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Pick of the Day: An A24 Comedy & Drag Variety Show (in NYC) 5/22
May 6, 2022
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While the big budget tentpoles are rolling out in earnest with things having reopened enough to abstain for continuous postponing, that doesn’t mean you have to take a break from appreciating and obsessing over the indie art house movies that usually take up all the awards consideration or, at the very least, the majority of non MCU film discussions.

If you’re the sort indie art house movie die hard that has A24 movies in your dating profile, you might want to be in NYC for the upcoming A24 Comedy & Drag Variety Show. Yep, you read that right; it’s a whole comedy/drag/variety show that will be themed in tribute to your favorite moody, artsy production house.

NYC drag queen Dot Deville and comedian Sarah Rachel Lazarus will be taking over Club Cumming on Sun. May 22nd at 7PM ET for one of the most high brow drag/comedy shows you’ve probably ever attended, especially with the likes of Mary Beth Barone, Freeda Kulo, Miss Ma’amShe, and Zach Zimmerman joining into this celebration of being a film snob.

Tickets are only $10 and you best go get them right now as space is limited.

Pick of the Day: Picture This! Anniversaries (in NYC & LA) 4/30 & 5/ 21
April 28, 2022
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It has been both 10 years and 6 years for one of the most innovative live comedy shows out there today, Picture This!

Combining the best artists in animation with the best comedians, Picture This! has brought us so many unforgettable stories that are punctuated with the drawings of cats, genitalia, and actual illustrations of a story that was being told.

It has been 10 years since it became a regularly recurring show in LA thanks to Naked Comedy and host Brandie Posey and 6 years in Brooklyn out in NYC (also thanks to Naked Comedy). They’ll be celebrating both anniversaries with shows respectively at Union Hall on Sat. Apr. 30th at 7PM ET and Permanent Records Roadhouse on Sat. May 21st at 7:30PM PT.

Per usual, they’ve gathered the best of both worlds in animation and comedy with :

(for NYC)

Comedy from : Spike Einbinder, Julia Shiplett, Sam Taggart, Karolena Theresa, Rob Haze, Anthony Atamanuik

Artists: Bryan Brinkman, Chrissy Fellmeth, Jerald Lewis II, Dima Drjuchin, Dan Pinto, Ray Alma

Hosted by Samantha Ruddy

(for LA)

Comedy from: Joel Kim Booster, Atsuko Okatsuka, Greta Titelman, Mo Welch, Brian Bahe

Art from: Mike Mayfield, Mike Hollingsworth, Ty Goodwin, Ashlyn Anstee & more!

Hosted by Brandie Posey

Get tickets for the 6 Yr. NYC Anniversary here and the 10 Year Anniversary (in LA) here.

Pick of the Day: Jen Kirkman: Gonna Panic Like It’s 1999 (in NYC) 6/15-8/21
April 26, 2022
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Following her genius final stand-up album OK, Gen-X, Jen Kirkman is very much done with stand-up comedy for so many heartbreaking reasons. That said, we’re thrilled to know that she’s not done with performing as Jen has set up a run of work in progress solo shows this Summer at Union Hall entitled, Gonna Panic Like It’s 1999.

Off of that perfection of a title, she’s going to run through a collection of stories that she has worked on throughout the years, but never made it all into one solo show that include, but are definitely not limited to:

-Her grandmother’s views of Armageddon that were validated by her childhood priest.
-Trying to move to Hollywood to live on the set of “Family Ties.”
-Trying to get famous by tap dancing in the school talent show.
-Taking a fear of flying course and failing the graduation flight due to an outburst on the plane.
-On Y2K when the world didn’t end….realizing she had no idea how to live life.

Jen is, without a doubt, one of comedy’s best storytellers and this upcoming run for her solo shows will and the entire spectrum of emotional colors that will run this show ought to be something beautiful.

Dates for the show are as follows:

6/15 @ 7:30PM ET
6/17 @ 7:30PM ET
6/26 @ 5:30PM ET
7/14 @ 7:30PM ET
7/17 @ 5;30PM ET
7/31 @ 5;30PM ET
8/7 @ 5:30PM ET
8/17 @ 7:30PM ET
8/21 @ 5:30PM ET

Tickets are $20 a pop and you better snag them quick as it doesn’t get much more intimate than Union Hall.

Pick of the Day: Asian Comedy Fest 2022 (in NYC) 5/6 & 5/7
April 19, 2022
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Having had to weather getting a comedy festival on its leg through COVID-19, the Asian Comedy Fest has persisted to its third year and still very much featuring the best Asian comedy acts that you really, really ought to know, but, for too many reasons, have not become a house hold name yet.

The Asian Comedy Fest is set to due a full on, in-person events at both Stand Up NY on May 6th and a curated sketch/variety show at Caveat on May 7th.

The ACF stand-up showcases are really stacked with many of NYC comedy’s finest including Dylan Adler, Julia Shipplett, Jes Tom, Usama Siddiquee, Wilfred Padua, Michael Cruz Kayne, and many, many more for 6PM ET, 8PM ET, and 10PM ET shows. The Caveat shows have got the comedy stylings of Karen Chee, Youngmi Mayer, Yuhua Hamasaki, and many more also lined-up for 6PM ET, 8PM ET, and 10PM ET shows that will also be live-streamed.

Don’t miss out on any of this if you’re in and around NYC at the beginning of next month. Find full-line-ups and more at asiancomedyfest.com.

Oh, before we forget, ACF is doing a Rizzle app contest again for $1K prize. AAPI comedy creators can create a 1 minute talk show for their chance to win. Get more details here.

 

Pick of the Day: Pizzazz with Gary Gulman (in NYC) 4/18
April 13, 2022
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Gary Gulman has been and remains as one of the finest artisans/practitioners/craftsmen of stand-up comedy, especially when it comes to how exquisite and complex a single joke can be (and, of course, how wildly funny it can be the whole time). Watch The Great Depresh if you need a reminder about how great Gary is. This has been true at his home in NYC and pretty much anywhere else he plays for several years at this point, making a live appearance by Gulman a special, do-not-miss event.

Thankfully, Gary is starting a monthly show where New Yorkers will get that chance a lot more often. Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn will be the home for Pizzazz that will showcase Gulman along with a collection of NYC’s finest. Their inaugural line-up certainly hits that mark with Emmy Blotnick, Nore Davis, and Martin Urbano.

This very first editino of Pizzazz with Gary Gulman is set for Mon. Apr. 18th at 7PM ET. Tickets are $14.02 (includes fees) and you can and should get them here (and not miss any one of these).

Pick of the Day: Wacky Shack (in NYC) Wednesdays Starting 5/4
April 12, 2022
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NYC had an explosion of outdoor comedy shows throughout the last two years. Starting off with doing stand-up in parks, sometimes acapella without a mic, then shifting to any place that had an outdoor space where could line-up some chairs and a mic and mic stand. One of the most popular and beloved was Kevin Casey White and Kevin O’Brien’s Wacky Shack, held at Central Organic in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NYC.

When the weather permitted for evenings that weren’t freezing, Kevin and Kevin threw up great line-ups and sustained and backyard party vibe that would have crowds standing on the sidewalk looking into the cozy back patio of Central Organic.

We’re thrilled to hear that these two funny Kevins will be bringing back Wacky Shack to Central Organic and keeping it as a weekly, every Wednesday around 8PM starting on Star Wars Day, May 4th. Donations will be accepted.

They haven’t announced their first line-up for their glorious return, but you better bet it’s going to be stacked with NYC’s best (and they won’t have been stuck inside for several months this time). Get more details for Wacky Shack and donate here.

Pick of the Day: James Austin Johnson-Close To You Tour (in NYC) 8/11
April 7, 2022
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The debut season of James Austin Johnson has been a whirlwind unlike almost any other cast member in SNL history and the comedic craftsmanship and prowess of JAJ are wholly responsible for that.

That said, what you’ve seen on the show, if you haven’t had the treasured experience of seeing Johnson live, is only scratching the surface of how James Austin Johnson can hysterically dazzle you. His repertoire of voices and characters and cleverness with which they’re wrought are so damn delightful that you really shouldn’t miss out on a chance to see him.

James will be embarking on his Close To You tour this Summer during the off-months of SNL and will be specifically stopping in at The Bell House at Thurs. Aug. 11th at 7:30PM ET. Tickets are on sale right now and you should go snag ’em at $25 a pop before they inevitably sell out here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 106: Helen Levenson & Figuring Out a Comedy Scene
April 6, 2022
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Helen Levenson, a rising person in the inner-workings of comedy, might be the freshest LA from NYC transplant we’ve ever had on The Comedy Bureau Field Report. As such, we catch her perspective on the LA comedy scene (and LA in general) in the very first days of living in the City of Angels. Helen herself works at one of the biz’s top management companies and is an intrepid fan of comedy (as it should be). In fact, we caught two shows back-to-back before we recorded this past midnight.

Also, of course we get into Louis winning his 3rd Grammy and how all sorts of wrong that is.

Follow Helen @helenisawkward across platforms.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Pick of the Day: Boom Clap Let’s Ride (in NYC) 4/12
March 31, 2022
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When it comes to (somewhat) controlled chaos, almost nothing comedically thrives as much as projects with Jo Firestone involved.

The concept of “hastily written jukebox musical for Charli XCX starring the audience” might be a little too daring for most to dream up, attempt, or pull off, but celebrated NYC comedy staples Jo Firestone, Aaron Jackson, and Josh Sharp will be doing exactly that sort of marvelous interactive pop-driven comedy mayhem next month at Littlefield. If this has any of the rambunctious joy of Jo’s Good Timing special, this will be more than worth your hard earned money and free time.

We don’t have much idea of what Boom Clap, Let’s Ride will entail, but that’s part of what should be the hysterical thrill of the whole experience and, if you’re in the NYC area, you should absolutely make this your evening for Tues. Apr. 12th at 8PM ET.

Tickets are $10 and you can and should go get ’em here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 104: Kenice Mobley & Rooftop Debuts
March 23, 2022
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
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When having your late night TV debut, it’s an affair framed with bright lights, an applause sign, a big TV audience, and a sharply dressed late night host. Due to COVID-19, the amazing Kenice Mobley made her Tonight Show debut on a rooftop in wintry temperatures and still managed to kill anyways. Mobley talks her journey getting to the very set as well making space for black weirdness in comedy and talking sex without feeling all that blue.

Also, “hot” takes on JFL Montreal, season 2 of And Just Like That and more.

Follow Kenice @kenicemobley across socials, listen to her podcast Love About Town, and tune into Make Yourself Cry on Planet Scum on Thursdays at 10PM ET/7PM

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Pick of the Day: Titmouse 5 Second Animation Night (in NYC) 3/25
March 23, 2022
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Titmouse Animation is responsible for many of the funniest, groundbreaking cartoons in recent memory including Big Mouth, The Midnight Gospel, Black Dynamite, and so much more. Suffice it to say that you should check out whatever they’re doing. That includes their in-person evening where they present 5 second gems from their vast array of endlessly talented animators.

They’ve made a tradition of their 5 Second Animation Night in LA, usually at the Egyptian, but are taking it across the continent to NYC for a special evening of never before seen animation. Come this Fri. Mar. 25th at 8PM ET, a limited set of folks will get to join Titmouse and company at the SVA Theatre. You can (and should) go get tickets for $5 right now right here.

Pick of the Day: Petey DeAbreu: Bodega N-Word, Supermarket World. (in NYC) 4/15
March 22, 2022
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One of the most dynamic, captivating stand-ups that NYC has it, without a doubt, Petey DeAbreu. Simultaneously a poet of the five boroughs and just a hysterical comedian, DeAbreu’s charming rambunctiousness plays to raucous laughter and applause pretty much wherever we see him, no matter who is on the line-up or how the show is going.

It has been a minute since you’ve probably gotten a chance to see him do an extended set (as he is such in high demand at all the choice shows throughout NYC and beyond), but you’ll get to see him do an entire hour next month on Apr. 15th at Union Hall at 10PM ET (maybe it’ll make up for it being tax day?). Tickets are only $15 right now and we highly suggest snagging them right now as space is limited.

Pick of the Day: Ilana Glazer Presents: Alison Leiby-Oh God, A Show About Abortion (in NYC, Off Broadway) 4/25-6/4
March 17, 2022
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The Cherry Lane Theatre has become the go-to off-Broadway theater for stand-up comedians transitioning into solo shows on a bigger stage. Colin Quinn, Mike Birbiglia, Hasan Minhaj, and, most recently, Alex Edelman have all had great runs with their respective solo shows that had humble beginnings at various stages in and around NYC.

Now, Alison Leiby will join be the latest addition to the pantheon of comedians to play The Cherry Lane Theatre as her critically acclaimed Oh God, An Hour About Abortion that has made the rounds at Caveat, Union Hall, etc. is now going to be Ilana Glazer Presents Oh God, a Show About Abortion with veteran theater director Lila Neugebauer on board. The show itself is very likely one of the more timely solo shows out there at the moment, considering the rise in anti-abortion legislation in the U.S. over the last few years.

Leiby’s run will go from Mon. Apr. 25th-Sat. Jun. 4th @ 7PM ET with a 3PM ET Saturday matinee, except for May 5th and 30th. Also, a single Sunday performance of Oh God, a Show About Abortion will happen on May 29th @ 7PM ET.

Tickets starts at $37 and highly suggest you snag them right now at ohgodshow.com.

Pick of the Day: Ben Wasserman: Live After Death (in NYC) 3/26
March 15, 2022
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Death, even now, is still a strange, somewhat impenetrable topic to talk about in everyday conversation in America. While other cultures celebrate its relation to life and that, in some cases, is thought more of as a part of an infinite cycle, many of us think of it as something that’s inevitable and, in its inevitability, terrifying.

Comedy, from time to time, does what it does best and brings levity and illumination to the matter of dying whether it be doing a comedy show in Hollywood Forever Cemetery or Sean White doing an excellent entire concept album about losing a good majority of his family (on top of getting divorced) in a very small window of time.

Coming up soon, Ben Wasserman, a cherished, wild NYC multi-disciplinary comedian, is taking another step forward and mixing up death with comedy with his new solo show, Live After Death. Not only will be a show dedicated and inspired to the passing of several people he was close to within 3 years, but it’ll be a mix of stand-up, crowd work, and clowning, and it’ll be performed at an actual funeral home (Comedy Is Dead @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever can’t even claim that).

Wasserman will be performing Live After Death in the perfect setting, specifically at Sparrow: A Contemporary Funeral Home in Brooklyn with Devon Walker doing an opening set on Sat. Mar. 26th at 8:30PM ET. Tickets for what is sure to be an unforgettable, cathartic show are only $10 right now (and $15 at the door). We highly suggest you snag your tickets right now.

*poster by Zaq McCollum

Pick of the Day: Gemma Soldati: The Poor Rich (in NYC) 4/2
March 10, 2022
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Whether you have yet to dip your town into this new world of clown that you might have heard rumblings about or you’re obsessed with it as you are a clown yourself, you really should be watching whatever Gemma Soldati does wherever she does it. A long time, masterful clown performer, Gemma’s absolute fearlessness matches her commitment to the absurd (on top of having satirical point to all of it to boot).

Her latest show, The Poor Rich, currently a work in progress, might be her greatest work to date with Gemma commanding the stage as a sort of unfettered capitalist finance dominatrix and teasing the audience cleverly for every last penny. Soldati exquisitely shows how much money runs our daily lives and has such madcap fun doing it, almost like Wolf of Wall Street done up by clowns.

Gemma is performing The Poor Rich at Union Hall on Sat. Apr. 2nd at 7:30PM ET. Tickets are $12 and we highly suggest getting them ASAP.

Pick of the Day: Bust Down Screening with Jak Knight (in NYC) 3/12
March 9, 2022
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As we’re getting into the thick of the streaming wars, each service tries to get a leg up in the current conversation with their latest acquisitions or brand new, shiny series. HBO finally unveiled the long awaited Winning Time and Peacock might just have something that’ll delightfully take us all by surprise with Bust Down, the single cam trying-to-get-by-in-life comedy with Chris Redd, Sam Jay, Langston Kerman, and Jak Knight, that premieres this Thurs. Mar. 10th on the NBC exclusive streaming service.

To mark the occasion, Jak and surprise guests from Bust Down will be presenting a special in-person screening (and doing stand-up) at Union Hall this Saturday, March 12th at 10PM ET. It won’t get more intimate of a special release/premiere screening than this, so you ought to snag tickets for $15 right now right here.

In case you haven’t seen it or are only catching wind of Bust Down just as you read this, please enjoy the announcement trailer here.

Pick of the Day: Bro V Wade: Funny Dudes. Raising Cash. For Abortion. (in NYC) 5/22
March 8, 2022
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Far be it from us to point out a live comedy show with just mostly men on the line-up on International Women’s Day and during Women’s History Month. That said, if the renowned and celebrated men on said line-up were donating their time to raise money for abortion access and reproductive rights via the Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show) org  Abortion Access Front and had the fantastic Joyelle Nicole Johnson hosting the whole shin dig, that is a different story.

It’s actually the story of the upcoming comedy charity benefit event Bro V. Wade: Funny Dudes. Raising Cash. For Abortion set for Sun. May 22nd at The Bell House in Brooklyn at 7:30PM ET. The likes of David Cross, Dave Hill, Jon Glaser, John Fugelsang, Josh Gondelman, and Dean Obeidallah are billed and we wouldn’t be surprised if there were more special guests TBA.

FYI: Founded in 2015, Abortion Access Front is a team of comedians, writers and producers that uses humor to destigmatize abortion and expose the extremist anti-choice forces working to destroy access to reproductive rights in all 50 states.

Tickets are $40 and, if you’re in and around NYC, you need to get them here.

Pick of the Day: Rubbish Comedy Presents Darling Tallie (in NYC) 3/23
March 7, 2022
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As we are thankfully starting to see, there are new folks stepping up and filling in where others in comedy had to close up shop due to the pandemic. Rubbish Comedy is the latest collective to get born out of this time and it sure seems like they’ve got some fun things up their sleeves, whether they’re actually rubbish or not.

Currently operating out of Dixon Place in NYC, Rubbish’s latest happening, Darling Tallie, will be a triple threat of a comedy show, dance party, and dance contest. Cocoon Central Dance Team’s Tallie Medez will be hosting/presiding over this comedy dance mash-up evening with an amazing NYC line-up of Aparna Nancherla, Seaton Smith, Jo Firestone, Dave Hill, and dance sensation Angela Trimbur.

Darling Tallie is set for Wed. Mar. 23rd at 7:30PM ET at Dixon Place. Tickets are only $18 right now and you really ought to get on snagging those ASAP (and dusting off your dancing shoes).

Pick of the Day: GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM! with Wajahat Ali and Hari Kondabolu (in NYC) 2/23
February 18, 2022
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As the world opens up yet again (and we sincerely hope it sticks this time around), many folks are re-acclimatizing themselves to the thing that so many of us took for granted, talking to one another. In this reboot of our conversational and empathy skills, we hope that we’ll be better this time around.

In that spirit, you should watch and enjoy the upcoming conversation between brilliant comedian Hari Kondabolu and writer Wajahat Ali about Ali’s book GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM: AND OTHER HELPFUL RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BECOME AMERICAN. They’ll have an earnest and blunt chat about being more inclusive and accepting of brown folks of all kinds here in America.

GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM! with Wajahat Ali and Hari Kondabolu is set to go live and in person on Wed. Feb. 23rd at The Bell House in Brooklyn at 7:30PM ET. Tickets are $15 right now and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Adam Cayton Holland: Happy Place (in NYC) 4/9
February 16, 2022
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At this current point in time, even though the pandemic isn’t over, it does seem like we are now legitimately picking up where we left off in March 2020 and as we’re nearing the actual two year mark of when lockdown happened, we’re reminded of all the great things that came to a screeching halt around then.

The brilliant Adam Cayton-Holland was on the path of touring his solo show loosely based off his critically acclaimed tragi-comic memoir, Tragedy Plus Time, resulting in a beautiful, funny, and heart-wrenching hour. Now, on this side of the pandemic, we have no doubt that there’s even more to the show that will be timely and so cathartic, especially as the themes of “suicide, mental illness, stand-up comedy and Nancy Kerrigan,” have become prevalent in our lives in 2022 (Kerrigan comes to mind because of the Winter Olympics happening right now).

Adam will be bringing his Happy Place show back to Brooklyn’s Union Hall on Sat. Apr. 9th at 7:30PM ET. Tickets are only $15 and you best not miss your chance to watch Cayton-Holland’s most arresting and affecting work to date. Get tickets here.

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: Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester (in NYC 2/25-2/27 & LA 4/24 & 4/26)
February 11, 2022
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Hasan Minhaj’s stellar comedy special Homecoming King came out in 2017 on Netflix, which is awhile ago, but feels even longer for the seemingly interminable amount of time that has made up the last two years. Since that time, Minhaj made his presence known through his very own topical late night comedy show Patriot Act (we’ll always think that was a horrible call on Netflix’s part to cancel it) and then got a key role in the second season of The Morning Show. Oh yeah, he just launched his very own production company 186K Films and is building his own entertainment empire.

We’re thankful that doing stand-up/storytelling on stage is still part of that ascent as Minhaj is currently on tour with his brand new hour The King’s Jester. He’s touring throughout the country, but will specifically be stopping by Radio City Music Hall in NYC from Feb. 25th-27th (tickets for 25th still available) and coming around LA via Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on Apr. 24th and Thousand Oaks’ Bank of America Performing Arts Center on Apr. 26th.

Tickets start around $45 and go up from there. You really ought to get them sooner rather than later, especially if you wanna snag ones at that price. Get tickets for all the aforementioned dates at hasanminhaj.com.

Pick of the Day: Newcomers (at the Bell House) 2/16 (in NYC)
February 8, 2022
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The Bell House is doing another round of welcoming its latest cadre of great NYC comedians that you can see do their debut set at the hallowed Brooklyn stage. This handpicked baker’s dozen and then some are some of the best, undiscovered treats in the bustling NYC comedy scene.

Included on this edition of Newcomers will be:

Justin Covington

Ben Katzner

Luisa Lange

Blair Dawson

Adam Mamawala

Nico Carney

Haley Hepworth

Eric Feurer

Loie Plautz

Lili Michelle

Juan Nicolon

Kyle Gordon

Catherine Shannon

Zubi Ahmed

Maddie Wiener

Welcome the Newcomers in person (w/proof of vaccination) on Wed. Feb. 16th at 8PM ET. Tickets are only $10 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: (The Return of Both) Butterboy 2/7 (in NYC) & Good Heroin (in LA) 2/
February 4, 2022
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The Omicron edition of COVID-19 really threw a wrench at 100 mph into everything all of us had going in 2021 to really ruin the start of 2022. Nearly every live comedy show that was already back or had planned to be back in that time took another break out of an abundance of caution.

Thankfully, case numbers and hospitalizations have trended down enough that, fingers crossed, things are coming back and that includes some of the best weekly comedy shows that we rely on for our weekly evening shot of community oriented dopamine. Namely, Butterboy with Aparna Nancherla, Maeve Higgins, and Jo Firestone @ Littlefield in Brooklyn, NYC and Good Heroin @ Stories in Echo Park, LA are returning next week and we can only hope that this return sticks.

Specifically Butterboy is posting up back at Littlefield for your favorite Monday night of comedy in NYC at 8PM ET on Feb. 7th and Good Heroin is taking over the back patio at Stories on Feb. 14th at 8PM PT.

You can get your $10 advance tickets for Butterboy here and have some spare bucks to donate for Good Heroin (or enjoy the show for FREE if inflation is getting the best of you).

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Pick of the Day: Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh (in NYC) 2/11
January 27, 2022
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You’ve seen her and been charmed by her take downs of Colin Jost and her wild characters on SNL for weeks now and, we hope like us, that one Sarah Squirm AKA Sarah Sherman has captured your veiny, throbbing, heart.

As her time is currently dedicated to Saturday Night Live, there might not be so much time where you can catch Sarah throw one of her spectacular body-horror-comedy extravaganzas centered around much of her stand-up and DIY multi-disciplinary art. You should really take any chance that you possibly can to catch her and whatever the hell she has up her beautiful patchwork-sewn or hand-painted sleeve.

Sarah will be Live + In the Flesh at NYC’s TV Eye on Fri. Feb 11th for an early 8PM ET & late 10:30PM show. Currently, tickets are sold out, but watch @sarahsquirm on socials closely as there could be tickets released or there be a stand-by line or even another show or shows added.

*poster by @gregory_jacobsen

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