New York Live Comedy: April 14 – 20, 2016
New York Live Comedy listings for the week of April 14-20, 2016. Curated by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen. Scroll down to submit your listings!
THURSDAY 4/14
New York Live Comedy Shows, Thursday April 14, 2016
Show: Center City Comedy
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd. LIC
Time: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Center City Comedy podcast is an unflinching and unapologetic look into the personal lives of five struggling New York (by way of Philadelphia) comedians. Every week H. Foley, Kevin Ryan, Tom Cassidy, Reggie Conquest, and Andrew Schiavone sit down to bring you laughs, insults, and stories of the week with new episodes every Wednesday.
Every month the gang does a live stand up show that features some of the best young comedians in the city. This month features Derek Gaines, Richie Redding, Mike Recine & Krystyna Hutchinson
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=444723&cart
Ticket Price: FREE!
Show: Roast Battle ft. Mark DeMayo vs Geno Bisconte
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E 24th St NYC
Time: 10:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Like Thunderdome of insult comedy, two comedians enter, one leaves hilariously humiliated. This week’s Main Event features former cop Mark DeMayo vs current juvenile delinquent Geno Bisconte. Judged by Jeff Leach and Des Bishop, gust hosted by Corinne Fisher
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/roast-battle-04-14-2016
Ticket Price: $10
Show: Stand NYC Comedy Showcase
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jim Florentine, Ari Shaffir, Dan Soder, Chris DiStefano, Aaron Berg & More
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=445489&cart
Ticket Price: $15
Show: Comedy As a Second Language (Kabin)
Venue: The Delancey
Location: 168 Delancey St. Manhattan
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Formally at Pyrimid Club, Lit and Kabin
Ticket Link: FREE! First come first served basis
FRIDAY 4/15
New York Live Comedy Shows, Friday April 15, 2016
Show: Bae-O! (Bits. About. Each. Other.)
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Ave. LIC
Time: 10PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
One question plagues every comedy couple during important moments in their relationship – Who gets the bit??? No need to fight, because through Bae-O! all things are possible. Join Alison Klemp (Music Choice TV) and Nate Fridson (AST Records) as they invite some of New York City Comedy’s best power couples to give you a peek behind the curtain of comics dating each other. Each couple will share the stage and go head to head with their unique perspectives on joke premises based on their experiences together.
Giulia Rozzi & Will Miles, Jacqueline Novak & Chris Laker, Coree Spencer & Alex Fleming, Marcia Belsky & Tommy McNamara
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/bae-o-bits-5/
Ticket Price: $5
Show: NY Comedy Club Showcase
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E 24th St NYC
Time: 10:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
It’s a bicoastal bash! featuring current and former LA transplants:
Matt Richards
Casey Balsham
Ricky Velez
Robby Slowik
Bair Socci
Yassir Lester
Eric Gruber
Nick Rutherford
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/late-night-comedy-04-15-2016
Ticket Price: $15
Show: Polished Comedy
Venue: Beauty Bar
Location: 231 East 14th Street
Time: 7PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Join us for Polished Comedy at Beauty Bar, a guaranteed great way to start your Friday night.
Happy Hour from 7-9pm
$4 Wells and drafts
$10 manicure/martini combos
As always the show is free and you can win free drinks throughout the show!
This weeks lineup
Liz Miele
Samantha Ruddy
David Shine
Travis Eades
Hosted by Josh Carter and Kevin Michael Smith
Ticket Link: Free
Ticket Price: Free
Show: Jen Kirkman “I Know What I’m Doing and Other Lies…”
Venue: The Bell House Brooklyn, NY
Location: 149 7th St, Brooklyn, NY
Time: 8:00 PM Doors: 7:00 PM
Description: Jen Kirkman is a stand-up comedian and the author of the book, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself, which became an instant New York Times Bestseller in April 2013. Her debut Netflix Original Comedy Special I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) is now available for streaming on Netflix worldwide. Jen was a long time writer and round table guest on Chelsea Lately and is also well known for her roles as the narrator in many episodes of the web-turned-TV series Drunk History which is now in its third season on Comedy Central. You’ve also seen Jen on her regular appearances on Comedy Central’s @midnight. She’s done stand up on many late night shows: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Showand The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. She also voiced many characters on the Cartoon Network cult classic Home Movies. Jen has released two stand-up albums Hail to the Freaks (released March 2011) which hit #13 on the Billboard Charts. Her debut album was 2006’s Self Help. Jen has a weekly podcast, I Seem Fun: The Diary of Jen Kirkman, which is often in the top 100 in comedy on iTunes. Her second book, “I Know What I’m Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself; (Dispatches From a Life Under Construction)” will be released through Simon & Schuster in early 2016.
Ticket Link: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/999079
Ticket Price: $20 adv / $25 dos
SATURDAY 4/16
New York Live Comedy Shows, Saturday April 16, 2016
Show: Love, Poverty & War Hosted by Mike Feeny
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Tim Dillon brings “Love, Poverty, and War” to the Creek. It will feature New York’s best comedians making light of the world’s most serious issues. In these troubled times laughter is the best medicine, and for the uninsured, the only medicine.
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/love-poverty-and-war-2016-04-16/
Ticket Price: $5
Show: Comedy at The Village Underground
Venue: The Village Underground
Location: 130 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012
Time: 7:15 & 9:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Comedy Cellar showcase of some of the top comics in NYC with a live band on stage creates a great loungy vibe. LINEUPS OUT THURSDAY
Ticket Link: http://www.comedycellar.com/reservation/
Show: Midnight Stand NYC Showcase
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue
Time: Midnight
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dan Soder, Ari Shaffir, Alex Pavone, Aida Rodriguez, Yannis Pappas & More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=445496&cart
Ticket Price: $15
Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location: 278 78th Street NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Ari Shaffir, Dan Soder, Laurie Kilmartin, Jonathan Randall & More!
Ticket Link: http://www.standupny.com/#
Ticket Price: $20
SUNDAY 4/17
New York Live Comedy Shows, Sunday April 17, 2016
Show: The Pretty Late But Not Incredibly Late Show with Jeff Leach
Venue: Vinal Room at Soho House
Location: 29-35 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014
Time:
Description of Show and Lineup: Hosted by Jeff Leach featuing live music from house band Tequila Mockingbird and audience roasting from Big Jay Oakerson. Guest comics are: Seth Herzog (Warm Up on Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon / Chapelle’s Show / Conan O’Brien) and a secret special guest headliner!!
Ticket Link: 30 tickets only- email info@jeffreyleach.com with “Pretty Late Show” in subject for a reservation- You do not need to be a member of The Soho House to attend the show.
Ticket Price: Free!
Show: Stacked!
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd. LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup: Weekly free show plus Happy Hour specials- lineup this week features Alexis Gurreros, Ian Lara, Nick Rutherford, Jade Catta Pretta, Joe Pera & More!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?id=444822&cart
Ticket Price: Free!
Show: If You Build It
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 East 3rd St. @ Avenue A NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by TIM DILLON
CARMEN LYNCH
Conan, @midnight
http://www.carmenlynch.com/
ELIOT CHANG
Comedy Central Presents, Chelsea Lately
https://www.youtube.com/EliotChangOfficial
EMMY BLOTNICK
Not Safe w/ Nikki Glaser, @midnight
http://emmyblotnick.com/
BRIAN FRANGE
Montreal Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival
http://www.brianfrange.com/
DAVID NGUYEN
Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, San Francisco Punchline
https://about.me/daviddangnguyen
MEGHAN HANLEY
AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live, Fox’s Laughs
http://www.meghanhanley.com/
YUSUF ALI
Accidental Comedy Festival, Cleveland Comedy Festival
http://www.nextgreatali.com/
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/44956
Ticket Price: $5
Show: Comedy at the Knit
Venue: Knitting Factory Brooklyn
Location: 361 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, BK
Time: 9PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Every Sunday night at Knitting Factory Brooklyn! Hosted by Will Miles, Clark Jones & Kenny DeForest
Special guests each week. Past performances have included unannounced sets from Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari & more!
HAPPY HOUR BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHOW
Ticket Link: Free! First come first served basis 21+
MONDAY 4/18
New York Live Comedy Shows, Monday April 18, 2016
Show: Frantic!
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10PM
Description of Show and Lineup:
Come join the best free weekly show in all of Manhattan! Things will get Frantic!
Hosted by Aaron Berg and featuring Jesus Trejo, Sean Patton, Dan Soder, Laurie Kilmartin, Ari Shaffir, Samantha Ruddy, Big Jay Oakerson, Aida Rodriguez, Paul Virzi, and More!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=445466&cart
Ticket Price: Free!
Show: Broken Comedy
Venue: Bar Matchless
Location: 557 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Date: 4/4
Time: 830 doors 9pm show
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.
Anthony Devito
Andrew Collin
Jena Friedman
Andy Haynes + more
Ticket Link: https://www.facebook.com/NYCBrokenComedy/?ref=br_rs
Ticket Price: Free!
Show: Night Train
Venue: Littlefield
Location: 622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup: Hosted by Brooklyn-based comedy favorite Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show, King of the Hill), Night Train show features comedy from the best local and international stand up comedians, and–at times–special guest appearances by musicians, local celebrities, and the occasional surprise.
Michelle Wolf, Sydnee Washington, Emmy Blotnick, + more!
Ticket Link: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/calendar/
Ticket Price: $5-$8
Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location: 278 78th Street NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Pete Lee, Mike Cannon, Dan Soder, Laurie Kilmartin, Leah Bonnema & More!
Ticket Link: http://www.standupny.com/#
Ticket Price: $15
TUESDAY 4/19
New York Live Comedy Shows, Tuesday April 19, 2016
Show: Comedy Central Coperate Retreat
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 East 3rd St. @ Avenue A NYC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Comedy Central’s monthly Corporate Retreat show features new hosts and new formats every month. From stand-up to sketch to musical comedy and more, Corporate Retreat always showcases New York’s most exciting young performers.
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/45041
Ticket Price: $5
Show: Wilson
Venue: Father Knows Best
Location: 611 Wilson Avenue, Bushwick
Time: 9PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Produced by Shalewa Sharpe and Noah Gardenswartz, weekly comedy in Bushwick. This weeks lineup:
Rosebud Baker
Nore Davis
Nate Fridson
Gilbert Lawand
Ticket Link: No ticket required, first come first serve
Ticket Price: Free
Show: In Stereo
Venue: HiFi
Location: 169 Avenue A NYC
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup: Real life couples and real life friends doing sets together. Hosted by a real life couple! And based on the TV show Kat eand Allie! Hosted by Naomi Ekperigin (Broad City) and Andy Beckerman (The Pete Holmes Show)
Lineup:
Julio Torres
Kyle Ayers
Mike Abrusci
Ian Fidance
Monroe Martin
Nick Maritato
Ashley Brooke Roberts
Ticket Link: Free show, first come first serve
Ticket Price: Free
Show: Chemistry Comedy
Venue: UCB East
Location: 153 E 3rd Street New York, NY 10009
Date: 4/5
Time: 11pm
\Description of Show & Lineup: Matteo Lane hosts the best stand ups in NYC on this weekly show at UCB East.
Liza Treyger
Brian Frange
Aaron Jackson
+ more!
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/44997
Ticket Price: $5
WEDNESDAY 4/20
New York Live Comedy Shows, Wednesday April 20, 2016
Show: F*ck, Marry, Kill Show!
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd. LIC
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
The best comedians in LIC discuss who they’ve f*cked, would marry as they kill on stage. Hosted by Luchana Gatica & Walker Hays feat. Alex Pavone, Aida Rodriguez, Elliott Chang, Chris Scopo
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&showTimingID=444724
Ticket Price: $5
Show: The Reddit Show
Venue: The Creek and the Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 8PM
Description of Show and Lineup: The Internet is filled with people who fall in love or ague over about anything and everything. Reddit is one of many websites full of strangers coming together for better or worse. Fortunately there is a nice community of mostly harmless comics from r/standup who join Dominic Fogarty to come out from behind their computers to get some fresh air once in a while to make you laugh.
Host: Dominic Fogarty
– Tim Dillon – Gotham Comedy Live
– J.P McDade – Sports Ball
– Brian Park – College Humor Live!
– Brandon Ream – The Chicago Comedy Expo
– Glennis LaRoe – Fresh Out the Kitchen
– Jennie Sutton – Letterman
– Grant Lindahl – Art School Acid Dropout
– Faisal Allam – Make Me Laugh Albany
Ticket Link: creeklic.com
Ticket Price:
Show: The Front Room @ Knit
Venue: Knitting Factory Brooklyn
Location: 361 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, BK
Time: 9:00PM
Description:
Tickets: N/A
Ticket Price: Free
Show: The Tenderloins Live Podcast
Venue: Littlefield
Location: 622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY
Show: 7pm & 9pm
Description: The Tenderloins, a New York-based comedy troupe, whose four members – Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn and Sal Vulcano – are the creators, executive producers, and stars of truTV’s hit series, Impractical Jokers. Currently in its 4th season, Impractical Jokers follows the guys as they coerce one another into doing public pranks while being filmed by hidden cameras. The 4th season premiere drew more than two million viewers and the program consistently earns Top Five rankings in its timeslot for key demos. This season continues to take dares to outrageous levels with a whole new arsenal of over-the-top hijinks, bringing the show and the guys to new locations and setting each other up for some of the most uncomfortable antics yet.
Ticket Link: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1131789-tenderloins-podcast-show-brooklyn/
Ticket Price: $30
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