Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best comedy shows in New York City on Saturday, Oct 10: 16 picks, refreshed weekly.
16 picks · checked Sep 28
Studio Seaview, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn Aussie clown races through every Penguin Classic in under an hour, mostly naked — the award-winning cult hit wraps its NYC run.
Studio Seaview, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn Aussie clown races through every Penguin Classic in under an hour, mostly naked — the award-winning cult hit wraps its NYC run.
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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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The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynMaria Bamford's voice-shifting, deeply personal stand-up fills the Bell House for four shows across two nights, all listed sold out.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynMaria Bamford's voice-shifting, deeply personal stand-up fills the Bell House for four shows across two nights, all listed sold out.
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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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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
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Brooklyn Improv, Williamsburg, BrooklynMexican comic Ricardo O'Farrill brings a Spanish-language hour about the uncomfortable conversations most people dodge to Brooklyn Improv.
Brooklyn Improv, Williamsburg, BrooklynMexican comic Ricardo O'Farrill brings a Spanish-language hour about the uncomfortable conversations most people dodge to Brooklyn Improv.
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Brooklyn Comedy Collective (Eris Mainstage), East Williamsburg, BrooklynA live band and cast improvise an entire musical from one audience suggestion — Baby Wants Candy has made up more than 3,500 of them.
Brooklyn Comedy Collective (Eris Mainstage), East Williamsburg, BrooklynA live band and cast improvise an entire musical from one audience suggestion — Baby Wants Candy has made up more than 3,500 of them.
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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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Comedy In Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanDef Comedy Jam and ComicView veteran Rob Stapleton takes over Comedy In Harlem for three birthday shows with special guests.
Comedy In Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanDef Comedy Jam and ComicView veteran Rob Stapleton takes over Comedy In Harlem for three birthday shows with special guests.
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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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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians guess what famous museum artworks mean, then a real art expert reveals how close they got, in this Caveat matinee.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians guess what famous museum artworks mean, then a real art expert reveals how close they got, in this Caveat matinee.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians interview with real hiring professionals using terrible fake résumés they see for the first time on stage at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians interview with real hiring professionals using terrible fake résumés they see for the first time on stage at Caveat.
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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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Gotham Comedy Club, Chelsea, ManhattanGotham's house showcase lines up comics with credits from Netflix, HBO, The Daily Show and late-night TV in its Chelsea room.
Gotham Comedy Club, Chelsea, ManhattanGotham's house showcase lines up comics with credits from Netflix, HBO, The Daily Show and late-night TV in its Chelsea room.
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