If you’ve ever even considered seeing a comedy show at venues like Muchmore’s, Over the Eight, or the Annoyance, chances are you’ve seen Mary Houlihan…
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.
The ‘Oh, Hello’ Guys Palled Around With Bernie Sanders Before Their Off-Broadway Days
Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, uber Upper West Siders, ventured across the river this past Friday to say “Oh, hello” to everyone at “Comedy Central Live…
And Now, Donald Trump: The Gallery Show
With the title “HOUSE OF LIES,” Johan Wahlstrom’s upcoming exhibition at the Van Der Plas Gallery on the Lower East Side isn’t exactly subtle political…
Watch UCB Dump on Trump Tonight
It’s going to be pretty hard to beat Taran Killam’s impression of Donald Trump (above) during the season opener of Saturday Night Live, but the intrepid…
5 Live Comedy Shows That Riff On Themes, From Lust to Hate
Sure, comics are notorious navel-gazers, but the fun themes at these recurring shows encourage them to dig for more than just belly button lint. The…
Former Teacher Confesses to Punking Her Students In New Sketch Show
I hate to say it, but I can sort of imagine Natasha Vaynblat, when she was Ms. Vaynblat, coming off at first as the teacher who…
Comedian Sue Smith Wants Your Vag to Save the World
If you haven’t heard of comedian Sue Smith yet, you likely will soon, because Time Out New York named her one of the 10 funniest women in…
Rob Michael Hugel and Shannon Coffey on Girls: ‘She’s Gonna Try to Take a Bath in the Coffin’
Welcome to Girls Talk, in which two of our favorite New Yorkers share the text messages they sent during this week’s episode of Girls. The…
Broad City Goes From Web Series to TV Show to ‘Unique Experience’
Only one episode of Comedy Central’s Broad City has aired so far (the second airs 10:30 p.m. tonight), but the ratings must have been stupendous —…