Live Comedy Shows in New York City This Week: September 1 – 7, 2016
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 9/1
Show: Jackknife Comedy
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jackknife Comedy is a rad monthly stand up show hosted by two dummies from Iowa, Gideon Hambright and Patrick Hastie! Each month they pick a bunch of their favorite comedians to come do sets, drink and have a blast! Come party with us!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/jackknife-comedy-2-2016-09-01/
Show: Jest for Fun
Venue: Lovecraft Bar
Location: 50 Avenue B NYC
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hadiyah Robinson (BET, Comedy Central)
Emma Wilmann (JFL, AXS TV)
Dan Soder(Comedy Central, Showtime)
Kareem Green (BET, AXS TV)
$8 suggested organization for charity at door
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jest-for-fun-comedy-show-tickets-16981112966
Show: Spilt Milk
Venue: Bunk Sandwiches Brooklyn
Location: 740 Driggs Avenue
Time: 9:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Another instalment of the Spilt Milk show at Bunk Sandwiches. Hooray! Last month’s instalment was packed and we hope to have you join us for this one. The show has comics from Tonight Show Writers, MTV, Tru TV, and festival favorites, hosted by Shane Torres.
Take a peek at this lineup:
Amber Nelson (TruTV, JFL)
Omar Shaukut (Podcast Fame)
Josh Johnson (Tonight Show Writer)
Blairr Socci (MTV’S Lady Like)
Nate Fridson (AST, Bridgetown)
Martin Urbano (Bridgetown)
JP McDade (JFL)
Show: Lasers in the Jungle
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 E. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
A once-in-a-lifetime comedy event every Thursday at 7:30 PM!
Welcoming stand-up comics from Comedy Central, SNL, NPR, The Daily Show, Late Show, Conan, Tonight Show, Late Night, MTV, VH1, and More
Featuring:
Adam Newman (Comedy Central)
Myq Kaplan (America’s Got Talent)
Michelle Buteau (VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz”)
Neel Nanda (Adam Devine’s House Party)
Charlie Pickering (The Project)
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/49037
FRIDAY 9/2
Show: Theo Von Headline
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 8 & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Featuring Angelo Lozada and Annie Lederman!
Theo Von: THEO VON can be seen in his very own Netflix original comedy special titled, NO OFFENSE. Previously, Theo was the host of TBS’s hidden camera show DEAL WITH IT from EP Howie Mandel, which ran for three seasons. He also hosted Yahoo’s popular daily recap show PRIMETIME IN NO TIME – one of the most-watched shows on the web with nearly one million views per day. Recently, Theo made appearances on INSIDE AMY SCHUMER and WHY? WITH HANNIBAL BURESS.
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=454282
Show: Hot Soup
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 11:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Produced by Mark Normand, Matt Ruby, Gary Vider, & Jeremy Levenbach, the weekly show at Irish Exit has be named a Best Show by TimeOut and Thrillist, features the best stand-ups from NYC and around the country, and boasts amazing drop-ins from superstars like Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, David Cross, Nick Kroll, Hannibal Buress, Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman and Anthony Jeselnik
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/hot-soup-at-nycc-09-02-2016
Show: Nothing Important!
Venue: One and One
Location: 76 E. 1st Street NYC- The show is held in the private basement space called The Nexus Lounge.
Time: 8:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Nothing Important! is a stand-up comedy show that takes place every Friday at One & One Bar in Manhattan. Comedians performing have been on Comedy Central, Letterman, Conan, HBO, SNL, and more.
Liz Miele (Hulu, AXS Gotham Comedy Live)
Shakir Standley (NBC’s Last Comic Standing)
Bret Raybould (College Humor)
James Nichols (Clam Pals Live!)
and Ben Wasserman (Side Ponytail)!
Ticket Link: Free Show- First Come First Served
Show: Gentrify
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 E. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 10:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
GENTRIFY is a weekly variety show that brings comedy’s hottest stand up, improv and sketch groups to the part of the city where no one would ever dare go: The East Village. GENTRIFY is the exposed brick of comedy, the working fireplace of laughter and the roof deck of fun at UCBeast.
Adam Newman (Comedy Central Half Hour)
Nat Towsen (VICE)
Finn Straley (Hulu)
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/49062
SATURDAY 9/3
Show: Dark Spots
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 8pm
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 (CONAN), Nate Fridson (Bridgetown Comedy Festival, AST Records), and Alison Zeidman (Humor Contributor, New York Times), each month performers tackle death, illness, depression, divorce, addiction, and more.
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/dark-spots-2-2016-09-03/
Show: Nerd is the New Black
Venue: QED : A Place to Show and Tell
Location: 27-16 23rd Street Astoria
Time: 7:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Charles McBee (Laughs on FOX & Gotham Comedy Live AXS TV) Brings smart, edgy and hilarious stand up comedy live to Q.E.D Astoria. The comedians featured on this show headline clubs and colleges all over the country and are also featured on MTV, VH1, NBC’s Last Comic Standing and Saturday Night Live. Whether it’s a date night or a fun night out, you won’t find a better show at a better deal!
Khalid Rahmann
Troy Alan
Jaqi Furback
Alan Finn
Fredrick Goldstein
Ticket Link: http://qedastoria.com/collections/shows/products/nerd-is-the-new-black-all-star-comedy-showcase-11
Show: Fetch: A Stand Up Comedy Showcase
Venue: Experimental Comedy Gallery
Location: 272 Grand Street
Time: 9:00PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
The ECG presents a night of stand up with Jess Reed, Sam Rose, Brandon Ream, Ethan Simmons-Patterson, Jess Lane, Carmen Lagala, Sam Evans, Marcia Belsky
Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location: 236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Chris Distefano
Mike Vecchione
Jonathan Randall
Jeff Leach
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/464459?&&cart
SUNDAY 9/4
Show: Comedy At The Knitting Factory
Venue: The Knitting Factory
Location: 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by Will Miles, Clark Jones and Kenny DeForest
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/6843725
Show: If You Build It
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 E. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by JOE ZIMMERMAN
GARY VIDER
America’s Got Talent, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival
MIKE CANNON
VH1, MTV
http://www.mikecannoncomedy.com/
NEEL NANDA
Adam Devine’s House Party, VICE
EMILY GALATI
Conan, Last Comic Standing
ANNA DREZEN
Funny Or Die, MTVu
FINN STRALEY
Coming To The Stage, Brew Ha Ha Comedy Festival
MIKE ALBANESE
BET’s The Game, Atlanta Improv
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/show/2835
Show: The Stand NYC Showcase
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue
Time: 11:30PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Joe List
Tim Dillon
Gibran Saleem
Subhah Agarwal
Vladimir Caamano
Sean Patton
& More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465042&cart
Show: White Chocolate Sundaes
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Come join White Chocolate every Sunday at 8pm for free!
Hosted by rising stars Christi Chiello & Petey DeAbreu and featuring
Tim Dillon
Corinne Fisher
Ryan Beck
Sarah Tollemache
and more!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/calendar.cfm?m=9&y=2016&
MONDAY 9/5
Show: Nat Towsen’s Downtown Variety Hour
Venue: UCB East
Location: 153 E. 3rd Street
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
This month’s Downtown Variety features some of the best in NYC stand-up, with returning guest, writer, actress and Saturday Night Live star Sasheer Zamata and, author, comedian and Boston Comedy Festival winner Paul Oddo. In the monthly “Downtown History” segment, Towsen will interview a prominent member of the community. And in “NYC Trivia,” audience members have a chance to win free pizza and comics from sponsors Two Boots and Forbidden Planet. Brewery Ommegang, another sponsor, will provide free beer to audience members at the bar while supplies last.
Ticket Link: bit.ly/NTDVH39
Show: Night Train with Guest Host Alzo Slade
Venue: Littlefield
Location: 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Adam Newman
Mehran Khaghani
Neko White
Sonia Denis
Christi Chiello
Tanael Joachim
Ticket Link: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/calendar/
Show: Frantic!
Venue: The Stand
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by Aaron Berg and featuring
Earl Skakel
Dan Soder
Sean Patton
Jacob Williams
Liz Magee
Joe List
Ester Steinberg
Tim Dillon
and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465044&cart
Show: Basic Mondays
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Featuring New York’s funniest comedians who happen to be female.
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&id=465294
TUESDAY 9/6
Show: Roastmasters
Venue: The Stand
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Head-to-head competitive roast battling hosted by Luis J. Gomez!
Andrew Collin vs. Lawrence Deloach
Evan Leslie Jones vs. Ian Kitchen
Corey Rayburn vs. Andrea Alan
Main Event: Christi Chiello vs Evan Williams
Judges: Rich Vos , Nick Mullen, Earl Skakel, Aaron Berg, and more
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465053&cart
Show: Creek Bros
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Carmen Lagala, Billy ‘The Prince’ Prinsell, and Samantha ‘My Dad Owns A Dealership’ Ruddy bring you New York City’s favorite free frat party-themed standup show. The first Tuesday of every month at 10pm, they bring their favorite comics up to the stage to tell jokes, funnel beers, and bro out. Check it out before the college dean has it shut down. CB for life!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/creek-bros-2-2016-09-06/
Show: CandyBox: A Free Comedy Show 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.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=464773&_ga=1.200723243.446209280.1472678089
Show: Comedy Juice
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
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.
Alingon Mitra
Andrew Schulz
& more!
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=452373&cart
WEDNESDAY 9/7
Show: Axs Presents Gotham Comedy Live
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of a Live Comedy TV taping that will be airing on AXS TV on Thursday’s at 10PM
PETE DAVIDSON HOSTS!
PETE is the newest featured player on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. This past summer, he shot a small fun role in Judd Apatow’s film TRAINWRECK and was named one of VARIETY’S TOP TEN COMICS TO WATCH for 2014. He starred opposite Justin Long and Nick Frost in the pilot SOBER COMPANION for FOX, with Don Scardino directing. His standup has been featured on ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY on Comedy Central, and his late night stand up debut aired this past spring on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE. Pete has been featured on Nick Cannon’s WILD N OUT reboot and GUY CODE on MTV, and he was a New Face at Just for Laughs Montreal in 2013.
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=461959
Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location: 236 W. 78th Street
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Doug Smith
Adrienne Iapalucci
Paul Mecurio
Sam Morril
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/464469?&&cart
Show: The Stand NYC Showcase
Venue: The Stand
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dan Soder
Annie Lederman
Sean Patton
Yannis Pappas
Paul Virzi
Monroe Martin
& more!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=465055&cart
Show: Smut Presents: The Headliner Series with Jeff Leach
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
The team behind “The SMUT Show” is bringing a new, monthly headliner series to The Creek & The Cave in Long Island City. The show features a headliner doing a full length, 40 minute set plus 3 guests.
September’s headliner is the UK’s own Jeff Leach! A regular at The Comedy Cellar, Leach has made NYC his home and is a world travelled performer that has been seen on Comedy Central, the BBC, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, MTV2 and more. He currently has his own weekly radio show on SOHO Radio and has authored his own documentary entitled “Confessions of A Sex Addict” along with being an award winning actor & voice over artist.
He’ll be joined by Richie Redding (The Katt Williams Tour), Lauryn Petrie (SiriusXM, TNT), Brian Theriot (Kegstand Comedy Podcast) and your host Jonas Barnes (New York Comedy Festival, SiriusXM’s Fight Club Radio).
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/smut-presents-the-headliner-series-with-jeff-leach/
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