NYC Comedy Picks for Week of November 1, 2010

NYC Comedy Picks for Monday 11/1/10

Brilliant spinners of comedic mini-musicals Micah Bucey & Nicholas Williams perform at Joe's Pub as The Gay Agenda;
a stellar cast, including Dave Hill and John Mulaney, reads Joe Mande's screenplay of Glenn Beck's novel The Overton Window...

...Katharine Heller & Molly Knefel recover from Halloween at the wonderful theatrical improv show Naked in a Fishbowl;
and comics compete for the approval of Kristen Schaal to win the Andy Kaufman Award

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

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

[FREE] 6:00 pm: Kevin Allison (legendary MTV sketch series The State, HBO, Comedy Central, VH1, host of award-winning storytelling show Risk!) hosts this free open mic show for storytellers, in which you can put your name in a hat for the chance to tell a five-minute true story...and if it's a good one, possibly be included in Kevin's popular podcasts on the Web: Risk! Storyslam

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:00 pm ($15 at the door on $18.50 online with discount code FISHFAN): My #1 pick for the 2007 FringeNYC Festival, this wonderful group of actresses/improvisors portray characters as if they were in a play, but improvise everything they say and do. The luminous performers include Katharine Heller, Brenna Palughi, Lynne Rosenberg, Lauren Seikaly, and Molly Knefel, each of whom is immensely appealing and quick-witted. Further, they have an intimate, lovely chemistry with each other; and they've all committed to baring their personal lives, thinly disguised via their characters (hence the title's Naked). As a result, this is one of the most honest & nuanced improvised shows you'll ever see.

In last week's show, Katharine Heller dressed like a tea-partier and Molly Knefel was Justin Bieber, while Lauren Seikaly's character fretted over her husband possibly having an affair, and Lynne Rosenberg's character broke up with her wimpy boyfriend over the phone so she could pursue a one-night stand, in an episode titled Trick or Cheating.

Although every episode is a wonderful theatrical event, readers of this site no longer have to pay theatrical prices; you can see this show for a mere $15 by mentioning code FISHFAN at the door. Check out some videos of previous episodes here; and then get in the habit of attending the Soho Playhouse to experience the always fresh and surprising Naked in a Fishbowl

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 7:00 pm: Ali Wong (fearless, razor-sharp, hilarious comedy dynamo; MTV, Comedy Central), Colin Jost (writer for SNL), Sean O'Connor (MTV, This American Life), Chris Lambert performing at a free weekly show in the Manchester Pub hosted by Phoebe Robinson: Case of the Mondays Comedy

7:30 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 the Luca Lounge (222 Avenue B off 14th Street)—at John Morrison's Motel Luca

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($15 & 2-drink min.) Judge Kristen Schaal, host Bonnie McFarlane, and talents including Tim Ellis and Leslie Goshko on a show judging contestants for one of the most prestigious awards in comedy at the Gotham Comedy Club: Sixth Annual Andy Kaufman Awards Semi-Finals

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): NYC dog-owning comics appear on stage with their pooches to tell canine tales and/or do tricks, with performers including Ophira Eisenberg, Brandy Barber, Kambri Crews, Dan Curry, Tony Camin, Giulia Rozzi, Sean Crespo & Carol Hartsell, Eliot Glazer, and Glennis McMurray in a show that just makes me say "God bless UCBT:" Yappy Hour

8:00 pm ($5): Brothers Hari Kondabolu (Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel) and Ashok Kondabolu (Dap in Das Racist) host a talk show, with tonight's guest W. Kamau Bell (FringeNYC one-man show W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour): The Untitled Kondabolu Brothers Project

[TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($15 at the door or $18 online, plus $12 min. if you sit at a table): Brilliant comedic singer/songwriter/actor Micah Bucey and his partner Nicholas Williams performing a tour de force series of parodies in the form of mini-musicals at Joe's Pub for their intimate and joyful show The Gay Agenda

9:30 pm ($5): Young UCBT talents mock the extremist right in this one-night-only sketch show: The Tea Party's Rockin' Midterm Election Eve

10:00 pm ($5): "From the invocation of a name pulled from the obituary pages, the recently deceased gets a final chance to have his or her story told on stage through a series of improvised scenes." Come celebrate the life and death of a complete stranger—good taste optional—at Dearly Beloved Presents The Wake

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: "Glenn Beck's new bestselling political thriller, The Overton Window, was so inspiring to comedian Joe Mande that he sat down and rewrote the story for the big screen. Come watch as Mande and a few of his friends read the script on stage in hopes of getting a movie deal"—with such stellar talents as Dave Hill, John Mulaney, Julie Klausner, Matt McCarthy, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri: A Reading of Joe Mande's Screenplay Adaptation of Glenn Beck's Novel

[FREE] 11:00 pm: Stand-up open mic hosted by Michelle Wolf and Erin Lennox: Fresh

NYC Comedy Picks for Tuesday 11/2/10

Six comics compete for fame & fortune via winning the Andy Kaufman Award, while Money is tonight's topic at Adult Education

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 ($5): Jenny Dunne and Rick Andrews improvise a single moment in two characters' lives again and again, exploring three parallel realities, and the difference that a look or tone can make; and Rob Penty & Marcy Jarreau perform duo improv, in the double-bill The Cascade and Scout and Handsome Rob

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($20 & 2-drink min.) Kristen Schaal hosts a show making final judgments (following last night's semi-finals) of six contestants competing for one of the most prestigious awards in comedy at the Gotham Comedy Club: Sixth Annual Andy Kaufman Awards Finals

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Witty writers offering delightfully wry lectures about this month's topic "Money"—e.g., Jimmy Fallon staff writer David Angelo explains how your money comes from garbage, and book authors Michael Hudson & Alyssa Katz explore scams & salesmanship—at Brooklyn's Union Hall for Charles Star's comedic show Adult Education

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Christian Finnegan (co-star of TBS' Are We There Yet?; three Comedy Central specials; commentator on MNBC's Countdown with Keith Oberman and VH1's Best Week Ever; Chappelle's Show, The Today Show), Tom Shillue (world-class storyteller; Comedy Central, The Daily Show), Marina Franklin (Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Colin Jost (writer for Saturday Night Live), and "a secret guest" performing in the Lolita Bar at Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Comics industry pros Nikki Cook (Memoir) and Miss Lasko-Gross (Escape From “Special”), plus comedic storyteller & improvisor Jon Gabrus (Spike TV, College Humor, The Nights of Our Lives, The Law Firm), join super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Stand-up dynamo Ali Wong, sketch duo Rue Brutalia, dummy PuppeTyrany, stand-up Greg Johnson, rock opera singers Pass Kontrol, and "a special secret surprise guest" performing at Brooklyn's The Royal Oak (594 Union Avenue) along with sketches from Moon regulars such as co-producer Jordan Clifford and hosts Nat Towsen & Bob Walles: The Moon Show

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm ($5): Three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes Monstro, Sandino, DeCoster, Ragnaröck, and The Opera—at Harold Night

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Stand-ups Helen Hong, Christian Polanco, Chad Plaines, Connor Barrett, and Kelly & Lindsey performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:30 pm: Top stand-ups Sean Patton, Amy Schumer, and Victor Varnado, plus fearless sketch troupe Murderfist, celebrating the debut of a new Tuesday comedy show at the Ace of Clubs (9 Great Jones Street, underneath Acme Bar & Grill) hosted by Joe DeRosa (HBO’s Down and Dirty, Comedy Central Presents, new comedy CD The Depression Auction) and Jared Logan (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central): Righteous Kill

[TOP PICK] 8:30 pm ($5): "An informative 22-minute multimedia presentation on the ins and outs of taping things off the radio taught by Dennis Steiger"—actually, Justin Peters—"a qualified instructor with decades worth of radio-taping experience. He will present a historical overview of this well-beloved hobby, demonstrate various methods of taping things off the radio, and offer suggestions for what to tape. If time permits, he will take questions from the audience, and offer anecdotes drawn from his personal experience with the pastime known as 'the sport of kings.' In sum, attendees will come away from this presentation with a solid grasp on the fundamentals they need to participate in a great lifelong hobby:" How to Tape Things Off the Radio

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($5): Star storyteller Tom Shillue (Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents), Myq Kaplan (Last Comic Standing finalist, Comedy Central Presents), Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central, AMC, Verizon FIOS guy, Front Page Films, The Other Guys, comedy CD Come Clean), and more performing at new venue Ella (9 Avenue A) hosted by the wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): A rare performance from one of the country's finest four-person improv troupes: Neil Casey (Death by Roo Roo), Ryan Karels (Conan O'Brien), Amey Goerlich (Wicked Fuckin\' Queeah) , and Joe Wengert (Reuben Williams), plus an experimental improv show involving 1970s swinging with keys, in the double-bill: Krompf and Key Party

[FREE] 11:00 pm: A breathtaking 40 comics are given 2 minutes each in this rapid-fire open mic stand-up show hosted with wit and energy by Jay Welch: Bring It

NYC Comedy Picks for Wednesday 11/3/10

Interviews with two extraordinary comics tonight: Louis C.K. at the Paley Center, and Lewis Black at Barnes & Noble

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

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

[FREE] 6:00 pm to midnight: Six free hours of improvisation in The PIT's Super Free Wednesday

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 7:30 pm: Star Daily Show commentator and author of the new book I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas interviewed by Bill Scheft at the Barnes & Noble at Union Square (33 East 17th Street): Lewis Black

[TOP PICK] 7:30ish pm ($10 at the door or $12.75 online): A monthly comedy show in which top storytellers tell a personal tale that in some way incorporates a lesson learned at college (for a write-up of last month's amazing debut, please click here)—with tonight's lineup consisting of host Ophira Eisenberg (Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime, The Liar Show), Martin Dockery, (London Fringe Festival award winner), Brad Lawrence (Moth GrandSlam Champion), Andy Ross, and Tracy Rowland—performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall for producer Adam Magazine's You Went to College For That?

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Superb sketch troupes The Harvard Sailing Team, The Franco & Billy Show, BoF, and Paul Downs performing at this special event: Best of NY Sketch

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Genius improvisors Anthony King, Gavin Speiller, Neil Casey, Jon Gabrus, and more performing at this special event: UCBT Improv All-Stars

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:30 pm ($25 live, $10 via closed circuit viewing room): An interview about the extraordinary FX series Louie with its creator/writer/director/editor/star at the Paley Center for Media: A Conversation with Louis C.K.

[TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($16.50 & two-drink min.): Stand-ups Morgan Murphy, Donnell Rawlings, Joe Mande, Kurt Metzger, and host Bobby Lee performing at the Carolines Comedy Club (while being broadcast on Comedy Central's Jokes.com!): Jokes.com Live

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the world—who tonight include UK star Glenn Wool and Jon Glaser (star of Adult Swim's Delocated)—guest-hosted by comedy genius Sean Patton (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1) at Whiplash

NYC Comedy Picks for Thursday 11/4/10

One of the finest comics of all time performs a not-to-be-missed show at Carnegie Hall: Louis C.K.: Word

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 ($5): Young talents make up comedy scenes based on a popular board game in Clue: The Improvised Edition

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($5): The invaluable Jane Borden (Comedy Editor for Time Out New York) presents her picks for some of the finest comics in NYC—genius storytellers Chris Gethard and Adam Wade, sketch master Kurt Braunohler, stand-ups Joe DeRosa, Sara Schaefer, and Mike Vecchione, and more—performing at Time Out Live

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($35-$55, depending on seat location): One of the finest stand-ups in the history of comedy, who's currently also making television history with his phenomenal FX series Louie, performing at the bargain cover price of $35-$55 (and I'm not just saying that, I gratefully purchased my $55 ticket months ago...)—and with "openers" including world-class stand-up Ted Alexandro—for one night only at the legendary Carnegie Hall: Louis C.K.: Word

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($15): W. Kamau Bell (FringeNYC one-man show Ending Racism in About an Hour), Bridget Everett (cabaret show At Least It's Pink), and Jeff Kreisler (Get Rich Cheating) performing in the triple-bill The Three Party: A Night of One-Person Shows

8:00 pm ($8 at the door, $5 online with discount code Supermango): Victor Varnado, W. Kamau Bell, Greg Leitman, and Marc Theobald performing at Dan Allen's & Ray Devito's monthly comedy event ¡Sacapuntas!

8:00 pm ($8): The Magnet's co-owner Armando Diaz performs monologues on the spot and improvisors then act out scenes based on them at The Armando Diaz Experience

[FREE] 9:00ish pm: Typically terrific NYC stand-ups performing stand-up on this weekly show at the Kabin Bar and Lounge hosted by Chesley Calloway and comedy genius Sean Patton (red-hot rising star; killer set on Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, VH1): Comedy as a Second Language

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): A blowout lineup of Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials) and Jessi Klein (fresh, unique, deliciously organic comic who's one of the best stand-ups in the country; staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central, VH1, NBC, CNN, Adult Swim) joining sensual hosts Margot Leitman (VH1, Spike TV) and Giulia Rozzi (MTV, VH1.com) in telling true tales about their sex lives—plus comedic songs from superb duo Stuckey & Murray—at the best sexy storytelling comedy show in NYC: Stripped Stories

[$] 9:30 pm pm ($16.50 & 2-drink min.) Ali Wong (fearless, razor-sharp, hilarious comedy dynamo; MTV, Comedy Central), Josh Rabinowitz, and Nick Vatterott performing stand-up at the Carolines Comedy Club's Breakout Artist Comedy Series

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest comics in the country—who tonight include phenomenal comics Anthony Jeselnik (writer/performer for Jimmy Fallon; Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central Presents; debut comedy CD Shakespeare), Ted Alexandro (David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials), and John Mulaney (writer/performer for Saturday Night Live; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Presents, VH1's Best Week Ever; for John's great bit on Weekend Update, please click here)—with guest host Chris Gethard (brilliant improvisor and comedic storyteller; star of Comedy Central sitcom Big Lake; Magic Box of Stories, The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, author of book Weird New York) at Whiplash

NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 11/5/10

Rosie O'Donnell and Margaret Cho are among the stand-up stars performing at tonight's gala New York Comedy Festival...

...and so are Patrice Oneal (NYU Skirball Center) and Joel McHale (Carnegie Hall)

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-on:Too many NYCF events to list individually tonight, but visit the schedule to find shows by Rosie O'Donnell (Town Hall), Patrice ONeal (NYU Skirball Center), Margaret Cho (Beacon Theatre), Joel McHale (Carnegie Hall), and more at the spectacular New York Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] 7:00 pm ($5): In this fun show, 16 musical performers turn an audience member's suggestion into two musical fairy tales that tell what happened from the viewpoint of first the hero and then the villain, with "all the music and magic of a Disney flick...plus the darkness of the Brothers Grimm:" Once Upon a Time

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Paul Brittain (Saturday Night Live) and Jet Eveleth (The Reckoning) resurrect their acclaimed sketch show, which consists of their favorite scenes resulting from improv performed at the legendary iO Theater in Chicago: Ted and Melanie

[$] 7:30 pm & 10:00 pm ($51.25, plus 2-drink minimum): Former Man Show host and current Internet sensation headlining tonight and Saturday at the Carolines Comedy Club: Adam Carolla

[$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:30 pm & 10:00 pm ($25.95 online if you use code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): A co-star of Whose Line Is It Anyway? who's also performed on Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson, and his own Comedy Central Presents special: Greg Proops

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Murderfist (NYC's fearless heavy metal version of a sketch troupe; winner of the 2010 ECNY Award), plus stand-ups Barry Rothbart (Comedy Central), Nick Vatterott (Jimmy Fallon, Second City), Raj Desai (Comedy Central), and Matt Ruby (co-host of We're All Friends Here) performing at O'Hanlon's (14th Street off 1st Avenue), hosted by Andy Haynes (Jimmy Fallon): Hot Soup

[FREE] 8:00 pm: Barry Rothbart (Comedy Central), Sheng Weng (Comedy Central Presents), Mike Lawrence (Montreal Comedy Festival), Matt Goldich (Comedy Central), Jordan Carlos (Comedy Central), and Danny Solomon performing at Brooklyn's Red Star (37 Greenpoint Avenue) for hosts Nick Turner's & Jason Saenz's Too Cool for School

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): Some of the finest improv in NYC from the comedy genius members of The Stepfathers

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($7): Rachel Hamilton shares "tales from the frontlines of Internet dating" in the debut of her one-woman show Love.com

[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) delivering a brand new collection of sketches titled Ms. Larsen's Class: The Harvard Sailing Team

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

10:30 pm ($10): Jonathan Gabrus, Sue Galloway, and other fine improvisors make up scenes about an audience member's legal dispute at The Law Firm: Law & Disorder

[TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): A comedic freestyle rap contest featuring some of the sharpest comics in NYC—who tonight include phenomenal improvisors Becky Drysdale, Tara Copeland, Peter Gwinn, and Victor Varnado—plus a volunteer from the audience!, hosted by genius comedic musical performers Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan (Freestyle Love Supreme) and Eliza Skinner (I Eat Pandas), all at The BEATdown

NYC Comedy Picks for Saturday 11/6/10

Comedy giants Aziz Ansari and Tracy Morgan are on stage tonight as part of the New York Comedy Festival

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] All Evening: Too many NYCF events to list individually tonight, but visit the schedule to find shows from Aziz Ansari (Beacon Theatre), Brian Reagan (Lincoln Center), Tracy Morgan (The Times Center), and more as part of the spectacular New York Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] [$] 6:00 pm ($15, which includes 1 drink): Four funny people tell amazing stories. Three of the tales are absolutely true...but one of them is a pack of lies. The audience then asks questions to try and identify the fibber—and everyone who does gets a free t-shirt! This evening's yarn-spinners are Mark Katz (author of Clinton and Me), Andy Ross (The Onion News Network), Colin Dempsey, and Joey Novick. Come let host Andy Christie (The New York Times, Moth GrandSlam Champion) attempt to mislead you at The Liar Show

7:00 pm ($8): Jessica Marasco and Becky Flaum performing two-gal sketch comedy as Geek Dreams

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Genius improvisors Christina Gausas, Scott Adsit, Becky Drysdale, Anthony King, and more—including 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

[$] 7:30 pm & 10:00 pm & 12:30 am ($51.25, plus 2-drink minimum): Former Man Show host and current Internet sensation headlining tonight and Saturday at the Carolines Comedy Club: Adam Carolla

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): One of the gutsiest and most hilarious troupes in comedy history—and the Cage Match Champion for two years in a row!—genius improvisors Death by Roo Roo

9:00 pm ($7): Organic & energetic improv by the four guys of 4 Track!

9:30 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

[TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($15): Ted Greenberg (Emmy-winning David Letterman writer) performing a fun, fast-paced theatrical comedy show—complete with audience interaction and 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

Midnight ($5): Storytelling from Sara Schaefer (inventive, luminous comic; Emmy-nominated staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; VH1's Best Week Ever), stand-up from Ray Payton, and music from Jordon Cooper (folk pioneer) and Morgan O'Kane (acclaimed banjo player) "celebrating the seedy and urbane life in America; think of us as The Prairie Home Companion, just a little more fucked up" at Andy Rocco's Underground Americana

NYC Comedy Picks for Sunday 11/7/10

Dave Hill (Pretty Good Friends) and Dick Gregory (headlining at Carolines)

Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight

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

[$] 5:00 pm ($20 & 2-drink min.) A lovely comic who's performed on Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central, and a comic with a podcast, both headlining for one night only at the Carolines Comedy Club: Carmen Lynch and Harrison Greenberg

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 7:00 pm: Star storyteller Tom Shillue (Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show, Comedy Central Presents), Louie Katz (Comedy Central Presents), Todd Womack (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), and more performing stand-up at a free weekly LES show at Pianos hosted by Adam Lowitt (producer of The Daily Show) and Matt Goldich (Comedy Central, VH1) that used to be on Mondays but, as of tonight, has shifted to every Sunday: It Is It

[$] 7:00 pm ($31.25 & 2-drink min.) A pioneering legendary political comic headlining for one night only at the Carolines Comedy Club: Dick Gregory

[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): Thoroughly wonderful stand-ups Dave Hill, John Mulaney, and Julian McCullough performing at Brooklyn's Union Hall hosted by comedy giant Eugene Mirman, who's just renamed his weekly event (presumably because Tell Your Friends and We're All Friends Here didn't meet the NY's quota for comedy shows with Friends in the title): Pretty Good Friends

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Andrea Rosen (HBO, Comedy Central, Variety SHAC), Rory Scovel (hilarious stand-up worth catching; Comedy Central), Ben Lerman (superb raunchy singer/songwriter), Louie Katz (Comedy Central Presents), and Harry Terjanian performing at RG Daniels' free weekly show at the Three of Cups East Village lounge: Sunday Night Stand-Up

8:00 pm ($5): Sketch troupe Dept. of Etc. depicts the end of it all in Nuclear-Biological-Robot-Zombie Apocalypse Now!

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 9:00 pm: Ophira Eisenberg (sharp stand-up and brilliant storyteller; Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), Jason Good, Aminah Imani, Prescott Tolk, and Michael Che performing at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan) hosted by the wonderful Hannibal Buress (writer for 30 Rock and SNL): Comedy Night

[FREE] 9:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Greg Johnson, Mark Normand, Ed Larson, James Parkinson, and Sean Gabbert performing stand-up in the East Village's Beauty Bar at Vince Averill's & Jesse Popp's free weekly show Beauty Bar Comedy

[$] 9:30 pm ($20 & 2-drink min.) NYC stand-ups Matt McCarthy, Julian McCullough, Colin Jost, and Mike Vecchione performing at the Carolines Comedy Club: Breakout Artist Comedy Series

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