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Pick of the Day: Showgasm (in NYC) 1/11

December 26, 2023

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Ars Nova, one of the most groundbreaking places for performance and comedy in NYC, is kicking off 2024 on Thurs. Jan. 11th at 7:30PM with their wild party staple variety show, the appropriately named Showgasm. The one and only Julio Torres will be hosting the very first one of the year and will undoubtedly have something very special and precious and amazing to send off Showgasm into 2024.

Another lovely reason to go to this pulling-out-all-the-stops show is that it’s a name your price show (starting at $5) where 100% of the single ticket revenue goes to the artist on stage. The suggested ticket price is $20, but, after two strikes and a pandemic, people understandably could be short on cash.

In any case, all the things seem to be aligning here for Ars Nova to be one of your first comedy destinations in 2024. Go get your tix at your price here.

Pick of the Day: Gemma Soldati: The Poor Rich (in LA & NYC) 3/21 & 3/24

March 15, 2023

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Gemma Soldati’s Poor Rich was one of our picks for 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To in 2022 and for all the satirical revelry that Soldati engages in when picking apart late stage capitalism, it’s a show that as many folks as possible should see in 2023.

Soldati is putting on once again at the place we saw it, the beloved Elysian on Tues. Mar. 21st at 9:30PM PT (tickets on sale now at $16 a pop), but she is also putting up in NYC at forward thinking performance space, Ars Nova on Fri. Mar. 24th at 7PM ET, which might be the first time New Yorkers might get to see it. Lucky for you guys that the show is Pay What You Can and has a livestream available as well.

So, you kind of don’t have an excuse to see Gemma’s brilliant, hysterical work no matter where you live.