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Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks marked by brackets) include:
the perfect show for short attention spans—open-mic stand-up with 4½ minutes per set and 25 comics crammed into 2½ hours, who tonight include Karen Batista, Vicky Kuperman, Paola Dattner, Chris Grace, Phil O’Reilly, and Dave Celestian—at John Morrison’s Broadway Motel (6:00 pm),
three full hours of improv for only five bucks—tonight featuring UCBT house troupes The Law Firm, Bangs, Ragnaröck, Bastian, and Whorenado—at Harold Night (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] superb comics Pete Holmes (lightning-quick & one of the funniest guys in the country; VH1, Comedy Central), Brett Gelman (always daring and often brilliant experimental comic & character chameleon), Josh Spear (Conan O’Brien, Bravo), and surprise guests at the wonderful Seth Herzog’s Sweet (9:00 pm).
and a gala free opportunity for you to perform with world-class improvisors at UCBT’s final show of 2008, The End of The Year Improv Jam (11:00 pm).
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