Comedy
New York City’s best guide to comedy clubs, stand-up comedy, comedy venues and comedy events
- W. Kamau Bell takes NYC
- 50 funniest Web series
- One to watch: Amber Nelson
- Big Terrific turns five
- Q&A: Jon Glaser (video)
W. Kamau Bell takes NYC
This Totally Biased comic brings a bit of San Francisco to the city
50 funniest Web series
The best series show us the future of a young medium.
One to watch: Amber Nelson
Multitalented comic Amber Nelson reveals her own strange passions onstage
Big Terrific turns five
Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman reflect on Rififi, chodes and Brooklyn's disinterest in Tilda Swinton's genitalia
Q&A: Jon Glaser (video)
The man behind Adult Swim’s Delocated unmasks and sounds off about his NYC-shot show before its big series finale.
Best comedy events in NYC: Critics’ picks
Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
This up-and-coming South African comic exhibits an easy and approachable demeanor that's unquestionably sharp.
- 45 Bleecker 45 Bleecker St, between Lafayette and Mott Sts, 10012
- Sat May 18 - Sat Jun 8
Anthony Jeselnik
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
This comic regularly proves—in specials such as Caligula and on his new series, The Jeselnik Offensive—that he can make the crowd love him in spite of themselves.
- Carolines on Broadway 1626 Broadway, between 49th and 50th Sts
- Sat May 18 - Sun May 19
Marina Franklin
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Whether lamenting her initial efforts to be like the sassy comics on BET or her tendency to date the wrong men, Franklin has a voice that is self-reflective and honest.
Jamie Kilstein
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
The activist, comedian and passionate Citizen Radio host presents a full hour of stand-up, sure to generate laughs and ruffle feathers.
- Magnet Theater 254 W 29th St, between Seventh and Eighth Aves
- Mon May 20
Joke of the week
Joke of the week: Dave Waite
I was over at a girl’s apartment and she asked me if I wanted to watch The Notebook. I was like, “Hey, you should have brought that up before you slept with me. That’s bad negotiating.”
Dave Waite performs in the Laughing Devil Comedy Festival Thu 16, Fri 17 and Sun 19. Follow him on Twitter @davewaitecomedy.
Top comedy stories
21 New York comedy scene linchpins
The New York comedy personalities who keep things vibrant, fresh and funny—we can't imagine the local scene without them
Mike Birbiglia
The stand-up directs a Sleepwalk with Me film and aids its big release but fails to meet Ice-T
50 funniest New Yorkers
The best comedians—and most hilarious writers and performers—living in Gotham, as picked by TONY
Three comics to watch: James Adomian, Kate Berlant and Michael Che
These comics are making waves beyond the backrooms of Brooklyn.
Comedy events calendar
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Trevor Noah: Born a...
This up-and-coming South African comic, who made a...
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Anthony Jeselnik
This comic regularly proves—in specials such as Ca...
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Colin Quinn:...
Brooklyn-born, longtime stand-up Quinn, whose stra...
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