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That said, my top NYC comedy recommendations for February 2020 included the following:
Saturday 2/1: A stand-up who can't be advertised, plus the great Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Marina Franklin (staff writer for HBO's Divorce; HBO's Crashing, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, @midnight, Chappelle's Show; ; Showtime’s“Women Who Kill; film Trainwreck; stand-up special Single Black Female), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central; co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire; recent interview on Artie Lange's Halfway House), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX): Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm and 10:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/1: Every Saturday night, a highly talented freestyle rapping long form improv group takes the stage for an hour to make up scenes, songs, and witty wordplay: North Coast (9:00 pm, $15, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Saturday 2/1: Stand-up from Corinne Fisher (with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central; co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire; recent interview on Artie Lange's Halfway House), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), Lev Fer (host of the Yung Daddy podcast), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), and Dante Nero (Comedy Central, HBO, ABC, FOX; co-host of podcast Man School 202) perform stand-up in an intimate club space : (9:00 pm & 11:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/1: A comedy/music variety show, with Rebecca Vigil (powerhouse improv singer; Your Love Our Musical, The Vigilante), band 3 Piece & A Biscuit, David Rey Martinez, Hypeman, and more hosted by Petey DeAbreu (Comedy Central): The Hardbody Karate Variety Show (10:00 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
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Saturday 2/1: A top musical improv troupe that has wowed audiences around the world with its skill at making up an hour-long musical moment by moment. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment, even the song lyrics and "choreography" are invented on the spot, with no pre-planned structure, by such ace talents as Becky Drysdale, Zack Willis, Amber Ruffin, Tim Sniffen, Katy Berry, Olivia Petzy, Jeff Hiller, Tarik Davis, Elizabeth Slack, William Martinez, MIke Poole, and Woody Fu, plus stellar improv musicians Dan Reitz (keyboards) & Sarah Mullins (drums/percussion). Come see why this show won a FringeNYC Award for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event: Baby Wants Candy (10:30 pm, $14, UCB Hell's Kitchen at 555 West 42nd Street)
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Sunday 2/2: Enjoy brunch with laughs at this comedy show hosted by Remy Kassimir (Netflix; host of podcasts How Cum and We Really Love Island) that provides free bacon and $20 bottomless mimosas along with sharp stand-ups Ashley Hesseltine (co-host of podcast Girls Gotta Eat), Robby Slowik (Conan O'Brien), Luke Mones (Comedy Central, Inside Edition, Funny Or Die, College Humor, Howard Stern Show), Eitan Levine (writer for Mashable, Cheddar, Elite Daily), and Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!): Bacon Bits Brunch Show (3:00 pm, $15, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/2: Natasha Vaynblat (Comedy Central, IFC, Funny or Die, McSweeney's, Reductress; ace improv group What I Did For Love) is rock star Björk telling you more than you need to know about bread, and also hosting sketch or stand-up from Katie Hartman (brilliant, fearless dark comedy writer/performer and actress; HBO's High Maintenance, Netflix's The Week Of; sketch groups Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting and Hartman & Carl, ace improv group Straight to Video), Saurin Choksi (Comedy Central; former co-host of Fuse's White Guy Talk Show), Girls With Brown Hair (sketch duo Becky Chicoine & Samantha Schecter), James Hamilton (writer for Vice News; The Moth Grandslam champion), and Dylan Adler (sketch comic on Maude Night; co-host of Woke AF and Just Come): Björk Presents Bread (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Sunday 2/2: The great Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Corinne Fisher (with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), Lev Fer (Showtime; host of the Yung Daddy podcast), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Tyler Fischer (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Stephen Colbert, NBC's America's Got Talent, HQ Trivia) perform stand-up in an elegant Union Square club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/3: An amazing array of female stand-up perform for an album recording presented by Jessica Kirson (stellar hour-long special Talking to Myself currently streaming on Comedy Central; HBO's Crashing, The Tonight Show, The View, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Apprentice, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Showtime, Bravo, VH1, Logo one-woman show My Cookie's Gone), starring Tammy Pescatelli (Netflix special Finding the Funny, Comedy Central Presents, The View, The Howard Stern Show, Last Comic Standing, Jay Leno, MTV, VH1, A&E, Bravo), Carmen Lynch (Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien, America's Got Talent, David Letterman, Inside Amy Schumer, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, @midnight, Last Comic Standing finalist; SiriusXM 2017 comedy album of the year Dance Like You Don't Need the Money), Marina Franklin (staff writer for HBO's Divorce; HBO's Crashing, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, @midnight, Chappelle's Show; Showtime’s“Women Who Kill; film Trainwreck; stand-up special Single Black Female), Marion Grodin (Conan O'Brien, The View, MSNBC, former CBS Radio host, author of Standing Up), Karen Bergreen (Comedy Central, ABC's The View, The Jim Gaffigan Show, VH1, USA, Court TV), Jackie Fabulous (NBC's America's Got Talent semi-finalist; FOX, CW, BET; album Who is Jackie Fabulous?), Sarah Tollemache (NBC's Last Comic Standing, Adam Devine's House Party; co-host of Vadge podcast), Mia Jackson (Comedy Central Half Hour, Inside Amy Schumer), and Veronica Mosey (Comedy Central, FOX, VH1, Jay Leno): Mothers Know Best...Sometimes (8:00 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/3: True tales on this month's theme of The Science of Sex & Love from comedic storytellers and/or scientists Jamie Brickhouse (PBS' Stories from the Stage; 4-time Moth StorySlam winner; The New York Times, The Washington Post; author of Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother), Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki (Professor of NeuroScience & Psychology at NYU; author of book Healthy Brain, Happy Life), Stacey Bader Curry (PBS’ Stories From the Stage; Moth GrandSlam champion and 7-time StorySlam winner), D. B. Firstman (ESPN.com), and Ishmael Gaynor (stand-up comic) hosted by Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, host of Stoops2Stages, co-host of Sandwich, comedy album Immigrant Made) & Erin Barker (2-time Moth GrandSlam champion, The Moth Radio Hour): The Story Collider: The Science of Sex & Love (8:00 pm, $15, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Monday 2/3: Seminal stand-up show Whiplash, which for years was a must-see every Monday night, finally returns to a weekly schedule, this time at LES' Caveat with new host Shalewa Sharpe (HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Comedy Central's The New Negroes; comedy album So, You Just Out Here?). Tonight's guests are Jo Firestone (one of the most relentlessly inventive comics in the biz; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; star of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central's Broad City; radio host of WFMU's Dr. Gameshow; live-on-stage co-host of Butterball; comedy album The Hits), Chris Gethard (star of HBO 90-minute special Career Suicide; star of TruTV's & Fusion's The Chris Gethard Show; host of Webby-winning podcast Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People; producer of fresh comedy webseries Chris Gethard Presents), Shane Torres (fresh, hilarious stand-up; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Stand-Up Presents and Comedy Cellar, IFC's Comedy Bang Bang, stand-up album Established 1981), and Jordan Jensen: Whiplash (9:30 pm, $15, LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street—take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Monday 2/3: Killer lineup of Dan Soder (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; HBO special Son of a Gary; Dudley Mafee on Showtime's Billions; films Trainwreck, Drunk Parents; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central hour-long special Not Special, Comedy Central Half Hour, Netflix's The Standups, Inside Amy Schumer, MTV's Guy Code and Guy Court, hosts with Big Jay Oakerson Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Jax Dell'Osso (MTV, Twitch TV), Harris Alterman, and more performing for hosts Aaron Berg (documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water ) & Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV): Frantic (10:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/4: Smart, fresh stand-up from Jessica Kirson (stellar hour-long special Talking to Myself currently streaming on Comedy Central; HBO's Crashing, The Tonight Show, The View, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Apprentice, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Showtime, Bravo, VH1, Logo one-woman show My Cookie's Gone), Karen Chee (staff writer for Seth Meyers; The New Yorker, McSweeney's), Chanel Ali (MTV's Girl Code, STARZ, TruTV), and Pat Regan (The Eric Andre Show, Last Comic Standing, co-host of Seek Treatment podcast) for hosts Anya Volz (writer for Riot Fest, The Hard Times; host of Thirst Trap With Anya Volz) & Gabby Bryan (co-host with Katie Hannigan of podcast Apodcalypse): Our Time of the Week (7:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/4: Members of the ace professional speechwriting West Wing Writers group—Brian Agler (New Yorker, McSweeney's), Muizz Akhtar (Fellows for Peace, OCA Greater Houston), Sarah Gruen (McSweeney's, The Institute), and Chai Karve (Sack of Troy, The Breakdown) will break down their favorite speeches, give behind-the-scenes looks at the speech drafting process, and even lead you in crafting your own keynote speech—with some extra fun added by comics Alise Morales (News & Politics Editor of Betches; Reductress, Above Average; voice of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Showtime's Our Cartoon President) and Orli Matlow (Adult Swim, Someecards; co-host of Aliens of Extraordinary Ability), all hosted by Chandler Dean (above; McSweeney's, Reductress): SpeakEasy (7:00 pm; $15; LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street—take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Tuesday 2/4: Star Domenick Lombardozzi (numerous movies and TV series include The Irishman, Cold Pursuit, Bridge of Spies; HBO's The Wire and The Deuce, Starz's Power, Showtime's Boardwalk Empire) is interviewed on-stage by Paul Virzi (hour-long special I'll Say This currently streaming on Comedy Central; TruTV, FOX; stand-up album Night at The Stand, which hit #1 on iTunes; tours with Bill Burr) for Paul's weekly podcast The Virzi Effect: The Virzi Effect Live: An Interview with Domenick Lombardozzi (7:30 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/4: A raucous monthly pun competition hosted by Fred Firestone (co-author with Jo Firestone of #1 bestselling Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers), with 18 audience members (a dozen sign-ups and six returning champions) fiercely competing for wordplay dominance—and the chance to become an instant star based on verbal cleverness, and the ability to drum up the most applause from a packed and loudly cheering crowd: Punderdome 3000: The State of the Human (8:00 pm, $12, Brooklyn's Littlefield at 635 Sackett Street—take R subway to Union Street; show up early—doors open at 7:00—to nab a seat, or plan on standing)
Tuesday 2/4: With brutal honesty, comics Krystyna Hutchinson (with comedy partner Corinne Fisher, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), Monroe Martin (David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, finalist on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central's The Jim Gaffigan Show, Netflix's Master of None; host of podcast No Need for Apologies), and Joe List (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, James Corden, David Letterman, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Netflix's The StandUps, comedy albums So Far No Good and Are You Mad at Me?) each shares a story of one of the worst things he or she has ever experienced, with periodic questions and other fun interjections from stellar host Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall): The Worst (9:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/4: Corinne Fisher ("I brought my dog to a Super Bowl party and everyone’s mood is noticeably better than usual; dogs are magic;" with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed) and Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul, E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction) team up for this podcast that covers interesting items in the news every Tuesday and concludes with a town hall-style Q&A with the audience: Without A Country Podcast— Live! (9:30 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/5: Host Molly Gaebe invites female storytellers, comics, and historians to share the tales of "some of the greatest women the world has ever known, but history erased" for this live-on-stage podcast recording, with this week's theme Female Entrepreneurs told by Dani Faith Leonard, Nikki Palumbo, Roxane Mollicchi, and Junior Mintt: Nevertheless She Existed: Broads With Briefcases (7:00 pm, $20, LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street—take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Wednesday 2/5: Hosts Karen Chee (staff writer for Seth Meyers; The New Yorker, McSweeney's) & Larry Owens (joyful, hilarious musical comic; staff writer for TruTV's Paid Off; HBO's High Maintenance; feature film To Dust) fight the power with tonight's guests Gary Richardson (writer for Saturday Night Live; brilliant improvisor; Comedy Central), Sydnee Washington (Conan O'Brien, MTV2's Vidiots; host with Marie Faustin of podcast The Unofficial Expert; host with Marie Faustin & Imani of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit), Shalewa Sharpe (HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Comedy Central's The New Negroes; comedy album So, You Just Out Here?), Ed Pokropski, and Brittany Carney: Decolonize Your Mind (8:00 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Wednesday 2/5: Stellar stand-up from Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), Mike Vecchione (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Half Hour and Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Howard Stern; stand-up album Muscle Confusion), Shane Gillis (co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire; very nearly a cast member of SNL), and Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app): Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/5: Comedic storytellers Anna Roisman (MTV, Funny or Die, HQ Trivia, Tribeca Film Festival; host of The Unemployed Show podcast), Maya Deshmukh (HBO's High Maintenance, TruTV's Paid Off, musical sketch group Azn PoP!), and Angela Palladino (Funny or Die; co-host of WALT) share true stories about their real-life issues for host Niccolo Aeed (half of sketch duo Marina and Nicco): Telling Your Problems to Strangers (9:00 pm, $10, Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell at 27-16 23rd Avenue)
Wednesday 2/5: The spectacular Christi Chiello (multi-talented rising star; Comedy Central's Roast Battle, MTV's Girl Code, Chris Gethard Presents, TruTV, PBSKids) hosts Jo Firestone (one of the most relentlessly inventive comics in the biz; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; star of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central's Broad City; radio host of WFMU's Dr. Gameshow; comedy album The Hits), Crystal Marie (Jane the Virgin, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Quality Problems), Hannah Berner (cast of Bravo's Summer House; host of podcast Berning In Hell), Benito Skinner (YouTube star; co-host of Cruel Intentions), Mary Beth Barone (Viceland; host of podcast Mildly Offensive), and fabulous DJ Rebecca Vigil (powerhouse improv singer; Your Love Our Musical, The Vigilante): Christi Chiello’s Lost & Found (9:30 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/5: Ace stand-up by Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Corinne Fisher (with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Mike Vecchione (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Half Hour and Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Howard Stern; stand-up album Muscle Confusion), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), Shane Gillis (co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire; very nearly a cast member of SNL), Aaron Berg (documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water and The Stand's Frantic!), and Lawrence DeLoach (CBS Sports Network; host of lifestyle podcast Sup?): Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/6: The wonderful Emily Flake (brilliant writer/cartoonist; The New Yorker, The New York Times; author of book That Was Awkward: The Art and Etiquette of the Awkward Hug) & Kat Burdick (Moth Grandslam champion; webseries KCK; host of Let's Say You're Right) host this monthly show that features funny people sharing their nightmares while Emily or a guest draws them, with tonight's dreamers the wonderful Ophira Eisenberg (one of the finest comedic storytellers and stand-ups in the country; host of weekly NPR/WNYC show Ask Me Another, author of bestselling book Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy, comedy album Bangs!; NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime), Will Butler (Oscar-nominated musician; indie rock bank Arcade Fire; albums Policy and Friday Night), Mira Jacob (author of book Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations), and Sandi Marx (PBS; 7-time Moth StorySlam winner): Nightmares: The Best People Tell Their Worst Dreams (6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show; no cover but 2-drink min., with cheapest options $8 each, so figure on spending at least $16 plus tip; KGB Bar's upstairs Red Room at 85 East 4th Street off Second Avenue)
Thursday 2/6: Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Calise Hawkins (Jimmy Fallon, Last Comic Standing, @midnight, TruTV, Oxygen; writer for Comedy Central, Playboy.com), Chrissie Mayr (NBC's America's Got Talent, FOX, The Chris Gethard Show, Wendy Williams; host of Wet Spot podcast; co-host of long-running LGBT stage show Comedy at Stonewall), Scott Chaplain (Comedy Central Roast Battle), and Andrew Casertano perform stand-up for hosts Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire) & Abby Rosenquist (Fuse TV): Citywide (7:00 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/6: Open mic walk-in storytelling show, with each yarn-spinner whose name is picked from a basket receiving 5 minutes on stage to tell a true personal tale, hosted by David Lawson (Comedy Central; solo shows include The Flyer Guy, No Oddjob, The Prequels, and The 2020 Book Report): The Astoria Bookshop Storytelling Show (7:00 pm, Free!, Queens' Astoria Bookshop at 31-29 31st Street)
Thursday 2/6: Orli Matlow (Someecards; co-host of Aliens of Extraordinary Ability) hosts comics telling their favorite jokes about long-obsolete topics (old movies, old scandals, etc.), with guests Alise Morales (News & Politics Editor of Betches; Reductress, Above Average; voice of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Showtime's Our Cartoon President), Graham Ross Techler (The New Yorker, McSweeney's, UCB's Characters Welcome, Less Than Rent theatre co.), Anne VIctoria Clark (Funny or Die), Nonye Brown-West (PBS, NPR), Amanda Hunt (UCB, The PIT), and Jason Piro: Comedy Time Machine (7:30 pm, $7, Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell at 27-16 23rd Avenue)
Thursday 2/6: This free stand-up show with rotating hosts—tonight it's Samantha Ruddy (Stephen Colbert; warm-up comic for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; written for College Humor, Reductress, Someecards)—features Shalewa Sharpe (HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Comedy Central's The New Negroes; comedy album So, You Just Out Here?), Nore Davis (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer and Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus, Showtime's Boardwalk Empire, MTV; album You Guys Are Dope), TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo, Jim Tews (Louie, Last Comic Standing; host of Homeschooled and co-host of Fresh Out; New York Times bestselling author of Felines of New York; comedy album I Was in Band), Sarah Tollemache (NBC's Last Comic Standing, Adam Devine's House Party; co-host of Vadge podcast), David Sitrick (Hard Drive magazine), and JP McDade (Comedy Central's Roast Battle II, TruTV; writer for webseries Sports Balls): Too Many Cooks (9:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/6: Ace stand-up from Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), radio star Ron Bennington (host of shows Bennington and Unmasked), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central; co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire; recent interview on Artie Lange's Halfway House), Will Noonan (MTV, NPR), and Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX): Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/7: Brian Stack (genius writer/comic for Stephen Colbert, former long-time writer for Conan O'Brien), Keiko Agena (gal-pal Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls; Dr. Edrisa Tanaka on FOX's Prodigal Son), and David Ehrlich (film critic for IndieWire) are the guests of brilliant improvisor & character comic Connor Ratliff (right; Netflix's Orange is the New Black, Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Comedy Central, TBS, TruTV), who transforms into "filmmaker George Lucas (Radioland Murders) as he embarks upon an exciting new career as a comedian and talk show host!" He's joined by talk show sidekick Griffin Newman (left; brilliant character/improv comic; Arthur on Amazon's The Tick, Jared Kushner on Showtime's Our Cartoon President, HBO, CBS, MTV, TBS; feature films Draft Day, Fort Tilden, Night Moves) playing Toydarian junk dealer Watto "as they revolutionize the talk show format the same way Lucas once revolutionized cinema:" The George Lucas Talk Show (7:30 pm, $14, UCB Hell's Kitchen at 555 West 42nd Street)
Friday 2/7: Dulcé Sloan (powerhouse comic and correspondent for The Daily Show; Conan O'Brien, @midnight), Samantha Ruddy (Stephen Colbert; warm-up comic and digital producer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; written for College Humor, Reductress, Someecards), Doug Smith (Conan O'Brien, co-host of See You In Hell), and more perform stand-up for host Shalewa Sharpe (Comedy Central's The New Negroes; HBO's 2 Dope Queens; comedy album So, You Just Out Here?): Whiplash (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Friday 2/7: Jes Tom (sharp, fresh rising star; Reductress; show Cold Brew), Peter Grosz (Comedy Central's The President Show and Inside Amy Schumer, HBO's Veep; former writer for Seth Meyers and The Colbert Report; star of over 100 Sonic fast-food commercials), Norlex Belma (PBS doc The Comedy Confluence), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo perform stand-up at this comedy show that's also a voter registration drive for 2020 hosted by Selena Coppock, Alison Klemp, Matt Nedostop, and Jarret Bernstein: Standup 2020 (7:30 pm, $15, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Friday 2/7: Comics Kenice Mobley (left; host of podcast Love About Town, co-host of The Pasta Show), Adam Mamawala (right; Comedy Central, MTV, BET; freelance contributor to SNL's Weekend Update; stand-up album One of the Good Ones), Maya Deshmukh (top right; HBO's High Maintenance, TruTV's Paid Off, musical sketch group Azn PoP!), and Jeremy Bent (bottom right; co-star of science fiction improv podcast Mission to Zyxx), andeach try to improvise a coherent presentation based on a set of Powerpoint slides they've never seen before. All slides are taken from actual presentations given at business meetings and classrooms, but put together in bizarre arrangements: "How do you move from a slide depicting the annual increase in fertilizer production in Turkmenistan to a slide analyzing gender dynamics in Frasier? We don’t know either, but we intend to find out. Plus an actual scientist, Professor Natalia Reagan (anthropologist and "monkey chaser"), will have her actual, legit presentation 'improved' by one of the guest improvisers." Hosted by Nat Towsen (Esquire, VICE, College Humor, host of Downtown Variety) and Darren Solomon (In Bb 2.0; Creative Director of Quiet City Music+Sound), with music from Eileen Hanley: Powerpoint Roulette (7:00 pm, $15, LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street; take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Friday 2/7: Ace stand-up from Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), Marina Franklin (staff writer for HBO's Divorce; HBO's Crashing, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, @midnight, Chappelle's Show; Showtime’s“Women Who Kill; film Trainwreck; stand-up special Single Black Female), Mike Vecchione (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Half Hour and Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Howard Stern; stand-up album Muscle Confusion), Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Lev Fer (Showtime; host of the Yung Daddy podcast): Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm and 10:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/7: Corinne Fisher (NBC, FOX; with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Mike Vecchione (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Half Hour and Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Howard Stern; stand-up album Muscle Confusion), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), Aaron Berg (documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water and The Stand's Frantic!), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), and Vladimir Caamaño (Jimmy Kimmel, CW) perform stand-up in an intimate club space at Union Square: Friday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (9:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/7: Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX) hosts Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, host of Stoops2Stages, co-host of Sandwich, comedy album Immigrant Made), Hannah Berner (cast of Bravo's Summer House; host of podcast Berning In Hell), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), Tyler Fischer (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Stephen Colbert, NBC's America's Got Talent, HQ Trivia), Rallo Boykins, and Kris Atkins performing late night stand-up—plus a post-show party with music by DJ Weegee: Late Night Gold at The Stand (11:00 pm, $20, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street; includes afterparty!)
Ongoing: Ever had a life-altering opportunity—abruptly snatched away? Connor Ratliff (brilliant improvisor & character comic; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Orange is the New Black, Broad City, The Chris Gethard Show, The President Show; co-star of legendary improv group The Stepfathers; host of The George Lucas Talk Show), tries to figure out why he was fired from a bit acting role 20 years ago by Tom Hanks. It's like Serial, except the only stakes are Connor's decades of repressed feelings: Dead Eyes Podcast
Saturday 2/8: Aiden Wall & Sean Kane host "the only late night talk show that doesn’t take place at night and has 100% less Jimmy Fallon," with 625,000 followers on Instagram —and they're performing live on stage tonight: 1 Minute Talk Show (7:00 pm, $20 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/8: Marina Franklin (staff writer for HBO's Divorce; HBO's Crashing, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, @midnight, Chappelle's Show; Showtime’s“Women Who Kill; film Trainwreck; stand-up special Single Black Female), Mike Vecchione (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Half Hour and Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Howard Stern; stand-up album Muscle Confusion), Yamaneika Saunders (Jimmy Fallon, HBO's Crashing, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Roast Battle; stand-up album Damsel in Distress), Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX), Vladimir Caamaño (Jimmy Kimmel, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, CW), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm and 10:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/8: "Brawn or Brain?" is debated by Tiffany Kelly (sports entrepreneur, former ESPN analyst) & show co-host Dustin Growick vs. Vanessa Hill (creator and host of the Brain Craft series on PBS & YouTube ) & show co-host Zak Martellucci, moderated by Meg Pierson—and judged by you and your audience: Versus: Brains Vs. Brawn (9:30 pm; $20, LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street—take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Saturday 2/8: A parody of the 92nd Academy Awards by character comics, with Babu Frik, Forky, the Little Women, the Joker, a condensed The Irishman, and more—hosted by Dame Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy (Jay Malsky): The Oscars...But Better (9:45 pm, $13, The PIT Mainstage (Striker) at 123 East 24th Street)
Saturday 2/8: Mike Vecchione (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Half Hour and Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Howard Stern; stand-up album Muscle Confusion, Dante Nero (Comedy Central, HBO, ABC, FOX; co-host of podcast Man School 202), Yamaneika Saunders (Jimmy Fallon, HBO's Crashing, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Roast Battle; stand-up album Damsel in Distress), Aaron Berg (documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water and The Stand's Frantic!), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Charles Engle (co-host of podcast Please Send Nudes), perform stand-up in an intimate club space at Union Square: Saturday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (9:00 pm & 11:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/9: Jena Friedman (wry dark political stand-up; star of Adult Swim's Soft Focus; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, @midnight, The New Yorker, Netflix mockumentary Undecided; former staff writer for David Letterman and Roseanne; former producer for The Daily Show) performs a witty and insightful solo stand-up show described as follows: "As America slips into fascism, Jena celebrates free speech while she still has it in this unapologetic political hour of comedy. Fresh off a critically acclaimed 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival run, Jena brings her unique insight and acerbic wit at a time when politics in America and worldwide has become more contentious and divisive than ever." This show was part of the New York Comedy Festival, and quickly sold out. Another performance was added...and it quickly sold out too. Don't miss this additional chance to experience Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice (5:00 pm, $15, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Sunday 2/9: Enjoy brunch with laughs at this comedy show that provides free bacon and $20 bottomless mimosas along with jokes from NYC stand-ups Hannah Berner (cast of Bravo's Summer House; host of podcast Berning In Hell), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), Tyler Fischer (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Stephen Colbert, NBC's America's Got Talent, HQ Trivia), and Andrew Casertano hosted by Remy Kassimir (Netflix; host of podcasts How Cum and We Really Love Island): Bacon Bits Brunch Show (3:00 pm, $15, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/9: Stand-up from Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), Corinne Fisher (NBC, FOX; with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), Sarah Cooper (author of 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings and How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings), Michael Harrison, Preston Gitlin, and Alex Gardes performing in an intimate club space: Privileged Pain (7:00 pm, $10, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/9: Derek Gaines , Aaron Berg, Tara Cannistraci, Nikki Carr, and host Davian Velez shoot a stand-up show: Comedy Bites (8:00 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/9: Judah Friedlander (one of the quickest minds and very finest stand-ups in comedy; 30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly; Netflix stand-up special America is the Greatest Country in the United States; bestselling cartoon book If the Raindrops United), Brett Davis (writer/performer for National Lampoon Radio Hour; HBO's Animals; TruTv's Jon Glaser Loves Gear; creator/host of weekly Manhattan cable TV show The Special Without Brett Davis; co-host of The Macaulay Culkin Show; winner of the 2015 Andy Kaufman Award), and Bronwyn Isaac (co-host of podcast Bad Romance) try out new jokes via deliciously long sets at this popular weekly safe space for the stand-up creation process hosted by Nat Towsen (Esquire, VICE, College Humor, host of Downtown Variety): New Material Night (8:00 pm, $12, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Sunday 2/9: This weekly competitive roast battle tonight features a main bout of Andrew Casertano vs. Chloe Labranche ("Don’t you hate when you do cocaine and accidentally tell someone where you hid the bodies?") judged by Kerryn Feehan, Eli Sars, Matt Broussard, and Chris From Brooklyn, and hosted by Matt Maran: Comedy Fight Club (9:00 pm; $8.13 online using code CFC, otherwise $13.13; The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/9: If you missed his sold out shows this weekend at Gotham Comedy Club, come catch Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer) perform a shorter set in the East Village along with eight other stand-ups: If You Build It (9:30 pm, $9, UCB at SubCulture, 45 Bleecker Street—take #6 subway to Bleecker Street stop)
Sunday 2/9: Great lineup of Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Kevin Iso (Hulu's High Fidelity, Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar and Adam Devine’s House Party), Greer Barnes (HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents, David Letterman, Louie, Chappelle's Show, For the Love of the Game; comedy album See What I'm Saying), and Nathan Macintosh (Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien) respectfully suggesting you go out and laugh with them: F*ck The Oscars (10:00 pm, $20 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/10: Whitmer Thomas (NBC's The Good Place, AMC's The Walking Dead, Netflix's Glow) performs a club-length stand-up set, with openers Joe Pera (star of Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks With You; Conan O'Brien, Seth Meyers, Comedy Central) and Larry Owens (joyful, hilarious musical comic; staff writer for TruTV's Paid Off; HBO's High Maintenance; feature film To Dust): Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One (7:30 pm, $15, Brooklyn's The Bell House at 149 7th Street; take R subway to 9th Street or F/G to Fourth Avenue)
Monday 2/10: Comedy titans Judah Friedlander (one of the quickest minds and very finest stand-ups in comedy; 30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly; Netflix stand-up special America is the Greatest Country in the United States; bestselling cartoon book If the Raindrops United), Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Krystyna Hutchinson (with comedy partner Corinne Fisher, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), a comic who can't be advertised, Paul Virzi (hour-long special I'll Say This, currently streaming on Comedy Central; TruTV, FOX; host of podcast The Virzi Effect; stand-up album Night at The Stand, which hit #1 on iTunes; tours with Bill Burr), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo perform stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/10: Maeve Higgins (Maeve in America, co-host of Nat Geo's Star Talk) host stand-ups Sara Schaefer (Comedy Central special streaming here; former co-star of MTV's The Nikki and Sara Show; twice Emmy-winning head blogger for Jimmy Fallon; Comedy Central's @Inside Amy Schumer and @midngiht, VH1's Best Week Ever; co-host of hit podcast You Had to Be There), Jay Jurden (Jimmy Fallon; written for The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture, Kyle Ayers (Fuse's Uproarious; written for CBS, Comedy Central, TBS, BBC, The New York Times), Adam Newman (David Letterman, Comedy Central Half Hour, MTV; album Squirtacus), Sami Schwaeber, Lexie Grace—and maybe a special guest—plus music from DJ Donwill: Butterboy with Jo, Aparna, and Maeve (8:00 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Littlefield at 635 Sackett Street—take R subway to Union Street; 10:00 pm afterparty at Parklife at 636 Degraw Street)
Monday 2/10: Seminal stand-up show Whiplash, which for years was a must-see every Monday night, finally returns to a weekly schedule, this time at LES' Caveat with host Shalewa Sharpe (HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Comedy Central's The New Negroes; comedy album So, You Just Out Here?). Tonight's guests are TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo, Kate Willett (Comedy Central's The Jim Jeffries Show and This Is Not Happening; VICE's Flophouse, Netflix's Comedy Lineup; comedy album Glass Gutter; co-host of Reply Guys Podcast), and Josh Gondelman (one of the sharpest comics in the country; writer/producer for Showtime's Desus & Mero; previously Emmy & Peabody Award-winning writer/producer for HBO's phenom Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; Conan O'Brien, The New Yorker; author of book Nice Try; stand-up albums Dancing On a Weeknight and Physical Whisper): Whiplash (9:30 pm, $15, LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street—take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Monday 2/10: Great lineup of stars Judah Friedlander (one of the quickest minds and very finest stand-ups in comedy; 30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly; Netflix stand-up special America is the Greatest Country in the United States; bestselling cartoon book If the Raindrops United), Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Hannah Berner (cast of Bravo's Summer House; host of podcast Berning In Hell), a comic who can't be advertised, Neel Nanda (Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Devine's House Party, VICE, IFC, Oxygen), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), Ryan Long (Netflix), and Pranav Behari performing for hosts Aaron Berg (documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water ) & Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV): Frantic (10:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/11: Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), John Fugelsang (host of Sirius XM Insight 121 talk show Tell Me Everything; former host of America's Funniest Home Videos), Chrissie Mayr (NBC's America's Got Talent, FOX, The Chris Gethard Show, Wendy Williams; host of Wet Spot podcast; co-host of long-running LGBT stage show Comedy at Stonewall), and Mike Cannon (VH1, MTV; co-host of podcast "Irish Goodbye;" YouTube special "Life Begins") perform stand-up for hosts Ray DeVito (The Jim Gaffigan Show, MTV; co-host of podcast The Ghole) & Josh Carter (Comedy Central's Broad City and The Jim Gaffigan Show): Northern Discomfort (7:30 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/11: Every Tuesday at 7:00, comics creators join super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture, with giveaways of comics and gift certificates: Comic Book Club (7:00 pm, Free!, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Tuesday 2/11: Celebrate the 31st birthday of Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays) with stellar stand-up by Robert Kelly (Kreeps With Kids, Louie, Trainwreck, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Showtime's Nurse Jackie, CBS, two Comedy Central specials, YKWD podcast), Jo Firestone (one of the most relentlessly inventive comics in the biz; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; star of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central's Broad City; radio host of WFMU's Dr. Gameshow; live-on-stage co-host of Butterball; comedy album The Hits), RobertKelly (@HBO , @Showtime , @KreepsWithKids ), Yamaneika Saunders (Jimmy Fallon, HBO's Crashing, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Roast Battle; stand-up album Damsel in Distress), and Petey DeAbreu (Comedy Central): Fat Tuesdays (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/11: Sydnee Washington (Comedy Central, MTV2's Vidiots; host with Marie Faustin of podcast The Unofficial Expert; host with Marie Faustin & Aminah Imani of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit), Mila Myles (Vogue), Jessica Henderson (webseries Growing Down), and Wanjiko Eke perform stand-up in Brooklyn: The Lesbian Agenda (8:00 pm, $12, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Tuesday 2/11: 1944 Universal Pictures movie The Mummy's Curse, starring Lon Chaney and featuring such dialogue as "The Mummy's on the loose! He's dancin' with the Devil!" will be screened, dissected, and mercilessly savaged by Frank Conniff (TV's Frank on Mystery Science Theater 3000; Cinematic Titanic), Brian McGuinness (Inside Amy Schumer, co-host of Retro Bits, Playable Characters podcast), Matt Reiser (co-host of Hacks on Drac podcast). and Nick Nicosia hosted by Chris Gersbeck (host of Casual Sets, Soft Core!, and Bunk Bed Time Open Mic; producer of numerous comedy shows): Movies R Dumb: The Mummy's Curse (8:30 pm, $10, Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell at 27-16 23rd Avenue)
Tuesday 2/11: Corinne Fisher ("Holy shit, Joaquin Phoenix just won the Oscar for playing my ex-boyfriend in The Joker") & Joe DeRosa (HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul; stand-up album The Depression Auction) team up for this comedic political podcast that runs every Tuesday and concludes with a town hall-style Q&A with the audience: Without A Country Podcast— Live! (9:30 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/11: This inexpensive show features world-class stand-ups Mark Normand (Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Paul Virzi (hour-long special I'll Say This, currently streaming on Comedy Central; TruTV, FOX; host of podcast The Virzi Effect; stand-up album Night at The Stand, which hit #1 on iTunes; tours with Bill Burr), and Scott Chaplain (Comedy Central Roast Battle): $5 Funnies (10:00 pm, $5 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/12: Natalie Palamides—whose roles have spanned from Buttercup on Power Puff Girls to Ophelia on The Real Housewives of Shakespeare—further demonstrates her range in this highly acclaimed show about toxic masculinity that blends clowning and extreme laughs with nuanced questions about consent, playing in Chelsea through Sunday: NATE (7:30 pm Wednesday-Thursday, 8:00 pm Friday, 11:00 pm Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday; $25; Improv Asylum at 307 West 26th Street)
Wednesday 2/12: Alingon Mitra (Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien, Last Comic Standing; former writer for The Daily Show), Carter Morgan (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Kevin Sanchez, and Brittany Cardwell perform for hosts Wyatt Feegrado (College Humor) & Ann Chunharakchote: Suck Marry Kill (7:30 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/12: Marina Franklin (staff writer for HBO's Divorce; HBO's Crashing, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, @midnight, Chappelle's Show; Showtime’s“Women Who Kill; film Trainwreck; stand-up special Single Black Female), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Sarah Tollemache (NBC's Last Comic Standing, Adam Devine's House Party; co-host of Vadge podcast), and Danny Cohen (Comedy Central's Premium Blend; co-host of Spin Cycle Comedy) perform stand-up for hosts Krystyna Hutchinson & Justin Silver...who want to be sure you know they're involved only comedically: We're Not Banging (8:00 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/12: Rachel Sennott (HBO's High Maintenance), Fumi Abe (NPR news quiz waitwait, BuzzFeed News, co-host of podcast Asian, Not Asian), Eagle Witt (Comedy Central), Nash Rose (Comedy Central), Emily Duke (co-creator & co-star of webseries Garbage People, host of Canal Yards Project), Ralph Anthony, and Jatty Robinson perform stand-up for hosts Kate Robards (writer/actress) & Betsy Carroll (software engineer/rapper): Peach Pit Comedy (9:30 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/12: Ace stand-up from Mark Normand (Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul, E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), Corinne Fisher (NBC, FOX; with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), and Tyler Fischer (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Stephen Colbert, NBC's America's Got Talent, HQ Trivia): Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/13-Sunday 2/16: Natalie Palamides—whose roles have spanned from Buttercup on Power Puff Girls to Ophelia on The Real Housewives of Shakespeare—further demonstrates her range in this highly acclaimed show about toxic masculinity that blends clowning and extreme laughs with nuanced questions about consent, playing in Chelsea through Sunday: NATE (7:30 pm Wednesday-Thursday, 8:00 pm Friday, 11:00 pm Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday; $25; Improv Asylum at 307 West 26th Street)
Thursday 2/13: Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul, E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), Chloe LaBranche (host of The Chlo Show pod, Weep at The Stand), Ryan Schutt, and Raul Sanchez perform stand-up for hosts Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire) & Abby Rosenquist (Fuse TV): Citywide (7:00 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/13: Sharp stand-up from Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul, E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Jeff Leach (BBC; host of podcast Savage Snowflake and show Stand-Ups Anonymous), Vladimir Caamaño (Jimmy Kimmel, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, CW), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Thursday Stand-Up at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/13: Enjoy a comic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories, and more) shared by their original authors before total strangers at this popular monthly show: Mortified (8:00 pm, $12, Brooklyn's Littlefield at 635 Sackett Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Thursday 2/13: This free stand-up show with rotating hosts—tonight it's Luke Touma—features a great lineup of Sara Schaefer (Comedy Central special streaming here; former co-star of MTV's The Nikki and Sara Show; twice Emmy-winning head blogger for Jimmy Fallon; Comedy Central's @Inside Amy Schumer and @midngiht, VH1's Best Week Ever; co-host of hit podcast You Had to Be There), Adam Newman (David Letterman, Comedy Central Half Hour, MTV), Casey James Salengo (Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents; album Wild Country Phoenix), Neel Nanda (Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Devine's House Party, VICE, IFC, Oxygen), Rosebud Baker (Comedy Central; co-host with Corinne Fisher podcast Two Less Lonely Girls), Ashton Womack (The Daily Show, Alternatino, Vice), and Drew Dunn (winner of the Boston Comedy Festival 2017 and Seattle International Comedy Competition 2018): Too Many Cooks (9:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/13: Sharp stand-up from Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul, E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Jeff Leach (BBC; host of podcast Savage Snowflake and show Stand-Ups Anonymous), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), Aaron Berg (Comedy Central's This is Not Happening, documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water and The Stand's Frantic!), and Ryan Long (Netflix) at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Thursday Stand-Up at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/14: Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Kevin Iso (Hulu's High Fidelity, Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar and Adam Devine’s House Party, Lance Weiss (NBC's The Today Show, CMT's Next Big Comic, MTV, Bravo, co-host of Gandhi, Is That You?), and Ryan Reiss (Seth Meyers, MTV, VH1, FOX, Spike, WE, NICK): Small World on Valentine's Day (7:00 pm, $20 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/14-Sunday 2/16: Michael Che (star co-host of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update; former correspondent for The Daily Show and staff writer for Saturday Night Live; has also performed on David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, The Today Show, and The View; and starred in a Comedy Central Half Hour and in Netflix special Michael Che Matters) headlines tonight, Saturday, and Sunday at Carolines: Michael Che (7:00 pm & 9:30 pm Friday-Saturday, 7:00 pm Sunday, Carolines Comedy Club at 1626 Broadway; PLEASE NOTE: All shows have SOLD OUT.)
Friday 2/14: Highly talented singing improv group North Coast turns popular TV shows suggested by the audience into improvised hip-hop musicals on the spot: North Coast's Hip-Hop Reboot (7:30 pm, $15, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Friday 2/14-Sunday 2/16: Natalie Palamides—whose roles have spanned from Buttercup on Power Puff Girls to Ophelia on The Real Housewives of Shakespeare—further demonstrates her range in this highly acclaimed show about toxic masculinity that blends clowning and extreme laughs with nuanced questions about consent, playing in Chelsea through Sunday: NATE (8:00 pm Friday, 11:00 pm Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday; $25; Improv Asylum at 307 West 26th Street)
Friday 2/14: Love experts Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), Corinne Fisher & Krystyna Hutchinson (NBC; hosts of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and authors of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul, E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), Justin Silver ( @Hulu's High Fidelity, star of former CBS series Dogs in the City), and Lev Fer (Showtime; host of the Yung Daddy podcast) perform at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Valentine's Day at The Stand (8:00 pm & 10:00 pm, $40 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/14: Explore the laughs in love with Corinne Fisher & Krystyna Hutchinson (NBC; hosts of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and authors of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, HBO’s Bored to Death and Down and Dirty, FX's Louie, AMC's Better Call Saul, E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), Justin Silver ( @Hulu's High Fidelity, star of former CBS series Dogs in the City), and Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine) perform at an intimate club space: Valentine's Day at The Stand Upstairs (9:00 pm, $40 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/14: Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), Hannah Berner (cast of Bravo's Summer House; host of podcast Berning In Hell), Remy Kassimir (Netflix's Explained; host of podcasts How Cum and We Really Love Island), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), and Ryan Long (Netflix) perform Valentine's Day stand-up for host Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX): Valentine's Day Gold (11:00 pm; $20—which includes afterparty; The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/15: Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Kevin Iso (Hulu's High Fidelity, Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar and Adam Devine’s House Party, Lance Weiss (NBC's The Today Show, CMT's Next Big Comic, MTV, Bravo, co-host of Gandhi, Is That You?), and Ryan Reiss (Seth Meyers, MTV, VH1, FOX, Spike, WE, NICK): Small World Comedy (7:00 pm, $20 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/15: In this unique show, animators—including Jason Chatfield & Bryan Brinkman—spontaneously bring the jokes of stand-ups Gary Richardson, Sara Pappalardo, Maddy Smith, Zach Zimmerman, Sarah Tollermache, and Devon Walker to visual life with lightning speed & wit. Part of the fun is that the comics don’t know what the animators will draw and the animators don’t know how the comics will react. Produced by Sam Varela & Brandie Posey and hosted by Ian Fidance (regular on SiriusXM's You Up? with Nikki Glaser, Comedy Central Radio; host of Picture This!): Picture This! (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Saturday 2/15: Multitalented rising star Emma Vernon (hip-hop musical improvisor, stand-up, actor, writer, and romance expert) aims to use her exceptional matchmaking skills to bring together two strangers and have them fall in love on their first date—which will take place in front of you on-stage: In A World: The Dating Show (8:00 pm, $13.44 online, Chelsea Music Hall at 407 West 15th Street; followed by singles dancing afterparty)
Saturday 2/15: Great lineup of Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), Rich Vos (stand-up star on two seasons of Last Comic Standing and on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn; Comedy Central Presents; Opie & Anthony radio show, co-host of My Wife Hates Me podcast; new album When I Saw Hamilton), "Myron" (HBO, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's This is Not Happening), Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX), TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo, and Yannis Pappas (Comedy Central Half Hour, VH1; co-host of podcast History Hyenas) performing at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street; PLEASE NOTE: This show has SOLD OUT.)
Saturday 2/15: Acclaimed groundbreaking improvisors Patrick McCartney, Matt Higgins, Jay Rhoderick, and Kevin Scott make up scenes that often have a theatrical quality: Centralia (8:00 pm; $15, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Saturday 2/15: Stellar stand-ups Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), "Myron" (HBO, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's This is Not Happening), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!) perform at an intimate comedy club space: Stars at The Stand (9:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/15: Every Saturday night, a highly talented freestyle rapping long form improv group takes the stage for an hour: North Coast (9:00 pm, $15, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Saturday 2/15: Killer lineup of Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), Rich Vos (stand-up star on two seasons of Last Comic Standing and on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn; Comedy Central Presents; Opie & Anthony radio show, co-host of My Wife Hates Me podcast; new album When I Saw Hamilton), "Myron" (HBO, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's This is Not Happening), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX), and Yannis Pappas (Comedy Central Half Hour, VH1; co-host of podcast History Hyenas) performing at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
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Saturday 2/15: A top musical improv troupe that has wowed audiences around the world with its skill at making up an hour-long musical moment by moment. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment, even the song lyrics and "choreography" are invented on the spot, with no pre-planned structure, by ace improvisors TBA, plus stellar improv musicians who are typically Dan Reitz (keyboards) & Sarah Mullins (drums/percussion). Come see why this show won a FringeNYC Award for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event: Baby Wants Candy (10:30 pm, $14, UCB Hell's Kitchen at 555 West 42nd Street)
Saturday 2/15: Stellar stand-ups Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Dante Nero (Comedy Central, HBO, ABC, FOX; co-host of podcast Man School 202), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), and "Myron" (HBO, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's This is Not Happening) perform at an intimate comedy club space: Stars at The Stand (11:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/15-Sunday 2/16: Natalie Palamides—whose roles have spanned from Buttercup on Power Puff Girls to Ophelia on The Real Housewives of Shakespeare—further demonstrates her range in this highly acclaimed show about toxic masculinity that blends clowning and extreme laughs with nuanced questions about consent, playing in Chelsea through Sunday: NATE (11:00 pm Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday; $25; Improv Asylum at 307 West 26th Street)
Saturday 2/15: Stand-up by Carolyn Riley (above left; Funny or Die), Marie Faustin (above right; MTV's Girl Code and Vidiots; co-host of 99.5 FM's Tall Tales in the Big City; host with Sydnee Washington of podcast The Unofficial Expert; host with Sydnee Washington & Aminah Imani of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit),former host of Oxygen's Very Real Talk), Ayo Edebiri (Comedy Central, The New Yorker), Jordan Carlos (HBO's 2 Dope Queens and Girls; writer for HBO's Divorce; Netflix's Black Mirror, Friends From College; Comedy Central's Broad City and The Nightly Show, Showtime, MTV's Guy Code and Guy Court, VH1, Adult Swim), and Dan Perlman (cast member of MTV's Vidiots; co-writer, co-director, and co-star of series Flatbush Misdemeanors; written for Lewis Black and Roy Wood Jr.) perform stand-up hosted by the charming Ruby Karp (author of author of Earth Hates Me): We Hope You Have Fun (Midnight, $9, UCB East at 153 East 3rd Street)
Sunday 2/16: Australian comic Randy Feltface has been entertaining audiences on stage and screen since 2005. His hit play Randy Writes a Novel was turned into a special for ABC TV Australia, and you can watch it right now on YouTube—where it's attracted nearly 3 million views—by clicking here. Randy is in NYC as part of an international tour that's playing today in Brooklyn (and also Monday, but the latter has already sold out): Randy Feltface: Modus Operandy (5:00 pm, $8, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Sunday 2/16: Sydnee Washington (Comedy Central, MTV2's Vidiots; host with Marie Faustin of podcast The Unofficial Expert; host with Marie Faustin & Aminah Imani of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit), Mia Jackson (Comedy Central), Sean Donnelly (David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Half Hour, Last Comic Standing, Showtime, MTV; host of podcasts My Dumb Friends, and Defend Your Movie; stand-up album Manual Labor Face), Mamoudou N'Diaye (MTV), Pranav Behari, Rufat Agayev, and Raj Belani perform stand-up for hosts Bassam Shawl & Zain Shariff: Brown Mirror Comedy (7:00 pm; $5 cover and no min.; The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/16: Natalie Palamides—whose roles have spanned from Buttercup on Power Puff Girls to Ophelia on The Real Housewives of Shakespeare—demonstrates her range, bravery, and comedic brilliance in this hilarious and touching solo show about toxic masculinity and consent that's a blend of clowning, intense audience interaction, and at times extreme vulnerability that you're likely to remember for a long time. This is a show meriting an HBO special, and Palamides is a rising star worth keeping a close eye on. Don't miss this last chance to experience her NYC run, playing at what used to be UCB-Chelsea and is now Improv Asylum:: NATE (7:30 pm, $25; Improv Asylum at 307 West 26th Street; PLEASE NOTE: Advance tickets have sold out, but call the box office at 212.203.5435 about standby and/or standing room tix.)
Sunday 2/16: Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Corinne Fisher (NBC, FOX; with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), Ahmed Ahmed (Egyptian-American comic who was a regular on TBS' Sullivan & Son, and appeared on such other series as ABC's Roseanne, HBO's Tracy Takes On, and Showtime's Weeds, and in such hit movies as Iron Man, Swingers, Executive Decision, and his own documentary Just Like Us), Charles Engle (co-host of podcast Please Send Nudes), Steve Furey, and Tom Cassidy perform at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Sunday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/16: Jordan Klepper (star of docuseries Klepper; former star of Comedy Central's The Opposition and correspondent for The Daily Show), Bardia Salimi (Stephen Colbert, CBS' Madam Secretary, TBS' Search Party, Comedy Central, MTV), and Lana Schwartz (The New Yorker; author of book Build Your Own Romantic Comedy; co-host of My Hometown and Chanukahstravaganza) try out new jokes via deliciously long sets at this popular weekly safe space for the stand-up creation process hosted by Nat Towsen (Esquire, VICE, College Humor, host of Downtown Variety): New Material Night (8:00 pm, $12, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Sunday 2/16: This weekly competitive roast battle tonight features a main bout of Jake Vevera vs. Jill Weiner ("His favorite sex move is choking himself with his binoculars") judged by Paul Hooper, Amy Shanker, Diego Lopez, and Patrick Schroeder, and hosted by Matt Maran: Comedy Fight Club (9:00 pm; $8.13 online using code CFC, otherwise $13.13; The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/16: Pete Davidson (star cast member of Saturday Night Live, co-star of next Suicide Squad movie, star of coming film he co-wrote to be directed by Judd Apatow; Netflix special Alive From New York to be released 2/25) tries out jokes, with opening sets by other stand-ups you might enjoy: Pete Davidson Working Out New Material With Friends (9:30 pm and Midnight, $43.75, Carolines Comedy Club at 1626 Broadway; PLEASE NOTE: Both performances of this show have SOLD OUT.)
Sunday 2/16: The great Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Corinne Fisher (NBC, FOX; with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Ahmed Ahmed (Egyptian-American comic who was a regular on TBS' Sullivan & Son, and appeared on such other series as ABC's Roseanne, HBO's Tracy Takes On, and Showtime's Weeds, and in such hit movies as Iron Man, Swingers, Executive Decision, and his own documentary Just Like Us), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), and Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show) perform at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/17: This show is about "the science of astrology, which is very real and definitely not fake. Each month, hosts Melissa Stokoski, Karolena Theresa, and Brian Bahe (all Virgos) along with resident Astrologist Lizzie Martinez (Taurus) welcome a lineup of comedians all born under the current zodiac." This month's group of Aquarius stand-ups are Devon Walker (Comedy Central), Amamah Sardar (McSweeneys), Jatty Robinson, and Brittany Carney: Star F*ckers: Astrology, But Make It Comedy (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Monday 2/17: The great Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), Krystyna Hutchinson (with comedy partner Corinne Fisher, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Scott Chaplain (Comedy Central Roast Battle), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo perform at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/18: Every Tuesday at 7:00, comics creators join super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture, with giveaways of comics and gift certificates: Comic Book Club (7:00 pm, Free!, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Tuesday 2/18: The spectacular Jo Firestone (one of the most relentlessly inventive comics in the biz; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; star of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special; radio host of WFMU's Dr. Gameshow; co-star of Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks With You) hosts this show in which "comics represent you onstage in a live dating game! You may cringe and remain as anonymous as you want in the crowd...or arrive at 7:00 pm to be paired up with a comic and tell everything there is to know about you in 10 minutes or less, and then let them guide your love life in great and maybe horrible ways. Out of over 100 couples matched, four couples have managed to develop actual long-term relationships. One couple moved in together. It's amazing and defies all odds," with comics Ashley Brooke Roberts, John Reynolds, Gary Richardson, Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Kevin Iso, Celeste Yim, Samantha Ruddy, Rachel Pegram, and Carmen Christopher: Friends of Single People (8:00 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Littlefield (635 Sackett Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Tuesday 2/18: Stand-up from Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show), Ted Alexandro (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials; comedy albums I Did It; and Senior Class of Earth; webseries Teachers Lounge; frequently opens for Jim Gaffigan), Maddy Smith (cast member of MTV's Wild n Out; writer for Comedy Central's Roast of Alec Baldwin), Xazmin Garza (Sirius XM), and Alex English (Starz, Viceland; former writer of BET's The Rundown with Robin Thede and Netflix's The Fix with Jimmy Carr) sponsored by the Abortion Access Front: Feminist Buzzkills of Comedy (8:00 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Tuesday 2/18: Nore Davis (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer and Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus, Showtime's Boardwalk Empire, MTV; album You Guys Are Dope), Caitlin Peluffo (did sketch on Stephen Colbert; co-host of podcast Beasts; co-host of Karen), Nick Mullen (co-host with Stavros of podcast Cum Town), and Jordan Jensen perform stand-up for host Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC, co-host with Nick of podcast Cum Town): Fat Tuesdays (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/18: Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; AMC's Better Call Saul; HBO's Crashing, Bored to Death, Down and Dirty; Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, FX's Louie; E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction) & Corinne Fisher (recently wrote, "Besides getting my dick sucked, I’ve never thought, “Oh, I can’t do that bc I’m a girl'") team up for this comedic political podcast that runs every Tuesday and concludes with a town hall-style Q&A with the audience: Without A Country Podcast— Live! (9:30 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/18: This inexpensive show features world-class comics Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Aaron Berg (Comedy Central's This is Not Happening, documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water and The Stand's Frantic!), Keith Carey (writer for Comedy Central's Lights Out with David Spade and Netflix's Historical Roast) and Caitlin Peluffo (did sketch on Stephen Colbert; co-host of podcast Beasts; co-host of Karen) performing at an elegant Union Square club: $5 Funnies (10:00 pm, $5 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/17: Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Krystyna Hutchinson (with comedy partner Corinne Fisher, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), John Hastings (Comedy Central, BBC), Phoebe Bottoms (Adult Swim's Decker; Jim Henson Foundation-trained puppeteer; written for Tig Notaro's Twitter account; 4-time Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction winner), Dylan Adler (sketch comic on Maude Night; co-host of Woke AF and Just Come), Jamie Wolf, Keith Carey (writer for Comedy Central's Lights Out with David Spade and Netflix's Historical Roast), and Steve Furey perform for hosts Aaron Berg (documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water ) & Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV): Frantic (10:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/19: I know nothing about this comedy variety show, but am a fan of the title: The Love Bender Variety Show (7:00 pm, $9, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Wednesday 2/19: Alingon Mitra (Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien, Last Comic Standing; former writer for The Daily Show), Matthew Broussard (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Half Hour, The Mindy Project, The League), and Paris Sashay (Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, BET's 50 Central, EPIX's Unprotected Sets) perform stand-up for fans of kombucha beverages Lawrence DeLoach (CBS Sports Network; host of lifestyle podcast Sup?) & Troy Alan in an intimate club space: Kombucha Komedy (7:30 pm, $10, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/19: Host Jenny Gorelick (sketches on Seth Meyers; CBS' Blue Bloods; Improv Anywhere) discusses the past month's "biggest, sauciest, and most heinous moments of pop culture" with a panel of comics including Jay Jurden (Jimmy Fallon; written for The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture), Rachel Sennott (HBO's High Maintenance), Gabe Gonzalez (host for MTV News and ScruffApp), and Devon Walker (Comedy Central), plus guests TBA: PopOp! The Pop Culture Talk Show that Pops Off (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Wednesday 2/19: Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), Ramy Youssef (Golden Globes-winning star of Hulu's Ramy; Stephen Colbert), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), and Tyler Fischer (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Stephen Colbert, NBC's America's Got Talent, HQ Trivia) perform at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/19: Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Sydnee Washington (Comedy Central, MTV2's Vidiots; host with Marie Faustin of podcast The Unofficial Expert; host with Marie Faustin & Aminah Imani of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit), Tyler Fischer (HBO's Last Week Tonight, Stephen Colbert, NBC's America's Got Talent, HQ Trivia), Ali Kolbert (Jimmy Fallon, The Onion), Napoleon Emill (Carolines' Comedy Madness 2018 champion), and Stewart Fullerton perform stand-up for hosts Dan Abraham & Drew Drevyanko (McSweeney's) in an intimate club space: Geek and Destroy (9:30 pm, $10, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/20: Pete Lee (Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman; Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central's Half Hour, Roast Battle, This Week at the Comedy Cellar; TruTV, VH1) performs a deliciously long stand-up set tonight through Saturday at an iconic comedy club: Pete Lee Headlines at Carolines (7:00 pm Thursday, 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm Friday, and 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm Saturday; $27.25 cover plus 2-drink min.; Carolines Comedy Club at 1626 Broadway)
Thursday 2/20: Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), Paul Virzi (hour-long special I'll Say This, currently streaming on Comedy Central; TruTV, FOX; host of podcast The Virzi Effect; stand-up album Night at The Stand, which hit #1 on iTunes; tours with Bill Burr), Ryan Long (Netflix, CBC), and Raanan Hershberg (HBO's Crashing, TruTV; great FringeNYC 2018 solo show Off the Grid; stand-up album Self-Helpless) perform stand-up for Abby Rosenquist (Fuse TV): Citywide (7:00 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/20: Chris Gethard (star of HBO 90-minute special Career Suicide; star of TruTV's & Fusion's The Chris Gethard Show; host of Webby-winning podcast Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People; producer of fresh comedy webseries Chris Gethard Presents) hosts Monroe Martin (David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, finalist on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central's The Jim Gaffigan Show, Netflix's Master of None; host of podcast No Need for Apologies), Devin Bockrath (Orange is the New Black), Alex English (Starz, Viceland; former writer of BET's The Rundown with Robin Thede and Netflix's The Fix with Jimmy Carr), and more TBA at this showcase of comics who perform on the MNN cable access show Chris Gethard Presents: Chris Gethard Presents All-Stars (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Thursday 2/20: Talented comedic writer/actors—who may include Desi Domo, Elena Skopetos, Chrissy Shackelford, Antonia Lassar, and/or many more—perform original characters or impersonations directed & hosted by Michael Hartney, Eric Feurer, and/or Sarah Parsons: Characters Welcome (7:30 pm, $7, UCB Hell's Kitchen at 555 West 42nd Street)
Thursday 2/20: In this popular nationally touring show, comics get into costume as famed dead people and hurl historically accurate insults at each other across the centuries: The Time Machine Roast (8:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/20: Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, host of Stoops2Stages, co-host of Sandwich, comedy album Immigrant Made), Kerry Coddett (writer for HBO's Wyatt Cenac: Problem Areas; HBO's Crashing, BET's The Rundown, Comedy Central's The Nightly Show, MTV's Joking Off; host of Brooklyn, Stand Up!), and Gordon Baker-Bone (host of podcast Bad Advice Show; album Nobody? Just Me?) join hosts Mike Brown & Dillon Stevenson in making fun of a bunch of music videos a la MST3K: Super Video Bros. (8:00 pm, $15, Brooklyn's Littlefield (635 Sackett Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Thursday 2/20: This free stand-up show with rotating hosts—tonight it's Tommy McNamara (The Onion, Seeso)—features Dan St. Germain (Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, John Oliver, Comedy Central Half Hour, Crashing, @midnight, This is Not Happening, The Electric Company, MTV, VH1; former staff writer for CBS' Superior Donuts, Netflix's The Break with Michelle Wolf, and TruTV's Ten Things; album No Real Winners Here), Sydnee Washington (Comedy Central, MTV2's Vidiots; host with Marie Faustin of podcast The Unofficial Expert; host with Marie Faustin & Aminah Imani of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit), Nimesh Patel (exceptionally sharp stand-up; former staff writer for Saturday Night Live; Comedy Central, TruTV; written for Chris Rock hosting the 2016 Oscars; co-host of Broken Comedy), Chanel Ali (MTV's Girl Code, STARZ, TruTV), Ashley Gavin (Hulu), Casey Balsham (co-host of Not Another True Crime Podcast; stand-up album Son of a Barb), and Carmen Christopher (Seth Meyers, HBO's High Maintenance, TruTV's The Chris Gethard Show, Comedy Central's Alternatino, MTV's Bugging Out): Too Many Cooks (9:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/20: Stand-up from Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), Dante Nero (Comedy Central, HBO, ABC, FOX; co-host of podcast Man School 202), Amy Miller (Comedy Central Stand-Up, Last Comic Standing; host of podcast Who's Your God?; stand-up album Solid Gold), Ian Lara (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), and Scott Chaplain (Comedy Central Roast Battle): Thursday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/20: Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), Aaron Berg (Comedy Central's This is Not Happening, documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water and The Stand's Frantic!), Amy Miller (Comedy Central Stand-Up, Last Comic Standing; host of podcast Who's Your God?; stand-up album Solid Gold), and Lawrence DeLoach (CBS Sports Network; host of lifestyle podcast Sup?) perform at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Thursday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/21: Wendy Starling (co-host of Glamourpuss Show), Kenny Warren, Norlex Belma, and Danny Cohen (Comedy Central's Premium Blend; co-host of Spin Cycle Comedy) perform stand-up for hosts Derek Humphrey (ABC, MTV, host of podcast Derek Mansplains It All), Boris Khaykin (Comedy Central's Broad City, The Opposition; Amazon's Red Oaks, acclaimed improv hip-hop group North Coast; host of Impro(VS)tandup), and Jericho Davidson at an intimate club space: Bushwick Bears (8:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/21: Comics dub—i.e., provide a verbal soundtrack—by making up narration and dialogue on the spot for silly video and film clips, with this month's theme Super Reel, starring Carmen Christopher (Seth Meyers, HBO's High Maintenance, TruTV's The Chris Gethard Show, Comedy Central's Alternatino, MTV's Bugging Out), Devon Walker (Comedy Central), Solange Azor,and Andrés Govea hosted by Max Wittert & Joe Castle Baker: Get Reel (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Friday 2/21: Highly talented singing improv group North Coast turns popular TV shows suggested by the audience into improvised hip-hop musicals on the spot: North Coast's Hip-Hop Reboot (7:30 pm, $15, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Friday 2/21: Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), and Paul Virzi (hour-long special I'll Say This, currently streaming on Comedy Central; TruTV, FOX; host of podcast The Virzi Effect; stand-up album Night at The Stand, which hit #1 on iTunes; tours with Bill Burr) perform stand-up at an elegant Union Square club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/21: Stand-up from Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Krystyna Hutchinson (with comedy partner Corinne Fisher, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), Dante Nero (Comedy Central, HBO, ABC, FOX; co-host of podcast Man School 202), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), and Lev Fer (Showtime; host of the Yung Daddy podcast): Friday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (9:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/21: Stand-up from stars Judah Friedlander (one of the quickest minds and very finest stand-ups in comedy; 30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly; Netflix stand-up special America is the Greatest Country in the United States; bestselling cartoon book If the Raindrops United), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Paul Virzi (hour-long special I'll Say This, currently streaming on Comedy Central; TruTV, FOX; host of podcast The Virzi Effect; stand-up album Night at The Stand, which hit #1 on iTunes; tours with Bill Burr): Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/21: Krystyna Hutchinson (with comedy partner Corinne Fisher, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s crewed), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Andrew Casertano, Tom Cassidy, Kat Belinfante, Steve Furey, and Raphael Guitler perform late night stand-up hosted by Ben DeMarco, plus a post-show party with music by DJ Weegee: Late Night Gold at The Stand (11:00 pm, $20, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street; includes afterparty!)
Saturday 2/22: Seven comics who weren't born here—including this show's charming producer Katie Boyle (above left; from Ireland; co-host of podcast The Shift), Lucie Pohl (above middle; from Germany; voice of Mercy in Overwatch and Harmony in Red Dwarf XI; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), and Norlex Belma (above right; from Pittsburgh; PBS doc The Comedy Confluence)—perform stand-up that might include material about where they came from and the journey that led them to NYC: Transplants (7:30 pm, $10, Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell at 27-16 23rd Avenue)
Saturday 2/22: A Comedy Central and social media star, Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Vladimir Caamaño (Jimmy Kimmel, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, CW),Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo perform stand-up at an elegant Union Square club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street; PLEASE NOTE: This show has SOLD OUT.
Saturday 2/22: Every Saturday night, a highly talented freestyle rapping long form improv group takes the stage for an hour: North Coast (9:00 pm, $15, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Saturday 2/22: Stand-up from Corinne Fisher (NBC, FOX; with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Dante Nero (Comedy Central, HBO, ABC, FOX; co-host of podcast Man School 202), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Scott Chaplain (Comedy Central Roast Battle): Saturday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (9:00 pm & 11:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/22: Taylor Garron (editor for Reductress ), Blythe Roberson (The New Yorker, The Onion, McSweeney's; author of book How to Date Men When You Hate Men; co-host of The Scientists and Book Club), and more at this event "like The Muppet Show with fewer puppets & more destruction of property:" Lo-Fi NYC (10:00 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Saturday 2/22: Comedy giants Judah Friedlander (one of the quickest minds and very finest stand-ups in comedy; 30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly; Netflix stand-up special America is the Greatest Country in the United States; bestselling cartoon book If the Raindrops United), Sean Patton (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien; Comedy Central's Half Hour, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, This Is Not Happening, The Meltdown; VH1, TruTV, IFC, Viceland), Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show) and Vladimir Caamaño (Jimmy Kimmel, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, CW) perform stand-up at an elegant Union Square club: Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/23: Judah Friedlander (one of the quickest minds and very finest stand-ups in comedy; 30 Rock, Meet the Parents, Along Came Polly; Netflix stand-up special America is the Greatest Country in the United States; bestselling cartoon book If the Raindrops United), Nathan Macintosh (Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), Carmen Lagala (Stephen Colert; member of sketch group All Female Reboot, co-host of Creek Bros), and Damon Sumner (co-host of podcast Forth and Ten) perform stand-up hosted by Mike Lebovitz (HBO's The Deuce, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing): Comedians You Should Know (7:00 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Littlefield at 635 Sackett Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Sunday 2/23: Enjoy brunch with laughs at this comedy show that provides free bacon and $20 bottomless mimosas along with jokes from NYC stand-ups Hannah Berner (cast of Bravo's Summer House; host of podcast Berning In Hell), April Macie (Showtime, Comedy Central, Netflix, NBC's Last Comic Standing, The Howard Stern Show, A&E, E!), Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, host of Stoops2Stages, co-host of Sandwich, comedy album Immigrant Made), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), and Amy Miller (Comedy Central Stand-Up, Last Comic Standing; host of podcast Who's Your God?; stand-up album Solid Gold) hosted by Remy Kassimir (Netflix; host of podcasts How Cum and We Really Love Island): Bacon Bits Brunch Show (3:00 pm, $15, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/23: Sketch group and stand-up trio Three Michelles—consisting of Belinda Boxer, Alli Brown, and Meghan Radespiel—perform and host NYC stand-ups TBA. To get a feel for the dark comedy of these gals, please click here and here: Three Michelles (7:00 pm, $5 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/23: Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), April Macie (Showtime, Comedy Central, Netflix, NBC's Last Comic Standing, The Howard Stern Show, A&E, E!), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), Francis Ellis (co-host of Oops the Podcast), Amy Miller (Comedy Central Stand-Up, Last Comic Standing; host of podcast Who's Your God?; stand-up album Solid Gold), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), and Lev Fer (Showtime; host of the Yung Daddy podcast) perform stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Sunday Night Stand-Up at The Stand (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/23: Gary Gulman (razor-sharp wordsmith who's one of the best stand-ups in the country; superb recent HBO special The Great Depresh; notable role as stand-up in blockbuster movie Joker; David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno; finalist on Last Comic Standing; other comedy specials include Boyish Man, In This Economy, and It's About Time) and more TBA try out new jokes via deliciously long sets at this popular weekly safe space for the stand-up creation process hosted by Nat Towsen (Esquire, VICE, College Humor, host of Downtown Variety): New Material Night (8:00 pm, $12, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street; PLEASE NOTE: This show has SOLD OUT.)
Sunday 2/23: This weekly competitive insult battle will be judged tonight by Myka Fox ("My safe word is Cosby"), Mike Feeney (album "Rage Against the Routine"), Amy Miller ("Either I’m really tired or have coronavirus, tbd"), and Dave Sirus hosted by Matt Maran: Comedy Fight Club (9:00 pm; $8.13 online using code CFC, otherwise $13.13; The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Sunday 2/23: Bailey Swilley (writer of Pretty Women: A Real Housewives Musical Revue; member of musical comedy group Secret Crush) shares how pop culture got her through the darkest time of her life via a blend of stand-up, storytelling, and music ("come for the vulnerability, stay for the weird facts about John Mayer"), with an opening set by the show's director Carly Ann Filbin (luminous & delightful sketch comic/comedic actress/writer; on-camera correspondent for Cosmopolitan.com; host of Young Hot Sluts: A Matchmaking Game Show): The Pop Culturist's Guide to Grief (9:30 pm; $12, The Tank at 312 West 36th Street between Eighth & Ninth Avenues)
Monday 2/24: Jessica Kirson (stellar hour-long special Talking to Myself currently streaming on Comedy Central; HBO's Crashing, The Tonight Show, The View, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Apprentice, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Showtime, Bravo, VH1, Logo one-woman show My Cookie's Gone) & Rich Aronovitch (NBC, YouTube) each perform a deliciously long stand-up: Almost Related (7:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/24: Ace stand-up from Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), April Macie (Showtime, Comedy Central, Netflix, NBC's Last Comic Standing, The Howard Stern Show, A&E, E!), Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Monday 2/24: Bailey Swilley (writer of Pretty Women: A Real Housewives Musical Revue; member of musical comedy group Secret Crush) shares how pop culture got her through the darkest time of her life via a blend of stand-up, storytelling, and music ("come for the vulnerability, stay for the weird facts about John Mayer") directed by Carly Ann Filbin (luminous & delightful sketch comic/comedic actress/writer; on-camera correspondent for Cosmopolitan.com; host of Young Hot Sluts: A Matchmaking Game Show), and with an opening stand-up set by Alex English (Starz, Viceland; former writer of BET's The Rundown with Robin Thede and Netflix's The Fix with Jimmy Carr): The Pop Culturist's Guide to Grief (9:30 pm; $12, The Tank at 312 West 36th Street between Eighth & Ninth Avenues)
Monday 2/24: Stellar lineup of Dan Soder (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; HBO special Son of a Gary; Dudley Mafee on Showtime's Billions; films Trainwreck, Drunk Parents; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central hour-long special Not Special, Comedy Central Half Hour, Netflix's The Standups, Inside Amy Schumer, MTV's Guy Code and Guy Court, hosts with Big Jay Oakerson Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Myka Fox (fearless, boundary-busting stand-up; SNL freelance contributor; host of Myka Fox & Friends podcast on Keith and The Girl Network), Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, host of Stoops2Stages, co-host of Sandwich, comedy album Immigrant Made), April Macie (Showtime, Comedy Central, Netflix, NBC's Last Comic Standing, The Howard Stern Show, A&E, E!), Doug Smith (Conan O'Brien, co-host of See You In Hell), and Danny Polishchuk (Fckonomics podcast) performing for hosts Aaron Berg (documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water ) & Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV): Frantic (10:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/25: Readings of short humor pieces by sharp writers & comics Patti Keaton (The New Yorker , The Onion , Marvel), Maeve Dunigan (McSweeneys , Reductress), and Kendra Eash (The New Yorker, McSweeneys), plus hosts Brian Angler, Luke Burns, and James Folta (all writers for The New Yorker and McSweeney's): An Evening of Humorous Readings (7:00 pm—arrive at 6:30 to hang out a bit with the guests, $12, LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street—take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Tuesday 2/25: Improvisors Genny Yosco, Jenny O'Connell, and Saturday Marie Lawson make up scenes on the spot about Cartoon Network's adorable super-powered trio PowerPuff Girls: Chemical X: The Powerpuff Girls Improv Show (7:00 pm, $9, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Tuesday 2/25: Every Tuesday at 7:00, comics creators join super-hosts Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage in a lively & hilarious discussion about four-color pop culture, with giveaways of comics and gift certificates: Comic Book Club (7:00 pm, Free!, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Tuesday 2/25: Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Paris Sashay (Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, BET's 50 Central, EPIX's Unprotected Sets), Adam Friedland (co-host with Stavros Halkias of podcast Cum Town), Paris Sashay (Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, BET's 50 Central, EPIX's Unprotected Sets), and Ian Fidance (regular on SiriusXM's You Up? with Nikki Glaser, Comedy Central Radio; host of Picture This!) perform stand-up for host Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC, co-host with Nick of podcast Cum Town): Fat Tuesdays (8:00 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/25: Ben Sinclair (co-creator/co-director/star of HBO's High Maintenance), Jessica Kirson (stellar hour-long special Talking to Myself currently streaming on Comedy Central; HBO's Crashing, The Tonight Show, The View, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Apprentice, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Showtime, Bravo, VH1, Logo one-woman show My Cookie's Gone), Chris Distefano (star of Comedy Central's hour-long special Size 38 Waist and weekly interstitial series Stupid Questions; David Letterman, Seth Meyers, MTV2's Guy Code), Dave Hill (WFMU's The Goddamn Dave Hill Show and Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident; bands Valley Lodge and Diamondsnake; books Tasteful Nudes, Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and Parking the Moose; comedy album Let Me Turn You On), Adam Wade (two-time Moth GrandSlam Storytelling Champion (2006 & 2009) and record-breaking 20-time StorySlam Champion; albums The Human Comedy and Live at the Magnet Theater; for a sampling of Adam's award-winning tales, please click here), and more perform stand-up and/or music hosted by Seth Herzog (above; long-time staff comic for Jimmy Fallon; 30 Rock, @midnight, CBS, VH1): Sweet (9:00 pm, $16.80 online [all tickets sold via DICE app], Chelsea Music Hall at 407 West 15th Street)
Tuesday 2/25: Rachel Feinstein (HBO's Crashing, Amazon's Red Oaks, Netflix's The Standups, Comedy Central special Only Whores Wear Purple; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, Inside Amy Schumer, The View; films include Trainwreck and Top Five), Sherrod Small (Jimmy Kimmel, A&E's Black & White, TBS' Are We There Yet?, Comedy Central, VH1), Joe DeVito (Seth Meyers, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Dave Landau (co-host of radio show The Anthony Cumia Show with Dave Landau; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Comedy Central), and Preston Gitlin (Comedywire) perform stand-up for hosts Ray DeVito (The Jim Gaffigan Show, MTV; co-host of podcast The Ghole) & Josh Carter (Comedy Central's Broad City and The Jim Gaffigan Show): Northern Discomfort (9:30 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Tuesday 2/25: This inexpensive show features world-class comics Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Ron Bennington (host of radio shows Bennington and Unmasked; Kreeps With Kids tour), April Macie (Showtime, Comedy Central, Netflix, NBC's Last Comic Standing, The Howard Stern Show, A&E, E!), Derek Gaines (NBC's Will & Grace; Jaybird on The Last O.G.; former host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Ian Lara (HBO, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Stand-Up, NBC's Bring the Funny; former host of Out of Tune music app), and Ryan Long (Netflix, CBC) performing at an elegant Union Square club: $5 Funnies (10:00 pm, $5 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/26: Ziwe Fumudoh (writer for Showtime's Desus & Mero, and previously for The Rundown with Robin Thede; host of hilarious webseries Baited with Ziwe) hosts an extravaganza of jokes, song, and dance with stellar comics Jo Firestone (one of the most relentlessly inventive comics in the biz; staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; star of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special; HBO's Crashing, Comedy Central's Broad City; radio host of WFMU's Dr. Gameshow; live-on-stage co-host of Butterball; comedy album The Hits), Larry Owens (joyful, hilarious musical comic; staff writer for TruTV's Paid Off; HBO's High Maintenance; feature film To Dust), Megan Stalter (star of webseries The Megan Stalter Show; member of National Lampoon Radio Hour), Max Wittert (HBO's High Maintenance), and more performing pop songs preceded by comedic presentations: Pop Show: The Festival (8:00 pm, $20, Brooklyn's The Bell House at 149 7th Street; take R subway to 9th Street or F/G to Fourth Avenue)
Wednesday 2/26: Legendary comic Mitch Hedberg is celebrated with a screening of his 1999 movie Los Enchiladas (which also features Marc Maron, Dave Attell, and Todd Barry), and with live stand-up from Chloe Radcliffe (staff writer for Jimmy Fallon; Conan O'Brien, The New Yorker), Tim Platt (Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central, Sesame Street; member of The Story Pirates, Cartoon Monsoon, and Rude Tales of Magic Podcast; host of podcast Hampton High), Carlos Delgado (Netflix), Ally Mason (NPR), and Brittany Carney: The Mitch Hedberg Belated Birthday Spectacular (9:00 pm, $10, Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell at 27-16 23rd Avenue)
Wednesday 2/26: Cody Wilkins (Comedy Central, MTV, Vice; former writer for BET's The Rundown with Robin Thede; co-host of Pomodoro), Doogie Horner (NBC's America's Got Talent; author of A Die Hard Christmas, This Might Hurt a Bit, and Home Alone Hard; stand-up album A Delicate Man), Sara Armour (Last Comic Standing, Starz), Chloe LaBranche (host of The Chlo Show pod, Weep at The Stand), and Emily Duke (co-creator & co-star of webseries Garbage People, host of Canal Yards Project) perform stand-up for hosts Kate Robards (writer/actress) & Betsy Carroll (software engineer/rapper): Peach Pit Comedy (9:30 pm, $15 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Wednesday 2/26: Powerhouse lineup of Mark Normand (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Inside Amy Schumer, @midnight, Last Comic Standing, VH1's Best Week Ever; Comedy Central Half Hour, stellar Comedy Central special Don't Be Yourself, comedy album Still Got It; hosts podcast Tuesdays With Stories; tours with Amy Schumer), Dan Soder (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; HBO special Son of a Gary; Dudley Mafee on Showtime's Billions; films Trainwreck, Drunk Parents; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central hour-long special Not Special, Comedy Central Half Hour, Netflix's The Standups, Inside Amy Schumer, MTV's Guy Code and Guy Court, hosts with Big Jay Oakerson Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Ron Bennington (host of radio shows Bennington and Unmasked; Kreeps With Kids tour), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Lawrence DeLoach (CBS Sports Network; host of lifestyle podcast Sup?), and Paul Virzi (hour-long special I'll Say This, currently streaming on Comedy Central; TruTV, FOX; host of podcast The Virzi Effect; stand-up album Night at The Stand, which hit #1 on iTunes; tours with Bill Burr) performs stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/27: Artie Brennan, Anthony Giordano and friends create comedy chaos with this acclaimed show that "places you into the audience at a live taping of a fictional TV show overflowing with weird characters, interactive games, mysteries, puppets, prizes, and so much more. You have never experienced anything like it:" Super Crazy Fun Time Variety Game Show Hour (7:00 pm, $11, The PIT Mainstage (Striker) at 123 East 24th Street)
Thursday 2/27: Dan Soder (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; HBO special Son of a Gary; Dudley Mafee on Showtime's Billions; films Trainwreck, Drunk Parents; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central hour-long special Not Special, Comedy Central Half Hour, Netflix's The Standups, Inside Amy Schumer, MTV's Guy Code and Guy Court, hosts with Big Jay Oakerson Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Ron Bennington (host of radio shows Bennington and Unmasked; Kreeps With Kids tour), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), and Andre D. Thompson perform stand-up for Abby Rosenquist (Fuse TV): Citywide (7:00 pm, $10 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/27-Saturday 2/29: A solo play written by Monte D. Monteleagre and performed by Jon Kava self-described as follows: "The Puppeteer and his two sock puppet friends, Calvin and Sir Flops-A-Lot, have teamed up to put on a family-friendly play to educate children on the dangers of falling for a check scam. Except Sir Flops-A-Lot doesn't know his lines. And the puppets aren't getting paid. And the puppeteer might have turned their box shelter into this stage:" How Not to Fall for a Scam (7:00 pm, $13, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Thursday 2/27: Larry Owens (joyful, hilarious musical comic; staff writer for TruTV's Paid Off; HBO's High Maintenance; feature films To Dust and upcoming Silent Retreat) is tonight's guest of this NPR comedy trivia show taped live in Brooklyn hosted by the wonderful Ophira Eisenberg (one of the finest comedic storytellers and stand-ups in the country; author of bestselling book Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy, comedy album Bangs!; NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime) with music by Jonathan Coulton: Ask Me Another (7:30 pm, $15, Brooklyn's The Bell House at 149 7th Street; take R subway to 9th Street or F/G to Fourth Avenue)
Thursday 2/27: Talented comedic writer/actors—who may include Desi Domo, Elena Skopetos, Chrissy Shackelford, Antonia Lassar, and/or many more—perform original characters or impersonations directed & hosted by Michael Hartney, Eric Feurer, and/or Sarah Parsons: Characters Welcome (7:30 pm, $7, UCB Hell's Kitchen at 555 West 42nd Street)
Thursday 2/27: This free stand-up show with rotating hosts—tonight it's Luke Touma—features Samantha Ruddy (Stephen Colbert; warm-up comic for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; written for College Humor, Reductress, Someecards), Kenny DeForest (Seth Meyers, HBO's Crashing; co-host of Comedy Night at the Knit), Steven Rogers (Stephen Colbert, co-host of podcast Panic Attacking), Khalid Rahmaan (Conan O'Brien; host of Electric Laughs), Atheer Yacoub (Comedy Central Arabia, co-host of The No Fly List podcast), Kenice Mobley (host of podcast Love About Town, co-host of The Pasta Show), and John F. O'Donnell (creator of 50 First Jokes): Too Many Cooks (9:00 pm, Free!, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
Thursday 2/27: Dan Soder (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; HBO special Son of a Gary; Dudley Mafee on Showtime's Billions; films Trainwreck, Drunk Parents; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central hour-long special Not Special, Comedy Central Half Hour, Netflix's The Standups, Inside Amy Schumer, MTV's Guy Code and Guy Court, hosts with Big Jay Oakerson Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Corinne Fisher (NBC, FOX; with comedy partner Krystyna Hutchinson, host of popular Guys We Fucked podcast & stage show, and author of F*CKED: Being Sexually Explorative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed), Andrew Schulz (Amazon's Sneaky Pete, Hulu's There's...Johnny!, HBO's Crashing, Netflix, MTV, co-host of podcast The Brilliant Idiots), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Aaron Berg (Comedy Central's This is Not Happening, documentary 25 Sets; TV series 24 Hour Rental; co-host of CompoundMedia.com's In Hot Water and The Stand's Frantic!), and Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX) perform stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $15, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/28: The Lucas Brothers (above middle; Jimmy Fallon, 22 Jump Street, FOX's Lucas Bros Moving Company, Arrested Development), Josh Gondelman (one of the sharpest comics in the country; writer/producer for Showtime's Desus & Mero; previously Emmy & Peabody Award-winning writer/producer for HBO's phenom Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; Conan O'Brien, The New Yorker; author of book Nice Try; stand-up albums Dancing On a Weeknight and Physical Whisper), Joyelle Johnson (Seth Meyers, HBO's Crashing, TruTV; former writer for Broad City), and Kenice Mobley (host of podcast Love About Town, co-host of The Pasta Show) perform stand-up hosted by Sharron Paul & Calvin Cole: Cheap Date Comedy Show (7:30 pm, $10, Brooklyn's Union Hall at 702 Union Street; take R subway to Union Street)
Friday 2/28: Killer 8:00 & 10:00 pm lineup of Dan Soder (one of the very finest stand-ups in the country; HBO special Son of a Gary; Dudley Mafee on Showtime's Billions; films Trainwreck, Drunk Parents; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central hour-long special Not Special, Comedy Central Half Hour, Netflix's The Standups, Inside Amy Schumer, MTV's Guy Code and Guy Court, hosts with Big Jay Oakerson Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), a comic who''s been red-hot lately, Aminah Imani (host with Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin of highly popular weekly Brooklyn stand-up showcase Comedy at The Knit; co-host of podcast Wine Before Nine), Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; AMC's Better Call Saul; HBO's Crashing, Bored to Death, Down and Dirty; Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, FX's Louie; E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), and Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire) performing stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm & 10:00 pm, $25, The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Friday 2/28: J.W. Crump (host of Gas Station Horror) performs a choose-your-own-adventure solo show whose twists are continually determined by the audience. J.W. says, "Of my eight years of work, this is the most personal, ambitious, and fulfilling work I've ever created. I'd love to share it with you:" 52! (8:00 pm, $13, The PIT Mainstage (Striker) at 123 East 24th Street)
Friday 2/28-Saturday 2/29: A solo play written by Monte D. Monteleagre and performed by Jon Kava self-described as follows: "The Puppeteer and his two sock puppet friends, Calvin and Sir Flops-A-Lot, have teamed up to put on a family-friendly play to educate children on the dangers of falling for a check scam. Except Sir Flops-A-Lot doesn't know his lines. And the puppets aren't getting paid. And the puppeteer might have turned their box shelter into this stage:" How Not to Fall for a Scam (8:00 pm, $13, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Friday 2/28: Natalie Cuomo (Carolines, SirusXM) is slated to host superb stand-ups Karen Chee (staff writer for Seth Meyers; The New Yorker, McSweeney's), Leah Bonnema (Stephen Colbert, VH1, IFC's Comedy Drop, WeTV's Cinematherapy, Logo, Opie & Anthony’s Virus Channel), Kerryn Feehan (Comedy Central, TruTV, Spike TV; co-host of free Monday stand-up showcase Frantic!), and Chloe LaBranche (host of The Chlo Show pod, Weep at The Stand): That Time of The Month Comedy Show (10:00 pm, $13, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Friday 2/28: Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX) hosts late night stand-up by Charles Engle (Please Send Nudes podcast), Hannah Berner (cast of Bravo's Summer House; host of podcast Berning In Hell), Jason Cheny (TruTV ), Brendan Gay, Ryan Long (Netflix, CBC), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), and more at an intimate comedy space, plus a post-show party with music by DJ Weegee: Late Night Gold at The Stand (11:00 pm, $20, The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street; includes afterparty!)
Saturday 2/29: Kelly Bachman (The New York Times, CNN) and Dylan Adler (New York Musical Festival; sketch comic on Maude Night; co-host of Woke AF and Just Come) perform an hour of comedy on healing from trauma about which Bachman says, "I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited for a show:" Rape Victims are Horny Too (7:00 pm, $15, LES' Caveat at 21-A Clinton Street—take F/J/M/Z subway to Delancey Street/Essex Street)
Saturday 2/29: A solo play written by Monte D. Monteleagre and performed by Jon Kava self-described as follows: "The Puppeteer and his two sock puppet friends, Calvin and Sir Flops-A-Lot, have teamed up to put on a family-friendly play to educate children on the dangers of falling for a check scam. Except Sir Flops-A-Lot doesn't know his lines. And the puppets aren't getting paid. And the puppeteer might have turned their box shelter into this stage." Tonight concludes this show's three-night run: How Not to Fall for a Scam (7:00 pm, $13, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Saturday 2/29: Great lineup of Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), a comic who''s been red-hot lately, Laurie Kilmartin (dynamite stand-up; writer for Conan O'Brien; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, VH1; special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad; author of books Dead People Suck and New York Times bestseller Sh*tty Mom), Bonnie McFarlane (HBO, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents special; co-host of My Wife Hates Me podcast; author of You're Better Than Me), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX), and TV & movie star Janeane Garofalo performing stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (8:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/29: A play based on this premise: "Before Disney announced it would be making National Treasure 3, a strapped-for-cash Nicolas Cage tried to digitally remaster National Treasure on his own. He had to rely on outside funding to make the project happen, and was crushed when Disney threatened to sue if Cage released the film to theaters. Luckily for you, we've obtained the final cut of the film:" National Treasure Remastered (9:00 pm, $13, The PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street)
Saturday 2/29: Every Saturday night, a highly talented freestyle rapping long form improv group takes the stage for an hour: North Coast (9:00 pm, $15, The PIT Underground at 123 East 24th Street)
Saturday 2/29: Stars Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), a comic who''s been red-hot lately, Laurie Kilmartin (dynamite stand-up; writer for Conan O'Brien; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, VH1; special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad; author of books Dead People Suck and New York Times bestseller Sh*tty Mom), Bonnie McFarlane (HBO, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Presents special; co-host of My Wife Hates Me podcast; author of You're Better Than Me), Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; AMC's Better Call Saul; HBO's Crashing, Bored to Death, Down and Dirty; Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, FX's Louie; E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), and Josh Wesson (Comedy Central, MTV, FX) performing stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (10:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Mainstage at 116 East 16th Street)
Saturday 2/29: Late night stand-up from Big Jay Oakerson (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central Presents, Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, HBO, Showtime, MTV, IFC; co-host of Sirius XM's The Bonfire, and podcasts Legion of Skanks and The SDR; stellar comedy special Live at Webster Hall), a comic who''s been red-hot lately, Laurie Kilmartin (dynamite stand-up; writer for Conan O'Brien; finalist on Last Comic Standing; Jimmy Kimmel, Comedy Central, VH1; special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad; author of books Dead People Suck and New York Times bestseller Sh*tty Mom), Stavros Halkias (Comedy Central Stand-Up, IFC; co-host of podcast Cum Town; host of Fat Tuesdays), Shane Gillis (Comedy Central, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, frequent guest on Sirius XM's The Bonfire), Joe DeRosa (razor-sharp stand-up; AMC's Better Call Saul; HBO's Crashing, Bored to Death, Down and Dirty; Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Half Hour specials, FX's Louie; E!'s Chelsea Lately, stand-up album The Depression Auction), and Lev Fer (Showtime; host of the Yung Daddy podcast) performing stand-up at an elegant Union Square comedy club: Stars at The Stand (11:00 pm, $25 cover and no min., The Stand Upstairs at 116 East 16th Street)
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Saturday 2/29: A top musical improv troupe that has wowed audiences around the world with its skill at making up an hour-long musical moment by moment. The plot and characters, the musical accompaniment, even the song lyrics and "choreography" are invented on the spot, with no pre-planned structure, by ace improvisors TBA, plus stellar improv musicians who are typically Dan Reitz (keyboards) & Sarah Mullins (drums/percussion). Come see why this show won a FringeNYC Award for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Event: Baby Wants Candy (10:30 pm, $14, UCB Hell's Kitchen at 555 West 42nd Street)
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