The Definitive Guide to Comedy
A year after the Upright Citizens Brigade left Chelsea to move their NYC theater up 16 blocks to Hells Kitchen, there’s improv and sketch comedy afoot underneath Gristedes once more. Improv Asylum, based in Boston for 20 years, reopened the joint last weekend. They’re currently offering shows only on Friday …
Comedy clubs may come and go in New York City, usually arriving with fanfare and disappearing without much notice. It’s a tough business. Tougher when the rents are so damn high. The Stand stands out as one of the more successful comedy club openings of the decade. Opened in September …
Not that this is a bad thing. But you couldn’t have been surprised, when Billy Joel sells out monthly concerts at Madison Square Garden, that fellow New Yorker and famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld couldn’t and wouldn’t extend his residency, aka “The Homestand” of shows at the Beacon Theatre after his …
Two months into 2016, New York City seems even safer than ever — and yet, there’s a curious, crazy uptick in slashing attacks. That’s not funny. And yet, the first thing I thought of was a comedian, Doug Smith. Smith has thought of this, too. In 2011, the stand-up comedian …
Times Square has attracted hustlers of all stripes for more than a century, each attempting to hustle tourists and other passing strangers out of their money. Barkers who make outrageous claims and otherwise lie to persuade you to buy vouchers for comedy club tickets aren’t new, either. Google “Times Square …
Last year’s winner of New York’s Funniest Stand-Up, Ricky Velez, was hired this year as a correspondent for Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. What’s in store for the 2015 winner of New York’s Funniest Stand-Up? And could it be you? Carolines on Broadway (1626 Broadway between 49th …
Aaron Berg is known for his muscles and muscling his way through any crowd work that comes his way, whether he’s working a guest spot at a comedy club, headlining a show or hosting his popular free Frantic showcase Monday nights at The Stand in New York City. This Saturday …
On Monday, The Onion posted a satirical piece about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s reaction to the oncoming blizzard. Headline: “NYC Mayor: ‘Reconcile Yourselves With Your God, For All Will Perish In The Tempest.’” On Tuesday, after the snowstorm blew through the city and region, the mayor delivered …
The MTA runs New York City’s subway system, for what that’s worth. The funny things you may see or experience on a subway ride are another story, and NYC-based TV shows, movies and comedians have enjoyed this platform to share them with us over the years. Last week was a …
The Ebola epidemic may have only begun to hit New York City and America, but NYC is fighting back with a fund-raiser. Specifically, a collection of New York comedians and musicians are putting on a benefit show — Nov. 19, 2014, at Irving Plaza — with all of the proceeds …
