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Last updated on Friday October 9th 2015
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NYC Comedy Picks for Friday 10/9/15
On Thursday I saw Kevin Smith talk for an hour (delightful and inspiring), Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto (ditto; a creative genius), saw the pilot for Supergirl (lower your expectations; but maybe it'll get better over time...), and learned one of my favorite movies, the legendary The Warriors, is returning to life as a graphic novel!
Highlights of Day #2 of Comic Con include:
Virtually all 150,000+ Comic Con tickets are sold out, but if you've already nabbed one for today, there's a whole bunch to enjoy.
And noteworthy shows happening outside of Comic Con tonight include:
For tomorrow's top comedy picks, please click here.
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For many more shows, please click the following links to top NYC comedy venues:
Best Inexpensive Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, and Storytelling
Upright Citizens Brigade Chelsea
(307 West 26th Street; 150-seater; shows free-$10; one of the most respected comedy theatres in the world; especially strong on improv (e.g., Gravid Water, Adsit & ?), sketch (Maude Night), solo shows, and one-act comedic plays, but also hosts one of the very finest stand-up shows in NYC (Aparna Nancherla's
Whiplash)
Upright Citizens Brigade East
(153 East 3rd Street; 99-seater; a top comedy venue that leans a bit more towards stand-up and screenings, and on experimental shows taking big risks, than sister theatre UCB Chelsea; shows free-$10)
The PIT Striker (Upstairs) Theatre
(123 East 24th Street; 99-seater; a top venue that's a powerful rival of UCB, and often surpasses UCB when blending comedy with music and/or theatricality; shows free-$20)
The PIT Underground (Downstairs) Theatre
(123 East 24th Street; 40-seater; often more quirky & experimental than upstairs Striker; shows free-$10)
The PIT Loft
(154 West 29th Street; 50-seater; not at the level of its two sister PIT theatres, but evolving; shows free-$10)
The Magnet
(254 West 29th Street; 60-seat theatre; strong on improv, musical improv, sketch, and energy; shows $5-$10)
The Annoyance Theatre
(367 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn; J/M/Z to Marcy or L to Lorimer; 50-seat theatre; spinning off from Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, brings a fiercely fresh, experimental approach to improv and sketch; shows free-$10)
The Creek and the Cave
(Queens' Long Island City; 40-seat theatre upstairs, 25 downstairs; virtually all shows free)
Littlefield
(622 Degraw Street in Brooklyn; R to Union Street; 100-seat theatre; shows $5-$20)
Union Hall
(702 Union Street in Brooklyn; R to Union Street; 50-seat theatre; shows $5-$20)
Bell House
(149 7th Street in Brooklyn; R to 9th Street or F/G to Fourth Ave.; 200-seat theatre; shows $10-$25)
Best NYC Stand-Up Comedy Clubs
Comedy Cellar
(117 MacDougal Street; among the finest daily stand-up lineups in the world; 2-item min.)
The Stand
(239 Third Avenue; recent competitor to Comedy Cellar; no drink min.—support this policy!)
Carolines Comedy Club
(1626 Broadway; focuses on the world's top headliners, who perform hour-long sets; 2-drink min.)
Gotham Comedy Club
(208 West 23rd Street; headliners on weekends, specialty & lineup shows weekdays; 2-drink min.)
Eastville Comedy Club
(85 East 4th Street; strong weekend lineups; no cover using code HyReviews; 2-drink min.)
Greenwich Village Comedy Club
(99 MacDougal Street; convenient if Comedy Cellar's sold out; no cover using code HyReviews; 2-drink min.)
Comic Strip Live
(1568 Second Avenue, off 81st; Upper East Side club with typically solid lineups; 2-drink min.)
Stand Up NY
(236 West 78th Street, off Broadway; Upper West Side club with typically solid lineups; 2-drink min.)
The Standing Room
(4738 Vernon Blvd., by #7 train; Queens LIC club; no drink min.—support this policy!)
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Top NYC Comedy Venues
The following are the primary theatres hosting notable NYC comedy shows:
Upright Citizens Brigade Chelsea
The Annoyance Theatre (Brooklyn)
The Creek and the Cave (Queens LIC)
I'm trying to keep this section super-concise,
but If a top site isn't listed that you think oughta be,
please drop me a note and I'll take a close look.
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Hy's Current Favorite Craigslist Ads
Please note: Note a word has been changed in the ads below. My comments are in boldface.
Poet/Artist/God's Wife Looking for a Literary Agent or Publisher
Date: 2010-02-04, 10:19 am EST
Reply to: kristiedono@yahoo.com
I have a wonderful poetry book, creative, wild images and a really good magical story to tell.
[You have a poetry book—um, with images and a story?]
I am looking to sell my poetry book with images and then my story
to someone.
[So you have a poetry book with images...and you also have a story in an undefined form. And for some reason you need to sell the poetry before you sell the story...to "someone." That's a bit confusing, but whatever; it's not like you're claiming to be a wordsmith...]
I am God's wife, and the story is about our life together.
[Ah.]
It's got spirituality, love, tragedy, adventure, crime, violence,
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[Actually, you left out drugs.
But that's okay; at this point,
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I have a diary of our letters to each other, and the poems are like letters I wrote to God in a creative way.
[As opposed to the non-creative steamy porn that you actually wrote to your stud boyfriend God.]
This will be a big hit, it is a beautiful story, you won't be disappointed.
[The odds are good. God's last book was a huge bestseller.]
God is a black man on Earth and a musician. I have proof.
[It's a hip-hopera DVD titled Trapped in the Closet.
Thing is, God turned insane in 2000.
(Which explains a lot...)]
This is a great story. I am also a great writer and poet and artist.
[And 100% real. You can check out Kristie's website at http://www.harttherapy.blogspot.com.]
Need Urban Ghost Writers (Metro Atlanta)
Date: 2009-11-13, 6:33PM EST
Reply to: writelikeyoufeel@yahoo.com
Looking for creative ghost writers with excellent grammar skills and ideas.
[Because that's what makes a writer great: killer grammar, and concepts.]
Male and females are encouraged to apply.
[Translation: Sorry, I don't work with hermaphrodites.]
Serious inquiries only...Please do not respond if you are not serious!
[Translation: I'm sooo tired of people making fun of me...]
Writer Wanted for Book to be Published (Hartland, WI)
Date: 2009-09-29, 1:52AM CDT
Reply to: job-tvm4r-1397614923@craigslist.org
I am writing a book and need someone who can
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I am seeking someone who is spiritual in nature
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[Hello. I have been designed to write your book.
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Writers for Wheelchair Book (San Diego—Mission Valley)
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Reply to: bouncesdtalent@gmail.com
Easy Life Inc. is looking to write a book about purchasing a new wheelchair.
We are looking for 2-3 writers to provide 200 pages of content each.
[In other words, we want a 600-page book...about buying a wheelchair.]
We want fresh ideas that relate to buying a wheelchair.
[Idea #42: Raise cash as drug mule.
Cops
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Please send a sample or two of your writings, your rates,
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[If you're going in the wrong direction, we'll grab
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[At which point the Seventh Seal will be broken,
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Once you have exhausted that
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[And after you've exhausted all hope of support,
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Previous SEO experience a plus. Local to San Diego preferred.
In the subject line: WHEELCHAIR
[Or just: END OF THE WORLD.
Either way.]
Take a look at our website at http://www.powerchairatnocost.com.
Compensation: $750 to $1,500 DOE
[Again, this ad is 100% real. If you have
fresh ideas about buying a wheelchair...]
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