New York Live Comedy Show Listings: December 29,2016 – January 4, 2017

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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 THURSDAY 12/29

 

Show: The Mash Up Show
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

2 comedians…2 mics…1 stage…at the same time. This is The Mash-Up Show!
Ron Bennington & Sal Vulcano
Tim Dillon & Dan St. Germain
Jim Florentine & Don Jamieson
Stavros Halkias & Nick Mullen
Hosted by Luis J. Gomez & Adrienne Iapalucci
Ticket Link:  http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=476641&cart

 

Show: Fresh Out! NY
Venue: UCBeast
Location:
153 E. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Fresh Out! is a standup comedy show featuring the freshest comics available anywhere. From heavy hitters like past guests Zach Galifianakis, John Mulaney, Jim Gaffigan, David Cross, Mike Birbiglia, and Janeane Garofalo, to the best of New York’s up-and-coming comics, we bring you the best!
Hosted by Ashley Brooke Roberts (UCBT’s MAUDE NIGHT) and Jim Tews (HBO, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival)
Featuring:
Adam Newman – Fuzzies
Joe List – The Half Hour
Julia Johns – Girl Code
and More!
Ticket Link: http://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/50488

 

Show: Roast Battle NYC
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:
241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 11:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

The Battles:
Rosebud Baker vs Mike Abrusci
Alex Engelbert vs Billy Procida
Main Event:  David Feldman vs Pat Dixon
Your Host: Akaash Singh
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com

 

Show: The Gotham All-Stars
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location:
208 West 23rd Street
Time: 7:30
Description of Show and Lineup:
Laurie Kilmartin, Mike Vecchione, Michelle Buteau, Sam Morrill, Harris Stanton and more
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=468038&cart

 

COMEDY SHOWS ON FRIDAY 12/30

 

Show: Dave Attell
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location:
1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:30pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Born in Queens and raised on Long Island, Dave Attell got into stand-up comedy in the late eighties after graduating from New York University with a degree in Film and Television. He is the creator and host of “Dave’s Old Porn” on Showtime, which has featured such talent as Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Handler, Adam Carolla and Daniel Tosh. His Stand Up Series, DAVE ATTELL’S COMEDY UNDERGROUND and his one hour special, ROAD WORK were featured on Comedy Central and ROAD WORK is streaming on Netflix now!
He was named one of the “25 Funniest People in America” by Entertainment Weekly Magazine. His caustic wit, rapid-fire delivery and his choice of material that can best be described as “very adult” has earned him the reputation as a “comic’s comic.” But if you ask Attell, he’d say, “I’m just trying to get some laughs and sell some drinks.”
In 2001, Attell used this love of booze and laughter to create and host the hit series, “Insomniac with Dave Attell” for Comedy Central. A travelogue show in which Attell goes from city to city looking for late-night fun, The New York Times called the show, “a doubly rare beast, a comedy without rancor and a travel show about the virtues of the American underdog.” To Attell, the Insomniac show is more of a cross between “Girls Gone Wild” and “Cops”.
After four seasons of “Insomniac,” Attell taped several hour-long “Insomniac” specials overseas in Japan, Germany, England and Brazil. Once back in the states, he headed out on a thirty-five city theatre tour ending in Vegas, where he hosted a two-hour special for Comedy Central featuring Sean Rouse, Greg Giraldo and Dane Cook, some of the biggest comics in the country.
Dave Attell has made numerous appearances on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Howard Stern Show,” “Last Call with Carson Daly” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”. He also appeared in Chris Rock’s cult film “Pootie Tang”. Other television credits include FOX’s “Arrested Development,” NBC’s “Ed,” HBO, Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn” and his own half-hour stand-up special “Comedy Central Presents Dave Attell”.
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/dave-attell/
*SHOWS THURSDAY 12/29 AS WELL

 

Show: Chris DiStefano
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location:
208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Chris DiStefano: Described as a high energy comic, Chris Distefano acts out a variety of characters derived from his life, typically leaving you on the edge of your seat wondering “Who the hell is that he’s talking about?” Chris has worked at all of the top comedy clubs across New York City including but not limited to Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, Caroline’s on Broadway, and the Laugh Lounge. Chris still lives in Brooklyn, NY with his Mom (punchline). Chris has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology to impress his mom’s friends, and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy to impress his Moms friend’s Moms. That kind of thinking got him on the SNY network as the host of the 2010 Fencing Masters at Hammerstein Ballroom. It also got him all the way to the Final 4 of the 2011 March Madness Comedy Competition at the world famous Caroline’s on Broadway. Chris also headlined at Caroline’s this month and recently opened for Gilbert Gottfried & Dustin Diamond. When he’s not making witty remarks (like the ones you’ve just read) or transforming into various personas on stage, you can find him stretching people’s hamstrings and getting yelled at to clean his room.
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=468952&cart
*SHOWS SATURDAY 12/21 NEW YEAR’S EVE AS WELL

 

Show:  Tina Fey Will Be Here
Venue: QED Astoria
Location:
27-16 23rd Avenue Astoria
Time: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
From the Cinder Block Comedy team with
Jeffrey Joseph
Christina Galston
Tim Dillon
Adam Sokol
Ariel Elias
Suzie Afridi
Brian Parise
Keon Polee
Hosted by: Alison Klemp
Ticket Link: https://qedastoria.com/collections/shows/products/tina-fey-will-be-here-tina-fey-will-not-be-here

 

Show:  I Don’t Get It: A Free Comedy Show
Venue: HiFi
Location:
169 Avenue A
Time:  7:30 doors, 8PM show
Description of Show and Lineup:   
DON’T GET IT is a free weekly comedy show EVERY FRIDAY in the back room of East Village indie-rock bar HiFi.
Hosted by Ayanna Dookie
Aparna Nancherla
Brandon Scott Wolf
Erik Monical
Joe Gerics
Justin Williams
Matt Schwartzer
Gary Levitt
Ticket Link: Free, tickets at door

 

COMEDY SHOWS ON SATURDAY 12/31

 

Show: New Years Eve Hosted by Ron Bennington
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8:30 & 10:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

New Years Eve hosted by Ron Bennington featuring
Dave Attell
Laurie Kilmartin
Joe DeRosa
Janeane Garofalo
Sherrod Small
Jim FlorenTine
& more!
Admission includes a complimentary champagne, call (212) 677-2600 to add a pre-fix dinner to your package.
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=474212&cart

 

Show: Naked New Year’s Eve
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 11:59pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Looking for a truly unique New Year’s Eve experience? I mean, I know paying money for overpriced drinks at a bar with strangers is fun, but why not try something different this year?
We’ve got a great group of comedians who will be showing their ass to 2016, and we would love for you to join us! Audience nudity is, as always, optional. This New Year’s Eve, The Naked Show proudly welcomes: Ames Beckerman, John Baglio, Carolyn Castiglia, Maurice Licorish, Matt Maragno, and Nicki Wright!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/naked-show-20-pre-sale-30-door-3/

 

Show: New Year’s Eve at The Comedy Cellar
Venue: The Comedy Cellar
Location:
117 macdougal Street NYC
Time: 8pm. 8:15pm (The Village Underground)
10pm, 10:30pm (The Village Underground)
Description of Show and Lineup:

Dave Attell
Sam Morril
Lynne Koplitz
Jessica Kirson
Modi
Wil Sylvince
William Stephenson
Keith Robinson
Dan Naturman
Brian Scolaro
Ardie Fuqua
Michelle Wolf
& more!
Check Comedy Cellar Site for specific show lineups
Ticket Link: www.comedycellar.com/reservation

 

Show: New Year’s Eve at The Standing Room
Venue: The Standing Room
Location:
47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8:00PM and 10:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:

Enjoy  stand up comedy as well as a screening of the ball dropping and a champagne toast! Open bar packages available. With:
-Derek Gaines
-Pete Lee
-Adrienne Iapalucci
-Luis J. Gomez and more
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=474209&cart

 

COMEDY SHOWS ON SUNDAY 1/1

 

Show: New York Comedy Club Showcase
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location:
241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 11:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Kick off 2017 with a hand picked selection of the best talent in the city,  Featuring:
James Mattern
Mike Cannon
Emma Willmann
Neko White
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com

 

Show: You Can Use That
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

New Year’s Day Stand up Comedy! Come ring in 2017 with host Will Carey (NPR, New York Times) as he gives joke topics to a great lineup of stand up comics to incorporate into their act on the spot. Free as always! See you at 9PM
Line up:
Maria Heinegg – Bravo
Mark Reiss – Slaughterhouse LIVE!
Maurice Licorish – Cinder Block Comedy Festival
Chris Calogero – Not Quite Midnight
Jessica Brodkin – Trutv
Chris Hamilton – Artie Lange Podcast
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/you-can-use-that-3-2017-01-01/

 

Show: New Year’s Day Comedy Showcase
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue
Time: 10PM
Description of Show and Lineup:

Tim Dillon
Derek Gaines
Subhah Agarwal
Pete Lee
Yannis Pappas
Ticket Link: www.thestandnyc.com

 

COMEDY SHOWS ON MONDAY 1/2

 

Show: Nat Towsen’s Downtown Variety Hour
Venue: UCBeast
Location:
153 E. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Comedian and native New Yorker Nat Towsen (VICE, CollegeHumor) welcomes hilarious comedians, local artists, and Village luminaries for a variety show in the eclectic tradition of the disappearing downtown Manhattan culture. Every show also features a “Downtown History” segment, music from classic local musicians, and free giveaways from local businesses. New Yorkers, transplants, and tourists are all welcome.
Sponsored by Two Boots and Forbidden Planet, with free beer from Brewery Ommegang (while supplies last, for patrons 21+).
Featuring:
– Janeane Garofalo (Wet Hot American Summer, Broad City)
– Myq Kaplan (Netflix special, CONAN)
– an interview with Coalition For The Homeless
– NYC Trivia (win prizes from local sponsors!)
Ticket Link: http://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/51152

 

Show: Frantic Mondays! Hosted by Aaron Berg
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location:
239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

The Best Free Show in Manhattan hosted by Aaron Berg
Ticket Link: www.thestandnyc.com

 

Show: Broken Comedy
Venue: Bar Matchless
Location: 557 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Time: 9pm
Brief Description of Show & Lineup: Comics Nimesh Patel and Mike Denny—joined by Michael Che, when his SNL “Weekend Update” anchor duties allow it—host rising stand-ups each week in this expertly honed show.
Ticket Link: Free https://www.facebook.com/NYCBrokenComedy/?ref=br_rs

 

Show: Comedy At The Grocery
Venue: Arlene’s Grocery
Location:
95 Stanton Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Robert Kelly
Seaton Smith
& more!
Ticket Link: At Door

 

COMEDY SHOWS TUESDAY 1/3

 

Show: The Dump: A Goddamn Storytelling Show
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 8:00pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

No one likes you…….GOOD! Welcome to The Dump!: A Goddamn Storytelling Show! This is where Jake Hart(RISK!; Nights of Our Lives) hosts NYC’s funniest storytellers & YOU! Get 8 MINUTES of stage time to tell any ONE true story ya’ll want.  No themes, no judgments.  Just a room full of shitty people scrambling for a reason to live.
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/the-dump-a-goddamn-storytelling-show-3-2017-01-03/

 

Show: Battle of the Divas: British Battle Adele vs. Amy Winehouse
Venue: Union Hall
Location:
702 Union Street Brooklyn
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

If Roast Battle & Debate Club had a Super Gay Baby!
With comedians, pop culture experts & performances
The show will be a BRITISH BATTLE!
Adele vs Amy Winehouse!
*fabulous drag queens!
Hosted by Matteo Lane & Christi Chiello
Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, DJ Molly Austin, & drag performances by Dusty Boxx & special guests
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1389250-battle-divas-british-battle-brooklyn/

 

Show: Sam Morril: You’ve Changed
Venue: Comedy Cellar at The Fat Black Pussycat
Location:
130 W. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Sam Morril FROM “CONAN”, COMEDY CENTRAL’S “HALF HOUR SPECIAL”, “THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT”
Ticket Link: www.comedycellar.com/reservation

 

Show: Comedy Juice
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location:
208 W. 23rd Street NYC
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 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.
*Lineups are subject to change
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=468046&cart

 

WEDNESDAY 1/4

 

Show: Colin Quinn: Pushed Around
Venue: Comedy Cellar at The Fat Black Pussycat
Location:
130 W. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Colin Quinn FROM THE MOVIE “TRAINWRECK”, STAR OF ONE MAN SHOWS: “UNCONSTITUTIONAL”, “LONG STORY SHORT” ON BROADWAY AND HBO, STAR OF COMEDY CENTRAL’S “TOUGH CROWD”, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NBC’S “THE COLIN QUINN SHOW’.
Ticket Link: www.comedycellar.com/reservation

 

Show: Smut Presents: The Headliner Series Mike Vecchione LIVE
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location:
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 10:00pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
“Jonas Barnes & Lauryn Petrie are back at The Creek and The Cave in 2017 to bring you the first “Headliner Series” of the new year and we’re starting the year off right.
On Wednesday, January 4th at 10pm, SMUT Presents Mike Vecchione Live!
At the end of 2003, Mike moved to New York City. He has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Comedy Central’s Fresh Face Debates, and Russell Simmons Presents: Stand Up at the El Rey Theatre. Mike also had a guest appearance on the IFC hit show Z Rock.
In 2010, Mike won the People’s Choice Award for the New York Comedy Festival, was a semi-finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and was selected to perform at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival (New Faces). Later that year, Mike went on to perform on the Tonight Show starring Jay Leno and shot his own Half Hour Special for Comedy Central.
In 2014, Mike appeared on Comedy Underground with Dave Attell on Comedy Central, was again a semi-finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen.
In 2015, Mike appeared on Conan on TBS and Inside Amy Schumer.
Mike headlines across the United States and is based in New York City, regularly appearing at some of the biggest clubs in the city including Gotham, Carolines on Broadway, The Stand and the world famous Comedy Cellar.
Mike will be joined by a powerhouse line up including: James L Mattern, Frank Liotti, Brian Theriot, Lauryn Petrie and your host Jonas Barnes!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/smut-presents-the-headliner-series-mike-vecchione-live/

 

Show: Carolines Comedy Madness
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location:
1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:00pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

Let the madness begin!   Taking a page from the NCAA college basketball tournament “March Madness,” Carolines on Broadway is proud to present the fifth annual Carolines Comedy Madness stand-up tournament.   64 of New York City’s best young comedians step into the spotlight to take their best shot and go head-to-head in a five-round tournament in which each week the field will be narrowed down to 32, the Sweet 16, the Elite Eight, then down to the Final Four.  A panel of industry judges will determine who advances and is eventually crowned champion and the winner will receive a cash prize and a chance to perform in the 2017 New York Comedy Festival this November.  You don’t want to miss out on all the fun and games, so get your tickets now!
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/full-schedule/?fsp=2

 

Show: The Show with Jean Grae
Venue: Union Hall
Location:
702 Union Street Brooklyn
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:

A live talk show w/super special (sometimes surprise!) guests, music, news, comedy. Because someone needs to say what we’re all thinking.
Special Guest Janeane Garofalo
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1394831-show-show-jean-grae-brooklyn/