NYC Comedy Picks for Week of February 15, 2010

NYC Comedy Picks for Tuesday 2/15/10

Luminous comedy couple Christian Finnegan and Kambri Crews perform tonight at Tell Your Friends...

...and A. Whitney Brown and Rachel Feinstein are among the stars performing stand-up at Morrison Motel

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

6:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): 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

[TOP PICK] [$] 7:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Allen Warnock and Andrea Alton (members of sketch troupe Freedumb) teaming up to create hilarious characters in a very silly and fun show—for my review, please click here. The production has now been revived for a commercial run through February 28th: Carl & Shelly: Best Friends Forever

[FREE] 7:30 pm: NYC stand-ups Victor Varnado (Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, NBC's My Name is Earl, Adult Swim; films Pluto Nash, End of Days, A Guy Thing, The Awkward Kings of Comedy), Jude Destin, Jamie Roberts, Kevin Barnett, and Chris Sifflet performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Christian Finnegan (three Comedy Central specials, commentator on MNBC's Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1's Best Week Ever; Chappelle's Show, The Today Show, star of new TV series on TBS), Kambri Crews (stellar storyteller & author of upcoming memoir Love, Daddy), Caroline Rhea (star stand-up; HBO, Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Costaki Economopoulos, Amanda Melson, Bob Powers, and musical guests Eliana Ricci and A Brief View of the Hudson, all performing in the Lolita Bar with host Liam McEneaney at Tell Your Friends

8:00 pm ($5): Two of UCBT's house sketch comedy troupes, High Treason and Slow Burn, trying out new bits at Maude Night

[TOP PICK] [DISCOUNTED] 8:30 pm ($5 cover if you mention HyReviews.com [otherwise $10], plus $7 drink minimum; call 212.989.9319 to reserve seats): Stellar stand-ups A. Whitney Brown (Emmy-award winning writer and political satirist; Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show), Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central, VH1, CNN, Court TV, written for The Onion and Heeb Magazine, opens for Sarah Silverman on tour), Ross Bennett (Comedy Central, Showtime), Robin Fox (WE TV, XM and Sirius Radio), Mike Diflo, David Cope, and Owen Bowness performing at the Cornelia Street Cafe for John Morrison's Morrison Motel

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Wonderful comics Chris Gethard, Julie Klausner, Ben Rameaka, Jim Santangeli, Tami Sagher, and Kate Spencer tell tales of heartbreak at the post-Valentine show Love Stinks!

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the country—tonight including Todd Barry (David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Presents, HBO's Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim, The Wrestler), Kurt Braunohler (brilliant sketch comic; co-creator & co-star of TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets), Brent James Sullivan, and Adam Cayton-Holland—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash

NYC Comedy Picks for Tuesday 2/16/10

Reggie Watts is among the star comics at Seth Herzog's biennial The Laugh Olympics

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Adam P. Knave, Vito Delsante, and Nick Tapansky (Popgun) joining super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Jiwon Lee (Carly Simon Comedy Hour, AMC's Date Night), Baratunde Thurston (The Onion), Keith Alberstadt (David Letterman, Last Comic Standing), and Tom McCaffrey (Comedy Central, truTV) performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) with delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome

8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Scootch, The Bishop, People People, Bastian, and Penthouse Riot,
followed at 11:00 pm by five of the finest improvisers in the country—Anthony King, Gavin Speiller, Neil Casey, Shannon O'Neill, and Silvija Ozols—as The UCB Touring Company, all at Harold Night

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm ($5): Wonderful comics Eugene Mirman, Kurt Braunohler, Ali Waller, Mike Drucker, and Max Silvestri performing stand-up at the Housingworks Bookstore Cafe for a free weekly show guest-hosted tonight by Joe Derosa: Punch Up Your Life

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: TV & movie star Kristen Schaal (lovely, brilliant, breathtakingly talented writer/actress/comic; shining star on The Daily Show; co-star of HBO's Flight of the Conchords; Comedy Central Presents half-hour special; AMC's Mad Men; feature film Cirque du Freak (with Salma Hayek); co-star of Web & upcoming UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets; winner of numerous comedy awards, including the prestigious 2nd Annual Andy Kaufman Award and the 2008 ECNY Award for Best Female Stand-Up), Joe Randazzo (Editor of The Onion), Julian McCullough (Comedy Central Presents), and Edith Zimmermann (The Awl, NYMag.com) performing at a free weekly comedy show at Brooklyn's Cameo (behind Lovin' Cup) hosted by Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman: Big Terrific

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Brilliant improv beat-box singer Reggie Watts, red-hot rising star stand-up Hannibal Buress, and movie writer/director John Hamburg (I Love You Man, Along Came Polly), plus the biennial edition of The Laugh Olympics (audience members compete in comedy-related events while celebrities score them), all at The Slipper Room for the LES weekly show hosted by the wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet

[FREE] 11:00 pm: Free open mic stand-up show that's seldom much fun for audience members but is a nice opportunity if you want 4-5 minutes to test out your comedy material on stage: Bring It

NYC Comedy Picks for Wednesday 2/17/10

Agent of chaos Leslie Goshko continues her special brand of entertainment at tonight's Sideshow Goshko...

...and adorable dynamo Mamrie Hart mourns the loss of bare-chested thespian Matthew McConaughey in Celebrity Funeral

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($12): Superb comedy writers Julie Klausner (author of new book I Don't Care About Your Band), Caissie St. Onge (Emmy Award-winning writer for David Letterman and Rosie O'Donnell), and Chris Mitchell (author of new memoir Cast Member Confidential) telling hilarious tales about what they've done to earn a buck: Heckuva Job There

[FREE] 7:00 pm to midnight: Five free hours of improvisation in The PIT's Super Free Wednesday

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): Thoroughly charming and razor-sharp Leslie Goshko's delightfully quirky monthly storytelling show in which comics and comedic yarn-spinners are asked to reveal aspects of themselves that are odd and unusual—and that includes such carnival elements as an accordion player, and a challenging trivia contest for someone in the audience to win a bottle of wine. Tonight's fine storytellers are Dan Allen, Ilana Glazer, Garry Hannon, Ross Hyzer, and Leslie herself (Manhattan Monologue Champion, upcoming one-woman show Vodka Shoes), all performing in Sideshow Goshko

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Hot Cripple, a superb and heartfelt one-woman show by Hogan Gorman about her experiences with the US health care system, legal system, and government programs for the down-but-not-out. (The performance I attended was especially memorable because a small fire broke out on the second floor of the venue. Hogan had to stop two-thirds into her monologue so the building could be evacuated; and she did so with a wry smile, telling a comforting audience member "Oh, I've been though a whole lot worse than this." Three fire trucks and 30 minutes later, the fire was out...and Hogan made a quick joke about the Hot in her show's title and then resumed performing as if nothing had happened...) Running through February, come see it uninterrupted: Hot Cripple

8:00 pm ($5): "It is with a heavy heart and a bongo drum that I inform you America has lost one its greatest thespians, Matthew McConaughey. Join me, Mamrie Hart, and some of Matthew's closet friends and co-stars as they honor the work, the art, and the man. Be prepared to shed some tears. And then drink some beers. Then back to tears. Matthew McConaughey's motto in life was Just keep livin'. That was a lie, you bastard, but we will honor you anyway. Services will be held at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. No shirts allowed!" Fine comedy talents including Christina Casa, Katie Schorr, Eddie Brawley, Allison Bennet, and Eliot Glazer join Mamrie for Celebrity Funeral: Matthew McConaughey

[FREE] 8:00: NYC stand-ups Amy Dixon, Jermaine Fowler, Malaika Gordon, Jacqueline Kabat, and Jay Sullivan performing at this free weekly show hosted by Sharon Spell and Emily Rivera: Shrink

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: Kurt Braunohler, Joe Mande & Noah Garfinkel (hosts of Totally J/K), Mike Dobbins, and Team Submarine performing at a free weekly comedy show at Brooklyn's Cameo (behind Lovin' Cup) hosted by Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman: Big Terrific

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; recent killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central), Del Harrison (WE TV's Cinematherapy), Costaki Economopoulos (The Bob and Tom Show), Amanda Baramki (writer of Rat Dog and Fat Dog), and Andrew Schulz ("Certified" Music Choice) performing at Ochi's Lounge with adorably sly host Calise Hawkins: Laugh in Limbo with Calise Hawkins

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Theatrical scenes made up on the spot with breathtaking skill by brilliant and passionate improvisors who are becoming one of the best comedy duos in the biz—Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Moral Orel) and Christina Gausas (Conan O'Brien, The Colbert Report), a.ka. Adsit & Gausas

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Host Justin Purnell (The Colbert Report) providing as many as a dozen guests packed into 75 minutes performing stand-up, improv, sketch, and occasionally acts that defy categorization. The level of talent can vary wildly, but for some (like me), that's part of the laid-back fun; and this is often one of the most amazing comedy shows in town. Come support the experimentation, and periodic magical surprises, that this uniquely organic rollercoaster of a show makes possible—and don't forget to toss $1 in the bucket on your way out: School Night

NYC Comedy Picks for Thursday 2/18/10

Melanie Hamlett, Giulia Rozzi, and Margot Leitman tell hot tales of "Misunderstanding" at tonight's Stripped Stories...

...and Todd Barry, Marina Franklin, and John Mulaney at Todd Barry and Friends

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

[TOP PICK] [$] 7:00 pm ($12): The debut of a news-based show with comedy games and funny conversation, tonight including writer/actor Brian Donovan, political journalist Jacob Weisberg (Newsweek, Slate), TV writer/producer Gideon Evans (The Daily Show), and writer/commentator Alison Rosen (McSweeney's, podcast Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend): The News Distillery

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Allen Warnock and Andrea Alton (members of sketch troupe Freedumb) teaming up to create hilarious characters in a very silly and fun show—for my review, please click here. The production has now been revived for a commercial run through February 28th: Carl & Shelly: Best Friends Forever

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): Two of the funniest and most loveable sketch comics alive, Katherine Bryant and Chris O'Connor (half of sketch troupe Fearsome) team up with also hilarious sketch comics Mike Still (sketch troupe A Week of Kindness) and John Phillips (sketch troupe Trophy Dad) to perform a comedic play about a college buddy returning after 10 years to ruin his friend's life; and disarmingly charming comedy duo Mamrie Hart and Stephen Soroka performing silly skits and—most memorably—tackling the news on the fly based on audience requests, in the double-bill Mace Bacon: The Worst Guy Ever and BoF in This Old Thing

8:00 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] [$] 9:00 pm ($15): Wonderful star stand-ups Anthony Jeselnik, Christian Finnegan , and Wyatt Cenac, plus musical guest Gretchen Parlato, performing at Comedy Below Canal

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): At this month's edition of NYC's best show of comedic sexual tales, the theme is Misunderstanding; and the thoroughly wonderful storytellers are Melanie Hamlett, (Moth StorySlam Champion; stellar & unique writer/performer who does cross-country tours while living in her truck and posting hilarious photo-caption reports on her adventures at blog Melanie Hamlett: Wandering Narcoleptic—for illustrated tales of shucking corn and conversations with mermaids, please click here and here), Jim O'Grady (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion), ace musical guests Stuckey & Murray, and sensual hosts Margot Leitman & Giulia Rozzi's, all performing at Stripped Stories

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 9:30 pm ($15 online if you use code VIPFEB [otherwise $20], plus 2-item minimum): Thoroughly wonderful stand-ups John Mulaney, Hannibal Buress, Tom Shillue, Rachel Feinstein, Marina Franklin join comedy giant Todd Barry at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Todd Barry and Friends

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Two vibrant improv troupes—The Brothers Hines and Robber Baron—compete for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match

NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 2/19/10

Brilliant comedic actresses Amy Heidt and Kate McKinnon perform in the double-bill Dominate Yourself! and This is About Smith...

...and a breathtaking collection of hilarious film clips from Kevin Maher when Kevin Geeks Out About Monkeys

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

7:00 ($5): Improvisors Brigid Boyle, Emily Bryan, Nicole Cascio, Caroline Ficksman, and Alexis Saarela parodying The View in a show self-described as "Hey, Darlings! Come sit down with a cup of coffee (or perhaps a martini) and join the panel of five of New York's most talkative and opinionated women as they discuss the week's events, and interview alluring guests from the worlds of literature, politics, comedy, and more. Let's talk about issues, over drinks!" This show will keep you in Focus

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 7:30 pm: Wonderful stand-ups Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; recent killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central) and Victor Varnado (Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, NBC's My Name is Earl, Adult Swim, Awkward Kings of Comedy; films Pluto Nash, End of Days, A Guy Thing), and Neil Stastny (MTV); sketch comedy from Roger Hailes, Steve Bossous, Sean Donnelly, and hosts Pat Stango & Blaine Perry; musical group Fortress of Attitude; and a super-secret script reading of the last episode of Lost, all at Karma Lounge for this endearingly oddball monthly comedy show: Don't Touch Me There

[MEGA-TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): A glorious collection of hilarious film clips from super-fan Kevin Maher and friends at 92 Y Tribeca, which tonight is summed up by this trailer; the show is sold out, but grab tickets for subsequent shows now while they're still available; or show up and hope for a stand-by line for Kevin Geeks Out About Monkeys

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): Amy Heidt's one-woman show was one of the very best productions at this past August's FringeNYC Festival (for my review, please click here); if you didn't catch it then, don't miss this wonderful opportunity to see Amy demonstrate her brilliance as both actress and writer. Plus Kate McKinnon, Sarah Claspell, Nicole Drespel, Jocelyn Guest, Veronica Osorio, and Aaron Glaser perform a sketch show written by Leila Cohan and Caitlin Tegart about Smith, our nation's largest women's college, in the double-bill Amy Heidt: Dominate Yourself! and This is About Smith

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Wonderful stand-ups Hannibal Burress, Kurt Braunohler, Stuckey and Murray, Hari Kondadbolu, Bobby Miyamoto, Claudia Cogan, and Mike Recine performing at Brooklyn's Coco 66 for hosts Nick Turner's & Jason Saenz's Too Cool for School

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Hot Cripple, a superb and heartfelt one-woman show by Hogan Gorman about her experiences with the US health care system, legal system, and government programs for the down-but-not-out. (The performance I attended was especially memorable because a small fire broke out on the second floor of the venue. Hogan had to stop two-thirds into her monologue so the building could be evacuated; and she did so with a wry smile, telling a comforting audience member "Oh, I've been though a whole lot worse than this." Three fire trucks and 30 minutes later, the fire was out...and Hogan made a quick joke about the Hot in her show's title and then resumed performing as if nothing had happened...) Come catch the final performance of this February commercial run: Hot Cripple

[$] [DISCOUNTED] 8:00 pm ($30 online if you use code VIPFEB [otherwise $35], plus 2-item minimum): An MTV and movie film star headlining at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Tom Green

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

8:00 pm ($5): John O'Donnell tells lots of comedic stories in his long-running one-man show The O'Donnellogues

9:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NYC stand-ups performing in Ochi's Lounge at a gay-themed show hosted by the lovely Jenny Rubin: The Back Room

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

9:30 pm ($10): Improv duo Lucas Kavner and Bradford Jordan following up winning the recent SketchProv Tournament with this PIT run, and veteran improv duo formerly known as Project:Projekt, in the double-bill Swords and The Nathan & Joe Show

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): "Jon Gabrus is a rugby player from Long Island who loves to drink, which is the perfect trifecta for getting into ridiculous and dangerous situations. Come drink along with Gabrus as he shares some of his beer-soaked tales, like the time he ate a dead snake, or cooked a fork on a barbecue and branded himself...twice. There will plenty of drinking games, lots of audience participation, and an appalling lack of shame. His bartender, special guests, and his lack of self-control will join forces to create a night Jon probably won't remember:" Blackout Drunk

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 12:20ish am: My favorite open mic stand-up show, where odd things involving drunk audience members tend to happen at it heads towards 2:00 am, normally hosted by brilliant & lightning-quick Pete Holmes (one of the very best stand-ups in the country; Comedy Central Presents, The Daily Show, VH1's Best Week Ever, The New Yorker, host of Punch Up Your Life)...though if Pete isn't back in town yet, expect a stellar guest-host for Gutbucket

[$] 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

NYC Comedy Picks for Saturday 2/20/10

Tom Green headlines tonight at the Comix Comedy Club

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

7:00 pm ($10): A musical about "a pious Pope framed for a crime he didn't commit...betrayal, Holy War, foot-stompin' musical numbers" and everything else it takes "to entertain the Hell right out of you" in Pope: The Musical

7:00 pm (no cover, 1-item min.): NY stand-ups (who, unusually, haven't been announced this week) performing in Ochi's Lounge at Sean Donnelly's Lil' Seany Boy

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Genius improvisor Christina Gausas and friends she originally made in Chicago—which include writers & performers from 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show—plus a rotating cast of stellar visitors, all joyously declaring Let's Have a Ball

[$] [DISCOUNTED] 8:00 pm ($30 online if you use code VIPFEB [otherwise $35], plus 2-item minimum): An MTV and movie film star headlining at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Tom Green

[$] 8:00 pm ($25 plus 2-drink minimum): NYC stand-ups who include Ted Alexandro, Helen Hong, and Jessica Kirson vie for a performance spot on the tarnished but still prestigious The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at The Tonight Show Audition Showcase

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Rob Lathan stages a reading of his and Will Hines' new self-published motivational self-help book at The Creek in Queens' Long Island City: Get Psyched!

8:00 pm ($10): NY stand-ups Jamie Lee (who's also the producer and host), Ali Waller, Giulia Rozzi, Luke Cunningham, Zach Sims, Ross Hyzer, Amanda Baramki, "and maybe a surprise guest" performing at Karma Lounge for a show benefiting an animal shelter: Diamonds in the Fluff

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): While Death by Roo Roo takes the weekend off for a well-deserved vacation in Acapulco, improv troupe The Law Firm—Matt Fisher, Jonathan Gabrus, Sue Galloway, Fran Gillespie, Nate Lang, Thomas Middleditch, and Matt Moses—will interview an audience member about a legal grievance and then dramatize scenes revolving around the case at The Law Firm: The People's Court

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

[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 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

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

10:30 pm ($5): Vibrant improv from Nick Kanellis & Peter McNerney (Statues of Liberty) and Leslie Korein as comedy trio Trike

[TOP PICK] 11:00 ($8): NYC's heavy metal version of a sketch troupe, which doesn't always ht the mark but provides odd, unsettling, and fearless dark comedy: Murderfist: Late and Dirty

[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): Adam Lustick and Billy Scafuri are stellar members of world-class sketch troupe The Harvard Sailing Team; and they've now branched out to form comedic rap duo Snakes. Check out their debut album, which can be downloaded from BillyandAdam.com, and then join them and their delightfully unusual guests at Snakes: FutureSex/LoveSnakees

NYC Comedy Picks for Sunday 2/21/10

Hilarious star writer/comics Hannibal Buress and Kristen Schaal perform tonight at Tearing the Veil of Maya

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

(in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:

[TOP PICK] 3:00 pm ($18): One of the highlights of FringeNYC 2008 was Allen Warnock and Andrea Alton (members of sketch troupe Freedumb) teaming up to create hilarious characters in a very silly and fun show—for my review, please click here. The production has now been revived for a commercial run through February: Carl & Shelly: Best Friends Forever

[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] 8:00 pm ($7): Star comics Kristen Schaal (one of the funniest women alive; shining star correspondent on The Daily Show, co-star of HBO's Flight of the Conchords, co-creator & co-star of TV series Penelope, Princess of Pets; genius writer, stand-up, sketch comic, and TV/movie actress; simply as good as it gets); Hannibal Buress (red-hot rising star; staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central's John Oliver's NY Stand-Up, concert film The Awkward Kings of Comedy), and Liam McEneaney (host of top comedy show Tell Your Friends) performing stand-up at this weekly event at Brooklyn's Union Hall hosted by comedy giant Eugene Mirman: Tearing the Veil of Maya

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Sara Schaefer, Jared Logan, Dan St. Germain, Jamie Kilstein, Kevin Mccaffrey, and Pat O'Shea performing at RG Daniels' free weekly show at the Three of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 9:00 pm: Joe Derosa, Becky Yamamoto, Matt Goldich, and Phil Hanley performing in the East Village's Beauty Bar at Vince Averill's & Jesse Popp's free weekly show Beauty Bar Comedy

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 10:00 pm: An all-singles lineup, with Claudia Cogan (Logo, Time Out New York's "Best Joke of the Year"), Adam Lehman (Here! TV's Hot Gay Comics), and Jessimae (Tyra Banks Show) performing stand-up at a free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour

[$] 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 at Carolines: Paul Mooney

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