Stand-up, improv, and comedy nights across New York — club showcases, one-night specials, and the comedies playing on stage.
16 picks · checked Sep 2
New World Stages, Stage 3, 340 West 50th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanThe Tony-winning spelling bee musical that pulls four audience members onstage to compete against the cast, live and unrehearsed.
New World Stages, Stage 3, 340 West 50th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanThe Tony-winning spelling bee musical that pulls four audience members onstage to compete against the cast, live and unrehearsed.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanKevin Fredericks, the comedian millions know as KevOnStage, builds an entire solo show out of losing people and laughing anyway.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanKevin Fredericks, the comedian millions know as KevOnStage, builds an entire solo show out of losing people and laughing anyway.
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Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo missionaries hit Uganda in the nine-Tony musical from the South Park writers, holding the Eugene O'Neill since 2011.
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo missionaries hit Uganda in the nine-Tony musical from the South Park writers, holding the Eugene O'Neill since 2011.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAn amateur company attempts a 1920s murder mystery while the set collapses, actors concuss themselves and the corpse keeps moving.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAn amateur company attempts a 1920s murder mystery while the set collapses, actors concuss themselves and the corpse keeps moving.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynA rotating stand-up bill in a Gowanus warehouse venue with a proper theater room out back and a fireplace bar out front.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynA rotating stand-up bill in a Gowanus warehouse venue with a proper theater room out back and a fireplace bar out front.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanThe viral sketch comedian's headline Beacon stop plays twice — a 4 PM matinee and a 7 PM evening show.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanThe viral sketch comedian's headline Beacon stop plays twice — a 4 PM matinee and a 7 PM evening show.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBen Schwartz packs the Beacon for a fully improvised night — surprise famous friends, zero script and pure Jean-Ralphio energy throughout.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBen Schwartz packs the Beacon for a fully improvised night — surprise famous friends, zero script and pure Jean-Ralphio energy throughout.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDicks: The Musical co-creator Josh Sharp performs a full hour of pure crowd work staged in the round at The Bell House in Gowanus.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDicks: The Musical co-creator Josh Sharp performs a full hour of pure crowd work staged in the round at The Bell House in Gowanus.
The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyndiscoscience on Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLA-based comedian Sam Taggart records his new stand-up special across two shows at The Bell House, cameras rolling on the crowd too.
The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyndiscoscience on Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLA-based comedian Sam Taggart records his new stand-up special across two shows at The Bell House, cameras rolling on the crowd too.
The Town Hall, Theater District, ManhattanBrad Williams brings The Tall Tales Tour to The Town Hall for a single 7 pm set night. It is his only New York City date of the weekend.
The Town Hall, Theater District, ManhattanBrad Williams brings The Tall Tales Tour to The Town Hall for a single 7 pm set night. It is his only New York City date of the weekend.
Carl Schurz Park: John Finley Walk, ManhattanJim.henderson · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Shakespeare with an East River backdrop — The Comedy of Errors' twin-fueled mayhem plays Carl Schurz Park's John Finley Walk at golden hour.
Carl Schurz Park: John Finley Walk, ManhattanJim.henderson · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Shakespeare with an East River backdrop — The Comedy of Errors' twin-fueled mayhem plays Carl Schurz Park's John Finley Walk at golden hour.
The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyndiscoscience on Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA comedy troupe reenacts the 1998 witch classic Practical Magic live on stage while a narrator's bell cues the whole room to drink along.
The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyndiscoscience on Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA comedy troupe reenacts the 1998 witch classic Practical Magic live on stage while a narrator's bell cues the whole room to drink along.
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This list is the comedy slice of the hand-checked board, pooled across the upcoming published weekends and re-ranked as each one publishes. Prices are verified per show against the venue or ticketer, and a comedy that happens to be a Broadway play is tagged as one, so a reader after a club night can tell it apart from a ticketed theater seat.
This list covers the weekend of Sep 4–7, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.
Both, and the tags say which: stand-up and improv bills at clubs and music halls sit alongside the comedies playing on stage that weekend. Each event page carries the venue, the date and time, and the verified price.
No — it is a curated shortlist off the weekend board, not a listings calendar. The nightly club rotation and open mics are not tracked, so a short list here means few shows cleared the bar that weekend, not that the clubs are dark.
