NYC Comedy Picks for Week of September 13, 2010

NYC Comedy Picks for Monday 9/13/10

Joe DeRosa (It Is It) and T.J. Miller (Whiplash)...

...and puppies on parade at Hot Tub Variety

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

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

8:00 pm ($5): Two of UCBT's fine house sketch comedy troupes, Stone Cold Fox and Gorilla Gorilla, trying out new bits at Maude Night

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5 online or $8 at the door): Hannibal Buress (staff writer for 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson), Dan St. Germain (quick-witted, hilarious stand-up; for reenactment of Dan's breakup, please click here), Aparna Nancherla (Last Comic Standing), and Murderfist (NYC's fearless heavy metal version of a sketch troupe; winner of the 2010 ECNY Award) performing at Brooklyn's Littlefield (622 Degraw Street); plus "Tonight is the 1st Annual 9/11 Memorial Puppy Hugging Parade. We're going to have a real parade, with a full 'marching' band, and lots of puppies, and banners and awesomeness. You should come. And bring your dogs if you have them. We'll have puppies for adoption and proceeds will be donated to Dog Habitat, a nonprofit dog rescue in Brooklyn," hosted by NYC comedy royalty Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler: Hot Tub Variety

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Joe DeRosa (HBO’s Down and Dirty, Comedy Central Presents, new comedy CD The Depression Auction), Rachel Feinstein (finalist on this summer's Last Comic Standing; Comedy Central; opens for Sarah Silverman on tour), Joe Mande (Comedy Central, VH1; co-host of Totally J/K; author of new book Look at This F*cking Hipster), Mike Lawrence, and Gary Vider performing at a free weekly LES show at Pianos produced by Adam Lowitt and Matt Goldich: It Is It

8:00 pm ($5): Jeffrey Joseph (Jay Leno, In Living Color), Jesse Popp (Comedy Central, co-host of Beauty Bar Comedy), Nick Cobb (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing), Brent Sullivan (Comedy Central), Nick Flanagan, and Chris Locke performing at Aces & Eights (34 Avenue A, off 3rd Street) for John Szeluga's Not Friday

9:30 pm ($5): Two of UCBT's fine house sketch comedy troupes, Thunder Gulch and Gramps', trying out new bits at Maude Night

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 11:00 pm: Some of the finest stand-up comics in the country—tonight including TV & movie star T.J. Miller (Cloverfield, Get Him to the Greek), Jesse Popp (Comedy Central, co-host of Beauty Bar Comedy), and Mike Drucker (freelance writer for SNL, The Onion, McSweeney's), and more—hosted by the wonderful Leo Allen (Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central) at Whiplash

NYC Comedy Picks for Tuesday 9/14/10

Comedy giants John Oliver and Jon Glaser...

...and movie star Justin Long perform tonight at the 6th Anniversary of Seth Herzog's Sweet

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): "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] 8:00 pm: It's not yet confirmed, but guests planned for tonight's show include Wyatt Cenac, Chris Gethard, and spanish guitar player Camilla Meza 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

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): The creative team of POOD—Geoff Grogan, Kevin Mutch, Alex Rader, and Adam McGovern—join super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture at Comic Book Club

8:00 pm to midnight ($5): Four full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes The Opera, Sandino, Ragnaröck, Badman, and Monstro; and at 11:00 pm UCBT students make up a story taking place in a single location in real time (i.e., Death by Roo Roo's near-unbeatable technique at Cage Match)—all at Harold Night

[FREE] 8:00 pm: An "all virgin" show of first-time stand-ups—presumably for audience members who enjoy pain—performing at Cellar 58 (58 Second Avenue) alongside delightful host Abbi Crutchfield and comedic rapster Andrew Singer: Positively Awesome

[TOP PICK] 8:30 pm ($3): Victor Varnado (Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, NBC's My Name is Earl, Adult Swim, The Awkward Comedy Show; films Pluto Nash, End of Days, A Guy Thing), Danny Lobell (Comical Radio; for set about a plus-sized stripper and the MTA, please click here), and more performing at the Housingworks Bookstore Cafe for an almost-free weekly show 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): Punch Up Your Life

[$] 8:30 pm ($20): Comedy giant Dave Hill and more perform at a one-night-only reunion of Ash Wednesday: "As the brainchild of improv trio Evel Cathedral (Rachel Korowitz, Stan Laikowski, and Chris Schneider), the comedy variety show ran for four years. Now, two years later, it's back to kick cancer square in the teeth. Come on out to see old and new audience favorites, and enter to win glorious raffle prizes! All proceeds benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!" at The Ash Wednesday Reunion Show: This Time It's For Charity

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm doors, 9:00 pm show ($7.50 online, $5 at the door): John Oliver (star correspondent of The Daily Show and genius stand-up comic), Jon Glaser (long-time writer & sketch performer for Conan O'Brien; creator & star of Adult Swim series Delocated), TV & movie star Justin Long (NBC's Ed, Galaxy Quest, Going the Distance, Live Free or Die Hard, the Mac in Apple Computer commercials), and "special guests" performing at The Studio at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues) for the Sixth Anniversary of the legendary comedy show hosted by the wonderful Seth Herzog (Jimmy Fallon, VH1): Sweet

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Maureen Langan practices a stand-up set in preparation for her upcoming headlining night at Carolines, and Suzen Murakoshi performs a one-woman show about her mother's dying, in the double-bill Maureen Langan and Breathe Love Repeat

[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 9/15/10

Marc Maron interviews comedy giants Michael Showalter, Dave Attell, and more for his hit podcast WTF?,
while Mamrie Hart and friends grieve for Jennifer Aniston at 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:

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 3:00 pm ($18): One of the very best shows at FringeNYC 2010 was an award-winning comedy from NYC's own Faye Lane, a luminous storyteller and singer who will charm your socks off—and possibly give you a moon pie to boot. Please read my review by clicking here; and don't miss this second chance provided by the FringeNYC Encore Series to experience the hilarious and unforgettable Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories

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

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:30 pm ($12.89 online using code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): Comedy legend Marc Maron interviews some of the best stand-ups in the world—who tonight include Jessi Klein, Michael Showalter, Glenn Wool, and Maeve Higgins—as he tapes an episode of his hit WTF podcast live on stage at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Marc Maron's WTF with Jessi Klein, Michael Showalter, Glenn Wool, and Maeve Higgins

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): "It is with deepest regret and sympathy that I inform you America has lost one it's sweetest sweethearts and greatest thespians, Jennifer Aniston. She stormed into our lives in 1993 with the film Leprechaun. While her character was accused of stealing gold, the only thing Aniston was truly guilty of was stealing our hearts. And she didn't let go of them for the next 17 years (let's forget about Along Came Polly). Please join Jen's family, celebrity friends, lovers, and costars as they remember her incredible body of work, her incredible body, and the life of everyone's favorite Friend." Fine comedy talents join the hilarious Mamrie Hart for Celebrity Funeral: Jennifer Aniston

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Scientists and nerds Michelle Dobrawsky, Danielle La Rocco, Alan Rice, Maxwell Shron, and host Ben Lillie become comedic storytellers at this monthly show that tonight focuses on the knee-slapping topic Carbon Dating at Brooklyn's Pacific Standard (82 Fourth Avenue): The Story Collider

[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC, CA, and PA stand-ups Marga Gomez, Dan Curry, Myka Fox, Lance Weiss, Randy Tonge, and Ryan Hill performing at this free weekly show hosted by Sharon Spell: Shrink

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 9:30 pm ($12.89 online using code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): Comedy legend Marc Maron interviews some of the best stand-ups in the world—who tonight include Dave Attell, Pete Correale, Joe DeRosa, Kurt Metzger, and Robert Kelly—as he tapes an episode of his hit WTF podcast live on stage at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Marc Maron's WTF with Dave Attell and More

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): Three talented sketch comedy troupes—Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting, Two Fun Men, and Adam & Trevor—each performing one of their most popular sketches and one of their personal favorites in a fun revue hosted by James Eason & Aaron Kheifets: A-Side/B-Side

[TOP PICK] 10:00 pm ($5): Anthony Jeselnik (writer/performer for Jimmy Fallon; Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central Presents), DC Benny (HBO, Comedy Central), Jared Logan (Comedy Central, co-host of Punch Up Your Life), Vince Averill (Comedy Central, co-host of Beauty Bar Comedy), and Ryan Conner (writer for SNL) performing in The Bowery Poetry Club at this new monthly show hosted by Sean Gabbert (XM Radio): Free Healthcare

[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 9/16/10

Separated at birth stand-ups Dan St. Germain (headlining at Comix) and Glenn Wool (also headlining at Comix)...

...and the first night of the magical Eugene Mirman 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] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:30 pm ($19.33 online using code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): A Canadian-born & UK-based acclaimed comedy star who's had his own UK TV show, and is known for mixing political satire with silliness, headlining for one night only at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Glenn Wool

7:30 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] 8:00 pm ($10): Comedy legend Emo Philips (who's lightning-fast and damn funny, and should not be missed live), voiceover genius Larry Murphy, Jon Glaser (Conan O'Brien, Adult Swim), Ron Lynch, and more kick off the first night of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($5): The Emmy-winning writers of The Colbert Report gather on stage to perform an all-improvised show at Seize the Mustard

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 9:30 pm ($19.33 online using code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): Two rising star stand-ups who I'd love to see myself if I wasn't on a book deadline this week; but you should go see them, and earn my envy, as they share headlining honors for one night only at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Dan St. Germain and Mike Lawrence

[$] 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

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($5): Brilliant improv troupe Rogue Elephant, which has crushed four opponents in a row (last week, by 107 to 38), tonight competes with improv troupe Dumpster Tequila for audience laughs and votes at the raucous Cage Match

NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 9/17/10

UK comedy stars Tommy Tiernan (headlining at Comix) and Daniel Kitson ( Eugene Mirman 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] 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

[FREE] 7:00 pm: Stand-ups Adrienne Iapalucci (Last Comic Standing), Blanca Dominguez (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, It's Not Just Latins), and Phil Nee (The Colbert Report; winner of Showtime's Funniest Person in America Contest), plus musical guest The Summer Replacements, performing at Otto's Shrunken Head (538 East 14th Street, between Avenues A and B) hosted by Eric Vetter: No Name and A Bag O' Chips

7:00 pm ($8): Award-winning improv duo Lucas Kavner and Bradford Jordan make stuff up with "a celebrity guest improvisor' at Swords

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm & 9:00 pm ($10): Both NYC and international comedy stars performnig at this second night of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[TOP PICK] [$] [DISCOUNTED] 7:30 pm & 10:00 on ($26.95 online with discount code PLAYBILL, plus 2-item minimum): An Irish comedy star who's performed on David Letterman, and has two platinum-selling comedy DVDs (Cracked: Live at Vicar Street and Loose) headlining tonight and Saturday at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Tommy Tiernan

[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10): Comedy dynamo Shannon O'Neill performing her extravaganza about an annual talent show in "Charlie Sheen Prison, the only talent show starring the criminally retarded and insane," directed by the wonderful Will Hines; and "pop culture obsessed Billy Eichner takes you on a fun-filled 30 minute journey through his twisted and topical celebrity-fueled world," in the double-bill Prison Freaks: A Talent Show and Billy Eichner Goes Pop!

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 7:30 pm: NYC stand-ups Liz Miele (Comedy Central Live at Gotham), Jordan Carlos (The Colbert Report, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham), and Harry Terjanian (MTV), plus the usual sketch comedy gang and band Fortress of Solitude, all performing at Karma Lounge with hosts Pat Stango & Blaine Perry for this endearingly oddball monthly comedy show: Don't Touch Me There

[TOP PICK] [FREE] 8:00 pm: Wonderful UK comedy star Glenn Wool, and NYC stand-ups Molly Knefel, Giulia Rozzi, and Kevin Barnett, performing at O'Hanlon's (14th Street off 1st Avenue) at host Matt Ruby's Hot Soup

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($10): A groundbreaking and surreal improv/sketch troupe performing with new guests each Friday and making a valid complaint: Centralia: We Were Supposed To Have Flying Cars By Now

[FREE] 8:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Joe DeRosa (HBO’s Down and Dirty, Comedy Central Presents, new comedy CD The Depression Auction), Rob Cantrell (CBS, Marijuanalogues), Casey Jost & Jay Miller (Jimmy Fallon), Matt Ruby (MTV, host of Hot Soup), and Brandie Posey (visiting from LA) performing at Brooklyn's Coco 66 for hosts Nick Turner's & Neal Stasny'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] 9:30 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

[MEGA-TOP PICK] [$] 10:00 pm ($18): One of the very best shows at FringeNYC 2010 was an award-winning comedy from NYC's own Faye Lane, a luminous storyteller and singer who will charm your socks off—and possibly give you a moon pie to boot. Please read my review by clicking here; and don't miss this second chance provided by the FringeNYC Encore Series to experience the hilarious and unforgettable Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories

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

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

[TOP PICK] 11:30 pm ($5): Dru Johnston, Noah Forman, and Alex Demers springboard off an audience suggestion to improvise an entire silly and energy-charged play in 40 minutes; especially keep an eye on Demers, who has a wild Sean Penn quality that makes you think he might explode into violence or insanity at any moment, adding to the edgy quality of The New Deal

Midnight ($5): Keisha Zollar hosts this new comedy variety show featuring stand-up, sketch, improv, video, dance, and music: The Soul Glo Project

[$] 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 9/18/10

Mike Birbiglia and Daniel Kitson are among the more mature comedy stars at tonight's Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival...

...while Chris Gethard hosts one of the events of the year at UCBT's Second Annual Paintball Punishment Comedy Challenge

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] 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm & 8:30 pm ($10): Both NYC and international comedy stars performing at this third night of the spectacular Brooklyn extravaganza The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

[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

8:00 pm ($10): John Flynn (superb comedic storyteller) and other delightful comics paying homage in this one-night-only event to rock band Guns N' Roses at The Downtown Superstar Ten Minute Hour

[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!

[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

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($10): Fun sketch duo Chris O'Neill and Paul Valenti describe themselves as "vaudeville gold for a 2010 crowd." Whatever. They're funny. Especially the bit with the nose. Come catch their latest material tonight at The Chris and Paul Show

[MEGA-TOP PICK] Midnight ($5): One of my most cherished comedy memories ever (which at the debut last year ended with producer/host Chris Gethard cheerily asking a battered Anthony King "See you next year, right?" and Anthony silently shaking his head...) springs back tonight for Round 2 at a very funny and somewhat scary event—top improvisors, including once again brilliant UCBT Artistic Director Anthony King, being challenged to tell jokes made up the spot and, if they fail to entertain, being savagely pummeled with paintballs: The Second Annual Paintball Punishment Comedy Challenge

NYC Comedy Picks for Sunday 9/19/10

Okay, it's not live on an NYC stage; but god bless Comedy Central for bringing to our living rooms tonight at 11:00
Bill Burr's new hour-long special Let It Go, which should not be missed (and if you don't know why, click here)

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] 6:00 pm ($15): John Oliver and other wonderful comics performing at this final night 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: Brooke Van Poppelen (brilliant stand-up, writer, and storyteller; blogger for trutV; popular blogs NYisretarded.blogspot.com and RockBottom; for stand-up videos about overindulging at 30 and impersonating Morrisey, please click here and here), Roger Hailes (Comedy Central), Jared Logan (Last Comic Standing), Kevin Mccaffrey (writer for David Letterman), and Matt Donaher 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: Brooke Van Poppelen (brilliant stand-up, writer, and storyteller; blogger for trutV; popular blogs NYisretarded.blogspot.com and RockBottom; for stand-up videos about overindulging at 30 and impersonating Morrisey, please click here and here), Doogie Horner, Damien Lemon, and Joyelle Nicole performing at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan) hosted by Hannibal Buress (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock): Comedy Night

[FREE] 9:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Ray Devito (MTV, Lifetime), Molly Knefel (Naked in a Fishbowl), Alex Grubard, and Emmett Montgomery performing in the East Village's Beauty Bar at Vince Averill's & Jesse Popp's free weekly extravaganza Beauty Bar Comedy

[FREE] 10:00 pm: NYC stand-ups Helen Hong (VH1), Calvin Cato (Game Show Network), and Dana Lovecchio (Comedy Central) performing at this free weekly gay-themed show at Therapy hosted by Brad Loekle: Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour

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