New York Live Comedy Show Listings: May 5 – May 12, 2016
New York Live Comedy listings for the week of April 28- May 4, 2016. Curated by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen. Scroll down to submit your listings!
THURSDAY 5/5
New York Live Comedy Shows, Thursday May 5, 2016
SHOW: Jared Fried’s #PartyThursday Comedy Showcase
VENUE: Stand Up NY
LOCATION: 236 West 78th Street New York NY
TIME: 10:30PM
DESCRIPTION/LINEUP:
Jared Freid
Noah Gardenswartz
Liz Miele
Felonious Munk
Kurt Metzger
TICKET LINK: http://laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=450570&cart
Show: Cinco de Mayo at NYCC!
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Aaron Berg
Corinne Fisher
Josh Gondelman
Matteo Lane
Chris Scopo
Josh Wesson
Dave Smith
Shuli Egar
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/aaron-berg-luis-j-gomez-dave-smith-shuli-egar-05-05-2016
Show: Sisters of Comedy
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location: 1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Agunda Okeyo’s monthly production at Caroline’s on Broadway,showcases a who’s who of black women in stand-up plus a few special guests like Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gloria Steinem and Image Activist/CNN commentator Michaela Angela Davis.
Some of the amazing talent Okeyo has worked with include Trainwreck’s (2015) Marina Franklin, Tonight Show’sGina Yashere, Late Night with Seth Meyer’s Phoebe Robinson, Comic View’s Zainab Johnson, Meredith Vieira Show’s Yamaneika Saunders, Oxygen’s ‘Funny Girls’ Calise Hawkins, SNL’s Sasheer Zamata, plus many more. at Caroline’s on Broadway is the best live show on Thursday Night in NYC, come out and laugh!
Okeyo has been featured as a rising producer and activist in Time Out New York, The New Yorker, Essence, The Root, Black Enterprise, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, The New York Times and NBC. She has also produced shows at Ginny’s Supper Club and Gotham Comedy Club.
In February 2016, Okeyo produced a benefit show to support an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution to legally assure sex equality. The star studded event was hosted by Jane Fonda and featured Gloria Steinem, Rosie O’Donnell, Judah Friedlander, Wyatt Cenac, Michelle Buteau, Sasheer Zamata and Tony winning playwright Sarah Jones.
5/5 lineup:Michelle Buteau, Jean Grae, Rae Sanni, Phoebe Robinson, Chloe Hilliard
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/sisters-of-comedy/
Show: Axs TV presents: Gotham Comedy Live hosted by Brad Garrett
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd St. NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of a Live (and we mean Live!) Comedy TV Shoot that will be airing on AXS TV on Thursday’s at 10PM (did we mention it will be Live!).
***THIS IS A LIVE TV SHOOT. YOU MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 9:15PM IN ORDER TO BE SEATED.
BRAD GARRETT HOSTS!
With Andy Pitz, Danny Bevins, Drew Thomas & Esther Ku!
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=438255
FRIDAY 5/6
New York Live Comedy Shows, Friday May 6, 2016
Show: The Banter Show
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Every first Friday at 10pm at The Creek & The Cave, hosts Scotland Green (Comedy as a Second Language) and Alison Zeidman (New York Times Loose Ends) invite pairs of comedians to entertain the audience with their banter, without any prior preparation or discussion prompt. Whenever the conversation starts to lull, the hosts interrupt with a random discussion topic to keep the banter going.
Line-up:
Michael Albanese (BET)
Matt Bachus (Cincinnati Comedy Festival)
Ashley Bez (TV Land’s “Younger”)
Mike Brown (MTV/Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Web Series
Ian Fidance (AXSTV – Gotham Comedy Live)
Jake Head (Comedy Central South Beach Festival)
Chelsea Hood (CW)
Eli Sairs (Wildcats)
Rae Sanni (Loudmouth!)
Jenn Welch (Memphis Comedy Fest)
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/banter-show-2016-05-06/
Show: Bobby Lee Headline
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 8 & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup: Bobby Lee headlines Gotham Comedy Club
*Shows on Thursday & Satuday also
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=438206
Ticket Price:
Show: Standing Room Showcase
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd.
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Tim Dillon
Alex Pavone
Helen Hong
Rob Haze
Angela Cobb
Matteo Lane
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&id=444745
Show: Comedy Cellar Showcase
Venue: The Comedy Cellar
Location: 117 MacDougal
Time: 7pm, 8:45, 10:30 & 12:15 + 8pm at The Village Underground
Description of Show and Lineup:
It’s not impossible to get a table at the Cellar, you just have to plan ahead! Stand By list for every show at the door
Ticket Link: http://www.comedycellar.com/reservation/
SATURDAY 5/7
New York Live Comedy Shows, Saturday May 7, 2016
SHOW: Stand Up NY Comedy Showcase
VENUE: Stand Up NY
LOCATION: 236 West 78th Street New York NY
TIME: 10PM
DESCRIPTION/LINEUP:
Ashley Austin Morris
Kurt Metzger
Felonious Munk
Nick Vatterott
Damien Lemon
TICKET LINK: http://laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=444169&cart
Show: The Stand NYC Showcase
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue, NYC
Time: 8 & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Bonnie McFarlane
Chris DiStefano
Pete Lee
Derek Gaines
Mike Vecchione + more!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=450707
Show: Dark Spots 1 Year Anniversary Show
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dark Spots is a monthly comedy show where comedians are asked to perform their darkest, saddest, and most traumatic–but funny–bits. Hosted by Shane Torres (Comedy Bang Bang), Nate Fridson (Bridgetown Comedy Festival), and Alison Zeidman (New York Times Loose Ends), each month performers are asked to do a set inspired by a different dark theme, such as death, illness, depression, divorce, and more.
Line-up:
Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight)
Jennie Sutton (Letterman Writer)
Nore Davis (Writer for Seriously.tv)
Matt Koff (The Daily Show)
Robert Dean (Comedy Central)
Amir E. Gollan (Todd Barry Podcast, “If a Joke’s Told in the Forest” Album)
Tim Dillon (Last Comic Standing)
Gilbert Lawand (Red Clay Comedy Festival)
Sean P. McCarthy (Funny Or Die’s 30 Under 30 Comics to Watch)
Irene Morales (Red Clay Comedy Festival)
Matt Bachus (Cincinnati Comedy Festival)
Joel Walkowski (Wildcats)
Chelsea Hood (CW)
Michael Albanese (BET)
Melissa Stokoski (Bitches’ Brew)
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/dark-spots-2-2016-05-07/
Show: New York Comedy Club Showcase
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Matt Pavich
Kate Wolff
Zainab Johnson
Greer Barnes
Adam Newman
Aaron Berg
Ticket Link:: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/saturday-night-headliners-05-07-2016
SUNDAY 5/8
New York Live Comedy Shows, Sunday May 8, 2016
Show: POWERHOUSE, a monthly variety show featuring comedy, music, trivia, and prizes! Hosted by Aaron Glaser
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 720 Union Street, Brooklyn NY
Time: 8pm/ Doors at 7:30
Description of Show and Lineup:
MYQ KAPLAN (Conan)
ANN CARR (Horace & Pete)
JIM TEWS (Felines of New York)
NATE DERN (Funny or Die)
BRANDON SCOTT WOLF (Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris)
EMMA WILLMAN (SiriusXM)
PACKAGED DEAL (Sketch duo)
house band BIG CITY
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1160763-powerhouse-brooklyn/
Show: New York Comedy Club Showcase
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Matt Richards
Subhah Agarwal
Phil Hanley
Jay Light
Joe List
Jay Nog
Noah Gardenswartz
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/phil-hanley-joe-list-subhah-agarwal-05-08-2016
Ticket Price:
Show: If You Build It!
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 East 3rd St. @ Avenue A
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by TIM DILLON
CHRIS THAYER
Adam Devine’s House Party,The Pete Holmes Show
http://thisischristhayer.com/
DAVID ANGELO
The Daily Show, Comedy Central
http://www.davidangelo.info/
PAT WALSH
2 Broke Girls, Always Sunny In Philadelphia
https://twitter.com/thepatrickwalsh
ROB HAZE
Montreal Comedy Festival, Last Comic Standing
http://robhaze.tumblr.com/
LISA CURRY
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction,
http://lisacurry.net
TK KELLY
Tosh.0, Funny Or Die
http://www.tkkelly.com/
REBECCA SHORTALL
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Squawker Awards
https://twitter.com/rockingthehorse
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/show/2835
Show: Brooks Wheelan
Venue: The Bell House
Location: 149 7th St, Brooklyn, NY
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Featuring: Brooks Wheelan, Cornell Reid, Karl Hess
Brooks is a chill dude from Iowa. He went to University of Iowa and got a biomedical engineering degree, but then pursued comedy. He’s 29 right now and here’s some stuff he’s done: -Cast Member of Saturday Night Live (2013-14) -Had the #1 comedy album on iTunes with the release of his debut album, “This is cool, Right?” -Recorded a Comedy Central Half Hour special -Appeared on Conan -Appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers -Appeared on Girls -Appeared on MTV’s Ridiculousness -Appeared on @Midnight -Appeared on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party -One of Comedy Central’s 10 comics to watch in 2012 -Montreal Just For Laughs Festival in 2013 and 2014 -RollingStone named him as one of the top 45 acts from the 2014 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival -Also performed at Comedy Central’s South Beach Comedy Festival, SXSW, Sasquatch Music and Arts Festival, Moontower Comemdy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and many others. Wheelan’s debut stand up album, This is Cool, Right? was recently released to great reviews. The A.V. Club described it as absurd and honest saying, “Wheelan is a considerable talent with a unique voice and perspective.”
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1111575
MONDAY 5/9
New York Live Comedy Shows, Monday May 9, 2016
Name of Show: Too Big To Fail Comedy Show
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 East 24th St. New York New York 10010
Time: 7:00pm
Description/Line Up: Ryan and Erik bring you some of the Best Comedians working the New York Comedy scene.
Gary Vider
Anthony Devito
Justin Smith
Subhah Agarwal
Matt Ruby
Nathan Macintosh
Erik Levi
Ryan Hernandez
Ticket Link: Use promo code “BIG” for promotional pricing http://newyorkcomedyclub.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=449232&_ga=1.29556095.1115856293.1462133030
Show: Frantic! Mondays
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue, NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by Aaron Berg
Alexis Guerreros
Liz Barrett
Ari Shaffir
Lauren Vino
Dan Soder
Jay Light
Joe List
TK Kelly and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=450692&cart
Show: Broken Comedy
Venue: Bar Matchless
Location: 557 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Time: 9pm Show/ 8:30 doors
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.
Seth Herzog
Taylor Ketchum
Giulia Rozzi
Brandon Wardell
Joe Pera
Ticket Link: Free https://www.facebook.com/NYCBrokenComedy/?ref=br_rs
Show: Night Train with Wyatt Cenac
Venue: Littlefield
Location: 622 Degraw Steet Brooklyn, NY
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Drew Michael
Marie Faustin
Greg Stone + more!
Ticket Link: https://goo.gl/Hpa8Vd
TUESDAY 5/10
New York Live Comedy Shows, Tuesday May 10, 2016
Show: DAN WILBUR Book Release Show featuring JANEANE GAROFALO, JOSH GONDELMAN, REFORMED WHORES, JACQUELINE NOVAK, ERIK BERGSTROM
Venue: Littlefield
Location: 622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup: Inspired by his wildly popular Tumblr page, Better Book Titles, Dan Wilbur and Andrews McMeel Publishing have teamed up to assemble some of the best selections into one book entitled, ‘Never Flirt With Puppy Killers’ And Other Better Book Titles.
Ticket Link: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1147681-never-flirt-puppy-killers-brooklyn/
Show: Hindsight Hosted by Dan Perlman & Billy Prinsell
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location: 1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by Dan Perlman & Billy Prinsell, HINDSIGHT is a monthly show where top stand-ups tell funny, true stories, then face interjections and follow-up questions from the hosts and audience. Part-stand-up, part-storytelling, part-interview, HINDSIGHT is interactive and unpredictable.
Janelle James
Joe List
Jon Laster
Sean Patton
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/hindsight-with-dan-perlman-and-billy-prinsell/
Show: Chemistry
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 3rd Steet
Time: 11pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Bringing you the funniest stand up comics. Every Tuesday at 11pm. Come laugh with us. Hosted by Matteo Lane
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/45554
Show: The Drunk Spelling Bee
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jake Flores and Blake Midgette host The Drunk Spelling Bee, which is exactly what it sounds like, a spelling bee for drunk people. Each show features a few guest comics and COOL PRIZES for whoever wins the damn thing. Everyone who shows up is free to play and Jake and Blake will probably make fun of you for not knowing how to spell REO Speedwagon or whatever. It’s F-U-N-N!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/the-drunk-spelling-bee-2016-05-10/
WEDNESDAY 5/11
New York Live Comedy Shows, Wednesday May 11, 2016
Show: The Stand NYC Showcase
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dan Soder
Mark Normand
Derek Gaines
Gary Vider
Monroe Martin
Sarah Tollemache and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=451130&cart
Show: Legion of Skanks Live Podcast
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
“The Most Offensive Podcast on Earth” 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: No ticket necessary, first come first serve seating
Show: The Comedienne Project
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Katie Hannigan and Corinne Fisher debuted The Comedienne Project at FringeNYC15. Corinne, the host of the popular anti slut shaming podcast, Guys We Fucked, and Katie, a vehement man hater, both felt themselves falling into the trap of creating material that revolved around men, and our relationships to them. Fisher and Hannigan wanted to break out of their comfort zones and challenge themselves to answer – “What do we think about when we’re not thinking about dudes and sex?” And the two created new half hour sets of fresh material on anything and everything BUT men. (turns out mostly food and vampires,)
Now at The Standing Room, The Comedienne Project continues as Katie and Corinne invite fellow comics to participate in the challenge. Female and male comics alike perform full sets free of sex, dating and relationship material. Katie and Corinne keep it fresh by ringing a bell if a comic slips up and accidentally brings up butt plugs.
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&id=449876
Show: Front Room at the Knit
Venue: The Knitting Factory
Location: 361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Each week one of our resident hosts brings you a comedy showcase featuring New York’s best up-and-coming comics alongside surprise guests from TV and around the world.
Hosted by Anthony DeVito, Joyelle Johnson, Ryan Beck & Megan Gailey.
Anthony DeVito
Wil Sylvince
Matt Alano-Martin
Jono Zalay
Emma Willmann
Rae Sanni
Joe Pera
Ticket Link: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=6699595&REFID=clientsite
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