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Williamsburg’s Newest DIY Venue Reimagines the Comedy Club

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Nicole Disser

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…

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NY Comedy Festival Adds Hannibal Buress, Nick Kroll, Bridget Everett and More

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Daniel Maurer

The New York Comedy Festival wasn’t exactly hurting for more star power, what with heavy hitters like Bill Maher, Sarah Silverman and Nathan Fielder already…

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Comedian Damien Lemon Will ‘Get into the Deep Issues, But This Isn’t a TED Talk’

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Sam Gillette

You’ve probably seen Damien Lemon on MTV 2’s Guy Code, or as the cabbie in one of those Spiderman movies or on Comedy Central’s The…

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9 Comics Give Michael Che Their Two Cents On His New Daily Show Gig

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Joshua D. Fischer

On Monday night, Broken Comedy celebrated co-founder Michael Che’s 31st birthday with a full-on blowout. Inside an extremely packed backroom at Matchless in Greenpoint, Che hosted the night alongside…

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Here’s Sarah Silverman On Kanye West, Rape Jokes, Her HBO Pilot, and the Word ‘Retarded’

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Daniel Maurer

Sarah Silverman (Todd Barry’s onetime housemate in the East Village) was at the 92nd Street Y last night, so we sucked it up and headed…

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This Actor-Comedian Doesn’t Want to Desecrate His Local With ‘a Particular Type of Woman’

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Joshua D. Fischer

The bartender at Brooklyn Star doesn’t know Seaton Smith. Perhaps he will someday soon, but not because Seaton’s been a regular for the past several…

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Want to Hear a Sacagawea Joke? This Comic Wants to Tell You One

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Anna Silman

I first met Natalie Shure on an organized trip to Auschwitz. Sites of historical atrocity are unusual stomping grounds for a standup comedian, but Shure…

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Sigh, Amy Poehler Made Fun of Our Name (And a Whole Lot More From DCM)

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Anna Silman

Sigh, Amy Poehler made fun of us.

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