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Pick of the Day: NY Comedy Festival 11/8-11/14

October 11, 2021

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It’s that time of year and we’re on this side of the pandemic, so get ready for the annual New York Comedy Festival to roar through the NY comedy scene once more with a a cornucopia of comedy throughout all five boroughs, through clubs, theaters, indie venues, and more with comedians from even corner of the art form.

Whether it be Colin Quinn or Please Don’t Destroy or Sydnee Washington or Stamptown or Jenny Zigrino taping her special or David Cross or Esther Povitsky or Butterboy or Mekki Leeper or Dynasty Typewriter @ The Bell House or Hannah Pilkes or Sabrina Jalees or Murder Book: A True Crime Comedy Night, the New York Comedy Festival is aiming to be back at full strength in taking over the city from Mon. Nov. 8th-Sun. Nov. 14th.

Take a full gander at the massive schedule and line-up and go get tickets here.

Pick of the Day: How to Start a Fire from Sydnee Washington (in NYC) 8/14

July 30, 2021

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Fresh off being named one of the New Faces of Comedy by the Just For Laughs Festival, it’s more imperative than it already was to go watch Sydnee Washington whenever and wherever she plays (you ought to know that Comedy at the Knitting Factory on Sundays is the place to be in Brooklyn). Sydnee’s panache and vulnerability in her comedy together truly demand your attention and why she is a fast rising star right now.

Sydnee has just started in on a solo show, How to Start a Fire, that follows a very specific thread of her childhood that lead to “an infamous fire that could have ruined her family” (as opposed to that one in Manchester By the Sea). The first performance of it sold out almost instantly and, thusly, you should snag tickets to her latest date for How to Start a Fire set for Sat. Aug. 14th at 10PM ET.

Tickets are $15 and you can (and very, very much should) go get them here.

Grindr Enters Into Comedy Special Arena with “Gag Reflex”

April 2, 2021

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Though original comedy specials haven’t been released during this time like they used to be, it doesn’t change the fact that streaming services and premium cable networks alike we’re trying their hand at producing some sort of comedy special. Netflix, HBO, Amazon, EPIX, etc. have been plenty busy over the years, which has led to more comedy specials coming from places that you might not expect (Facebook Watch even dipped their toe into this awhile ago with Chris Fleming’s Showpig).

The latest entry comes from a very unlike place, Grindr, in such an unlikely time of the pandemic. Their very first live-stream special, Gag Reflex, features the queer comedy stylings of Joel Kim Booster, Sydnee Washington, Jaye McBride, Zach Zimmerman, and Jay Jurden. Due to the pandemic, it had to be done, as most comedy has been done over the last year, virtually. Still, it does mark a step forward for Grindr as a brand instead of just a gay dating app that usually is relegated in comedy to how promiscuous its users usually are.

Also, kudos to them for picking quite the line-up.

It’s hard to say whether other dating apps will start making similar content or if other brands will enter the comedy space, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see more of such a thing happen as the comedy space is going to be flooded with comedians wanting their time in the spotlight when things get far to the safe side of the pandemic.

In the meantime, you can watch Gag Reflex at your convenience, without Grindr, on YouTube here.

Pick of the Day: Syd Can Cook Anniversary 3/20

March 18, 2021

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The anniversary of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not something that’s really all that much to celebrate or be happy about.

However, the anniversary of Sydnee Washington’s wondrous comedy cooking/panel show, Syd Can Cook, is indeed something to actually excited for. Since the beginning of lockdown, Sydnee has dove into uncharted waters by broadcasting her cooking in her apartment as someone who was not an expert chef and allowed an esteemed panel of the funniest people she knows help/roast her during the whole process.

Normally, the show would stream on IG Live, but this particular edition is getting a nice upgrade by live-streaming from Streamyard. The Syd Can Cook Anniversary is going to be a primetime event (on Sat. Mar. 20th at 4PM PT/7PM ET) with a primetime line-up that includes co-host Marie Faustin and Rachel Sennott, Laci Mosely, Dulce Sloan, Dee Nasty, Devon Walker, Naomi McPherson, and Delina Medhin.

Tickets are $5 and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Syd Can Cook: The Birthday Show 1/31

January 27, 2021

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Sydnee Washington is gracing us with another special edition of her IG Live cooking/panel show, Syd Can Cook this Sunday. They haven’t been weekly in awhile, so you best savor them whenever you can.

Not only will there be a whole bunch of special guests giving Sydnee the business while she cooks so much food up at once, but it will be her birthday where she will be “…turning 35 again.” Karolena Theresa will be by Sydnee’s side to serve up the full Syd Can Cook experience. It’s absolutely what you should be looking forward to this Sunday as another week in quarantine passes.

Syd Can Cook: The Birthday Show will be popping off on IG Live @justsydbw at 4PM PT/7PM ET, Sun. Jan. 31st.

Pick of the Day: Dynasty Confidential for KTown For All 2/2

January 22, 2021

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Now that 2021 has REALLY begun, transparency is going to be crucial if we are to actually “form a more perfect union”. In other words, let’s not keep so many secrets.

That makes Dynasty Confidential with Joel Kim Booster a perfect show for this time as Joel will virtually assemble some of comedy’s best to divulge their secrets, and then do with them as he pleases. Also, you’ll get to bear witness to whole the thing for what is a hilarious evening of revelations.

This particular edition of Dynasty Confidential will go to benefit the amazing org Ktown For All that advocates for the unhoused population in and around LA.

So, plan for Tues. Feb. 2nd at 6PM PT/9PM ET to live-stream Dynasty Confidential after you go get your tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Padma Puts On a Virtual Comedy Show 12/17

We told you that there would be plenty of big time comedy benefit shows for the Georgia Runoffs and, lordy lordy, there sure are. This latest one is being put up by the one and only Padma Lakshmi that’s very explicit in this regard by being called, “Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show for the Georgia Runoff Elections: An Evening to Benefit FairFight”.

Stacey Abrams’ FairFight was instrumental in registering voters and contributing to Biden’s 2020 Election win and will undoubtedly be crucial in the upcoming special Georgia Senate Runoffs.

So, they tapped Padma for a live benefit show and she, in turn, got one hell of a line-up that includes:

Hasan Minhaj, Phoebe Robinson, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Benito Skinner, Mike Birbiglia, John Early, Roy Wood Jr., Julio Torres, Michelle Buteau, Patton Oswalt, Aparna Nancherla, Caleb Hearon, Wanda Sykes, Joel Kim Booster, Tituss Burgess, Meg Stalter, Patti Harrison, Nikki Glaser, Ayo Edebiri, Jo Firestone, Amber Ruffin, Dulce Sloan, Naomi Ekperigin, W. Kamau Bell, Mitra Jouhari, Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Andy Cohen.

There will also be music from King Princess, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Brittany Howard, Local Natives, Aloe Blacc, and Cautious Clay.

Lastly, the evening’s virtual festivities will be hosted by none other than the Las Culturistas themselves, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.

Reads like a festival line-up, doesn’t it? Well, we still can’t do that in person right now, but you can enjoy this gigantic Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show comedy live-stream on Thurs. Dec. 17th at 6PM PT/9PM ET at youtube.com/padmalakshmi and donate to FairFight here.

Pick of the Day: Syd Can Cook Holiday Extravaganza 12/20

December 10, 2020

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Many comedy livestreams have come and gone in 2020. The same goes for comedians attempting to cook during a livestream for humorous effect. Yet, one of the standout shows in this arena that have stood the test of COVID-19 time (i.e. what’s time anymore?) is Sydnee Washington’s Syd Can Cook, which is half comedy green room hang/half cooking show/whole “a real good time” that gets us through a bit more of this year.

For the holidays, Sydnee is doing a very special marathon version of Syd Can Cook on Dec. 20th at 4PM PT/7PM ET at @justsydbw on Instagram. You know that she’ll be going strong on IG Live w/Karolena Theresa through her holiday feast no matter what folks are putting up in the thread and there will be a grand virtual procession of special guests the whole way through.

Per Sydnee herself, “PLEASE SUGGEST WHAT YALL WANT TO SEE US MESS UP, I MEAN COOK” @justsydbw.

Pick of the Day: Butterboy Halloween 10/26

October 22, 2020

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Beloved NYC stand-up show/live-stream Butterboy took the summer and a bit more off from the live-stream comedy arena. The likes of Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, and Maeve Higgins along with their DJ Donwill virtually gathering every week that Monday nights (along with Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen) quite nice in quarantine.

Fortunately, they’ll be back this week for Halloween week on Mon. Oct. 26th 4PM PT/7PM ET and have yet another, as you’d expect, fantastic line-up including Eugene Mirman, Sydnee Washington, Marcella Arguello, and Jim Tews. Part of the proceeds always go to a charity and this return week is no different as Butterboy will be donating to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Go get your tickets here quick before they sell out.

Pick of the Day: SALEM 10/28

To keep in the Halloween spirit (and do a show safely while the pandemic still rages on), Drew Anderson and Julia Shiplett are putting together a very special, very exclusive live reading of their comedy pilot, SALEM.

You may not get to do trick-or-treating or endless party-hopping, but you can tune in what might be the perfect comedy thing for this Halloween season. They describe it as:

Mere days before Salem’s 10th Annual Harvest Festival, something strange happens that derails the big day and makes everyone start to question if there could be a witch among them. If you’ve ever wondered what THE CRUCIBLE meets THE OFFICE but very gay would be like, SALEM is your answer.

Supported by many of the very best comedy folks from all over the country including: Mary Beth Barone, Carmen Christopher, Drew Droege, Robby Hoffman, Molly Kearney, Langston Kerman, Marty Miller, Aparna Nancherla, Larry Owens, Rachel Sennott, Karolena Theresa, Sydnee Washington, and Ben Wasserman

SALEM is set to go live on Wed. Oct. 28th at 5:30PM PT/8:30PM ET. RSVP for Zoom link w/a suggested donation of $5-$10 here.

Pick of the Day: Cabernet Cabaret with Catherine Cohen 8/12

August 10, 2020

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At the outset of quarantine, one of the instant live-stream hits was Cabernet Cabaret with Catherine Cohen. Her transition of her subversively whimsical weekly comedy variety show to an IG Live show was successful with a weekly audience that dwarfed the actual live-in person crowd at Club Cumming.

Cohen took a hiatus for her show over the last several weeks as the current cultural uprising took hold across the world. Now, she’s back this week and has shifted Cabernet Cabaret to YouTube. She still has another stellar line-up of Meg Stalter, Chris Murphy, Sydnee Washington, and Blair Socci, with music from Palehound for any and all in virtual attendance this Wed., Aug. 12th 5PM PT/8PM ET.

Tickets for the return of Cabernet Cabaret are $5-$10 and profits will go to supporting the performers and the show as well as the Marsha P. Johnson Institute. Go get them here.