WEDNESDAY Future Forms Wednesday, December 28 at Throne Watches, 8 pm: FREE Mary Houlihan, Joe Rumrill, Sam Taggart, and Julio Torres’s recurring comedy show Future…
Performance Picks: Puppet Folktales, Chilean Mine Immersion, and Some Much-Needed Laughs
WEDNESDAY Secret At La MaMa, 66 E 4th Street, East Village. 8pm. Free. More info here. I can’t say I know a ton about Watoku…
Jiggle With an Unlikely Pair: Pole Dancers and Comics Combine Powers
Comics have a lot to compete with in this town– each other, for one– so it’s safe to assume that a stand-up can only be trying to…
‘I Don’t Want My Mother to Hear That Joke’: a Muslim Comic Showcase
“Are there any white people here?” Atheer Yacoub asked the audience last night at The Experiment Comedy Gallery. “Can I hide behind you until this…
'Poopoo Everywhere!' Listen to Prank Calls Patton Oswalt Made With Brian Posehn in Their Early Days
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.…
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…
Brooklyn Comic Simeon Goodson is Leaving the Building
You’d expect someone like Brooklyn-born comedian Simeon Goodson to be straight up freaking out right about now. Depending on who you are, an impending move to…
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…