A History of Comedy in New York City

New York might have inspired more tears than laughter with all this winter weather, but now the Gotham Center wants to turn that around. New York’s finest funnymen and women—like Woody Allen, Fran Lebowitz, James Thurber and Dorothy Parker—have their work read aloud by staff from the newly in-development Museum of American Humor. In true Gotham fashion, expect lots of wit, neuroses and sarcasm; then stick around for a group discussion.