Live Comedy in New York City This Week:
New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night, from Manhattan to Queens, Brooklyn and beyond. But with so many to choose from, it can be difficult to find them all and nearly impossible to decide which shows to see. Every week, Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen curate this list, carefully reviewing dozens of shows every night, to select the live stand up comedy shows you need check out. Comedy producers can submit their show for consideration for our listings each week.
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COMEDY SHOWS ON THURSDAY JANUARY 19
Show: What a Joke! At The Stand NYC
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8PM show with 6:30 silent auction
Description of Show and Lineup:
WHAT A JOKE is a national comedy festival raising money for The American Civil Liberties Union inauguration weekend!
JOIN US BEFORE THE SHOW! At 6:30 in the performance space, we’re hosting a SILENT AUCTION to raise even more donations for The ACLU. Auction items include Catbird jewelry, autographed books, coffee, CHEESE (!) and more! Then, stay for the COMEDY SHOW at 8 PM, where ticket proceeds go to The ACLU. The incredible lineup is…
JANEANE GAROFALO (Wet Hot American Summer, Air America Radio, a billion other things)
NIKKI GLASER (Comedy Central’s NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER)
Subhah Agarwal (Comedy Central)
Kerry Overfab Coddett (MTV2’s Joking Off)
Martin Urbano (Bridgetown Comedy Festival)
Jenn Welch (New York Comedy Festival)
Emily Winter (Writer at TV Land, Fusion TV)
HOSTED BY Petey DeAbreu (New York Comedy Festival)
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=477510&cart
Show:Bomb Shelter Comedy Show
Venue: The Gaf
Location:401 West 48th St
Time:9PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Local Favorites Matt Azark, Jeff Cerulli & Erik Bransteen invite some of their favorites comedians to perform on this weekly showcase. Lineups include comedians from Comedy Central, Late Night & MTV. The show includes free pizzas and $3 bud lights, so come early. This week: Brendan Fitzgibbons (Comedy Central, Gandhi Show)
Krishna Reddy (TBS, Rooftop Comedy)
Selena Coppock (VH1, CollegeHumor.com, FOX Sports 1)
Christina Galston (NBC, MTV, Caroline’s Comedy Club)
Kenny Warren (Average Blackman Comedy, Harlem Comedy Festival
Chris Calogero (Aol, Not Quite Midnight Show)
Ticket Link: www.Bombsheltercomedyshow.club
Show: GTFO Free Comedy Show
Venue: Henri’s Backyard
Location:256 4th Avenue. Brooklyn, NY
Time:8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:GTFO is a weekly Free Comedy Show in Park Slope.
GTFO is your chance to get the fuck out and see some of the best comedians in the world and enjoy Happy Hour until 10pm!
This week we welcome:
Josh Gondelman(Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
Marie Faustin(WBAI, The Warm Up)
Alison Klemp(The Naked Show, Music Choice TV)
Danny DelColle(Laughing Devil Comedy Festival)
and More!
Hosted by Tim Duffy, Peter Revello, and Jenn Welch.
Ticket Link:Free show, tickets at door
Show: Bitchcraft Comedy Show
Venue:Sid Gold’s Request Room
Location: 165 West 26th Street
Time:7:30 doors
Description of Show and Lineup:The bitchcraft variety show returns to sid gold’s request room (chelsea) for a glitter-tastic evening of music, comedy, storytelling, and puppets. tonight’s guests include ken schultz, peter michael marino, vanessa peruda, marilyn summers, courtney fearrington, and music from purple brain and too blondes. hosted by selena coppock (the new rules for blondes) and lauren maul (dudes bein’ dudes bein’ dudes).
Ticket Link: $5 at door
Friday 1/20
Show: I Don’t Get It
Venue: Hi-Fi Lounge
Location: 169 Avenue A
Time: 7:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Hosted by Ashley Austin Morris
Tim Dillon (Carolines, Gotham Comedy Live)
Tom Cowell (Comedy Central)
Katie Hannigan
Dan Perlman
Calvin Cato
Matt Schwartzer (Crossroads Comedy Festival)
Gary Levitt (The Gary Hour)
Ticket Link: http://idontgetitnyc.tumblr.com/
Show: Silver Linings Comedy Show
Venue:Precious Metal
Location:143 Troutman Street
Time:8:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Silver Linings is a comedy show presented by Precious Metal with prominent performers in the comedy industry as seen on Comedy Central, MTV, Late Night TV, national festivals and more! The show is ABSOLUTELY FREE and occurs monthly – every third Friday. Great drink specials ($4 Select Beers) and the host will be giving out FREE DRINKS all night long! The show begins at 8:30 p.m. We have the hottest line up in town!
Brendan Eyre (Comedy Central, Late Night with Seth Meyers)
J.P. McDade (Roast Battle on Comedy Central)
Jordan Temple (MTV, NY Comedy Festival)
Liz Magee (Reductress, Bust Magazine)
Pedro Salinas (Laughs on FOX)
Tommy McNamara (Seeso, Onion Sports)
Kelsey Caine (Lost Miss New York Pageant)
Ticket Link: Free show
Show: Hardcore Comedy Show
Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location:10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: Midnight
Description of Show and Lineup:Join former porn-star and 2015 AVN Mainstream Star of the Year nominee, Alia Janine for a night of the hardest comedy at The Hardcore Comedy Show! The Hardcore Comedy Show features everyone from strip club bouncers to porn stars that have switched careers into comedy, as well as some of today’s top and up-and-coming comedians! With:
Alia Janine
Drew Michael
Zac Amico
Kaytlin Bailey
Jeff Steinbrunner
Sovereign Syre
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/hardcore-comedy-show-2017-01-20/
Show: Comedy Showcase
Venue:The Standing Room
Location:4738 Vernon Blvd
Time: 8:00PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Jordan Carlos, Giulio Gallarotti, Wendi Starling, and More!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&id=479560
Saturday 1/21
Show: Laurie Kilmartin Live!
Venue:The Cornelia Street Cafe
Location:29 Cornelia Street
Time:6PM
Description of Show and Lineup: If you don’t know about Laurie Kilmartin, let me educate you a bit. She’s appeared on Last Comic Standing, Showtime, Comedy Central, NBC, all kinds of “Late Night” appearances, she wrote an entire album of jokes about her dead dad and on top of all that, she is an Emmy Nominated writer for CONAN. Laurie is one of the best comics in the country and she’s coming all the way from LA to headline The Legendary Cornelia Street Cafe on Saturday, January 21st at 6pm. And she is being joined by some of the funniest female talent that NYC has to offer.
The show will be hosted by Margaux With An X, from Fox Business & SXSW. Rounding out the line up will be Lauryn Petrie, Molly Austin & Janelle James. And just maybe a special guest or two.
Ticket Link: http://lauriekilmartinlive.brownpapertickets.com/
Show: Week at the Creek: Dan Perlman
Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location:1093 Jackson Ave
Time:7PM
Description of Show and Lineup:One Artist. 7pm. The Creek and The Cave is proud to present a Week at The Creek. A hand picked, organically grown free range comedian will cook up an hour before your very eyes.
This Week’s Artist:
Dan Perlman
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/week-creek-dan-perlman-2017-01-21/
Show: I’ll Leave You With This
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Writer/Performer Jordan Carlos (Broad City, Girls, Guy Code, Girl Code, The Nightly Show) asks comedians to get out of their comfort zones and open their acts with their can’t-miss closing bit. With that reliable piece of material out of the way, who knows where sets will go? Also 10% of the door goes to a charity so we don’t feel like garbage people so much.
With Justin Cappa, Nimesh Patel, Carolyn Castiglia and Seaton Smith
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1408046-i-ll-leave-you-this-brooklyn/
Show: Comedy Outliers
Venue: Sean’s Bar and Kitchen
Location:42 West 48th Street
Time:7PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Free weekly comedy show hosted by Brandon Collins with Jordan Temple
Adrienne Iapalucci
Matteo Lane and more!
Ticket link: www.comedyoutliers.com
Sunday 1/22
Show: Josh Gondelman Headlines The Bell House
Venue: The Bell House
Location:149 7th Street. Brooklyn, NY.
Time:8PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Catch Josh Gondelman performing an hour on the last stop of his sold-out Sweater Weather Tour. He will be joined by some very special guests including Wyatt Cenac and Jo Firestone.
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1396896
Show: Who Dis?
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:4738 Vernon Blvd.
Time:8:00PM
Description of Show and Lineup: New show, who dis? This weekly comedy show hosted by childhood friends Christina Galston (MTV) and Rufat Agayev, features some of the absolute best comics you’ve never heard of but should totally know! Every Sunday at 8pm. Not to mention the seductive ambiance of The Standing Room which is free just like this weekly comedy show FREE!! So get a seat while you can because they don’t call it The Standing Room for nothing!
Ticket Link:http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=478747&cart
Show: If You Build it
Venue: UCB East
Location:153 East 3rd Street
Time:8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Hosted by BLAIR SOCCI
CARMEN LYNCH
Late Show w/ David Letterman, Conan
http://www.carmenlynch.com/
ROB HAZE
Montreal Comedy Festival, Last Comic Standing
http://robhaze.tumblr.com/
RYAN DONAHUE
Montreal Comedy Festival, Strange Behavior
https://twitter.com/ryanjaydonahue
PAUL HOOPER
Red Eye, HBO Comedy Festival
http://www.paulhoopercomedy.com/
LECLERC ANDRE
Laughs on FOX, Unarmed and Dangerous Show
https://twitter.com/iamleclerc
CHRISSIE MAYR
Laughs on Fox, Yonkers Comedy Festival
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/51146
Show: Showcase
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:241 East 24th Street
Time: 7:00PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Chicken Salad Show is a perfect blend of some of the biggest and best comics in the world with a relaxing and fun loving atmosphere! Hosts Mara Marek and Andrew Collin bring a small town vibe to this BIG city show! It’s a show where the most important thing is for the audience to have fun, relax , laugh, and not take anything too seriously!g:
Featuring:
Anthony Devito
JP McDade
Sydney Washington
Nick Hoff
Andrew Collin
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/chicken-salad-ft-anthony-devito-nick-hoff-01-22-2017
Monday 1/23
Show: The Tyler Richardson Show at New York Comedy Club
Venue: NY Comedy Club
Location: 241 East 24th Street
Time:7PM
Description of Show and Lineup:We welcome two guests with extraordinary stories, as well as a panel of comedians and our live audience. The show will be streamed live on New York Comedy Club’s Facebook Page.
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/
Show: Frantic
Venue: The Stand
Location: 239 3rd Avenue
Time:10PM
Description of Show and Lineup:The best FREE show in all of Manhattan! Featuring club regulars, up & coming talent, and surprise special guests…this Is Frantic! Hosted by Aaron Berg and featuring Justin Silver, Ron Bennington, Rojo Perez, Monroe Martin, Duncan Trussell, Annie Lederman, Gibran Saleem, Crystian Ramirez, and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=477503&cart
Show: Night Train
Venue: Littlefield
Location:622 Degraw Street
Time:8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Weekly free comedy show hosted by Wyatt Cenac, with:
Phoebe Robinson
Jim Tews
Liz Miele
Yedoye Travis
Kendall Farrell and more!
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1409040?_ga=1.122191427.911444585.1484786532&__utma=1.1478328707.1484786532.1484786532.1484786532.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1484786532&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1484786532.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=35100705
Show: New Release Day with Christian Finnegan
Venue: QED Astoria
Location:
Time: 8:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Groundbreaking, paradigm-shifting artistry doesn’t appear out of thin air, folks. Every great joke or character or song starts somewhere and on the 4th Monday of every month, that ‘somewhere’ is QED! Join host Christian Finnegan (“Are We There Yet?”, “Chappelle’s Show” & “Best Week Ever”) as he invites a few big time pros to try out new material before it’s unleashed on the general public.
Ticket Link: https://qedastoria.com/collections/shows/products/new-release-day-with-christian-finnegan-19
Tuesday 1/24
Show: Wilson
Venue: Father Knows Best
Location: 611 Wilson Avenue
Time: 9:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Free weekly comedy shosted by Shalewa Sharpe and Noah Gardenswartz with:
Carolyn Busa
Mike Stanley
Khalid Rahman
Petey DeAbreau
Katie Boyle
Ticket Link: Free show, tickets at door
Show: Comedy Juice with Sal Vulcano
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location:208 West 23rd Street
Time:9:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:With Chris Millhouse and James Mattern featuring Impractical Joker’s Sal Vulcano
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=468049&cart
Show: RoastMasters
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue
Time:10:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Pairs of comedians roast battle, hosted by Luis J. Gomez
Ticket Link:http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=477818&cart
Show: Time To Kill V
Venue: Pine Box Rock Shop
Location: 12 Grattan Street. Brooklyn, NY
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:TiME to KiLL: A Comedy Show
Mary Houlihan
Jordan Temple
Ahri Findling
Christy Coffey
Brian Bahe
Ben Wasserman
Hosted by: Joel Walkowski & Jake Head
Ticket Link: Free show
Wednesday 1/25
Show: Stand Up Live!
Venue: Caroline’s On Broadway
Location: 1626 Broadway
Time: 7:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:CNN’s “History of Comedy” and the National Comedy Center have teamed up to present a national tour featuring some of the hottest names in comedy! Comics from across the nation whose credits include Conan, Fallon, Colbert, “Last Comic Standing” and more will be performing some of their newest material. In celebration of CNN’s “History of Comedy” television series, premiering at the Sundance Film festival and world-wide on February 9, these performances will take place at some of the most iconic comedy clubs across the country.
Featured comedians to include Judy Gold, Emma Willmann, Tony Deyo, Marina Franklin, and Michelle Buteau!
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/stand-up-live-presented-by-cnns-history-of-comedy-and-the-national-comedy-center/
Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location: 200 North 14th Street. Brooklyn, NY.
Time: 9PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Every Wednesday the Comedians You Should Know collective brings their signature Chicago-style stand up showcase to The Gutter in Brooklyn for an intimate night of comedy with NYC’s funniest. This week features Leonard Outz (Conan), Marie Faustin (Today Show), Mike Stanley (Shiner), David Drake and more! Hosted by Saurin Choksi (Brown Privilege).
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedians-you-should-know-nyc-tickets-30545623783
Show: Scouts Honor Comedy Show
Venue:Heavy Woods
Location:8PM
Time:50 Wyckoff Avenue
Description of Show and Lineup:The fabulous Melissa Stokoski will be hosting Scout’s Honor: a comedy show at Heavy Woods. Come hang and celebrate with great drinks, a great atmosphere and an absolutely UNREAL lineup, you sweet angels.
Liza Treyger
Lauren Vino
Noah Gardenswartz
Blair Socci
Mike Brown
Eli Yudin
& more!
Ticket link: Free as hell
Show: Fat Baby Live: Josh Wesson Birthday Edition
Venue: Fat Baby
Location:112 Rivington St
Time:10:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:Turn up for host Josh Wesson’s birthday with:
Aaron Berg
Derrick Thompson
Eagle Witt
Danny Palmer
Giulio Gallarotti
Camille Theobald
Ben DeMarco
Phileo Shacor & more
Ticket Link: Free show
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