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a.v. Comedy picks

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Nov 21
- Harvard Sailing Team Peoples Improv Theater, 9:30 p.m.
  What Harvard Sailing Team is not: from Harvard nor sailors. What Harvard Sailing Team is ...
  
  4Track Magnet Theater, 9 p.m.
  
  Ralphie May and Lana Turner Gotham Comedy Club, 10 p.m.
Nov 22
- Christian Finnegan, Lexi Cullen-Baker, Jon Fisch, Bernie Pauley, and Rich Brooks Broadway Comedy Club, 9 p.m.
  “Finnegan is a stupid-sounding name,” comedian Christian Finnegan argues in his new stand-up special, Au ...
Nov 23
- Billy The Mime Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 8 p.m.
  Much respect is due Billy the Mime, who has successfully reanimated a derided, seemingly milquetoast ...
  
  Robin Williams Town Hall, 8 p.m.
Nov 25
- Louis C.K. Carolines On Broadway, 10 p.m.
  Part of the allure of seeing Louis C.K. is that any comedy fan can ...
  
  Louis C.K. Carolines On Broadway, 7:30 p.m.
  
  Bobcat Goldthwait Comix, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 26
- Paul Mooney Carolines On Broadway, 10 p.m.
  Paul Mooney spent the first half of his career as a writer, creating the popular ...
Nov 27
- Charlie Murphy Carolines On Broadway, 10:30 p.m.
  The massive success of Chappelle’s Show was due largely to Dave Chappelle’s quirky ...
  
  Charlie Murphy Carolines On Broadway, 8 p.m.
  
  Robert Klein Comix, 8 p.m.

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feature 6 kinds of laughs to have at the New York Comedy Festival

Comedy abounds—be selective.

by Matthew Love

November 3, 2009 | 12:00am -
Interview Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black have issues

"Our arguments are always creative; they’re never personal. If I have to break his knee or something, that’s just business."

by Steve Heisler

November 2, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature From Inwood to Tribeca: 3 places Stephen Lynch called (and calls) home

The comedian and musician takes The A.V. Club on a tour of the city.

by A.V. Club Staff

October 23, 2009 | 8:00am -
Recap All the members of Monty Python (including a cardboard one) at the Ziegfeld Theatre

The comedy greats get together for one night only.

by D.R. Foster

October 19, 2009 | 11:00am -
feature Explain Yourself: Zach Woods talks, via video, about improv and Hollywood hacks.

The comic actor talks, via web chat, about improv, Hollywood hacks, and being nervous around James Gandolfini.

by Christian Williams

October 12, 2009 | 12:00am -
Blog I think David Cross hates me

What happens when a fan who is also a critic pisses off one of his heroes.

by Steven Hyden

October 2, 2009 | 1:10pm -
feature Tell it like it is: Mike Birbiglia's guide to better storytelling

"A bad joke-teller can just abandon ship if a joke doesn’t go well. But as a storyteller, when you’re in the middle of a story, you’re in there."

by Steve Heisler

September 29, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature Cursing and fighting: a profane weekend for Williamsburg

Wavves and Black Lips lock horns, and a founder of The Big Terrific swears on her SNL debut.

by Paul Caine

September 28, 2009 | 11:20am -
Recap Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

Brooklyn laughed loud and hard.

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September 21, 2009 | 6:00pm -

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a.v. Comedy picks

No picks today, but still plenty to do! View the full calendar.

Nov 21
- Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and Cold Cave Terminal 5, 8 p.m.
  It’s fitting that Sonic Youth’s latest album—number 16!—is called The Eternal ...
  
  Harvard Sailing Team Peoples Improv Theater, 9:30 p.m.
  
  Psycho Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 11:59 p.m.
Nov 22
- Camera Obscura and The Papercuts Music Hall Of Williamsburg, 9 p.m.
  The camera obscura is a device that tricks the eye, and Glasgow’s Camera Obscura ...
  
  Dirty Projectors, tUnE-YaRdS, and Glass Ghost Bowery Ballroom, 8 p.m.
  
  Devendra Banhart, The Grogs, and Little Joy Town Hall, 8 p.m.
Nov 23
- Pixies Manhattan Center - Hammerstein Ballroom, 8 p.m.
  When the Pixies reunited in 2004 after a decade-long absence, the band’s cult status ...
  
  Melt-Banana Bowery Ballroom, 8 p.m.
  
  Devendra Banhart, The Grogs, and Little Joy Music Hall Of Williamsburg, 9 p.m.
Nov 24
- Julian Plenti and I'm In You Bowery Ballroom, 8 p.m.
  For years, Paul Banks was the sledgehammer-like singer and guitarist for Interpol, but he spent ...
  
  Royksopp and Nite Jewel Webster Hall, 8 p.m.
  
  Sonic Youth and Talk Normal Music Hall Of Williamsburg, 9 p.m.
Nov 25
- Louis C.K. Carolines On Broadway, 10 p.m.
  Part of the allure of seeing Louis C.K. is that any comedy fan can ...
  
  The Big Lebowski Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 11:59 p.m.
  
  Louis C.K. Carolines On Broadway, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 26
- DJ Junior Vasquez Cielo, 10 p.m.
  Junior Vasquez is one of those DJs who have been spinning in New York for ...
  
  Brazil IFC Center, 11:59 p.m.
  
  Thanksgiving Day Parade New York, 9 a.m.
Nov 27
- Kid Sister and Flosstradamus Webster Hall, 10 p.m.
  Kid Sister dropped the Kanye West-assisted single “Pro Nails” way back in 2007, yet it ...
  
  DJ Harvey, Citizen Kane, and Darshan Jesrani Cielo, 10 p.m.
  
  Fuck Buttons, Growing, and Eric Copeland Market Hotel, 8 p.m.