shows as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] 5:30 pm doors, 6:00 pm show ($10):Top cartoonists Dan Piraro (Bizarro), Emily Flake (Lulu Eightball, The New Yorker), Drew Dernavich (The New Yorker), Bill Plympton (The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Academy Award-nominated animator), Paul Noth (Pale Force, The New Yorker), David Sipress (The New Yorker), and host Matthew Diffee (The Steam Powered Hour, The New Yorker) battle it out in a no-holds-barred cartoon-off with cartoons based on audience suggestions—supplemented by music from “two of the best banjo players in the world,” Noam Pikelny and Tony Trischka—as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] [$] 6:00 pm doors, 6:30 pm show ($15; includes free drink): Comedy giants including Marc Maron, Michael Showalter, and Brett Gelman tell revealing personal tales in Ten Drink Minimum: Stories Leading to Sobriety as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10) and 9:30 pm [FREE]: UCBT’s signature improv comedy extravaganza, which typically includes stars in the improv world, and sometimes even TV & movie stars such as Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz: ASSSCAT 3000

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Terrific comics Livia Scott, Seth Herzog, Pat Dixon, Mark Normand, and Ross Hyzer performing at RG Daniels’ free weekly show at the Three of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:30 pm doors, 9:00 pm show ($15): Comedy giants Eugene Mirman, Michael Showalter, Todd Barry, and many more performing at the closing night party of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[FREE] 9:00 pm: Sharp NYC stand-ups Dan Allen, Jay Bois, Jon Lang, David Angelo, and Ben Kronberg performing in the East Village’s Beauty Bar at Vince Averill’s & Jesse Popp’s free weekly stand-up show Beauty Bar Comedy

[$] 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

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Saturday 9/19/09

September 19, 2009

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Jim Gaffigan is among the brilliant star comics performing tonight at The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

Jim Gaffigan is among the brilliant star comics performing tonight at The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

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] [$] 6:00 pm doors, 6:30 pm show ($10): Smoking hot rising star comics Jessi Klein (brilliant, deliciously fresh, organic, sexy storytelling stand-up; co-host of weekly Punch Up Your Life; writer/performer on Comedy Central’s Michael & Michael Have Issues), Hannibal Burress (meteoric stand-up who killed on Jimmy Fallon last month and then was quickly hired as a staff writer on Saturday Night Live), Kumail Nanjiani (SNL, The Colbert Report, writer/performer on Comedy Central’s Michael & Michael Have Issues), and more perform in a tongue-in-cheek-titled show I’ll Be Famous in 5 Years (or a Copywriter/Audience Coordinator) as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] [$] 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show ($12): UK comedy genius Daniel Kitson at a sold-out show (but there might be a stand-by line) as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

7:00 pm ($10): Murderfist, NYC’s fearless and darkly disturbing heavy metal version of a sketch comedy troupe, along with Ben Kissel hosts this new variety show mixing stand-up, sketch comedy, an audience applause-o-meter, and something with prizes inside: Pinata

[$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($29 & 2-item min.): Acclaimed stand-up who’s a regular guest on David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, and Howard Stern (over 50 appearances!); hosts his own radio show on Howard 101 and the comedy series Special Sauce on STARZ,; has done two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials: and is headlining tonight at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Greg Fitzsimmons

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:30 pm doors, 9:00 pm show ($15): Comedy superstar Jim Gaffigan, and top comics Tom Shillue, Baron Vaughn, Eddie Pepitone, and more who’ve acted on at least one of the versions of NBC’s top crime show—The Comedians of Law & Order—as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): The gutsiest comedy troupe in NYC, genius improvisors Death by Roo Roo

[TOP PICK] [$] 9:00 pm ($15): Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, quick-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience rides home!—at The Complete Performer

9:00 pm ($5): Organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track!

[TOP PICK] 10:30 pm ($10): An all-star improv troupe led by brilliant UCBT artistic director Anthony King: Reuben Williams

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 10:30 pm ($15 both online and at the door using discount code BECKYD, otherwise $20): A Chicago-based troupe that’s wowed audiences around the world with their skill at creating a completely improvised hour-long musical. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment; even the song lyrics and the “choreography” are made up on the spot, with no pre-planned structure. Come see why BWC won a FringeNYC Award this August for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event at the magical Baby Wants Candy

10:30 pm ($5): A fun new improv show that makes up scenes based on the contents of an audience member’s wallet: Gimme the Loot!

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Sketch duo Leah Rudick & Katie Hartman perform an acclaimed show that just played at this August’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting

Midnight ($5): Andy Rocco and friends put on a sketch, music, dance, and talk event: The Hipster Show

[$] 12:30 am ($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

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NYC Top Comedy Choices for Friday 9/18/09

September 18, 2009

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UK comedy genius Daniel Kitson and other wonderful stand-ups perform this weekend at The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

UK comedy genius Daniel Kitson and other wonderful stand-ups perform this weekend at The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

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] 6:30 pm ($5): Wyatt Cenac (correspondent for The Daily Show), actor Josh Fadem, and nerd rapper MC Chris joining fresh, razor-sharp, sexy comics Shonali Bhowmik, Chelsea Peretti, and Andrea Rosen…the gals of Variety SHAC

[TOP PICK] [$] 7:30 pm doors, 8:00 pm show ($12): UK comedy genius Daniel Kitson at a sold-out show (but there might be a stand-by line) as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): Brilliant character performer Kate McKinnon (co-star of Logo’s Big Gay Sketch Show) plays five very different actresses waiting to hear which of them won an Oscar (keep an eye out for the old lady, who’s one of the funniest characters you’ll see this year, anywhere); and a sharp sketch troupe performing all new material, in the double-bill Best Actress and Pangea 3000 Sucks

[$] 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm ($29 & 2-item min.): Acclaimed stand-up who’s a regular guest on David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, and Howard Stern (over 50 appearances!); hosts his own radio show on Howard 101 and the comedy series Special Sauce on STARZ,; has done two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials: and is headlining tonight and Saturday (get $5 off tickets by buying before day of show) at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Greg Fitzsimmons

8:00 pm ($10): “A cabaret of darkly funny songs and topical sketch comedy about culture and politics,” following sold out shows at Joe’s Pub: Political Subversities

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Sharp stand-ups Katina Corrao, Brent Sullivan Chris Jurek, Josh Fadem, Ross Hyzer, Ryan Conner, and Molly Martinez (visiting from DC) performing at Brooklyn’s Coco 66 for Nick Turner’s Too Cool for School

[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC comics Dan Soder, Jessie Geller, and Matt Maragno perform stand-up and are then interviewed about their personal lives at Matt Ruby’s and Mark Normand’s “comedy chat show with boundary issues” at The Creek in Queens’ Long Island City: We’re All Friends Here

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:30 pm doors, 9:00 pm show ($15): A one-night revival of the beloved and seminal downtown stand-up comedy show Invite Them Up hosted by Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale, with tonight’s star guests John Hodgman (The Daily Show, PC vs. Mac commercials), Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim, The Wrestler), and much more as part of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): Stand-up comics Hilary Schwartz, David Hodorowski, JQ, Paul Case, and more performing in Ochi’s Lounge at a gay-themed show with brand new hosts in drag Jackie O’Nasty & Shawn F. Kennedy (Jackie Monahan & Shawn Hollenbach, “soon to be the King and Queen of your gay prom”), all at The Back Room

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($10): Some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($10): Always fresh and imaginative world-class sketch troupe that uses song, movement, and clever scenarios to turn familiar rituals on their head (for a video about awkward goodbyes at the end of a party, please click here): The Harvard Sailing Team

10:00 pm ($7): Singing improvisors who use an interview with an audience member to craft The Made-Up Musical

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Top UCBT talents—including Neil Casey, John Frusciante, Anthony King, Kate McKinnon, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Rodgers, Eric Scott, Nate Smith, Gavin Speiller, Caitlin Tegart, and Greg Tuculescu—writing and/or performing sketch comedy directed by Will Hines, with stand-up from wonderful comedy host Seth Herzog and music from Last Parade, all happening Beneath Gristedes

[FREE] 12:20ish am: Your opportunity to perform on the UCBT stage with improv veterans, hosted by stellar troupe The Law Firm: Jammin’ with Ralph

[$] 12:30 am ($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

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