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New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night. Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen curate a list every week of their picks for the shows you should check out each week. You can submit your show for consideration for our listings each week. Just email us at nylistings@theinterrobang.com or fill out the form that follows this week’s picks.
THURSDAY 8/18
Show: Center City Comedy
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Direct from Philly and featuring the stars of the Center City Podcast!
Foley
Tom Cassidy
Derek Gaines
Kevin Ryan
Andrew Schiavone
Luis J. Gomez
Farah Brook
Ishmael Maldonado
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=460203&cart
Show: Art School Acid Drop Out
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Grant Lindahl is a cartoonist and talk show host of Art School Acid Dropout. This unique comedy talk show invites a surprise guest visual artist to spend 15min showcasing their visual work. Is it Marina Abramovic or Paul Pope? You will have to show up and see who this crazy savant tricks into showing up!
Then we invite 5 of New York’s top comedians to tell a story about anything their heart desires. Each comedian will be sketched by Grant and his surprise guest artist. Bring your sketch book, bring your dad, Bring a live wild animal! The person with the best live sketch will win a kewl prize.
It will be a fun filled night of deep intellectual art therapy and shallow humorous comedy storytelling!
P.S
The first 20 guests to show up get a signed limited edition poster!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/art-school-acid-dropout-5-2-2016-08-19/
Show: Right NOW! with Carolyn Castiglia
A live talk show with a live band hosted by a live wire
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street, Brooklyn
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
The FAT Episode!
Panelists Elna Baker (This American Life’s “Tell Me I’m Fat” episode), Steffany Allen Fashion and Wardrobe Stylist (plus-size stylist), Trish Nelson(BanterGirl) and Kerryn Feehan (fresh off a controversial appearance on My Big Fat Fabulous Life) have a big conversation about body image, fat-shaming, fashion, weight loss, and more!
Burlesquer and Body Love Activist Lillian Bustle (TEDx, host of The Body PosCast) performs!
Special Guest competitive eater and rapper Badlands Booker (Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest) teaches us how to eat hot dogs LIKE A CHAMPION!
Featuring Stand-Up Guest Pat Brown (BET’s Comic View, Laughs on Fox, Named Best Female Comic at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival)
…and more games and surprises! Plus, as always, featuring Katie Hartman (Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting) and the music of Rebecca Vigil and The Righteous NOW!
Hosted by Carolyn Castiglia (MTV, VH1, HLN)
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1262343
Show: Cleveland Against The World
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street
Time: 10PM
Description of Show and Lineup: CLEVELAND AGAINST THE WORLD is a comedy show co-hosted by eminent latino & stand up comedian Ramon Rivas II blazerramon.com and NYTimes Bestselling author Jim Tews jimtews.com
Featuring talented ex-pats from the “mistake on the lake” who’ll prove beyond a doubt that the city may be championship starved in sports, but it churns out some championship caliber comedic talent. Friends and foes from all over the country will test the mettle of comics from America’s favorite punching bag. Except this time, we punch back
This edition of the show will be CLEVELAND vs CHICAGO
Performances by
[CLE]
Dave Arena twitter.com/idmygd
Brian Allen Mitchell twitter.com/comicbam
Maria Borgio
[CHI]
Kenny DeForest twitter.com/kennydeforest
Clark Jones twitter.com/theeclarkjones
Drew Michael Twitter.com/drewmichael
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1264945
FRIDAY 8/19
Show: Classy Comedy
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
You ever feel like doing something classy in New York City, but don’t feel like putting on a tie…or even a button-down shirt? Jason Salmon and Eric Neumann bring you the Classy Comedy Show, where we supply the class with some of the top comedians from New York City and around the country, and all you have to do is show up…even if you’re wearing shorts and flip-flops
Featuring:
Bonnie McFarlane
Doug Smith
Alingon Mitra
Anthony Kapfer
Selena Coppock
Mike Recine
Khalid Rahmaan
Jason Salmon
Eric Neumann
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/jason-and-eric-s-classy-comedy-night-08-19-2016
Show: Liberty Hall
Venue: The Ace Hotel
Location: 20 W. 29th Street NYC
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jon Rudnitsky
Nimesh Patel
Christi Chiello
Luchana Gatica
Walker Hays
Also, a surprise very special guest!
Hosted by David Suarez
Ticket Link:
Show: Stand Up New York Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location: 236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 8 & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Kurt Metzger
James Mattern
Yamaneika Saunders
Sam Morril
Jeff Leach
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/460592?&&cart
*Use code “IBANG” for $5 off tickets
Show: You Deserve It
Venue: QED: A Place to Show and Tell
Location: 27-16 23rd Avenue
Time: 9:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup: You Deserve It! A stand up comedy show just for you. You work hard. Like, really hard. To show our appreciation, we have assembled some of our favorite comics to make you laugh as hard as you work. It’s the least we can do.
Hosted by Ariel Elias and Liz Magee and featuring*:
Ophira Eisenberg (author or Screw Everyone)
Jake Head (Laughs on FOX)
Petey DeAbreau (Stoop News)
Peggy Sinnott (TruTV)
Ticket Link: http://qedastoria.com/collections/shows/products/you-deserve-it-18
SATURDAY 8/20
Show: The Banter Show
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
The Banter Show! is a monthly comedy showcase at The Creek & The Cave in NYC and the Velveeta Room in Austin, TX. The show invites random pairs of comedians to entertain the audience with their banter, without any prior preparation or discussion prompt. Created and hosted in NYC by Scotland Green (Comedy As a Second Language) and Alison Zeidman (Humor Contributor, New York Times).
This month’s line-up:
Diego Lopez (Comedy Central)
Noah Gardenswartz (Comedy Central Half-Hour)
Jordan Temple (MTV’s Decoded)
Christy Coffee (Bravo)
Matt Maragno (HBO’s Crashing)
Gilbert Lawand (Red Clay Comedy Festival)
Will Miles (The Chris Gethard Show)
Ariel Elias (Jezebel)
Shelby Taylor (Like Me)
Mike Denny (Broken Comedy)
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/banter-show-5-2016-08-20/
Show: Aries Spears Headline
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Aries Spears Featuring Jim Mendrinos & Veronica Mosey!
As a principal cast member on Fox’s hit sketch comedy show Mad TV, Aries brought a fresh, hip style to the already-edgy program from the third through the tenth season. The producers made full use of many of Aries’s talents by calling on him frequently to create new hilarious characters and write sketches. Some of the many recurring characters that Aries is famous for on the show include: Belma Buttons, Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, Mike Tyson, Walter (Crackheads), Reggie (Erascist), Dollar Bill Montgomery, Shaquille O’Neal, The Klumps, Michael Jackson, Sisqo, Evander Holyfield, El Diablo Negro and more. Aries also boasts a number of uproarious impersonations on the show that include James Brown, Al Pacino, and his childhood idol Eddie Murphy. The Aries-branded sketch “Talkin’ American” was Mad TV’s most popular bit, keeping fans tuned in and boosting Mad’s ratings impressively on Saturday night.
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=454277&cart
Show: New York Comedy Club Showcase
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 11:30m
Description of Show and Lineup:
Featuring:
Matt Richards
Justy Dodge
Casey Balsham
Sean Patton
Phill Hunt
Eric Gruber
Matteo Lane
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/late-night-comedy-08-20-2016
Show: Midnight Comedy Showcase at The Stand NYC
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue
Time: Midnight
Description of Show and Lineup: Late night showcase featuring a stacked lineup filled with New York City’s finest comedians. Lineup:
Sean Patton
Theo Von
Aaron Berg
Subhah Agarwal
Luis J. Gomez
And more!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=460658&cart
$5 with code MIDNIGHT at checkout
SUNDAY 8/21
Show: Nikki Glaser Headline
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location: 1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Nikki Glaser is quickly becoming one of the most sought after young comedians and actors in the comedy world. Glaser will next be seen as creator, executive producer, and star of the Comedy Central series Not Safe w/ Nikki Glaser, where some of comedy’s funniest voices will joke, learn, and share their personal stories about sex, relationships, and other taboo topics. The series will premiere in February 2016 and will also be Comedy Central’s first series to be introduced and developed across multiple social platforms, including a companion Snapchat original series, “Quickie with Nikki.”
On stage, Glaser continues to cement her status as a force in standup comedy. Her first one-hour standup special, Perfect, will premiere on Comedy Central in April 2016. Glaser is also a regular at Hollywood and New York comedy clubs and continues to tour the country as a headliner.
Previously, Glaser could be seen as co-host of the MTV late-night talk show Nikki and Sara LIVE and co-hosted the popular podcast You Had To Be There. Glaser has also made memorable appearances on Comedy Central’s @midnight with Chris Hardwick and Inside Amy Schumer.
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/nikki-glaser/
*Shows THUR 8/18 FRI 8/19 & SAT 8/20 as well
Show: If You Build It
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 East 3rd Street
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Hosted by ANTHONY DEVITO
LOUIS KATZ
Comedy Central Presents…, This Isn’t Happening
http://www.louiskatzcomedy.com/
RAMON RIVAS
SF SketchFest, Accidental Comedy Fest
https://ramonrivas.wordpress.com/
JULIA SHIPLETT
Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Chicago Women’s Funny Festival
http://www.juliashiplett.com
ANDREW COLLIN
New York Comedy Club, Brooklyn Comedy Festival
https://twitter.com/AndrewTCollin
ALLISON ZISFEIN
Burbank Comedy Festival, Hollywood Improv
https://twitter.com/alliebzis
SCOTT SCHNURR
Westside Comedy, Funny Or Die
https://twitter.com/scott_schnurr
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/show/2835
Show: White Chocolate Sundaes
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Come join White Chocolate every Sunday at 8pm for free!
Hosted by rising stars Christi Chiello & Petey DeAbreu and featuring
Noah Gardenswartz
Clark Jones
Giulia Rozzi
Kyle Ayers
Andrew Collin
and More!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=460193&cart
Show: Comedy At The Knit: Brooklyn Comedy Festival Edition
Venue: The Knitting Factory
Location: 361 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by Will Miles, Clark Jones, & Kenny DeForest.
Performances by Yameneika Saunders
Michelle Buteau
Mae Wilkerson
Ricky Velez
Anthony DeVito
+ MORE
Ticket Link: http://bkcomedyfestival.com/event/comedy-at-the-knit-bkcf-edition-kickoff-show/
MONDAY 8/22
Show: Frantic
Venue: The Stand
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by Aaron Berg and featuring
Petey DeAbreu
Ariel Elias
Dan Soder
Amy Miller
Josh Carter
Gibran Saleem
Rob Haze
and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=457872&cart
Show: Service Industry Night
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
SIN Mondays – Service Industry Night Specials!
You work hard for your money, so why not hold on to it! FREE Admission to any Service Industry Professionals. Bring a biz card, badge, tip jar or battle scar! Plus, WE tip YOU! 20% off drinks all night!
Brendan Sagalow
Jessica Kirson
Anthony Devito
Mike Cannon
James Myers
Nore Davis
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/monday-night-stand-up-08-22-2016
Show: Night Train with Guest Host Shane Torres: Brooklyn Comedy Festival Edition
Venue: Littlefield
Location: 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Tonight’s Night Train will be hosted by the wonderful Shane Torres!
The weekly Night Train show features comedy from the best local and international stand up comedians, and–at times–special guest appearances by musicians, local celebrities, and the occasional surprise only found in Gowanus.
Performances by Myq Kaplan
Janelle James,
Omar Shaukat
Katie Hannigan
Monroe Martin
and Ify Nwadiwe.
Ticket Link: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1276597-night-train-guest-host-shane-brooklyn/
Show: Broken Comedy: Brooklyn Comedy Festival Edition
Venue: Bar Matchless
Location: 557 Manhattan Avenue
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
New York City Broken Comedy is a free weekly comedy showcase that takes place in the backroom of Bar Matchless.
New York City Broken Comedy is a free weekly comedy showcase that takes place in the backroom of Bar Matchless.
*EVERY MONDAY NIGHT*
Hosted by Nimesh Patel and Mike Denny.
Performances by Monroe Martin
Dan St. Germain
Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Sam Morril
Liza Treyger
& special guests!
Ticket Link: http://bkcomedyfestival.com/event/broken-comedy-bkcf-edition-2/
TUESDAY 8/23
Show: Comedy Gold
Venue: Gold Sounds
Location: 44 Wilson Ave, Brooklyn
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Samantha Ruddy
Sydnee Washington
Jeffrey Joseph
Molly Austin
Lawrence Deloach
Rae Sanni
Hosted by Tyler Richardson
Ticket Link: Free Show- First Come, First Served
Show: Please Subscribe
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location: 1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Please Subscribe is a unique and inventive new live comedy experience that tests the funny filmmaking skills of some of today’s best young comedians using their smartphones. Each month, hilarious hosts Giulio Gallarotti and Matt Pavich will choose a topic — anything and everything from politics to pop culture — and invite five new comedians to use their Androids and iPhones to make a 90-second video to play for the audience. The hosts and audience will then team up to review — or skewer — the videos, with one lucky comedian being named that month’s top filmmaker and advancing to the next month’s show. It’s a must-see night of comedy for anyone who loves to get their laughs 4G style!
Matt Richards
Josh Wesson
Brendan Sagalow
James Manzello
Nathan Macintosh
Kerryn Feehan
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/please-subscribe/
Show: RoastMasters hosted by Luis J. Gomez
Venue: The Stand
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Head-to-head competitive roasting! Hosted by Luis J. Gomez!
Matt Nedostup vs. Jarret Berenstein
Katie Hannigan vs. Jay Welch
Jon Newman vs. Ian Hunt
Main Event: Zac Amico vs. Joel Walkowski
Judges: Michael Che, Dan St. Germain, Rich Vos & Big Jay Oakerson
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=460635&cart
Show: Brooklyn Comedy Festival at Brooklyn Brewery
Venue: Brooklyn Brewery
Location: 79 N. 11th Street NYC
Time: 8:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Performances by Aparna Nancherla
Dan Soder
Phoebe Robinson
Julia Claire
+ MORE TBA.
Ticket Link: http://bkcomedyfestival.com/event/bkcf-at-brooklyn-brewery/
WEDNESDAY 8/24
Show: Risk!
Venue: The Bell House
Location: 149 7th Street Brooklyn
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Description: RISK! is a live show and podcast “where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public” hosted by Kevin Allison, of the legendary TV sketch comedy troupe The State. The award-winning live show happens monthly in New York and Los Angeles. It’s featured people like Janeane Garofalo, Lisa Lampanelli, Kevin Nealon, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Lili Taylor, Rachel Dratch, Andy Borowitz and more, dropping the act and showing a side of themselves we’ve never seen before. The weekly podcast gets hundreds of thousands of downloads each month. Slate.com called it “jaw-dropping, hysterically funny, and just plain touching.”
Kevin Allison
Jeff Hiller
Mark Redmond
Giulia Rozzi
Jamie Brickhouse
and more!
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1271061
Show: The Comedianne Project
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Katie Hannigan and Corinne Fisher debuted The Comedienne Project at FringeNYC15. Corinne, the host of the popular anti slut shaming podcast, Guys We Fucked, and Katie, a vehement man hater, both felt themselves falling into the trap of creating material that revolved around men, and our relationships to them. Fisher and Hannigan wanted to break out of their comfort zones and challenge themselves to answer – “What do we think about when we’re not thinking about dudes and sex?” And the two created new half hour sets of fresh material on anything and everything BUT men. (turns out mostly food and vampires,)
Now at The Standing Room, The Comedienne Project continues as Katie and Corinne invite fellow comics to participate in the challenge. Female and male comics alike perform full sets free of sex, dating and relationship material. Katie and Corinne keep it fresh by ringing a bell if a comic slips up and accidentally brings up butt plugs.
Pat Brown
Calvin Cato
Jason Salmon
Sheba Mason
Matt Nedostup
Katie Hannigan
Corinne Fisher
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=460205&cart
Show: A Night With The Beige Phillip Show
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location: 236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 10:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dante Nero
Harry Tarjanian
Mara Marek
Keith Robinson
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/460682?&&cart
Show: Premium Celebrity Comedy: Brooklyn Comedy Festival Edition
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Presented to you by generous patrons of the arts, Jo Firestone and Joe Pera.
Join Miss Firestone and Mr. Pera for the once in a lifetime opportunity to see exciting, cutting-edge, PREMIUM comedy in one hour’s time for a very low cost. Come for the Basic Package Comedy Show, or upgrade once you’re there to the Premium Package Comedy Show for a very small fee and a highly elevated overall experience.
Be there for the comedy, stay for the premium comedy.
Ticket Link: http://bkcomedyfestival.com/event/premium-celebrity-comedy-bkcf-edition/
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