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The best comedy shows in NYC this month
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The best comedy shows in NYC this month

Find all the best stand-up, improv, storytelling and sketch-comedy shows in NYC

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Jane Krakowski on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and her new live show
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Jane Krakowski on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and her new live show

The fearless actress, singer and comedian performs live at Rainbow Room

Jessica Williams on being a leading lady, black roles and more
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Jessica Williams on being a leading lady, black roles and more

Jessica plays by her own rules—haters be damned

Cole Escola on his new solo show Help, I’m Stuck
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Cole Escola on his new solo show Help, I’m Stuck

Cole Escola chats with us about Difficult People

Best comedy events in NYC: Critics’ picks

Punderdome 3000
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Punderdome 3000

Winners are determined by the Human Clap-O-Meter and go home with a Mystery Box prize

Time Out says
  • 5 out of 5 stars
The Sparkle Zone
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The Sparkle Zone

Philip Markle welcomes some of his favorite comics to his onstage world of wonder

Keeping My Kidneys
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Keeping My Kidneys

Mindy Raf stars in her acclaimed manic romantic comedy solo show

Time Out says
  • 5 out of 5 stars
Unitard: Tard Core - There Are No Safe Words
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Unitard: Tard Core - There Are No Safe Words

The Satanic and satirical sketch-cabaret trio launch their twisted residency

Upcoming NYC comedy events

Nightcap by Ike
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Nightcap by Ike

Stand up and musical dynamo Ikechukwu Ufomadu takes over Joe's Pub for a night of dry and witty sets

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Let Me Break You Up: An Anti-Dating Gameshow
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Let Me Break You Up: An Anti-Dating Gameshow

Carly Ann Filbin invites real couples to the stage to see if their relationship is actually up to snuff

Awkward Sex... and the City
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Awkward Sex... and the City

Head to this swank sex shop to sip on free beer and wine while Natalie Wall and her favorite comedians regale you with tales

Time Out says
  • 5 out of 5 stars
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
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My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

Explore the fascinating peculiarities of Torres’s brain in his first solo show

Top comedy stories

I hosted a dinner party—and only invited strangers
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I hosted a dinner party—and only invited strangers

Here's how to throw a fancy dinner party with perfect strangers

Hari Kondabolu on comedy and activism
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Hari Kondabolu on comedy and activism

The sharp stand-up on his new album, favorite spots to perform and growing up in Queens

“I Don’t Think So, Honey!” with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers
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“I Don’t Think So, Honey!” with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers

The hosts of the addictively bitchy podcast tell us what they’ve had it with in NYC

Rising New York comedians primed to break big
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Rising New York comedians primed to break big

Meet seven New York City comedians who are about to graduate to the big time

Samantha Bee talks Full Frontal and making political TV great—again
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Samantha Bee talks Full Frontal and making political TV great—again

On her show, Bee has savaged just about everyone, all with the gleeful come-at-me-bro attitude of a well-read Regina George

Billy Eichner talks Billy On the Street and why basic peeps suck
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Billy Eichner talks Billy On the Street and why basic peeps suck

“When people meet me, sometimes they’re almost disappointed by how normal and boring I am.”