Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best comedy shows in New York City on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12: 10 picks, refreshed weekly.
10 picks · checked Sep 28
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
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Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
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Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPatina Miller and Denée Benton lead Jocelyn Bioh's biting Miss Ghana 1986 pageant comedy, newly opened on Broadway after its Off-Broadway hit.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPatina Miller and Denée Benton lead Jocelyn Bioh's biting Miss Ghana 1986 pageant comedy, newly opened on Broadway after its Off-Broadway hit.
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New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, Upper West Side, ManhattanMark Normand, Gary Vider and Matt Ruby's long-running stand-up show, whose surprise drop-ins have included Bill Burr and Sarah Silverman.
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, Upper West Side, ManhattanMark Normand, Gary Vider and Matt Ruby's long-running stand-up show, whose surprise drop-ins have included Bill Burr and Sarah Silverman.
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Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanA washed-up New York party promoter meets the 10-year-old British son he never knew about in Jordan Firstman's A24 comedy debut.
Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanA washed-up New York party promoter meets the 10-year-old British son he never knew about in Jordan Firstman's A24 comedy debut.
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Signature Theatre (Pershing Square Signature Center), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanKelly Marie Tran plays a playwright hunting her missing dad through Chinatown myth in Lauren Yee's 'kind of true' comedy at Signature.
Signature Theatre (Pershing Square Signature Center), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanKelly Marie Tran plays a playwright hunting her missing dad through Chinatown myth in Lauren Yee's 'kind of true' comedy at Signature.
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Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
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Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynA pageant-themed stand-up, character and drag show of mostly queer comics from red states, featuring Jay Jurden, for an abortion legal fund.
Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynA pageant-themed stand-up, character and drag show of mostly queer comics from red states, featuring Jay Jurden, for an abortion legal fund.
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WP Theater, Upper West Side, ManhattanA London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.
WP Theater, Upper West Side, ManhattanA London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.
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New World Stages - Stage 2, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCanadian rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine kneels in a kimono with only a fan and a towel, performing 400-year-old Japanese comic stories in English.
New World Stages - Stage 2, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCanadian rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine kneels in a kimono with only a fan and a towel, performing 400-year-old Japanese comic stories in English.
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