New York Live Comedy Show Listings: December 15 – December 21, 2016

Published by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen at December 15, 2016

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 12/15

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: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
The Religion Episode!
Panelists Subhah Agarwal (TruTV), Lux Alptraum (The Wonderful World of Boning), Mo Fathelbab (The Experiment Comedy Gallery, Nerdist) and Akaash Singh (MTV, Netflix) talk about the world’s least controversial topic: religion. Just in time for the holidays!
An interview with stand-up comedian Brooke Arnold, who grew up “Inside the World’s Most Woman-Hating Cult” (Marie Claire magazine, Growing Up Fundie)
Featuring Stand-Up Guest Jordan Carlos (The Nightly Show)
With Musical Guest Erin and Her Cello!
…and surprises from Katie Hartman (Seriously.TV) and more! Plus, as always, featuring the music of Rebecca Vigil and The Righteous NOW!
Hosted by Carolyn Castiglia (MTV, VH1, HLN)
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/calendar/

Show: She Makes Me Laugh
Venue: The PIT
Location:123 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Come join the ladies of Darling Satan as they host the seventh edition of She Makes Me Laugh! Featuring some of the best female stand-ups, storytellers, improvisers, and character actors in New York City.
Sue Smith
Comedian Jessica Kirson
Molly Austin
Jena Friedman
Michelle Biloon
The Shoplifters
All profits will be donated in multiples of $5 to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence’s name.
Ticket Link: http://thepit-nyc.com/event/2016-12-15-she-makes-me-laugh

Show: Roast Battle NYC
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 10:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
The bi-coastal phenomenon just keeps rolling. Like Thunderdome of insult comedy, two comedians enter, one leaves hilariously humiliated.
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/roast-battle-nyc-12-15-2016

Live Comedy FRIDAY 12/16

Show: Auntie’s House
Venue: Kofi’s Apartment
Location: 1080 Greene Ave, Apt.2, Brooklyn
Time: 8:00pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
On Friday, December 16th, comedians CHRIS DANIELS (New York Comedy Festival) and KOFI THOMAS (Boston Comedy Festival) are going to throw lil a house party and also have some of their favorite people stop by to tell some jokes. Show is free. Food is free. Drinks are free (but feel free to bring your own in case we run out!). Y’all remember that cool Auntie who always had something on the stove and let you take a sip of her wine cooler… This her show! AUNTIE’S HOUSE!! Keep this night on your calendar clear, SHE GON RAISE THE ROOF!
Featuring:
JEFFREY JOSEPH
SARAH TOLLEMACHE
CASEY JAMES SALENGO
+ MORE!
Ticket Link: Free.99

Show: Tom Papa
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location:208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Tom is a veteran stand up comedian whose clean but cutting comedy has earned the respect of both his peers and the public alike. He has recorded several specials for Comedy Central the most recent of which ‘Tom Papa Live in New York City’ was directed by Rob Zombie. As a frequent guest on television, Papa has made numerous appearances on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “Late Show with David Letterman.”
Tom is also the host of the hit Sirius/XM show ‘Come to Papa’ that airs on channel 99. Some of Tom’s guests have included Mel Brooks, Ray Romano, Carl Reiner and Jerry Seinfeld.
Tom starred alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in “Behind the Candelabra” which aired on HBO. He also starred opposite Matt Damon in the Steven Soderbergh film, “The Informant,” and stars opposite Paul Giamatti in the animated feature, “The Haunted World of El Super Beasto,” as the voice of El Super Beasto. He additionally had a voiceover role in the DreamWorks animated feature “Bee Movie” and also was a writer on the project. Among his other big screen credits are the films “Analyze That” opposite Robert DeNiro, and “Comedian.”
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=462290&cart
*SHOWS SAT 12/17 AS WELL

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-5-2-2016-12-16/

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
Ari Shaffir
Rich Vos
Sean Patton
Adrienne Iapalucci
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=475184&cart

Show: Paid Or Pain
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 10:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosts Jay Nog let you live the ultimate audience fantasy – punishing bad comedy! Four young comedians take the stage and your audience vote decides if they get PAID for a good set or PAIN for a bad set. The Pain is delivered by Professional Dominatrix Lady Zombie while our expert panel of veteran comedians offer their commentary. Plus audience participation games, fun and prizes! Recorded LIVE for SiriusXM!
Hosts Jay Nog + Yamaneika Saunders
House Dominatrix Lady Zombie
Special Guests Tim Dillon, Mike Cannon, Justin Silver
Contestants
Jeremy Pinsly
Jamie Sandal
Andrew Lee
Jesse Gambino
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/paid-or-pain-12-16-2016

SATURDAY 12/17

Show: Jeff Ross
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location:1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:30 & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jeff Ross. The Roastmaster General. A One Man Verbal Assault Unit. Pizza Enthusiast.
Jeff can most recently be seen on Comedy Central on the hit show Roast Battle, which aired at the end of July. His new special, Jeff Ross Roasts Cops, aired September 10th on Comedy Central.
Jeff Ross is known to the world as the modern day Don Rickles. The King of roasting. Let’s face it, if there’s a roast and he’s not there, it’s not a real roast. Growing up in Newark, NJ he took the greatest weapon he had to fight his way out of there. His Mouth. Since then, Jeff has roasted anyone who would accept the challenge. From Criminals, to Soldiers, to Politicians, to Pop Icons.
He has no limits, even roasting criminals inside the walls of a maximum security county jail in Texas (check out Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals). Sure some comedians perform in jails, but no other comedian would have it in their right mind to immerse themselves inside a jail for three days, and then invite those same incarcerated people on stage with him to get roasted face-to-face. If he thought criminals were tough, Jeff even roasted Justin Bieber as part of the record breaking Comedy Central Roast, which Jeff also produced. Next Up Jeff takes on his most challenging roast ever: The Roast of the Boston police Dept, coming soon to Comedy Central.
Roasting is ingrained in Jeff’s life, and he helped bring The Friar’s Club Roasts to Comedy Central in 1998, with The Roast of Drew Carey. Since then they have roasted Donald Trump, Pamela Anderson, James Franco, Joan Rivers, Hugh Hefner, Charlie Sheen, and many more. It seems impossible to have one of these roasts without The Roastmaster himself on the dais.
Jeff has seen his share of television and film credits. Most recently he guest starred on “Dr. Ken” on ABC and “Grandfathered” on Fox. He also had an arc in Directv’s “Kingdom.” On the silver screen, he recently co-starred in “The Wedding Ringer” with Kevin Hart, and “Flock of Dudes” with Chris D’Elia.
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/jeff-ross/
SHOWS THUR 1/15, FRI 1/16 and SUN 1/18 AS WELL

Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location:236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 8 & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Keith Robinson
Mike Yard
Mike Cannon
Yamaneika Saunders
Christian Finnegan
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/473808?&&cart

Show: Comedy Commune Loft Show
Venue: House Show
Location:151 Kent Avenue. Brooklyn, NY
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Saturday Dec 17th at 8pm is the next Comedy Commune Loft Show. This is one of the most intimate standup comedy shows in the city!
We have an amazing lineup like always with amazing credits! This show is also BYOB, but we provide free beer, shots, and snacks. With:
Sam Morrill
Pat Brown
Neko White
Mark Normand
KC Arora
Megan Hanley
Rob Ryan and more
Ticket Link: Please RSVP to goodkarmacomedy@gmail.com

Show: Never Seen It
Venue: Union Hall
Location:702 Union Street. Brooklyn, NY.
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Scenes from famous movies rewritten by comedians who have never seen that movie.
Host Kyle Ayers has comedians rewrite the climactic scene to very famous movies they have never seen before. He then casts them and acts them out live on stage, complete with musicians scoring the scenes. With Aparna Nancherla, Jean Grae and Will Miles
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1364485

SUNDAY 12/18

Show: White Chocolate Sundaes
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Featuring the smoothest comedians in all of the scene!
Co-Hosted by Comedy Central Roast Battle star Christi Chiello & rising star Petey DeAbreu!
Featuring Mike Denny
Noah Gardenswartz
Addy Najera
Mehran Khaghani
Joe List & more!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=474758&cart

Show: The “Friends Like Us” Live Comedy Show & After Party
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Marina Franklin and Michelle Buteau welcome some of their favorite comics to perform
Come spend a night of live stand-up comedy from the Friends Like Us gang! Stick around after to party with the ladies as well!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=474371&cart

Show: Comedy At The Knitting Factory hosted by Will Miles, Clark Jones and Kenny DeForest
Venue: The Knitting Factory
Location:361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
IN THE FRONT ROOM
Every Sunday night at Knitting Factory Brooklyn! Special guests each week. Past performances have included unannounced sets from Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari & more!
Ticket Link: http://bk.knittingfactory.com/event/6999045

Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location:236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dante Nero
Tim Dillon
Emma Willman
Paul Spratt
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/473812?cart

Live Comedy MONDAY 12/19

Show: The Final Side Ponytail at Over The Eight!
Venue: Over The Eight
Location:594 Union Avenue Brooklyn
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Williamsburg’s Over The Eight is closing and our final show is FREE and has one helluva lineup!
MARY MACK (Last Comic Standing, Conan)
JOSH GONDELMAN (Last Week Tonight)
SACHI EZURA (Seriously.tv)
ALBERT KIRCHNER (Bridgetown Comedy Fest)
CARA WEINBERGER (Reductress)
Ticket Link: First come, first served

Show: Frantic!
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10pm
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!
Hosted by Aaron Berg and featuring Pete Lee, Dan Soder, Sarah Tollemache, Sean Patton, Yamaneika Saunders, Ian Lara, and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=474174&cart

Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location:236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Mark Normand
Joe List
Liza Treyger
Leah Bonnema
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/473813?&&cart

Show: Stand Up for # Fundraiser
Venue: Union Hall
Location:702 Union Street. Brooklyn. NY
Time: 9:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
2016 has been a mess with all the tragedies and political strife. One of the stories that continued to surface was police brutality. Comedian and writer Mamoudou N’Diaye wrote a draft of a script for a film called “hashtag” (stylized “#”) for which close to $10K was raised. The film still has a long way to to go and every penny counts.
As we close onto the holidays let’s have a night of comedy from some of the best PoC comedians in NYC, a few of whom have roles in the film. Join us on December 19th, before the holidays for a night of jokes, camaraderie, and fun.
Featuring:
Aparna Nancherla (Comedy Central Half Hour)
Gary Richardson (Comedy Central, ‘Don’t Think Twice’)
Jordan Temple (MTV, Seeso)
Karolena Theresa (The Scene)
Tiara Francis (deadass)
Hosted by Mamoudou N’Diaye (MTV, Funny Or Die, Hashtag)
Ticket Link: $8 at door with proceeds donated to Planned Parenthood, Black Lives Matter and the production of “#”

TUESDAY 12/20

Show: Old Bits New Bits
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Old Bits/New Bits is a stand up show hosted by Patrick Hastie. Each month 6 of the best comedians in NYC do 6 minutes of their hottest new material. Then, after some fun riffing and chatting, Patrick will show a video of that very same comedian from back when they first started doing stand up. Will these videos be terrible? Yes! Will these jokes be bad? Yes! Will we get to see the growth of the comedian through the juxtaposition of time? Hell yes! The show is a blast, so come party with us!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/old-bits-new-bits-2016-12-20/

Show: Bodega Cat
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:47-38 Vernon Blvd. LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Bodega Cat Comedy Show hosted by Andy Ostroff and Kevin Seefreid
Casey Balsham
Ryan Decalos
Anthony DeVito
Alingon Mitra
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=474763&cart

Show: CandyBox: Free Comedy Sampler
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 11pm
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-12-20-2016

Show: Juskow’s “A Christmas Carol”
Venue: The Village Underground
Location:130 W. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
David Juscow
Gary Gulman
Marina Franklin
Dan Naturman
Ticket Link: www.comedycellar.com/reservation

Live Comedy WEDNESDAY 12/21

Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location:200 N. 14th Street Brooklyn
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 Aaron Berg (Comedy Central)
Jo Firestone (Broad City)
Khalid Rahmaan (NBC)
Mike Fionia (TruTv, Impractical Jokers)
Julia Solomon
Hosted by Jeff Steinbrunner.
Ticket Link: https://cysknyc.eventbrite.com/

Show: The Comedienne Project
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:47-38 Vernon Blvd. LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
All the comedians must do a set with no mention of sex, relationships, whatever gender they are sexually attracted to, or their genitals. After each set, hosts Katie Hannigan and Corinne Fisher give them a score from 1-10 to see how well they adhered to the project and during the set the comic will get “buzzed” if they outright fuck-up.
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=474765&cart

Show: The Thirst: Free Comedy Show
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 11pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Classic New York City Late Night Comedy! The Thirst 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/the-thirst-free-comedy-12-21-2016

Show: Legion Of Skanks
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
A filthy podcast featuring stand-up comedians Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez, and Dave Smith. Listen in every week as they discuss the skankier sides of life, love, and stand-up comedy…..
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/legion-of-skanks-3-2016-12-21/