Best New York Comedy

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Will Forte

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—and for tonight only on the East side, 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 at the way fun Auction! (7:30 pm),

[TOP PICK] John Zito (The Black Cherry Bombshells) and Tak Toyashima (Secret Asian Man) joining in on a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes DeCoster, The Law Firm, The Scam, Ragnaröck…and one of the finest groups in the history of improv, Death by Roo Roo—plus a great troupe reshuffling at 11:00 pm called The Blender, all at Harold Night (8:00 pm),

[TOP PICK] [FREE] legendary comedy star Marc Maron (a comic’s comic; David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, HBO, Comedy Central, and numerous other impressive credits), Jamie Lee (VH1, producer of Diamonds in the Fluff), Charles Star (host of Adult Education), and more 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] and Will Forte (former cast member of Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, HBO), Kumail Nanjiani (Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report), Laura Krafft (The Colbert Report, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jay Larson (Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central), and more at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).

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