Comedy
New York City’s best guide to comedy clubs, stand-up comedy, comedy venues and comedy events
- Trevor Noah
- Tom Shillue’s “12 in 12”project
- W. Kamau Bell takes NYC
- 50 funniest Web series
- One to watch: Amber Nelson
Trevor Noah
Neither a novelty nor “angry apartheid guy,” this dynamic comic is onto something big
Tom Shillue’s “12 in 12”project
The storyteller plows through a yearlong challenge to release a new album every month.
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
Best comedy events in NYC: Critics’ picks
Dylan Moran
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
This Irish comedian is known for his deadpan delivery, misanthropic tendencies and the unkempt black hair that seems to serve as an emblem for how little of a shit he gives.
- Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Pl, at Washington Sq South, 10012
- Wed Jun 19
Michael Che: Dirty Crayons
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
This young comic has been at stand-up for a only few years but he's written for SNL, appeared on Letterman and is in demand all around the city.
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 307 W 26th St, between Eighth and Ninth Aves
- Mon Jun 24
Comedy Central Stars Under the Stars
- Critics choice
- Free
One of the summer's big alfresco shows brings together the network's stars, including Nick Kroll, on one stage.
- SummerStage Mainstage Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, enter at Fifth Ave and 72nd St
- Wed Jun 26
Put a Fork in It
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Comics including Todd Barry join together to support the New York City Coalition Against Hunger's Craig Murphey Fellowship Fund.
- The Bell House 149 7th St, between Second and Third Aves
- Thu Jun 20
Joke of the week
Joke of the week: Streeter Seidell
Selective sewing over many generations of female jeans has resulted in pockets that are, today, largely vestigial.
Streeter Seidell performs at CollegeHumor Live! Thu 13. Follow him on Twitter @streetseidell.
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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The Moth StorySLAM!
Ten stories. Three teams of judges. One winner. Th...
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Arthur Meyer: Rock...
First, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writer Arthur ...
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