New York Live Comedy Listings for July 28 – August 3, 2016
New York Live Comedy listings for the week of July 28 – August 3, 2016. Curated by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen. Scroll down to submit your listings!
THURSDAY 7/28
Show: What Are You Afraid Of?
Venue: Q.E.D
Location: 27-16 23rd Avenue, Astoria, NY
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Death, commitment, sock puppets — everyone’s afraid of something. Laugh at your fears as host Mara Wilson takes you through comedians’ and performers’ anxieties (and a few of her own).
Host Mara Wilson (Welcome to Night Vale, author of Where Am I Now?)
Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight, Conan)
Julio Torres (The Chris Gethard Show, Comedy Central Comic to Watch)
Kate Agustin (Moth Storyslam Winner)
Ticket Link: http://qedastoria.com/collections/mara-wilson/products/what-are-you-afraid-of-5
Show: Comedians You Should Know NYC
Venue: The Gutter
Location: 200 N 14th Street Brooklyn
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Comedians You Should Know brings their signature stand-up showcase to The Gutter in Brooklyn for a night of comedy featuring only the very funniest stand-ups The Greatest City in the World has to offer.
Featuring:
Matteo Lane
Rob HaZe
Shane Torres
Amber Nelson
David Drake
+more
Hosted by Saurin Choksi
Ticket Link: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2581494
Show: Amsterdog Fundraiser
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 E. 24th Street NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Join some of NYC’s funnest and funniest comedians and help raise money for a great cause!
Featuring
Ben Demarco
Ricky Velez
Kerryn Feehan
Jimmy Martinez
Adrienne Iapalucci
Katie Haller
Aaron Berg
AmsterDog Rescue began in seed after a small group of volunteers got together to help animals in need in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. We did fundraising, went down to rescue dogs and brought several van loads of homeless pets up to the northeast and found them forever homes. In the process of that rewarding endeavor, we became aware of how many sweet adoptable dogs and cats were being put down every day right here in our own city shelters.
With a desire to help save these precious lives, we formed a small rescue effort and became an established group in May 2010 called AmsterDog Rescue, named after our beloved dog named Amsterdam, found on the Ave he was named for. Amsterdam was found wandering the streets of Harlem, a big white 70 lb. scary looking Pit Bull mix, and many people would cross the street when they saw him. In fact, he is a big mush of a dog, loves to nuzzle, get belly rubs and keeps us all calm. He is our rock and truly is proof that they, in fact, rescue us!
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=460219&_ga=1.226610077.142746769.1423788391
Show: College Night at Stand Up New York
Venue: Stand Up NY
Location: 236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 10:15pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jared Freid
Mike Recine
Ester Steinberg
Nimish Patel
Mike Cannon
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/457604?&&cart
*Use code “IBANG” for $5 off tickets
FRIDAY 7/29
Show: Felipe Esparza Headline
Venue: Carolines on Broadway
Location: 1626 Broadway NYC
Time: 7:30pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, best known for his raw, real-life comedy that audiences everywhere can relate to. With his signature wild hair, and his often- imitated phrase, “what’s up, fool?”, he has been associated with his friend Gabriel Iglesias, who often recounts (and imitates) his experiences with Felipe in his act. After 17 years of stand-up comedy, various television appearances and two movies, Felipe walked away with the title prize on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in 2010. In 2012, Felipe produced and released his first one-hour stand-up special, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, for Showtime. It is currently available on DVD and Netflix. In 2014, Felipe launched a podcast entitled, “What’s Up Fool?” podcast on the All Things Comedy network started by Bill Burr and Al Madrigal. In its first week, it entered the top 15 comedy podcasts and the top 70 podcasts in all categories. It quickly became a fan favorite with a strong, loyal following. It is available on iTunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud.
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/felipe-esparza/
*Shows on Thursday 7/28, Friday 7/30 & Sunday 8/1 as well
Show: The Curse of The Yeti
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Man can has taken dominion over the Earth, the Ocean, the Air and the Beasts of nature. One Beast should have been left alone. Join a relentless Poacher, a Drunk Bastard, a guy from New Jersey and a Cryptozoologist out for Justice. You will know them all, you will know fear, you will know laughter, you will know the Curse of the Yeti. An original play by Matt Maragno
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/the-curse-of-the-yeti-2016-07-29/
Show: Stand Up NY Showcase
Venue: Stand Up New York
Location: 236 W. 78th Street NYC
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Andrew Schulz
Brian Scott McFadden
Hadiyah Robinson
Jared Freid
Jonathan Randall
& more!
Ticket Link: http://www.laughstub.com/events/457609?&&cart
*Use code “IBANG” for $5 off tickets
Show: Gentrify
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 E. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 10:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jim Tews (Louie)
Drew Michael (Comedy Central)
Langan Kingsley (Funny or Die)
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/48034
SATURDAY 7/30
Show: Picture This!
Venue: Littlefield NYC
Location: 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Picture This! is back for the 2nd year in a row for the Animation Block Party! This year we got a big show with the best comedian & animators around, followed by a DJ DANCE PARTY with DJ PUMPKIN PATCH!
COMEDY BY: Seaton C. Smith (Mulaney) Mike Lawrence (Inside Amy Schumer) Rob HaZe (Adam Devine’s House Party) Amber Nelson (TruTV) Katie McVay (The Comedy Expo) & more!
ANIMATION BY: Bryan Brinkman (Tonight Show) Casey Safron (Animation Block Party) Loryn Brantz Books and Illustration (Buzzfeed), Rachel Gitlevich, Nelson Diaz, Dan Pinto & more!
HOSTED BY: Peggy O’Leary!
“What is Picture This!?”
PICTURE THIS! is a new show from Brandie Posey & Sam Varela: two girls who want to push the boundaries of what a comedy show can be. Picture This! is a live comedy show with stand-ups performing while they are drawn live by some of the best animators, cartoonists, and other artists in Hollywood, CA, SF, NYC and Portland. Picture This! has also debuted in Toronto, New Zealand and Australia! The comedians don’t know what the animators are drawing and the animators don’t know how the comedians will react.
It may be weird.
It may different.
But it will be FUNNY!
Ticket Link: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1161723-picture-this-brooklyn/
Show: Oh, Such A Good Show, Oh!
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street Brooklyn
Time: 7:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
The most exciting and greatest comedy/variety show in all of the big world! Hosted by Ethan Beach, this sketch/stand-up/all-around great fun good-times silly show has played host to many comedy luminaries, and will continue to do so, and keep entertaining and being an incredible spectacle! Past guests have included Judah Friedlander, John Early, Michelle Wolf, Beth Stelling, Maeve Higgins, Arthur Meyer, Conner O’Malley, PWR BTTM, Jo Firestone, Jena Friedman, Cole Escola, and many many many more. Come witness the most fun fun fun in Brooklyn! Ethan, the host, will give you a cold wet kiss!
Jacqueline Novak
Joe Pera
Conner O’Malley
Josh Sharp
John Wyatt Haskell
Ethan Beach
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1222123
Show: Bret Ernst Headline
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 8pm, 10pm & 1:45pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Bret is considered one of the best comedians in the business today, and has been written up in trade magazines like THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER and VARIETY, as well as being mentioned in national magazines like MAXIM, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, and ROLLING STONE. His COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS was voted one of the Top 5 specials of 2011 by Comedy Central viewers, and his comedy album “AMERICAN COMIC” broke the top 10 on ITUNES the first week of it’s release in 2012. He has made celebrity appearances on CHELSEA LATELY, ABC’s COMICS UNLEASHED, the TOP TEN on E! and THE SPORTS LIST on FOX. Bret first gained national notoriety starring in the feature film VINCE VAUGHN’S WILD WEST COMEDY SHOW, which documented Ernst with Vaughn & three other comedians as they performed in a 30 night-30 venue tour across America. Bret had a recurring role on the hit SHOWTIME series WEEDS, was seen on CSI: NY, and also appeared in Artie Lange’s movie, BEER LEAGUE. Bret hosted the Oxygen Series LOVE GAMES: BAD GIRLS NEED LOVE TOO as well as WRESTLING SOCIETY X on MTV. His stand-up has been featured on THE LATE LATE SHOW on CBS, COMEDY CENTRAL’S PREMIUM BLEND, the SHOWTIME series COMICS WITHOUT BORDERS, LOPEZ TONIGHT on TBS, and was most recently seen on the KEVIN HART series ONE MIC STAND on BET. Born in New Jersey, Ernst went to high school at Plantation High in South Florida, played collegiate level football at C.W. Post in New York, and currently resides in Los Angeles. Bret performs internationally and to sold out crowds in top clubs across America.
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=451033&cart
*Shows Friday 7/29 as well
Show: Swan Creek
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue LIC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Swan Creek is a revue show featuring dances from the famed ballet, Swan Lake. Music, dance, comedy, and SWANS!!
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/swan-creek-5/
SUNDAY 7/31
Show: Slaughter House Live
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Kill or die.
That’s the idea behind Slaughter House LIVE!, a monthly showcase where the audience gets to decide when the comedians are done. Everyone will be given the chance to “light the comic” – enough lights and the comic gets the big, ugly axe. Join host Mark Reiss and watch New York’s best comedians fight for their very lives.
Ticket Link: http://creeklic.com/events/slaughterhouse-live-2/
Show: Center City Comedy LIVE!
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Featuring the stars of the hit Center City Comedy Podcast direct from Philly!
Derek Gaines
Foley
Andrew Schiavone
Tom Cassidy
Kevin Ryan
Godfrey
& more!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=458554&cart
Show: If You Build It
Venue: UCBeast
Location: 153 E. 3rd Street
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by ALISON LEIBY
JACKIE KASHIAN
Comedy Central Presents, Last Comic Standing
JOSH RABINOWITZ
TruTV’s Friends of the People, Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch
http://joshrabinowitzcomedy.com/
JEFFREY MAURER
Last Week Tonight, Last Comic Standing
COURTNEY FEARRINGTON
Bentzen Ball, Sirius/XM
KAT RADLEY
World Series of Comedy, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
JARED GOLDSTEIN
Modern Family, Rizzoli & Isles
Ticket Link: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/show/2835
Show: White Chocolate Sundaes w/ Christi Chiello & Petey DeAbreu
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 the smoothest comedians in town!
Dean Delray
Scott Chaplain
Mike Lemme
Thomas Dixon
Mary Houlihan
Colin Burgess
and More!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&id=454169
MONDAY 8/1
Show: Colin Quinn: Ruined!
Venue: The Comedy Cellar at The Fat Black Pussycat
Location: 130 W. 3rd Street NYC
Time: 7pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
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: http://www.comedycellar.com/reservation/
Show: Frantic Monday
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Hosted by Aaron Berg and featuring…
Derek Gaines
Laurie Kilmartin
Joe Praino
Theo Von
Dave Temple
Dean Delray
Sarah Tollemache
Shane Torres and more!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=457869&cart
Show: Broken Comedy
Venue: Bar Matchless
Location: 557 Manhattan Avenue
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
New York City Broken Comedy is a free weekly comedy showcase that takes place in the backroom of Bar Matchless at 557 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. (L to Bedford or G to Nassau)
*EVERY MONDAY NIGHT*
Each week Michael Che, Nimesh Patel and Mike Denny join New York City’s best comics.
Tell your friends.
Ticket Link: https://www.facebook.com/NYCBrokenComedy/
Show: NightTrain w/ guest host Alzo Slade
Venue: Littlefield
Location: 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Jackie Kashian
Reggie Conquest
Jenny Zigrino
Peggy O’Leary
+ more!
Ticket Link: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/calendar/
TUESDAY 8/2
Show: Comedy Juice
Venue: Gotham Comedy Club
Location: 208 W. 23rd Street NYC
Time: 9:30pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Comedy Juice lineup this week includes
Impractical Jokers’ Sal Vulcano
Comedy Central’s Matthew Broussard
Esquire Network’s Sean Patton, & More!
Ticket Link: http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=452368&cart
Show: Creek Bros
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue
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-2-2016-08-02/
Show: Five Dollar Funnies
Venue: The Stand NYC
Location: 239 3rd Avenue NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Dan Soder
Christian Finnegan
Bonnie McFarlane
Jackie Kashian
Monroe Martin
Mike Lawrence
& more!
Ticket Link: http://thestand.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=460618&cart
*Use code “IBANG” for discount at checkout
Show: Life Is Pain
Venue: Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
“Life Is Pain” is a monthly comedy show hosted by Lily Karlin (New Yorker, Huffington Post) and Blythe Roberson (New Yorker, ClickHole). With the help of some of NYC’s funniest people, they investigate why being a human in the world is so, like, difficult. The show has been hailed by Slant as “the best comedy show in New York you’ve never heard of.”
Lily Karlin
Blythe Roberson
Sachi Ezura
Julio Torres
Dylan Marron
Rachel Pegram
Jacqueline Novak
Ticket Link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1196063-life-is-pain-brooklyn/
WEDNESDAY 8/3
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.
July line-up:
Joe Machi (NBC’s Last Comic Standing)
Vladimir Caamano (Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party)
Giulia Rozzi (Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening)
Drew Michael (Comedy Central Half-Hour)
Roy Wood, Jr. (The Daily Show)
Ticket Link: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/hindsight-with-dan-perlman-and-billy-prinsell/
Show: Late Night Comedy (College Night Specials)
Venue: New York Comedy Club
Location: 241 W. 24th Street NYC
Time: 10pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
New York Comedy Club presents a nightly showcase of the best talent in the city, plus special guests from Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Boston, Austin, and around the world. You’ve seen these guys on Comedy Central, MTV, The Tonight Show, Late Night, Conan, The Daily Show, The Nightly Show, Last Comic Standing and more.
College Night Specials – Free admission with college ID. Please RSVP to reserve seating
Ticket Link: http://newyorkcomedyclub.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=458689&_ga=1.24678074.142746769.1423788391
Show: Legion of Skanks LIVE Podcast
Venue: The Creek & The Cave
Location: 10-93 Jackson Avenue
Time: 9pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
A filthy podcast 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: http://creeklic.com/events/legion-of-skanks-3-2016-07-13/
Show: Bodega Cat
Venue: The Standing Room
Location: 47-38 Vernon Blvd LIC
Time: 8pm
Description of Show and Lineup:
Alex Pavone
Luchana Gatica
Robby Slowik
Andy Ostroff
Rohan Padhye
& more!
Ticket Link: http://standingroomlic.com/event.cfm?cart&id=460189
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