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Pick of the Day: Niles Abston’s Basement Fest (in NYC) 2/17-2/19

February 15, 2022

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Being on the rise from working your way up the ladder of any comedy scene is one very admirable thing. It’s a whole other thing to be so on the rise that you can throw a three day comedy festival in Brooklyn to celebrate your birthday. Then again, Niles Abston has honed his comedy chops tirelessly and built such a following that he will be doing exactly that at the Bushwick Public House in Brooklyn this week.

Coined as Niles Abston’s Basement Fest, Niles will be taking over the space for three nights from Thurs. Feb. 17th-Sat. Feb. 19th and hosting a live podcast recording of Niles Abston’s Big A$$ House Party, the beloved bodega comedy show, Peaches and Cream, This Week Sucks Tonight (voted Phoenix, Arizona’s NUMBER ONE live comedy show), and taping an hour set all himself.

Here’s the whole schedule:
2/17 @ 7:30PM ET & 10PM ET: Niles Abston’s Big A$$ House Party: A live podcast, comedy, music, and film experience hosted by Niles Abston

2/18:
@ 7:30PM ET: Peaches and Cream Comedy Show: Hosted by Lili Michelle and Joey Dardano, Brooklyn’s wildest stand up show comes to Basement Fest!

@ 10PM ET: This Week Sucks Tonight: Hosted by Anwar Newton and Mike Turner. They were voted Phoenix, Arizona’s NUMBER ONE live comedy show and now they’re joining Basement Fest!

2/19 @ 7:30PM ET & 10PM ET: Niles Abston’s hour set taping featuring New York City’s best to open the show!

Also, you’ll get to see some more of NYC’s best with Nore Davis, Shalewa Sharpe, Jay Jurden, Lili Michelle, Becca O’Neal, Yedoye Travis, and even more.

Individual tickets start at $20, but you can get a three day pass for $50. Go get them right here right now.

Pick of the Day: Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring Tapings (in LA) 3/1

Comedy Central is doing another round, their 10th season in fact, of their short form digital stand-up series, Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring in LA. As the Satellite has sadly closed its doors awhile ago, CC will be going to another hip venue in LA on Tues. Mar. 1st, the even more kitschy Lodge Room in Highland Park (the place where you can catch Paul F. Tompkins on a somewhat regular basis these days).

Also, of course, they have rows upon rows upon rows of great handpicked comedians that, if you’re reading this, you’ve might have come to know and love by seeing them making the rounds in LA, NYC, and elsewhere. This gorgeous line-up will include (over 3 shows):

6PM: Brittany Schmitt, Mike Mulloy, Jes Tom, Jamel Johnson, Brandon Wardell & Chloe Radcliffe

8PM: Daniel Weingarten, Giulia Rozzi, Niles Abston, Felonius Munk, Mo Welch & Chloe Hillard

10PM: Danielle Perez, Joey Avery, Ali Macofsky, Sean Grant, Katrina Davis & Caleb Hearon

The show is FREE (almost nothing is free at the Lodge Room, FYI) with RSVP to 21+ with proof of vaccination. Go get your tickets right this second at theblacklistnyc.com/ccsufla.