Live Comedy Shows in New York City This Week: September 15 – 21, 2016

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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 9/15

Show: Matt Braunger
Venue: The Bell House
Location:

Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Matt Braunger was raised in Portland, Oregon. An actor since childhood, Matt studied theatre in New York and improvisation in Chicago under such luminaries as Susan Messing and Del Close. Matt’s television credits include a recurring role on NBC’s UP ALL NIGHT, a series regular role on MADtv, and various roles on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, United States of Tara, Pushing Daisies, Carpoolers, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Acceptable TV, and Live At Gotham. He is also a regular guest on the Chelsea Lately roundtable. In 2009, he was named to Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch and Comedy Central’s Hot 9 in ’09 list, his debut album Soak Up The Night was released by Comedy Central Records and named to the iTunes REWIND Top 20 Albums of 2009 In 2010, he recorded his half hour Comedy Central Presents special and in 2011 recorded an hour-long special entitled SHOVEL FIGHTER. Along with touring comedy clubs across the country he is also a regular at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. Matt has also performed at a variety of prestigious comedy festivals including the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and Chicago, The TBS Comedy Festival Las Vegas, South By Southwest. Matt won the 2008 “Best Of The Fest” at the inaugural Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen and he co-founded the popular Bridgetown Comedy Festival that takes place annually in Portland.
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1220385

 

Show: Center City Comedy LIVE
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:
47-38 Vernon Blvd. LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Each month the guys behind The Center City Comedy Podcast host their live stand up showcase. Comedians Derek Gaines, H.Foley, Kevin Ryan, Tom Cassidy and Andrew Schiavone welcome some of the best comics in New York City for this FREE stand up comedy show. Reserve your seats now.
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&showTimingID=465498

 

Show: Comedy Central Showcase
Venue:The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Comedy handpicked by Comedy Central to showcase some of the top up and coming comics in NYC!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465073&cart

 

Show: NYC Roast Battle
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:
241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 10:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Competitive roasting has become a worldwide movement and just keeps rolling! Like Thunderdome of insult comedy, two comedians enter, one leaves hilariously humiliated.
What Is Roast Battle?  Check out what people are saying in TheInterrobang, Vulture and ComedyGroupie
The Battles:
Jonas Barnes vs John Mink
Beecher Taylor vs Perry Strong
Main Event:
Wendi Starling v Christian Finnegan
Your Host: Matt Richards
Judges:  Rell Battle, Aaron Berg, Mehran Khagani
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/nyc-roast-battle-09-15-2016

 

Live Comedy Listings FRIDAY 9/16

 

Show: *Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival 2016* Comics Famous Enough To Sometimes Get Free Appetizers at Nice Restaurants
Venue: The Bell House
Location:
149 7th Street Brooklyn
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Founded in 2008 by Julie Smith Clem and Eugene Mirman, The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival is the world’s first sincere-and-ironic comedy festival that celebrates a close-knit comedy community, while making fun of the trappings of mainstream festival programming. The festival takes place in Brooklyn every year and in addition to the comedy on stage, you may also find a bouncy castle with a therapist inside, a roaming CPA dressed like a clown giving tax advice, or a station where you can throw a water balloon at a slam poet.
Featuring Eugene Mirman & more!
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1243399

 

Show: The Naked Show *Cinder Block Comedy Festival*
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 11:45pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Yeah. Like, actually naked.
Legions of stand-ups claim to be baring their souls onstage, but how many really expose themselves? Watch as some of Cinder Block’s best and bravest comedians strip down to stand up and make you laugh.
Photography and creepiness are strongly prohibited.
No lewd or sexual acts are permitted during the show. Save that for later.
Alison Klemp
Momoh Pujeh
Venessa Lince
Nicki Wright
Samantha Gilweit
Olivia Haidar
Ticket Link: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1288627

 

Show: Acid Art School Dropout
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:
10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
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 story telling!
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-5-2-2016-09-16/

 

Show: The Stand NYC Showcase
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Big Jay Oakerson
Bonnie McFarlane
Mike Vecchione
Yannis Pappas
Sean Patton
Aaron Berg
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465075&cart

 

Live Comedy Listings: SATURDAY 9/17

 

Show: *Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival 2016* Comedians That Would Be Terrible Firefighters
Venue: The Bell House
Location:
149 7th Street Brooklyn
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Founded in 2008 by Julie Smith Clem and Eugene Mirman, The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival is the world’s first sincere-and-ironic comedy festival that celebrates a close-knit comedy community, while making fun of the trappings of mainstream festival programming. The festival takes place in Brooklyn every year and in addition to the comedy on stage, you may also find a bouncy castle with a therapist inside, a roaming CPA dressed like a clown giving tax advice, or a station where you can throw a water balloon at a slam poet.
Aparna Nancherla
Josh Gondelman
Jo Firestone
Ophira Eisenberg
Eugene Mirman
and more!
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1247251

 

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:
James Hamilton (Brooklyn Comedy Festival)
Chris Calogero (Fusion TV)
Katie Boyle (Transplants)
Sam Evans (Just for Laughs)
Blair Socci (MTV’s Ladylike)
Brandon Collins (New York Comedy Festival)
Christian Polanco (MTV)
Emily Winter (TVLand)
Eli Yudin (Bridgetown Comedy Festival)
Joe Rumrill (Cartoon Monsoon)
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/banter-show-5-2016-09-17/

 
Show: Bonnie McFarlane Headline
Venue: Cornelia Street Cafe
Location:
29 Cornelia Street NYC
Time: 6pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Bonnie Mcfarlane Live At Cornelia Street Cafe!
Bonnie McFarlane is a multifaceted performer. On top of being a stage veteran, she has appeared on @midnight, Comedy Central, co-hosts the #MyWifeHatesMe Show on #SiriusXM and is a best selling author. And she is coming to you LIVE with a 40 minute set.
She’ll be joined by Alison Klemp, Jessica Brodkin, Lauryn Petrie & Jessa Reed. This is a show you do not want to miss!
Ticket Link: http://bonniemcfarlanelive.brownpapertickets.com

 

Show: Comedy Llama *Cinder Block Comedy Festival”
Venue: Experimenatal Comedy Gallery
Location:
272 Grand Street Brooklyn
Time: 6pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Based out of NYC, Comedy Llama is what happens when a storytelling podcast meets a live-audience comedy show. A comedic confessional booth for the NYC comedy scene’s best and brightest, Comedy Llama has elicited laughs, tears, and family secrets. If we had a dollar every time someone on the podcast said, “I’ve never told anyone that before,” then we could afford most of a bag of movie theater Raisinettes.
Hosted by Sam Haft & Tommy Kang
Mike Recine
Hadiyah Robinson
Nina Manni
Jake Head
Ticket Link: http://www.cinderblockcomedyfestival.com/events/comedy-llama/

 

Live Comedy Listings: SUNDAY 9/18

 

Show: RORY SCOVEL: KEEP IN TOUCH TOUR
Venue: The Bell House
Location:
149 7th Street Brooklyn
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Rory Scovel recently finished shooting the New Line feature THE HOUSE, alongside Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, as well as THE LEGACY OF A WHITETAIL DEER HUNTER for director Jody Hill alongside Danny McBride and Josh Brolin. Some of his television credits include the TBS series GROUND FLOOR as well as the NBC series UNDATEABLE, ABC’s MODERN FAMILY, F/X’s THE COMEDIANS and the original series THOSE WHO CANT for TruTV. Rory’s stand up has been featured on Comedy Central, CONAN, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. His second album, RORY SCOVEL LIVE AT THIRD MAN RECORDS, was released in 2013 and was recorded live at their studios in Nashville. Last year Rory also starred alongside Demetri Martin in Demetri’s directorial debut DEAN which will be premiering at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and his new hour- stand up special became available in Jan 2016 on Seeso.
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1206611

 

Show: White Chocolate Sundaes
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:
47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Featuring the smoothest comedians around! Co-Hosted by Comedy Central Roast Battle star Christi Chiello and rising star Petey DeAbreu!
Chelsea Hood
Nick Whitmer
Krystyna Hutchinson
Alex English
Evan Williams
and More!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&showTimingID=465427

 

Show: If You Build It
Venue: UCBeast
Location:
153 E. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Hosted by JO FIRESTONE
HARRISON GREENBAUM
Andy Kaufman Award Winner, Last Comic Standing
http://www.harrisongreenbaum.com/
JON RUDNITSKY
Saturday Night Live, The Groundlings
http://jonrudnitsky.com/
EMILY MAYA MILLS
Key & Peele, The Birthday Boys
http://www.emilymayamills.com/
AL PARK
Boston Comedy Festival, Cleveland Comedy Festival
http://alparkcomedy.com/
JACOB WILLIAMS
Adam Devine’s House Party, America’s Got Talen
http://jacobwilliamscomedy.com/
AMBER NELSON
Almost Genius, Montreal Comedy Festival
http://www.ambersmelson.com/
DANIELLE PEREZ
Jimmy Kimmel, Crom Comedy Festival
http://www.thedanielleperez.com/
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/show/2835

 

Show: Craig Gass: One Night Only
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:
241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

A very special evening with Craig Gass featuring a one-time performance by The Great Rob Zahner to benefit mentally ill people of NYC
Voices On “Family Guy” “King Of Queens” “Sex And The City” He first gained fame as the guy who did voices for The Howard Stern Show when his Gene Simmons impression sparked an on-air feud between Craig and the real Gene Simmons, which eventually resulted in a friendship between the two. Craig was a hit on Comedy Central’s Roast of Gene Simmons.  He also became a favorite character on King of Queens as the funny guy at work that drove Kevin James crazy with jealousy.  He’s been the voice of memorable characters on Family Guy and The Cleveland Show.   He is one of the best impressionists in the business and is an accomplished stand-up comedian and radio personality.  Craig Gass (born February 15, 1970 in Mount Vernon, NY) has been “performing stand-up comedy since 1993 when he decided to get revenge on a group of comedians who had ridiculed him for attempting to perform at an open mic.” He acquired his peculiar talent of imitating characters and actors by learning to speak as a child from watching television. Both his parents and sister are completely deaf. With his family unable to serve as a model for how to speak, Gass grew up imitating the voices on TV.

Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/graig-gass-one-night-only-09-18-2016

 

Live Comedy Listings: MONDAY 9/19

 

Show: Side Ponytail featuring Comedy Central’s Giulia Rozzi!
Venue: Over The Eight
Location:
594 Union Ave Brooklyn
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Side Ponytail is a Time Out Critic’s Pick free, weekly comedy show featuring sets from amazing up-and-coming comics, as well as drop-ins by established names.
Giulia Rozzi (Comedy Central, Vh1, MTV, The Jim Gaffigan Show)
Ryan Schutt (Winner of The PIT’s Standup Showdown)
Ian Aber (NBC’s Stand Up For Diversity)
Nina Manni (Warm up comic for Joan Rivers, Cinder Block Comedy Festival)
Ticket Link: First come, first served

 

Show: Frantic Mondays!
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue NYC
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
Ari Shaffir
Joel Kim Booster
Sean Patton
Dan Wilbur
Myka Fox
Joe Bartnick
Yannis Pappas
Annie Lederman
Crystian Ramirez
and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465045&cart

 

Show:  Night Train
Venue: Littlefield
Location:
622 Degraw Street
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:

Guest host Seaton Smith, with Roy Wood Jr, Jamie Lee, Charlie Pickering, Nick Turner, Emily Maya Mills, Emma Willmann, Costaki Economopoulos
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1293791?_ga=1.184834346.221797869.1473884127&__utma=1.898300747.1473884127.1473884127.1473884127.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1473884127&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1473884127.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=232353183

 

Show:  Ted Alexandro and Friends
Venue: QED Astoria
Location:
27-16 23rd Avenue Astoria
Time: 8:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
 Ted Alexandro hosts a line up of comedians and interesting people and conducts a Q&A with them after each performance.
Ticket Link: http://qedastoria.com/collections/shows/products/the-ted-alexandro-and-friends

 

Live Comedy Listings: TUESDAY 9/20

 

Show: Bodega Cat
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:
47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Andy Ostroff
Alexis Guerreros
Walker Hays
Jon Rudnitsky
Wendi Starling
Theo Von
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=465295&cart

 

Show: CandyBox: A Free Comedy Sampler
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:
241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 11:00pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Classic New York City Late Night Comedy! Candybox features a rapid-fire rotation of hot young comics and superstar drop-ins – it’s fun, funny, weird and wild. You never know what’s going to happen!
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/candybox-a-free-comedy-sampler-09-20-2016

 

Show: The Stand 4 Year Anniversary Show
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Celebrating the 4 year anniversary of the club!
Rich Vos
Dan Soder
Sean Patton
Aida Rodriguez
Ari Shaffir
& Surprise Guests!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465081&cart

 

Show: Comedy Central’s Comics To Watch Sketch Showcase
Venue: UCBeast
Location:
153 E. 3rd Street
Time:
Description of Show and Lineup:

A collection of showcases where you can watch the best, brightest and funniest sketch teams and performers all on one stage.
Hosted by Gary Richardson
Featuring:
Carmen Christopher
Coker and Stratton
Mary Houlihan
Annie Donley
Matt Rogers
Catherine Cohen
Bullshit Women
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/49006

 

Live Comedy Listings: WEDNESDAY 9/21

 

Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location:
200 N 14th St Brooklyn
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

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 including Liza Treyger (Comedy Central), Sasheer Zamata (SNL), Michelle Wolf (Late Night w/Seth Meyers), Nore Davis (Comedy Central, Boardwalk Empire), and Jeff Steinbrunner (Vampire). All hosted by Mike Lebovitz (Last Comic Standing).
Liza Treyger (Comedy Central)
Michelle Wolf (Late Night w/Seth Meyers)
Sasheer Zamata (SNL)
Nore Davis (Comedy Central)
Jeff Steinbrunner
Mike Lebovitz (Last Comic Standing)
Ticket Link: http://cysknyc.brownpapertickets.com

 

Show: Week at the Creek: Daniel Simonsen
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:
10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time:
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:
Daniel Simonsen
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/week-creek-daniel-danithag-2016-09-21/

 

Show:  My First Time
Venue: QED Astoria
Location:  27-16 23rd Avenue

Time: 9PM
Description of Show and Lineup:

It’s all fun and games until somebody loses…their virginity.
Whether you were 16 or 30, at the senior prom, spring break ’98, your wedding night, or a quickie in the dorm before your college roommate got back, everybody’s got a first time story. Angela Cobb (She-Devil Comedy Festival) presents some of NYC’s best stand-up comics and storytellers as they share hilarious accounts of their first sexual experiences.
Featuring*:
Kate Agustin (The Moth)
Nathaniel Cocca-Bats (The Moth)
Vanessa Golenia (Taboo Tales)
Jake Hart (The Dump)
Kaitlyn Holland (Pan Monthly All Inclusive Comedy Show)
Vanessa Hollingshead (Comedy Central)
Jesse Martin (founder, Who Dat? Comedy)
*Lineup Subject to Change!
Ticket Link: http://qedastoria.com/collections/shows/products/my-first-time-a-stand-up-and-storytelling-show-10

 

Show:  Mike Recine at Caroline’s
Venue: Caroline’s Comedy Club
Location:
1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Since starting comedy in 2006, Mike Recine has performed on Conan, made two appearances in the Just for Laughs Festival, and on October 7th, has a half hour special coming out on Comedy Central. Mike is a sharp writer with an ability to make the dark and uncomfortable funny.
Ticket Link: http://www.ticketweb.com/search?q=mike+recine+carolines

 

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