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Adam Sank
Hosts THE ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY COMEDY HOUR!
Sunday, July 13 @ 10 PM
Therapy Bar
The countdown
begins as Adam Sank hosts this, his second-to-last
Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour. Helping
him out the door tonight will be headliner
Rachel Feinstein (Comedy Central's "Premium
Blend," Monteal Just for Laughs Festival).
Also offering comic assistance will be Vicky
Kuperman (Sirius Satellite Radio), Paul Case
(D-Listed Radio) and cute straight boy Zach
Rhinier (Village Lantern).
No cover charge,
no drink minimum, $5 cosmos all night. For
more information, visit www.therapy-nyc.com.
therapy |
348 West 52nd St
Between 8th and 9th Aves.
Drunken Focus Group
Every Saturday 9 PM and Midnight.
Limerick House
Charlie Kasov
presents the Drunken Focus Group,
a free stand-up comedy show which
convenes every Saturday at 9 PM. The
9PM features sober, cerebral comics
such as Jamie Kilstein (Comedy Central's
"The World Stands Up"),
Jeff Ragsdale (Howard Stern), and
Amy Schumer (Finalist on Last Comic
Standing, Comedy Central's "Live
at Gotham"). As many civilians
tend to self-inebriate on Saturdays,
so do comics. For those civilians
looking for a debaucherous, interactive
comedy experience, the Drunken Focus
Group reconvenes at midnight for just
such a purpose.
Free Show. for more info, email:
charlie@charliekasov.com
Limerick House| 69 w23 st.
(between 5th and 6th aves.)
FAMILY HOUR
WITH AUNTIE SARA
EVERY THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM
Ochi's Lounge
Downstairs at Comix
This NY Post
"Hot Pick" is a wondrous
comedy show featuring comedians talking
about family in a manner that is not
at all appropriate for actual families
with actual children. Get your weekend
bender started right with cheap beer
and wine and FREE baked goods!
No cover charge - one item minimum
purchase for all shows.
Ochi's Lounge
|Downstairs at Comix |353 W. 14th
Street
Kitty Nights
Burlesque
Sundays @ 9:00 PM
Bar On A
Fem Appeal and Burgundy
Brixx present Kitty Nights Burlesque.
Each weekly show features a talented
crop of rising burlesque performers.
Part of the allure of Kitty Nights
is its intimate setting and relaxed
atmosphere and although it's a showcase
for newbies, established performers
have also graced the Kitty Nights
stage. There's never a shortage of
talent or creativity. Kitty Nights
is CAT-TASTIC entertainment.
Admission: $5 For more information
call 212-353-8231 or visit www.kittynights.com
Bar On A|
170 Avenue A @ 11th Street
Kevin Murphy
Show
Every Tuesday at 8pm
Rififi/Cinema Classic
The Kevin Murphy
Show is a no holds barred 'late-nite'
webcast show. Kevin Murphy is Irish,
handsome, straight, totally made in
American and has never left. He looks
at the world through his ignorant-colored
glasses and thinks everyone should
be just like him: Normal. The show
is co-hosted by his soft-spoken musical
gay cousin, Jodi Murphy, who is incidentally
the straight man and keeps Kevin in
check. The show is sponsored (and
basically owned) by Fuoku Yakisoba
Noodles. Their mascot, Jennifer the
Panda tap dances the night away and
makes sure thatThe Kevin Murphy Show
honors their brand.
The show features a mix of the best
of undiscovered and major talent found
in the New York underground comedy
scene. The past guests have included
Ophira Eisenberg (Premium Blend),
Joe DeVito (Last Comic Standing),
Becky Donahue (Premium Blend), Wendy
Ho (Logo), Carolyn Castiglia (VH1's
White Rapper), Victor Varnado (Premium
Blend), Kicker and Turner, Leibya
Rogers (Shark Show's Funniest Band)
and many many more!
$5. For more information,
visit www.thekevinmurphyshow.com
Rififi/Cinema
Classics | 332 East 11th Street (between
1st and 2nd Aves.) L to 1st Ave.
The 25th Annual
Miss Pinchbottom 1983 Pageant
Thursday, July 24th at 10 PM
Burlesque on the Beach
Beauty, talent,
intelligence and the ability to do
the Hammer Dance: these are the qualities
necessary to earn the coveted title
of Miss Pinchbottom 1983. Take a trip
back in time to the future of the
past as beauty and burlesque converge
once again on Coney Island for the
25th Annual Miss Pinchbottom 1983
Pageant. "Miss Pinchbottom 1983
is a serious title with serious responsibilities,"
says celebrity emcee Jonny Porkpie.
"So serious that it's taken us
25 years to choose a winner. But we
feel confident that this year, the
crown will finally rest easy on the
most deserving head." Adds pageant
hopeful Nasty Canasta (Miss Pop Rocks
and Coke), "I've been wearing
this neon telephone-cord belt for
over a decade now - I'd just like
this thing to be done with so I can
take it off." The 80's may be
over, but the world-class drama never
ends as finalists Nasty Canasta, Clams
Casino, GiGi La Femme and Scarlet
Sinclair clamber to the top of the
heap in the burlesque contest for
the crown. Celebrity emcee Jonny Porkpie
fuels the fires as elegance and charm
are flung about at the 25th Annual
Miss Pinchbottom 1983 Pageant - at
Burlesque on the Beach for one night
only, Thursday, July 24th at 10pm.
May the best pair win!
Tickets $10. For
more information visit www.coneyisland.com.
Burlesque on the Beach|
1208 Surf Ave. (at W. 12th St.)
Coney Island, Brooklyn
National
Comedy Theatre
Friday & Saturday Night - 7:30
& 9:45 (open ended run)
National Comedy Theatre
For two decades,
the National Comedy Theatre has been
entertaining audiences of all sizes
and types across the nation with their
unique brand of interactive, improv
comedy. The New York City National
Comedy Theatre Show is a comedy competition
between two teams of professional
comedians who perform a series of
scenes - all based on audience suggestions.
No two shows are ever the same because
they are all completely improvised.
Furthermore, the shows are CLEAN,
and appropriate for all audiences.
The NCT presents weekly improv comedy
performances in New York City as well
as thousands of corporate entertainment
events and private shows all around
the world. Don't forget to check out
our website for more details and information
on our special upcoming New Years
Eve show!
Tickets $15 for
adults, $12 for students/seniors/military
For more info, please visit www.manhattancomedy.com
National Comedy
Theatre | 347 West 36th Street (between
8th and 9th Ave)
The O'Debra Twins "Show
and Tell"
Every Monday night at 10 till When
Bowery Poetry Club
Diane Destiny
O'Debra and Tanya Tammy Tina Tiny Dancer Hyphen
O'Debra are asmthatic Irish Twins born in
the McDonalds bathroom. And on Monday nights,
the world famous O'Debra Twins host "SHOW
AND TELL", which has been called only
open mic that matters on a Monday night"
by Olivejuice.com.
The rules are
simple. Performers put their names into "the
colander of collaboration", and the line
up for the night, which is slightly curated,
is based on lottery drawing. The pot of performers
is super spicy! Downtown favorites such as
Reverend Jen, Rick Shapiro, Liam McEneaney,
Girlbomb, Jason Trachtenburg, Faceboy, Eric
Kirchberger, Touching You, Shappy, and Jennifer
Blowdryer frequent the stage. Performers have
seven minutes in heaven to do whatever the
heck hey want. As long as they don’t
pick on the audience! And the audience, in
turn, is not allowed to heckle. Anyone caught
heckling will be forced to stand in the corner
with their pants down for the following three
acts. The O’Debra Twins have enforced
this punishment three times, and they are
not afraid to do it again. Tickets are $3!!!
That's a whole night of zany antics for only
$3!!!
The Bowery
Poetry Club | 308 Bowery | North of Houston
Pinchbottom
declares WAR! (Or, Full Frontal Jacket)
Friday & Saturday, July 18 & 19
at 10 PM
Sunday, July 20 at 7 PM
Collective: Unconscious
DATELINE: THE OVAL OFFICE - When beleaguered
President JONNY PORKPIE decides that NASTY
CANASTA and the Pinchbottom Burlesque
Organization are stockpiling "Weapons
of Ass Destruction", he attempts
to raise his approval rating by ordering
an immediate invasion of their home base...
New York City. In response, PINCHBOTTOM
DECLARES WAR and Drill Sergeant Canasta
whips her Burly-Q Commandoes into fighting
form with a rigorous basic training regimen.
Burlesque stars Amber Ray, Anita Cookie,
Bastard Keith, Clams Casino, Dirty Martini,
Doctor Lukki, Naughtia Nice, Pookie Patootie,
Scott Rayow, and Tigger! must forswear
their beloved bump & grind in favor
of military maneuvers. In high-heeled
boot camp, these performers will learn
the most risqué-sounding traditional
army skills: standing at attention, drill
formations, and proper care and handling
of your equipment (both in and out of
uniform). Despite the political undertones,
Pinchbottom Declares WAR! (or, full frontal
jacket) still features the company's trademark
humor, inventiveness, and sexiness. So
when the two scantily-clad armies clash
on the Collective:Unconscious battlefield
during the undergroundzero Festival, who
will emerge victorious? Will Porkpie's
elite Presidential unit infiltrate the
burlesque stronghold? Or will his regime
be toppled by Nasty's privates... when
PINCHBOTTOM DECLARES WAR? The three-day
conflict begins at 10pm on Friday, July
18. Bombshells away!
Tickets $15. For more information or advance
purchase visit www.pinchbottom.com
Collective: Unconscious|279
Church St.
Bet Franklin
& White
TriBeCa
Tom
Swirly's Psych-o-delic Circus
Every Monday Night @ 8PM
Cave Canem
Turn on the microRave!
Tom Swirly's Psych-o-delic Circus is
live with avant-garde music, dance,
and performance in New York's East Village,
every Monday night. The Circus begins
in the dark. Tom Swirly takes the stage,
tattered lab coat trailing, coaxing
slow the music is foreboding and disorienting.
The lights start to flash and glow,
Jeremy Weirdos joins in and triggers
samples from the Three Stooges. Then
the powerful voice of Tom Swirly's Electro-Acoustical
Wind Instrument hammers out a driving
beat; he grabs a loop, sings over it
with layers of angelic and demonic voices.
This is the dancers' cue: they emerge
from the corners, slowly feeling for
the rhythm, getting more wired till
they climb all over the stage. More
acts; some noisy, some beautiful, some
energetic. The dancers adapt, gain strength,
form arabesques. The lights rise to
a climax: a strobe! the audience goes
wild.
Admission is $5.00
www.myspace.com/TomSwirly
Cave Canem |
24 First Avenue ( under Lucky
Cheng's)
between First & Second Streets
President Jackson
Every Monday, 9pm-10pm
Pine Tree Lodge
Hosts a comedy
show every Monday night featuring comedians
who've
been doing it for a while and those just
starting out. The show will be hosted
by
Joe Dixon and Calvin Cato and runs till
10pm.
The show is called President
Jackson and the closest train is the 6
train to 33 St.
FREE
Pine Tree Lodge | 326 E. 35 St.
(212) 481-5490
Albert Cadabra
& Gal Friday present:
Skullduggery and Skin – NYC’s
Ultimate Variety Show
Every Wednesday. 10pm – 11:30pm
Fortune Cookie Cabaret @ Lucky Chengs
The Skullduggery
& Skin Show brings you the best
Magic, Burlesque, Circus and Sideshow
performers from around the world to
create one incredible night of high-energy
entertainment. LIVE entertainment
right before your very eyes without
any commercial interruptions! Always
a new and exciting show of amazing
magical illusions, superb sleight-of-hand,
shocking sideshow stunts, vivacious
variety acts and a healthy dose of
classic burlesque! Hosted by the Sideshow
Magician, Albert Cadabra; the Five
Alarm Fire of Burlesque, Gal Friday;
the adorable & ultra-talented,
Ruby the Wonder Dog! And as always,
an all-star line-up of the most talented
people in the world!
Tickets $10.
Tickets Available at the door on a
1st come seating basis.
Fortune Cookie
Cabaret @ Lucky Chengs | 24 1st avenue
(between 1st & 2nd streets)
Booth & Pat
"Slow Children Playing"
Sunday July 20, 7PM
The Duplex
Booth Daniels &
Patrick Frankfort took their decade
of warped tomfoolery and bizarre insomnia-induced
conversations and put 'em into a duo
act - part sketch comedy, part song
with just a touch of the off-kilter.
They've been seen at Comix, Don't
Tell Mama, the P.I.T., Broadway Comedy
Club, Rose's Turn as well as regular
appearances on the Joey Reynolds Show
on WOR. Hailed as "the Smothers
Brothers on crystal meth", "a
well-oiled laugh-riot machine",
and "a satirical mini-miracle",
they're taking the entertainment world
by storm, or at the very least, a
sputtering drizzle. More info can
be found at www.boothandpat.com
$10 Cover &
2 drink minimum. Reservations can
be made at http://www.theduplex.com/webcalendar/reservations.php?cal_id=3660
or by calling (212) 255-5438.
The Duplex
|61 Christopher Street, NYC
Sugar
Shack presents Shaken and Stirred!
NYC's ONLY Burlesque Dance Party!
The First Wednesdays of Every Month
9:30 doors, 10pm show
Niagara
Featuring Melody
Sweets and La Maia with your hosts,
the Ladies of the Shack, RunAround
Sue and Legs Malone! Fabulous photography
exhibition by Ted D'Ottavio in the
back room. DJ Jess of Indierotica
on the decks to keep you dancing in
between the bursts of burlesque!
As ever, FREE SHOTS
throughout the night and our infamous
go-go contest at midnight. Bring your
friends, your lovers and everyone
in between!
Only $5!
ww.myspace.com/sugarshackburlesque
Niagara |
7th and A
The
Tiny Spectacular
Every Saturday at 7pm (open run)
Magnet Theater
Every Saturday night,
The Tiny Spectacular ensemble takes the
stage to improvise as only these Second
City alumni know how, and puts on the kind
of comedy show that could only happen at
the Magnet Theater. No wonder Time Out New
York has made them a recommended pick! Ed
Herbstman, Jean Villepique, Rachel Hamilton,
Abby Sher, Tara Copeland, James Eason, Miriam
Tolan, Jason Mantzoukas and Christine Walters
are the extraordinary cast under the direction
of Armando Diaz, one of today's most respected
teachers of comedy and founder of The Magnet
Theater. They, along with special guests
each week, give audiences the opportunity
to go wherever the suggestion leads and
make them laugh along the way.
For more information on Magnet Theater visit:
http://www.magnettheater.com
Tickets $5. For more information
visit http://www.magnettheater.com
212-244-8824
Magnet Theater | 254
West 29th St (btwn 7th and 8th Ave)
VICTORIA @ THE STONEWALL INN
Second Saturday Every Month 10pm–4am
THE STONEWALL INN
Second Saturdays of every month, Cherelynore
and Queens Marie present a party for female-to-female
drag queens and the gay men trapped in their
vaginas. FTF show at 12 and 1 am. Style
stations and dress-up contest. Free shots
and campy films 10–11pm.
Apr 12 Bridge & Tunnel Night! Victoria
celebrates big hair and the ladies of NJ,
Queens, Long Island, etc. 10pm Channel 101/Victoria
campy and queer short films. The live show,
hosted by World Famous *BOB*, begins at
12am, with performances by Bridget Everett,
Raven Snook and Darlinda Just Darlinda.
The Victorians: Sequinette, Blu Mystique,
Alexia Tate and Lady Coco Lareau. DJ Stacy.
Proceeds go to charity.
$10/$5 w/ RSVP to rsvp@victoriaparty.org
www.victoriaparty.org
THE STONEWALL INN |53
Christopher St
Wanted! Wild Bandits
of Burlesque
Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 11 pm
Rodeo Bar
Wanted! Wild Bandits of
Burlesque is back by popular demand with
a new monthly show at Rodeo Bar. The final
Tuesday in May stars the wranglers of the
Double D Ranch -- Julie Atlas Muz, Dr. Lukki,
and Cousin Rooster with very special guests
Jennifer Miller, Trixie Little & The
Evil Hate Monkey, and Boinky the Clown.
Part saloon, part salon, 100% Americana,
expect the unexpected! Death-defying novelty
acts, gorgeous showgirls, campfire sing
alongs, and an evening of guaranteed side-splitting
laughter and eye-popping thrills. Live music
with the Second Fiddles at 9 pm, show at
11 pm, and DJ Momotaro spins the shit-kicking
tunes all night long.
Never a cover; first come
first serve. For performance lineup, go
to www.lukki.com/wanted.htm
Rodeo Bar| 375
3rd Avenue at 27th Street
An Evening with
The Wet Spots
Sunday, July 27th. 8PM
The Zipper Factory
Canadian
bisexual, polyamorous husband-and-wife musical
comedy duo The Wet Spots bring their critically
acclaimed show to the Zipper Factory after
a smashing run at the Sydney Opera House.
Prepare for a lively affair, featuring songs,
monologue, sing-a-longs and spankings. The
Sydney Morning Herald calls them "Burt
Bacharach on Amyl Nitrate" and their
YouTube video Do You Take It (In the Ass?)
was downloaded more than three million times.
The duo has also been endorsed by progressive
sex educators such as Susie Bright (Best
American Erotica) who describes the Wet
Spots as "Savage Love meets Schoolhouse
Rock", and Dr. Carol Queen (Good Vibrations
Guide to Sex) who says: "These guys
are musically adept, hilarious and super-cute...
They are a pair of the best sex educators
currently working in the Americas."
For videos and more go to: www.wetspotsmusic.com
Tickets $20.
Advance tickets: Tickets (212) 352-3101
or www.thezipperfactory.com
The
Zipper Factory |336 W. 37th St
Coming
Soon
Adam Sank
Hosts THE ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY COMEDY HOUR!
Sunday, July 20 @ 10 PM
Therapy Bar
SPECIAL "END
OF AN ERA ROAST & TOAST" EDITION!
After nearly
three years of hosting this wildly successful
weekly comedy show, Adam Sank says farewell
tonight before moving to the West Coast
to join the ranks of unemployed would-be
performers. Come watch as an A-List group
of Therapy's favorite comics roast Sank
to a pile of burnt embers and toast Electro
Shock's new host, Brad Loekle.
Scheduled
to appear:
Adam Sank
(NBC's "Last Comic Standing,"
Vh-1's "Best Week Ever")
Brad Loekle
(truTV's "World's Dumbest," Sirius
OutQ's "Larry Flick Show)
Karith Foster
("Imus in the Morning," Comedy
Central's Premium Blend")
Michelle
Buteau (HBO's "U.S. Arts Comedy Festival,"
NBC's "Last Comic Standing")
Robin Fox
(Comcast TV's "Comedy Hour," WOR-Radio's
"Joey Reynolds Show")
Jackie Monahan
(Lesbians of Laughter Tour, Dykes on Mics)
Brian Barry
(soon to be seen in the Broadway revival
of "Pal Joey")
Tom Ragu
(Rainbow Mountain Resort, Tom Ragu Comedy
Revue)
No cover
charge, no drink minimum, $5 cosmos all
night. For more information, visit www.therapy-nyc.com.
therapy
| 348 West 52nd St
(between 8th and 9th Aves.)
Brad
Loekle Hosts THE ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY COMEDY
HOUR!
Sunday, July 27 @ 10 PM
Therapy Bar
CHANGING OF THE GAYS!
With Adam Sank leaving on a jet plane to
the West coast, Therapy takes on its
loudest, wildest, and raunchiest host ever:
Brad Loekle! Come join as we toast
this new sheriff in town with some of hottest
comics New York has seen!
Yamaneika (Broadway Comedy Club, Comix),
Danny Siegel (Carolines, Village Lantern),
Nancy Witter (Nick at Nite’s Funniest
Mom’s, Riviera Las Vegas) and
Vidur Kapur (Logo’s Wisecrack, NBC’s
Stand Up for Diversity) round out an
evening of bawdy belly laughs and probably
more than a little nudity.
No cover charge, no drink minimum, $5 cosmos
all night. For more information, visit www.therapy-nyc.com.
therapy | 348 West 52nd St
(between 8th and 9th Aves.)
Brad
Loekle Hosts THE ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY COMEDY
HOUR!
Sunday, August 3rd @ 10 PM
Therapy Bar
3 Fruits & 1 Fruit Fly!
Brad Loekle (TruTV, Sirius Out Q Radio)
continues his new reign over all that is
funny at Therapy with this week’s
edition of the most popular weekly comedy
show in Hell’s Kitchen. The three
funny fruits of the night will be Scott
Ryan (Homo Comicus), Brian Barry (Carolines,
Comix) and Shawn Hollenbach (Here! TV’s
“Busted”). And your fabulous
fruit fly of a headliner will be the outrageously
inappropriate Jodie Wasserman (Comedy Central’s
Premium Blend).
No cover charge, no drink minimum, $5 cosmos
all night. For more information, visit www.therapy-nyc.com.
therapy |
348 West 52nd St
(between 8th and 9th Aves.)
Brad
Loekle Hosts THE ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY COMEDY
HOUR!
Sunday, August 10th @ 10 PM
Therapy Bar
The Hilarious Hazy Days of Summer!
The only thing hotter than the city in the
summer, is the comedy at Therapy. Come catch
Brad Loekle (TruTV, Sirius OutQ Radio) as
he hosts this week’s bevy of brew-ha-has
with Tara Devlin (Carolines, Gotham); Dave
Rubin (Here! TV); Andrea Roman (The Borgata)
and headliner Steve Hofstetter (creator
of ComedySoapbox.com).
No cover charge, no drink minimum, $5 cosmos
all night. For more information, visit www.therapy-nyc.com.
therapy |
348 West 52nd St
(between 8th and 9th Aves.)
Closet Cases
Saturday, August 16th @ 9:30 PM
The PIT
Remember
when you came out of the closet? Remember
how dramatic it was back then, but now at
second glance, wasn't it hysterical? Shawn
Hollenbach (here! TV's Busted) hosts a group
of comedians and performers who are going
to relive their hilarious coming out expiriences
just for you. The first show we have the
most masculine gay man on the planet, Dave
Rubin from here! TV's The Dave Rubin Project
and host of Hot Gay Comics. We also have
Logo's Big Gay Sketch Show's adorable Kate
McKinnon and here! TV's Girls on Girls host
Anne Neczypor. Last but not least we have
the most fabulous man, Keith Price from
Sirius Out Q Radio in the morning! The audience
will also get involved by having Katina
Corrao, Allen Wornock, Jenny Rubin and Laura
Mannino to act out their coming out story
right on stage. Maybe Dad didn't accept
you, but we will.
$8, For tickets and more information,
visit www.thepit-nyc.com or www.mintyfreshcomedy.com
The Peoples
Improv Theater | 154 West 29th St, 2nd Floor
Between 7th and 8th Aves.
Rose Courtney's
CYCLE
August 9-23, 2008 (check website for schedule)
The Deluxe at Spiegelworld
On a journey
by bicycle into the heart of NYC, Charlotte
Shrubsole has one day to discover the Secret
Of Success. Guided by a troupe of heaven-sent
Vaudevillians, she’s drawn into a
whirlwind of song, dance, music and comedy
that takes her on a ride beyond her wildest
dreams. This modern twist on old-time entertainment
delivers inventive riffs on historic drama,
infectious humor, and beautiful classic
songs.
Tickets are
$15.00 and available on www.fringenyc.org
or by calling 866-468-7619. For more details
visit www.cycletheplay.com.
The
Deluxe at Spiegelworld | Pier 17|South Street
Seaport| 89 South Street at Beekman | Manhattan
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