Way before Patton Oswalt was hosting awards ceremonies at Cipriani, he was a budding comic making prank calls with his San Francisco roommate Brian Posehn.…
Performance Picks: Parental Comedy, Suburban Theater, Radical Vaudeville
It’s December. Instead of thinking about how time is quickly passing you by, take a pause from reality and step into one of the many…
Performance Picks: Puppets, Tinder, Playing With Gender
This week, you can eat turkey and see shows. I guess you could do that any week, but it’ll feel more significant now.
Performance Picks: Tween Twins, Social Media Scripting, And A Helping Of Violence
As it turns out, most of this week’s performances to catch are in Williamsburg. Maybe there’s hope for culture there after all… Aside from The…
Performance Picks: Queer Comedy, Cryptic Spooks, A Live Movie Musical
This week, whether you want to be entrenched in the Halloween spirit or just want to watch some good old fashioned people telling jokes, you…
Performance Picks: Site-Specific Stuff, Queering the Feminine, Synth Comedy Theater
Several free festivals and absurd doses of comedy await you this week. Read on to get the scoop. THURSDAY The Terrible Them at The Experiment…
Performance: Bushwick Vaudeville, Secret Apartment Show, Trans One-Woman Musical
This week, catch some clowning, site-specific apartment theater, and more vaudeville than you probably knew existed. THURSDAY The Folk Circus Presents: A Valley Son at…
Williamsburg’s Newest DIY Venue Reimagines the Comedy Club
While DIY music venues are pretty much done for on the waterfront, a new independent comedy club– run by comics, for comics– has popped up…
Performance: Banking Apocalypse, Cartoons, An ‘Avant-Americana’ Musical
Whether you’re craving a futuristic folk-rock-et-cetera musical, some cartoonish comedy, or an entire three-day performance festival, there is something here for you. WEDNESDAY Prelude Festival…
Naked Bodies Become Alien in Comedy Show That Bares All
Picture this: you’re at a small performance space underneath a neon-lit jazz club, amidst a pink-lit bar and decorative mannequins. After a few moments of…