New York City’s Live Comedy Calendar! Upcoming Shows for August 2018. Updated Daily.
Live Comedy in New York City This MONTH:
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. But see what shows are happening every night in NYC right here on The IBang!
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Click here for August 2 through August 8
THIS WEEKEND’s HEADLINERS: THURSDAY JULY 5 THROUGH JULY 11
Gotham Comedy Club: Tony Rock
Shows: Friday 7:30 Saturday, 7:30 and 9:30 and Sunday at 7:30
Tickets: http://gothamcomedyclub.com
Carolines Comedy Club: Michelle Buteau
Shows: Friday 7:30 and 10pm, and Saturday, 7:30 and 10:00
Tickets: http://www.carolines.com
THIS WEEKEND’S CLUB SHOWCASE SHOWS (click for lineups)
The Cellar, the Village Underground, and The Fat Black Pussycat
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New York Comedy Club
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Stand Up New York
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West Side Comedy Club
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CLUB AND BAR SHOWS
Date: 08/01/2018
Show: That’s A Stretch: An Hour of Comedy with George Civeris and Julia Claire
Venue: The Duplex
Location: 61 Christopher Street
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show:
Join fun and cool Brooklyn comedians George Civeris and Julia Claire for two half-hours of riotous standup comedy. Hosted by the hilarious Rebecca O’Neal!
Lineup:George Civeris, Julia Claire, Rebecca O’Neal
Ticket Link: http://www.purplepass.
Date: 08/01/2018
Show: Dan St Germain: ” No Real Winners Here” Album Tour
Venue: Union Hall – Brooklyn
Location: 702 Union Street
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Come join Dan St Germain as he kicks off his Album promotion tour on August 1st at Union Hall in Brooklyn.
Lineup:Dan St Germain
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.
Date: 08/01/2018
Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location: 200 N. 14th St.
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
Every Wednesday the CYSK collective brings their signature Chicago-style stand up showcase to The Gutter in Brooklyn for an intimate night of comedy with NYC’s funniest.
Lineup:Gary Gulman (Conan), Joe Pera (Seth Meyers), Marina Franklin (HBO), Raanan Herschberg (Sirius XM), Matt Wayne (Comedy Central), and Mike Lebovitz (Last Comic Standing). Hosted by Jeff Steinbrunner.
Ticket Link: https://cysknyc.
Date: 08/01/2018
Show: Thick Wit Comedy
Venue: The Way Station
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Thick Wit Comedy brings the funniest comics from all five boroughs and delivers them to your doorstep in cozy Brooklyn. Take a midweek break and join good time gals, Caitlin Peluffo and Jill Weiner, for, you guessed it, a damn good time!
Lineup:Rebecca Vigil (Netflix; Your Love, Our Musical) Rashad Bashir (Caroline’s on Broadway) Chris Calogero (VICE) Tom Delgado (Comedy Central) Wanjiko Eke (CinderBlock Comedy Festival)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/02/2018
Show: Pulitzer Surprises
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
According to the Pulitzer website, anyone can nominate anything for a Pulitzer Prize.
Pulitzer Surprises takes advantage of that horrible idea.
Eliza Cossio (Wyatt Cenac, The Daily Show) and Caroline Schaper (Full Frontal, Letterman) have their favorite comedians perform their submission for a Pulitzer. Then they interview a real-life Pulitzer Prize winner who has actually done something good. At the end of the show the audience will cast their vote on who deserves a Pulitzer, and then it will really be submitted for a Pulitzer Prize. That winner walks away a “Pulitzer Prize Entrant.”
Lineup: Eliza Cossio (Wyatt Cenac, The Daily Show) and Caroline Schaper (Full Frontal, Letterman)
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/03/2018
Show: The Big Weird
Venue: Secret Loft
Location: 14th St. and 6th Ave., Address will be sent to ticket holders the day of the event
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Check out rising stars and established comedians working their newest material at Secret Loft, the venue Timeout NY called the coolest secret spot in NYC!
(https://www.timeout.com/
Lineup:Hosted by: Casey James Salengo (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central Half Hour) Ryan Beck (The Daily Show, Girl Code) Will Winner (The Good, The Dad, and The Ugly Podcast, HuffPost) Featuring: Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) Jordan Mendoza (Comedy Central) Noah Gardenswartz (Conan, Comedy Central Half Hour) Julia Claire (Boston Comedy Festival)
Ticket Link: https://bigweird11.
Date: 08/04/2018
Show: Jackknife Comedy
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Ave. Long Island City, NY 11101
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Jackknife Comedy is a rad monthly stand up show the first Saturday of every month at The Creek and The Cave in Queens, hosted by two dummies from Iowa named Gideon Hambright and Patrick Hastie! Each show they pick a bunch of their favorite comedians to come do sets, be cool and have a blast!
Lineup:Martin Urbano (JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE), Samantha Ruddy (BRIDGETOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL), Ginny Hogan (SF SKETCHFEST), Auggie Lutz (BROOKLYN COMEDY FESTIVAL), Blake Hammond (LIMESTONE COMEDY FESTIVAL), Katlin McFee (BURNING BRIDGES COMEDY FESTIVAL), Raghav Mehta (10,000 LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL), Rachel Fogletto (WHISKEY BEAR COMEDY FESTIVAL) and Harris Alterman (LAUGHING SKULL COMEDY FESTIVAL)
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/
Date: 08/05/2018
Show: REAL TALK w/ TODD & RICH: DOG DAYS BABAY! (Sun. Aug. 5th, 2018 ed.)
Venue: Cherry Tavern
Location: 441 E. 6th st. (off ave A)
Time: 11:00 pm
Description of Show:
REAL TALK w/ TODD & RICH: DOG DAYS BABAY! (Sun. Aug. 5th, 2018 ed.)
Come Party with the #TooSweet Bad Guys of the East Village as they bring YOU that Sunday Night Comedy BOOM BAP!
Lineup: Featuring the comedic stylings of Nina Tarr, Marcello Hernandez, Momoh Pujeh, Christy Monroe, Freddy Sheffield, Nick Astor & Chrystian F. Ramirez!
Ticket Link: https://www.facebook.
Date: 08/04/2018
Show: Conflicted: The Pastry War
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 04:00 pm
Description of Show:
From rivalries and gossip to attacks and blood feuds, Conflicted is the comedy show that gives you the inside scoop on what (probably) happened during history’s greatest fights. This month, join Kate and Peter as they investigate The Pastry War!
Part Time Travel Adventure, part Drinking Game, and part Powerpoint, Kate and Peter will get to the bottom of the age old question: When a french guy screams about his bakery in the middle of Mexico, how big of a war can he start?
Lineup: Natasha Vaynblat, Brian Morabito, Dewayne Perkins
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/05/2018
Show: Repeater featuring Rachel Wenitsky & Ned Riseley (Friends who Folk)
Venue: QED Astoria
Location: QED Astoria
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Featuring*:
Rachel Wenitsky (Reductress, The Story Pirates Podcast) and Ned Riseley (Six Degrees of Separation, Williamstown Theatre Festival) who perform together as Friends Who Folk (Ars Nova, Union Hall, The New Yorker).
Lineup: Rachel Wenitsky, Ned Riseley
Ticket Link: https://qedastoria.com/
Date: 08/05/2018
Show: Happy Birthday Mr. President with Ellie MacPhereson
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show:
A rollicking musical romp of the history of all the men (ugh yes men) who have held our highest office.
Ellie MacPherson, an otherwise normal human, is freakishly obsessed with the Presidents of the United States. She is making her Caveat debut with Happy Birthday Mr. President! a journey through the lives of the men (ugh, yes, all men) who have held our highest office.
Join Ellie and her band as they musically chronicle the weird and human sides of our commanders in chief. Because if Hamilton proved anything, it’s that history is way more fun with songs.
Lineup: Ellie MacPherson
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/06/2018
Show: Queer Film Theory 101
Venue: House of Wax Bar
Location: City Point Building, 445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn, New York 11201
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Queer Film Theory 101 is a monthly comedy show, hosted by Sarah Kennedy and Veronica Garza, featuring LGBTQ performers “outing” the films that influenced their identity. It’s free and fabulous!
Lineup:Connor Creagan, Alex English and Carolyn Bergier
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/06/2018
Show: An Inconvenient Talk Show
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show:
Al Gore has been trying to make climate change sexy for 30 years. But after two depressing movies, he’s finally found the answer: A Late Night Talk Show!
Lineup:Written by Rollie Williams, Torey Strahl (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Matt Hooper (Live From Tomorrow), and Matt Nelson (UCB)
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/07/2018
Show: UG! COMEDY SHOW!! @ Drexler’s: Tuesday Aug. 7th, 2018 ed.
Venue: Drexler’s
Location: 9 Avenue A (off E. 1st st)
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Todd Montesi & Richard James present awesome comics in front of a cool supportive crowd in the epicenter of hip, NEW YORK CITY.
Lineup:John Fugelsang, Frank Conniff, Shanna Christmas, J-L Cauvin, Suraiyah Ortiz
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/07/2018
Show: Grandbaby Comedy
Venue: Baby Grand Greenpoint
Location: 55 McGuinness Boulevard South
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Join Mary Cella, Cara Weinberger and Brian Bahe every Tuesday night at 8pm for Grandbaby Comedy in Greenpoint at the karaoke bar Baby Grand to catch some of New York’s best comedians who have been seen on Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon & more.
Lineup: Jeffrey Emerson (Laughing Devil Finalist), Brad Howe (Adult Swim), Clare O’Kane (Viceland), Melissa Diaz (New York Comedy Festival).
Ticket Link: https://www.facebook.
Date: 08/09/2018
Show: DAF Presents: Don’t Sleep
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Come experience a variety show of the city’s best, most diverse comedic acts, presented by Diverse as Fuck Comedy.
Lineup:Ayo Edebiri Caroline Castro Peter Smith We Will Slay (Improv) and Sketchy (Sketch)
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/08/2018
Show: Hyperbole! The Best Comedy Show Ever
Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location: The Creek and the Cave Comedy Club
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
With goodies like raffle giveaways, warm up comedians in the middle of the show, and a t-shirt cannon, Hyperbole takes a typical comedy show and makes every part of it way more impressive. Hosted by Stu Melton, Caroline Doyle, and Charlie Dektar.
Lineup: Andy Haynes (Comedy Central Half Hour), Joyelle Johnson (Late Night with Seth Meyers), Selena Coppock (Amazon Prime), Rob Haze (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Jesse Eigner (Giggles N’ Cream Comedy Show)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/08/2018
Show: U Up?
Venue: The Corners
Location: 295 Nostrand Ave
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
U Up? is a comedy show that brings NYC’s funniest straight to Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. It also invites audience members to share a crazy escapade when it comes to matters of love and lust. Best story gets a prize from the show’s sponsor, Babeland!
Lineup:Napoleon Emill (Winner of Caroline’s March Madness Competition), Caitlin Peluffo (Limestone Comedy Festival), Deno DeMartino (Buzzfeed), Rebecca V. O’Neal (Netflix), and Raghav Mehta (Bridgetown Comedy Festival).
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Click here for August 9 through August 15
THIS WEEKEND’s HEADLINERS: August 9 THROUGH August 12
Gotham Comedy Club: Paul Virzi
Shows: Friday 7:30 Saturday, 7:30 and 9:30 and Sunday at 7:30
Tickets: http://gothamcomedyclub.com
Carolines Comedy Club: Nick Mullen
Shows: Friday 7:30 and 10pm, and Saturday, 7:30 and 10:00
Tickets: http://www.carolines.com
THIS WEEKEND’S CLUB SHOWCASE SHOWS (click for lineups)
The Cellar, the Village Underground, and The Fat Black Pussycat
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New York Comedy Club
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Stand Up New York
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West Side Comedy Club
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CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: THURSDAY
Date: 08/09/2018
Show: Stacy
Venue: Rebecca’s Bar
Location: 610 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Stacy is a monthly comedy show about (fictional?) friend. Resplendent and ethereal, “she” provides great fodder at this otherworldly multimedia show hosted by Caroline Doyle (SF Sketchfest), Marissa Goldman (VICE) and Charlie Bardey (Vulture).
Lineup: Alyssa Stonoha (Three Busy Debras), Bardia Salimi (Search Party), Brian Fiddyment (Prayerz), Dash Turner (Flexx), Juliet Prather (SUP Comedy), Natalie Rotter-Laitman
Ticket Link: https://www.facebook.
Date: 08/09/2018
Show: DAF Presents: Don’t Sleep
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Come experience a variety show of the city’s best, most diverse comedic acts, presented by Diverse as Fuck Comedy.
Lineup: Ayo Edebiri Caroline Castro Peter Smith We Will Slay (Improv) and Sketchy (Sketch)
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: FRIDAY
Date: 08/10/2018
Show: RelationShit
Venue: QED
Location: 27-16 23rd Avenue Astoria, NY 11105
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Hosted by Lynn Bixenspan and Morgan Pielli, Relationshit features a mix of stories about all kinds of relationships and good old-fashioned new-fangled advice from REAL-LIVE THERAPISTS ONSTAGE.
Lineup: Mark Pagan, Erin Lynn O’Connor, more TBA, *Lineups subject to change.
Ticket Link: https://qedastoria.com/
Date: 08/10/2018
Show: Comedy/Dance Party at Secret Loft (Free Pizza!)
Venue: Secret Loft
Location: Greenwich Village, Address sent to ticket holders the day of the show
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Check out amazing comics working their newest material at Secret Loft, the venue Timeout NY called the coolest secret spot in NYC! …and FREE PIZZA!
Lineup: Hosted by: Petey DeAbreu (Comedy Central) Featuring: Dean Edwards (Saturday Night Live) Kendra Cunningham (Just for Laughs, Last Comic Standing) Alexandra Kayhart (The Lantern Comedy Club) Seaton Smith (Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Nightly Show) Chloé Hilliard (Last Comic Standing, The Nightly Show) Tom Thakkar (CONAN) Robert Dean (Comedy Central Comics to Watch)
Ticket Link: https://
CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: SATURDAY
Date: 08/11/2018
Show: Versus: Jungles vs. Deserts
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show: Your hosts Meg Pierson, Zak Martellucci, and Dustin Growick lead a rotating cast of special guest experts in a battle royale of serious—and not so serious—topics. Who will come out on top? Jungles vs. Deserts? You Decide!
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/11/2018
Show: Come Ova! Queens’ First Improvised Sitcom
Venue: Soho Playhouse
Location: 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY 10013
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
They know who they are, but have pretty much no idea what’s gonna happen. It’s a situational comedy the way it was meant to be, and Ma just knows you’re gonna love it–-whaddya mean how does she know? Cause she’s ya mother, that’s how!
Lineup: Starring: Anne Hogan, Andrei Alupului, Ashley Cohen, Glennis LaRoe, Mike Greene, and Tom Kelley. Created by Anne Hogan
Ticket Link: http://www.
CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: SUNDAY
Date: 08/12/2018
Show: Improvised This American Life
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show:
The NPR public radio program ‘This American Life’ is the mothership of all storytelling podcasts. But now it’s time for an entirely improvised episode.
Lineup: Matt Gehring, Ike Ufomadu,Friends Who Folk, Directed by Jessica Morgan
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: WEDNESDAY
Date: 08/15/2018
Show: The Good The Dad and The Ugly Live Podcast Recording
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location: Carolines on Broadway
Time: 07:30 pm
Description of Show:
The Good, Casey James Salengo. The Dad, Will Winner. The Ugly, Patrick Schroeder. Three stand up comedians and best friends invite their favorite female comedians to help make them less dumb. Every week the boys and a lady have a hilarious discussion about love, sex, relationships, today’s issues, and the complicated nature of their own friendship. Join us at Caroline’s on Broadway August 15th at 7:30pm as we are joined by a very special guest for a night of stand up hosted by Courtney Maginnis, a live podcast recording, and general mayhem.
Lineup: Courtney Maginnis, Casey James Salengo, Will Winner, Patrick Schroeder, special gust TBA
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.
Date: 08/15/2018
Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location: 200 N. 14th St.
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
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.
Lineup: Kate Willet (Netflix), Joe Zimmerman (Comedy Central), Usama Saddique (JFL), Jen Kirkman (Netflix), Jeff Steinbrunner, and a special guest. Hosted by Mike Lebovitz (Last Comic Standing).
Ticket Link: https://cysknyc.
Date: 08/15/2018
Show: Internet Explorers
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Mark Vigeant ( FunnyOrDie, Prairie Home Companion, UCB) invites audiences into the world wide web for a night of HTML-arious laughs. Using algorithms, demonstrations, presentations and more, Mark will expose the lighter side of programming.
Lineup: Featuring house band Tar Of. Characters by: Asher Perlman (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Second City) Taylor Ortega (Kim Possible, UCB) Colin O’Brien (Just For Laughs, UCB) Headliner: Negin Farsad (TED, How To Make White People Laugh, Fake The Nation, The Muslims Are Coming)
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Click here for August 16 through August 22
THIS WEEKEND’s HEADLINERS: THURSDAY August 16 THROUGH August 19
Gotham Comedy Club: Gina Yashere
Shows: Friday 7:30 Saturday, 7:30 and 9:30 and Sunday at 7:30
Tickets: http://gothamcomedyclub.com
Carolines Comedy Club: Joel McHale
Shows: Friday 7:30 and 10pm, and Saturday, 7:30 and 10:00
Tickets: http://www.carolines.com
THIS WEEKEND’S CLUB SHOWCASE SHOWS (click for lineups)
The Cellar, the Village Underground, and The Fat Black Pussycat
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New York Comedy Club
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Stand Up New York
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West Side Comedy Club
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CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: THURSDAY
Date: 08/16/2018
Show: The Symposium: Academic Standup
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Kick those boring old lectures goodbye! Discover a new side to Academia in this evening of research-inspired stand-up comedy.
Lineup:Hosted by Kyle Marian
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: FRIDAY
Date: 08/17/2018
Show: Big Questions, Little Answers: Trivia Night at Caveat
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 06:00 pm
Description of Show:
This isn’t your average pub trivia – this is interactive storytelling you can WIN.
Lineup:Join Tanner Dahlin (UCB) and Ryan Creamer (College Humor) for a trivia night like none other, researched by Kylie Holloway (Museum Hack).
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/17/2018
Show: Come Up & See Me Sometime
Venue: The PIT Loft
Location: 154 W. 29th St., 2nd floor
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
Come Up & See Me Sometime is a comedy/variety show hosted by Matt Smith McCormick that celebrates the the original vamp of camp, Mae West, on her 125th birthday! Join him for comedy, movie clips, trivia, and very special guests!
Lineup: Oscar Aydin, Damian Bellino, April Brucker, Krista Komondor Lauren LoGuidice
Ticket Link: https://thepit-nyc.com/
Date: 08/17/2018
Show: Campfire
Venue: North Brooklyn Farms
Location: 320 Kent Ave
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Campfire is a series of live outdoor storytelling shows around fire that aim to put a modern spin on an ancient art form.
Lineup: Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central), Liza Treyger (Netflix), Sean Patton (Conan) and musical guest Exit Daze. Hosted by David Drake (Sirius XM) and Kenny Deforest (Seth Meyers).
Ticket Link: https://withfriends.co/
Date: 08/17/2018
Show: Silver Linings Comedy Show
Venue: Precious Metal
Location: 143 Troutman Street
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Silver Linings is a one of the hottest comedy shows in Brooklyn right now with prominent performers in the comedy industry as seen on Comedy Central, MTV, Netflix, Late Night and MORE!
Lineup:CLARK JONES (HBO “CRASHING” AND COMEDY CENTRAL), CARA WEINBERGER (REDUCTRESS AND THE NEW YORKER), DAN HARUMI (AXS TV GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE), SAURIN CHOKSI (BROWN PRIVILEGE, COMEDIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW. REFINERY29), JEFF WESSELSCHMIDT (CHERRY BOMB, TOGA PARTY PODCAST, SEESO), JACKY BEREN (SOUTH BEACH COMEDY FESTIVAL, CINDER BLOCK COMEDY FESTIVAL) GUEST HOST: CHRISTI CHIELLO (COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST BATTLE)
Ticket Link: https://
CLUB AND BAR SHOWS: SATURDAY
Date: 08/18/2018
Show: CoW SummerSlamTacular: Wrestling with the Zeitgeist
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 12:00 am
Description of Show:
This is the show where the world of standup comedy and professional wrestling meet! Comedian Dan Black, host of the popular podcast Comedians of Wrestling, performs a half hour of stand up comedy ONLY about professional wrestling.
Lineup:Hosted by: Dan Black Featuring: Dolph Ziggler and more!
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/18/2018
Show: Glad To Be Here: A Comedy Show
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: Queens
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show: A free comedy show with stand-up, storytelling, and characters. Produced by Kendra Augustin and Lourdes Zamora.
Lineup: Alyssa Stonoha, Angela Palladino, Candace Mitchell, Cole Tucker-Walton, Lourdes Zamora
Ticket Link:
Date: 08/18/2018
Show: Picture This! NY 8/18 Fabrega! Taggart! Chiello! Kirson! Zimmerman! & more!
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
#NewYork #Brooklyn #ParkSlope: Picture This! is BACK for another night of live animated ONE NIGHT ONLY lineup combinations of #NY’s best comedians and artists!
Lineup:COMEDY BY: Those Weird Guys (Jay Weingarten & Matthew Goldin) Joe Zimmerman Jessica Kirson Christi Chiello Sam Taggart & Ana Fabrega! ANIMATION BY: Bryan Brinkman Dan Pinto Elliot Cowan Elena Ferri Patrick Hosmer Chrissy Fellmeth & Adam Howard! HOSTED BY: Ian Fidance!
Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.
Date: 08/20/2018
Show: Living For It!
Venue: The Living Gallery
Location: 1094 Broadway
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Join comics George Civeris, Anya Volz & Kendall Farrell as they gather their funniest buddies at The Living Gallery to share sets and raise money for the North Star Fund. Beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery.
Lineup:Katie Hannigan (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Just for Laughs), Christi Chiello (Comedy Central, truTV), Raghav Mehta (Bridgetown Comedy Festival), Fumi Abe (MTV), Xazmin Garza (Limestone Comedy Festival), Larry Owens (truTV)
Ticket Link: http://
Date: 08/20/2018
Show: No Such Thing As Love says goodbye to summer
Venue: The PIT
Location: The PIT
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show:
Claire is crying & Jessie is thriving because it’s the end of summer. This month they have a live blind date and a matchmaker to set them up for fall. Come for the embarrassment, stay for the laughs.
Lineup:
Ticket Link: https://thepit-nyc.com/
Date: 08/20/2018
Show: Vintage Basement w/ Max & Nicky, ft. BONNIE MCFARLANE, JOE MACHI, NORE DAVIS, and DAVE MERHEJE!
Venue: UNDER St. Marks Theater
Location: 94 St. Marks Pl., New York, NY 10009
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
From twins Max and Nicky Weinbach comes a monthly neo-retro night of stand-up comedy and music. Max & Nicky will have you falling in love with their quirky antics and dovelike musical stylings as they welcome the talents of four hilarious comics.
Lineup:BONNIE MCFARLANE (Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon), JOE MACHI (Last Comics Standing), NORE DAVIS (Conan), DAVE MERHEJE (MTV), and MAX & NICKY (Splitting Hairs podcast)!
Ticket Link: http://maxandnicky.com/
Date: 08/21/2018
Show: Grandbaby Comedy
Venue: Baby Grand Greepoint
Location: 55 McGuinness Blvd S, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Time: 08:00 am
Description of Show:
Join Mary Cella, Cara Weinberger and Brian Bahe every Tuesday night at 8pm for Grandbaby Comedy in Greenpoint at the karaoke bar Baby Grand to catch some of New York’s best comedians who have been seen on Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon, & Seth Meyers.
Lineup:George Civeris (Just For Laughs Comedy Festival), Alex Fleming (Cinderblock Comedy Festival), Atheer Yacoub (Laugh Skull Comedy Festival), Moon Choe (SF Punchline)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/21/2018
Show: UG! COMEDY SHOW!! @ Drexler’s: Tuesday August 21st, 2018 ed.
Venue: Drexler’s
Location: 9 Avenue A (off E. 1st st)
Time: 08:30 pm
Description of Show:
Todd Montesi & Richard James present awesome comics in front of a cool supportive crowd in the epicenter of hip, NEW YORK CITY.
Lineup:Malia Sias, Britanny Cardwell, Charlton Jon Villavelez, Dave Cerwonks, & Benari Poulten
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/22/2018
Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location: 200 N. 14th St.
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
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.
Lineup:Tim Dillon (Netflix), Molly Austin (Comedy Central), Guitler Raphael (Risk!), Claudia Coogan (Last Comic Standing), David Drake (Sirius XM), and Drew Dunn. Hosted by Saurin Choksi (Brown Privilege).
Ticket Link: https://cysknyc.
Date: 08/22/2018
Show: Lady With a Lapdog With Jokes and a Happy Ending
Venue: Pushkin Hall
Location: The Russian Arts Theater and Studio
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
This August, The Russian Arts Theater and Studio returns with an encore run of Lady With a Lapdog With Jokes and a Happy Ending, a heart-warming, larger-than-life comedy celebrating the short stories of Anton Chekhov.
Lineup:
Ticket Link: http://www.
Date: 08/22/2018
Show: Electoral Dysfunction
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Politics and comedy collide in a night of debate so fast and so furious, we’ll all be arrested without due process before the night is through!
Lineup:Host Tom Brennan (Marvel Entertainment, Shareblue) and Republican commentator Robert George (New York Daily News)
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
CLUB AND BAR SHOWS
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THIS WEEKEND’s HEADLINERS: THURSDAY AUGUST 23 THROUGH AUGUST 31
Gotham Comedy Club: Chad Daniels
Shows: Friday 7:30 Saturday, 7:30 and 9:30 and Sunday at 7:30
Tickets: http://gothamcomedyclub.com
Carolines Comedy Club: Lavell Crawford
Shows: Friday 7:30 and 10pm, and Saturday, 7:30 and 10:00
Tickets: http://www.carolines.com
THIS WEEKEND’S CLUB SHOWCASE SHOWS (click for lineups)
The Cellar, the Village Underground, and The Fat Black Pussycat
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New York Comedy Club
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Stand Up New York
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West Side Comedy Club
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CLUB AND BAR SHOWS
Date: 08/23/2018
Show: Vortex of Shame
Venue: Halyards
Location: 406 3rd Ave.
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Comedian and feral cat trapper Margaret Dodge hosts a free monthly show in Gowanus. This edition features a 100% Brooklyn-based batch of stand-ups.
Lineup:Calvin Cato (Oxygen), Xazmin Garza (SiriusXM; Limestone Comedy Festival), Jaye McBride (Boston Comedy Festival), Todd Montesi (HBO’s Crashing), Jill Weiner (Boston Comedy Festival)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/23/2018
Show: Why Your Train is F*cked
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show:
You know when your train is f*cked – this is the show that tells you WHY.
Lineup:Your hosts Meg Pierson (TEDx, Alchemy Comedy) and Justin Williams (City College, SirusXM), along with a mysterious anonymous ghostwriter, will conduct our show
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/23/2018
Show: The Cultural Review Show
Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 10:00 pm
Description of Show:
Join British comedian Dominic Fogarty as he brings his BBC show live to New York, in an attempt to understand American culture with the help of funny comedians.
Lineup:Julia Shiplett (HBO), Mike Abrusci (IFC), Donnie Sengstack (DC Improv), Josh Brosnan (McSweeneys), Ginny Hogan (New Yorker)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/23/2018
Show: The Good Dog Show: A Dog-Friendly Comedy Show (#3)
Venue: DSK Kaffee — A Barkeasy
Location: 99 Hanson Place
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Have you always wanted to bring your dog with you to a comedy show? Now your opportunity is finally here, thanks to The Good Dog Show!
Lineup:Martin Urbano (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Wanderfest) Anna Drezen (Saturday Night Live, Reductress) Brett Davis (Comedy Central, The Special Without Brett Davis) Courtney Fearrington (Sirius XM, DC Improv) Andrew Casertano (Animal Planet, Gotham Comedy Club) Alicia Camden (Cape Fear Comedy Festival) And your human host: Jonathan Zeller (The New Yorker, McSweeney’s)
Ticket Link: https://thegooddogshow3.
Date: 08/23/2018
Show: All Rise: A Comedy Show About the Law
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Join your hosts and real-life legal eagles Andrea Coleman and JR Strauss as they guide you through the minefield of American jurisprudence using comedy, guile, and good old fashioned case law.
Lineup:Special guests: Fareeha Khan Ike Ufomadu Raj Sivaraman Blaze Mancillas Pretty Sad White Girls (Jillian Schiralli and Lisa Bettencourt) And more TBA!
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/23/2018
Show: Ladykillers at IL MAKIAGE
Venue: IL MAKIAGE
Location: 490 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
Time: 06:30 pm
Description of Show:
Free, all-women comedy show at IL MAKIAGE! Happy hour starts at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm. We’ll be raffling off 25 gift cards to IL MAKIAGE, as well as a gift basket!
Lineup:Marcia Belsky (Handmaid’s Tale: The Musical), Selena Coppock (Bravo), Jes Tom (Gotham Comedy Club), Jourdain Searles (Bad Romance Podcast) & Allie Nelson (Greenwich Village Comedy Club)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/25/2018
Show: Trigger Play Comedy Show
Venue: Pinebox Rock Shop
Location: 12 Grattan St
Time: 07:30 pm
Description of Show:
Every 4th Saturday Pranav Behari and Peter Revello produce a free stand-up comedy in Buschwick at Pinebox Rock Shop. Not only do they have comics from MTV and Comedy Central, Pranav and Peter give away drink tickets between sets!
Lineup:Jennie Sutton (Letterman), Melissa Diaz (Carolines), Tom Achilles (UCB), Brian Kim (New York Comedy Club)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/25/2018
Show: Ded Talks: Best Of
Venue: Caveat
Location: 21 A Clinton St
Time: 07:00 pm
Description of Show:
TED Talks are great, but most of humanity’s brilliant thinkers are dead, and unavailable for speaking engagements. Luckily there’s DED Talks, where your heavenly Host has invited the luminaries of days gone by to finally share the knowledge they took
Lineup:HOSTED BY: Jay Malsky
Ticket Link: http://caveat.nyc/event/
Date: 08/25/2018
Show: “Hey Guys!” Two Year Anniversary Show
Venue: PIT Loft
Location: 154 W 29th St., New York, NY 10001
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
On Saturday August 25th at 9:30 PM at the PIT Loft, come celebrate TWO YEARS of “Hey Guys!” and “Hey Gals!” Back from months of touring to promote his debut comedy album, comedian Will Abeles will close out the show following this all-star line-up!
Lineup:Carmen Lagala, Caitlin Peluffo, Justin Williams, Will Abeles and host Gabriel Pacheco
Ticket Link: https://thepit-nyc.com/
Date: 08/27/2018
Show: Would You Rather – a comedy show
Venue: Peoples Improv Theater
Location: 123 East 24th Street
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Some of the funniest people in New York come together to answer the pressing questions facing society. Things like would you rather lose the ability to sweat or spit? Be a suspect t-shirt tyrant or confirmed button-down baller?
Lineup:Alyssa Limperis, Brad Howe, Jesse Roth, Chris Hamilton, and Francesca Volpe
Ticket Link: https://thepit-nyc.com/
Date: 08/27/2018
Show: Free Comedy & Pizza at Lap Dance Saloon
Venue: Lady Stardust
Location: 25 Avenue A (Upstairs!)
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
Jeffrey Emerson and Jill Weiner run a fun filled night of stand up comedy known as LAp DAnce SAloon. The show books a diverse groups of comics with an equal number of male and female performers. There’s pizza, there’s laughter and there’s no cost.
Lineup:Connor Creagan and comedians Emily Winter, Fumi Abe, Graham Kay, Kenice Mobley, Luke Mones, Maria Wojceichowski, Nataly Aukar and Paul Julmeus!
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/27/2018
Show: Free Comedy & Pizza at Lap Dance Saloon
Venue: Lady Stardust
Location: 25 Avenue A (Upstairs!)
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
Jeffrey Emerson and Jill Weiner run a fun filled night of stand up comedy known as LAp DAnce SAloon. The show books a diverse groups of comics with an equal number of male and female performers. There’s pizza, there’s laughter and there’s no cost.
Lineup:Connor Creagan and comedians Emily Winter, Fumi Abe, Graham Kay, Kenice Mobley, Luke Mones, Maria Wojceichowski, Nataly Aukar and Paul Julmeus!
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/28/2018
Show: STEVIE (a comedy show)
Venue: Our Wicked Lady
Location: 153 Morgan Avenue
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Drew Anderson, Marcia Belsky, & Sam Taggart host STEVIE, a witchy comedy show inspired by their teacher and muse, Stevie Nicks.
GET READY TO HEX!!
Lineup:THIS MONTH FEATURING: KARA KLENK LENA EINBINDER JULIA CLAIRE BRYAN YANG JOE RUMRILL JES TOM RACHEL PEGRAM
Ticket Link: https://withfriends.co/
Date: 08/28/2018
Show: Grandbaby Comedy
Venue: Baby Grand Greenpoint
Location: 55 McGuinness Blvd S, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
Join Mary Cella, Cara Weinberger and Brian Bahe every Tuesday night at 8pm for Grandbaby Comedy in Greenpoint at the karaoke bar Baby Grand to catch some of New York’s best comedians who have been seen on Comedy Central, Jimmy Fallon, & more!
Lineup:Kate Willett (Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup”), Raanan Hershberg (Stand-Up NBC Finalist), Mike Brown (MTV), Blaire Postman (San Francisco Sketchfest), and April Boddy (CBS)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/29/2018
Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location: 200 N. 14th St.
Time: 09:00 pm
Description of Show:
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.
Lineup:Dan St. Germaine (Comedy Central), Dan Licata (Adult Swim), Mike Lebovitz (HBO), Nina Daniels (Maron), Fumi Abe (MTV), and a special guest! Hosted by Saurin Choksi (Brown Privilege).
Ticket Link: https://cysknyc.
Date: 08/30/2018
Show: Janeane Garofalo at Comedy at Rose Gold!
Venue: Rose Gold Cocktail Lounge
Location: 96 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn NY
Time: 07:30 pm
Description of Show:
JANEANE GAROFALO (Wet Hot American Summer, Reality Bites, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, SNL, literally everything) will perform one night in Bushwick, Brooklyn as part of the Time Out Critics’ Pick show Comedy at Rose Gold on Thursday, August 30.
Lineup:REBECCA V O’NEAL (from Netflix’s “Easy” and “After After Party”) CASEY BALSHAM (from “Gotham Comedy Live”) MARIE FAUSTIN (from Just For Laughs) and LINDSAY BOLING (from the prestigious New York Comedy Fest)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/30/2018
Show: The Roast of Mr. Rogers
Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Ave
Time: 10:00 pm
Description of Show:
The beloved children’s TV host will be the subject of a Comedy Central-style roast featuring a dais of his peers, including Kermit the Frog, Pee-wee Herman, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and more!
Lineup:Eli Sairs as Mr. Rogers; plus Raanan Hershberg hosting as Oscar the Grouch, J.P. McDade as Bill Nye the Science Guy, Sam Evans as Kermit the Frog, Carmen Lagala as Miss Piggy, Maddie Smith as Lamb Chop, Aimee Rose Ranger as Gumby, Chloe McGovern as Lady Aberlin, and Joel Walkowski as Pee-wee Herman.
Ticket Link: https://raanan-
Date: 08/30/2018
Show: What’s That Joke?
Venue: The Creek and The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Ave. Long Island City, NY 11101
Time: 08:00 pm
Description of Show:
We’ve combined the styles of Standup and Improv to bring to you an epic comedy show. Some of the funniest NYC Improvisors will make up a set on the spot based off the last joke from some of the funniest NYC Standup comedians sets.
Lineup:Stand-up From: Mark Normand (Comedy Central), Aparna Nancherla (Netflix), Martin Urbano (Jimmy Kimmel), Jo Firestone (Tonight Show). Improv From: My Dark Little Corner (Magnet Theater), Stedman! (Del Close Marathon)
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.
Date: 08/31/2018
Show: Drunk Restoration Comedy: Harry the First
Venue: Q.E.D. A Place to Show & Tell
Location: 27-16 23rd Avenue
Time: 09:30 pm
Description of Show:
Everyone’s favorite boy wizard meets everyone’s favorite Bard at Drunk Restoration Comedy’s Harry the First, The Knave Who Hath Liv’d. Join us Friday, August 31st at 9:30pm at Q.E.D., tickets are $8 online at qedastoria.com and $10 at the door.
Lineup:
Ticket Link: https://qedastoria.com/
