Guide to Live Comedy Shows in NYC This Week: July 27 – August 2, 2017

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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LIVE COMEDY THURSDAY 7/27

Show:  Bodega Cat

Venue: The Offside Tavern
Location:
137 West 14th St

Time:  8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Bodega Cat is a weekly comedy show brought to you by Kevin Seefried (202 Comedy Festival), Andy Ostroff (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), and Dane Hanson (Laughs on FOX).

Irene Morales (South Beach Comedy Festival)

Matt Koff (The Daily Show, The Onion)

Kenice Mobley (Laughs on Fox, Boston Comedy Festival)

Robby Slowik (HBO, MTV)

Walker Hays (MTV, Fox)

Ticket Link:   http://bodegacatnyc.eventbrite.com

 

Show:  Week at the Creek: Chris Lamberth

Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location:
1093 Jackson Avenue. Long Island City, NY.

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.

 

Chris Lamberth is an actor and comedian based in the New York area. He has toured nationally with Chris Hardwick and has shared the stage with a variety of headliners including Bill Burr, D.L. Hughley, Craig Robinson, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Maronzio Vance, and Wyatt Cenac. He recently performed on AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live. As an actor, he earned an MFA from The Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL. His regional credits include Till (The Goodman Theatre), Blue/Orange (Actor’s Revolution Theatre), Julius Caesar (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), and The Exonerated (Raven Theatre). He recently wrapped production on Marielle Heller’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? starring Melissa McCarthy for Fox Searchlight and can be seen in the upcoming season of HBO’s “High Maintenance”. He hosts a weekly podcast called The Mundane Festival available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Podbean.

Ticket Link:  http://creeklic.com/events/week-creek-chris-lamberth-2017-07-27/

 

Show:  Backfat

Venue: 61 Local
Location:
61 Bergen Street. Brooklyn, NY.

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
BackFat Variety returns Thursday, July 27!

 

BackFat is a free comedy show that’s been touted in Time Out, The New York Times, and profiled in Brooklyn Magazine for good reason: it’s not-too-long, actually-good, and has been drawing crowds since 2012. The July lineup is…

ROB CANTRELL (as seen on FX’s Totally Biased, The Colbert Report, Last Comic Standing)

MIKE BROWN (as seen on MTV)

CHANEL ALI (as seen on Seeso’s Night Train)

ANDREW CASERTANO (as seen on Animal Planet)

and DEWEY LOVETT (Winner of The Standup Showdown at The People’s Improv Theater)

 

The show is hosted by EMILY WINTER (writer for Fusion, TV Land) and LARRY MANCINI (from the punk band The Tracys).

 

BackFat is a donation-based event, so no ticket is required, though it’s recommended to RSVP on Eventbrite and arrive by 8:15 to nab a seat. The show starts promptly at 8:30.

Ticket Link:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/backfat-variety-w-acts-from-mtv-totally-biased-tickets-36209091367

 

Show: 2 Dope Queens

Venue: The Bell House
Location:
149 7th St Brooklyn, NY.

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Join the 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, along with their favorite comedians, for stories about sex, romance, race, hair journeys, living in New York, and Billy Joel. Plus a whole bunch of other s**t.

Produced by WNYC Studios.

Ticket Link:   http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1520674-2-dope-queens-brooklyn

 

FRIDAY 7/28

Show:  Nothing Important

Venue: Friends and Lovers

Location: 641 Classon Avenue. Brooklyn, NY.

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Nothing Important! (featured in Time Out New York) is a stand-up comedy show that takes place the last Friday of every month at Friends and Lovers in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Comedians performing have been on Comedy Central, Letterman, Conan, HBO, SNL, and more. Produced by Phil Stamato, Daniel Raderstrong, and Fumi Abe. FEATURING

Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show)

Pedro Salinas (Helium Comedy Club)

Kerry Coddett (MTV’s Joking Off)

Josh Carter (The Stand)

Luke Mones (Caroline’s on Broadway)

and Carolyn Busa (Bridgetown Comedy Festival)

 

Ticket Link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/107804316549891

 

Show: Comedy Showcase at The Standing Room

Venue: The Standing Room
Location::
4738 Vernon Blvd

Time: 10:00PM
Description of Show and Lineup: C
omedy showcase with Stavros Halkias

Nick Mullen

Josh Johnson

Amy Shanker

Graham Kay and more!

Ticket Link:  www.standingroomlic.com

 

Show: Comedy and Dance Party at Secret Loft

Venue: The Secret Loft
Location:
Details in link

Time: 8:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup: An EPIC monthly comedy show and dance party

Check out rising stars and established comedians working their newest material at the venue Timeout NY recently named the #1 coolest secret spot in NYC

We have an amazing line-up and FREE PIZZA!

You must purchase a ticket through EventBrite in advance in order to gain entry to the show. There will not be tickets at the door.

Hosted by: Petey DeAbreu of Petey’s World (New York Comedy Festival, truTV)

Line Up:

Jake Head (Comedy Central South Beach Festival, SiriusXM)

Katie Hannigan (RoastMasters)

Nimesh Patel (Broken Comedy)

Katie Haller (New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club)

Rob Cantrell (NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Colbert Report)

Emmy Blotnick (Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch, New York Comedy Festival)

Mike Recine (Conan, Comedy Central Half Hour)

Ticket Link:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedydance-party-at-secret-loft-free-pizza-tickets-36048272353#tickets

 

Show:  Comedy at the VU

Venue: The Village Underground
Location:
130 West 3rd St

Time: 11:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Hosted by Ardie Fuqua, with:
Alingon Mitra

Adrienne Iapalucci

Ricky Velez

Jim Tews

Rory Albanese and more!

Ticket Link:  http://www.comedycellar.com/reservation/?showid=1501299000

 

SATURDAY 7/29

Show:  Lil Duvall at Caroline’s

Venue: Caroline’s on Broadway
Location:
1626 Broadway

Time: 7:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Celebrities aren’t exactly pouring out of Jacksonville, Florida but that’s only made Roland Powell’s grind more ferocious. Proclaiming himself “Lil Duval” after the county from which he hails, he has literally put his home turf on his back as he touches every nook and cranny available with his special brand of humor. Some comedians work at making people laugh. Others just do. Born with the gift to make people laugh, Lil Duval explains that, for him, “comedy was a natural thing. People always found me funny. It wasn’t that I was trying to be funny; they just found me funny.”

 

Most recently, he’s added Twitter to his campaign and regularly dispenses his thoughts via @lilduval as raw and witty as only he can. So much so that he now has over 600,000 followers. It’s Lil Duval’s ability to ride the current and know what people want that keeps him winning. “I was always on the internet. It’s just like in the streets,” he explains. “When new dope comes out, if you want to stay popping in the streets, you go with the new dope. When people were still on MySpace, I was popular on MySpace. I had like a 100,000 friends. The new thing is Twitter.”

Ticket Link:  http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=7410415&pl=carolines&dispatch=loadSelectionData&__utma=92010376.1522780307.1500966721.1500966721.1500966721.1&__utmb=92010376.3.10.1500966721&__utmc=92010376&__utmx=-&__utmz=92010376.1500966721.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=233063702

 

Show:  Jeff Dye

Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location:
208 West 23rd ST

Time: 11:45 PM

Description of Show and Lineup: Featuring Jimmy Failla, Joe Devito and Chloe Hilliard!

Jeff Dye:

Jeff Dye is a nationally touring comedian, actor, host, prankster and Bigfoot enthusiast.  He stars in NBC’s new comedy adventure series “Better Late Than Never.” This exciting project follows the travels of Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman as Jeff creates for them the adventure of a lifetime.  NBC has fast tracked season two after the show became a Summer smash hit!

Jeff has seamlessly transitioned into his newest role as the host of the hysterical new game show on SPIKE, “That Awkward Game Show”.  This show will unite families by opening up lines of communication and discovering the real truth.

Ticket Link:  http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=481087&cartm

 

Show: Midnight Comedy Showcase

Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue

Time: 11:59PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dante Nero, Matthew Broussard, Tim Dillon, Sarah Tollemache, Graham Kay, Alex Pavone, and More!

 

Ticket Link:  https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1521605

 

Show: Loose: Comedy at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Venue: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
Location:
126 Crosby St

Time: 7PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Our popular comedy series, Loose is exactly that. With host Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Punderdome 3000), this show is comedy at its finest, promising unpredictable performance, interactive bits, and maybe even some unleashed chaos. Line-up will be announced closer to the date — this show always includes surprise special guests!

$10 admission includes 1 free drink (beer, wine, coffee, tea).

Loose: A Comedy Show, founded 2016, has hosted stellar, sold-out shows with featured comedians such as Ilana Glazer, Marc Maron, David Cross, Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Vanessa Bayer, Janeane Garofalo, Aparna Nancherla, Chris Gethard, Judah Friedlander, Eugene Mirman, Dan Soder, Jon Glaser, Sasheer Zamata, Josh Rabinowitz, Kevin Barnett, Samantha Ruddy, Jermaine Fowler, Halle Kiefer, Liza Treyger, & more.

 

Ticket Link:  $10 at door, includes a free dirnk

 

SUNDAY 7/30

Show: If You Build It

Venue:  UCB East
Location:
153 East 3rd Street

Time: 7:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:   Join special guest hosts and some of the best up and coming stand up comics in the country and major headliners! Comics have been featured on Letterman, Leno, Fallon, Conan, Comedy Central, VH1, MTV, and many other channels, websites, radio shows, colleges, and clubs.

MARK NORMAND

Comedy Central’s The Half Hour, Conan

http://marknormandcomedy.com/

 

JOEL KIM BOOSTER

Billy on the Street, Funemployed

http://www.ihatejoelkim.com/

 

JENNY ZIGRINO

Conan, @Midnight

http://www.jennyzigrino.com/

 

KEN SCHULTZ

BP Wrigleyville, Seattle International Comedy Competition

https://twitter.com/kenthinguy

 

JARRET BERENSTEIN

Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

http://www.jarretberenstein.com/

 

TYLER RICHARDSON

Gotham, New York Comedy Club

https://twitter.com/Ty1erRichardson

 

Ticket Link:  https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/55351

 

Show: Triggered

Venue: The Standing Room
Location:
4738 Vernon Blvd. Long Island City, NY.

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Corey Reppond and Josh Homer host this weekly free comedy show. With:

Tim Dillon

Erica Spera

Jarret Berenstein

Jake Flores

Thiago Macklin

Ticket Link:  http://www.standingroomlic.com/event

 

Show:  Joe Pera: Summer Nights

Venue: Union Hall
Location:
702 Union St

Time: 9PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
 A putting together of new material by comedian Joe Pera featuring bits on breakfast, Buicks, ice hockey (women’s), and decommissioned fireplaces. Each night will also feature a different, incredibly special guest. With Dan Licata and Jon Glaser

Ticket Link:  http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1515066

 

Show:  Uncle Geno is Amazing Album Release

Venue: New York Comedy Club

Location: 241 East 24th St

Time: 9:15PM
Description of Show and Lineup: New York Comedy Club presents a nightly showcase of the best talent in the city, plus special guests from Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Boston, Austin, and around the world. You’ve seen these guys on Comedy Central, MTV, The Tonight Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The Daily Show, The Nightly Show, Last Comic Standing and more.

 

Ticket Link:  https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/uncle-geno-is-amazing-album-release

 

MONDAY 7/31

Show:  Frantic

Venue:  The Stand
Location:
239 3rd Avenue

Time: 10:00PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Come experience the best free show in all of Manhattan! Featuring club regulars, up & coming talent, and surprise drop-ins…this is Frantic!

Mark Normand, Dan Soder, Joe List, Abby Rosenquist, Alex Pavone

Ticket Link:  http://thestandnyc.ticketfly.com/event/1517237-frantic-free-show-hosted-by-new-york/

 

Show: Night Train with Wyatt Cenac

Venue: Littlefield
Location: 635 Sacket Street. Brooklyn, NY.

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:  
Hosted by Brooklyn-based comedy favorite Wyatt Cenac, 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.

 

John Early, Judah Friedlander, Samantha Ruddy, Erica Spera, Sagar Bhatt, + more!

Ticket Link:  https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1519794

 

Show:  Comedy Living Room

Venue: Secret Loft
Location:
Address given with confirmation

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
On July 31st, Comedy Living Room, one of LA’s longest running independent comedy shows is coming back to the Big Apple and taking over Timeout NY’s #1 “Coolest Secret” spot in the city, Secret Loft!

 

We’ve put together one of our best lineups to date, so get your tickets fast because this show will sell out!

 

LINEUP:

 

Corinne Fisher (Guys we F*cked Podcast) – @PhilanthropyGal

Greg Fitzsimmons (Fitzdog Radio) – @GregFitzShow

Joe Pera (Late Night w/Seth Meyers) – @JosephPera

Joel Kim Booster (Conan)

Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show w/Jimmy Fallon) – @kingfirestorm

Langston Kerman (Insecure) – @LangstonKerman

Matteo Lane (The Comedy Jam) – @MatteoLane

Matt Koff (The Daily Show) – @mattkoff

Michelle Buteau – (Enlisted) – @MichelleButeau

 

Hosted by: Matt Lottman

Ticket Link:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-living-room-new-york-tickets-36337100245

 

Show: Basic

Venue: The Standing Room
Location:
4738 Vernon Blvd

Time: 8:00PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Casey Balsham and Christine Meehan-Berg host this stacked lineup of NYC’s funniest ladies with a rotation of special guests who are anything but basic..

Ticket Link:  http://www.standingroomlic.com/event/1526816-basic-long-island-city/

 

TUESDAY 8/1

Show: Comedy Juice

Venue:  Gotham Comedy Club
Location:
208 West 23rd Street

Time:  9:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup
: ComedyJuice is one of the top live comedy brands in the world, producing hundreds of All-Star stand up comedy events each year. ComedyJuice has been called the best standup comedy show in the nation by sources ranging from Sirius Satellite radio to People magazine.

 

ComedyJuice attracts such comedy stars as Sarah Silverman, Daniel Tosh, Aziz Ansari, Dane Cook, and Marc Maron on a regular basis and has consistently been a place to discover new comedy stars before they are famous.

 

With regular shows at many of the top comedy clubs in the country, ComedyJuice is proud to add Gotham Comedy Club to that list and launch ComedyJuice NYC.  Every Tuesday night at 9:30pm.  You never know who will drop in, but you always know you will get the best in live comedy. With Jessica Kirson, Ronny Chieng, Louis Katz, Chris Millhouse and more!

 

Ticket Link:  http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=486986&cart

 

Show: Jest for Fun Comedy Show

Venue: BK9
Location:
62 5th Avenue. Brooklyn, NY.

Time: 7:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Your favorite show is back! Jest For Fun is happening this month at BK 9, in Park Slope, near the Barclays Center hosted by Tanael Joachim.

With:

Chloe Hilliard (Gotham Comedy Live)

Clark Jones (Comedy At The Knitting Factory)

Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight)

Liza Treyger (Late Night with Seth Meyers)

 

Ticket Link:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jest-for-fun-comedy-show-tickets-16981112966?aff=es2

 

Show: Right Now With Jennie Sutton

Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location:
1093 Jackson Avenue

Time: 10PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Right Now with Jennie Sutton is a live late night show featuring local New York talent and community leaders. August’s Right Now is getting holy with a conversation with former minister Tommy Nichols and current pastor Amy Kienzle. We’re getting saved by a religious experience from co-host David Agyekum, music from Jasmine Philippe and stand up from Jo Firestone.

Ticket Link:  http://creeklic.com/events/right-now-with-jennie-sutton/

 

Show: Comedy at The Hungry Ghost

Venue: The Hungry Ghost
Location:
781 Fulton St

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Josh Johnson from the Tonight Show, Joel Kim Booster from Conan, Khalid A. Rahmaan (Standup NBC), Erica Spera (Gotham Comedy Live) and Ian Fidance (Funny Or Die) make up the latest fiery lineup at Comedy at the Corner, where Fort Greene’s Hungry Ghost Cafe and Bar transforms into an upbeat, fun and always unpredicable comedy show. Co-hosted by Keenan Steiner and Thiago Macklin!

 

Ticket Link:  Free, tickets at door!

 

WEDNESDAY 8.2

Show: Comedians You Should Know

Venue:  The Gutter
Location:  
200 North 14th St. 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 Sam Morril (Comedy Central), Khalid Raahman (NBC), Ramy Youssef (Colbert), Samantha Ruddy (College Humor), Ryan Reiss (Seth Meyers), and Jeff Steinbrunner (CYSK NYC). Hosted by David Drake (CYSK NYC)
Ticket Link:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedians-you-should-know-nyc-tickets-36253657666

 

Show:  Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero: The Endless Honeymoon Tour

Venue: The Bell House.
Location:
149 7th St. Brooklyn, NY.

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Comedians Natasha Leggero (Comedy Central Roasts, Creator and star of Comedy Central’s “Another Period” and Carmen on Showtime’s “Dice”) and Moshe Kasher (Host of the Comedy Central talk show, “Problematic” a regular on @midnight and the author of the Acclaimed memoir, “Kasher in the Rye”) have been married for just over a year, so they are basically relationship experts. They will come to your town, perform stand up and offer live relationship advice that will either keep couples together forever or keep them laughing as they plan their divorce.

Ticket Link:  http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1490120-moshe-kasher-natasha-brooklyn

 

Show:  Homo Comicus

Venue:  Gotham Comedy Club
Location:
208 West 23rd Street

Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
A midsummer night’s scream!  The crème de la crème of LGBT and LGBT-adjacent comics for one night only, including high priestess of hilarity MICHELE BALAN (finalist on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”), funnyman JIM DAVID (Comedy Central half hour special), brilliant boy wonder MATTEO LANE (from Late Night with Seth Meyers) and fab British sensation GINA YASHERE (new British correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central).  Hosted by the mad funny MICHELLE BUTEAU (co-host on VH-1’s Big Morning Buzz Live).

 

Ticket Link:  http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=490090

 

Show:Wednesday Night Comedy at New York Comedy Club

Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:
241 East 24th St

Time: 7PM
Description of Show and Lineup: SNL’s Melissa Villasenor, Janelle James, Mark Normand and more!

Ticket Link:  https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/witch-hunt-2017-08-02