We’re about a month out from the 2019 New York Comedy Festival (November 4-10) which features headline performances from Stephen Colbert, Nicole Byer, Trevor Noah, Comedy Bang! Bang! Live, Jenny Slate, Demetri Martin, Norm MacDonald, Tom Segura, Bill Maher, Kevin Smith & Jay Mewes,and more. The fest just added more than 100 new shows to the lineup, including….
- “The Writers & Friends of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” at Gramercy Theatre on November 8
- Nick Kroll plays BAM on November 9.
- Pete Holmes at Murmrr Theatre on November 10
- British comedy podcast “No Such Thing As A Fish” come to BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on November 7 & 9.
- “Seek Culture! Las Culturistas + Seek Treatment” at Murmrr on November 9 with Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang, and Catherine Cohen & Pat Regan
- A NYCF edition of Butteryboy Comedy with Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone & Maeve Higgins‘ Butterboy at Littlefield on 11/4
- Alex English, Devon Walker, and Gary Richardson‘s “DAD” at The Jane Hotel on November 4 with Michael Che, Catherine Cohen and more.
- “The Writers of Saturday Night Live” at Baby’s All Right on November 5 with Andrew Dismukes, Steven Castillo, Jasmine Pierce, and Dan Licata.
- Joe Zimmerman and Emmy Blotnick host “The Joke Machine” at Union Hall on November 5
- Matteo Lane will present “Streisand at the Bon Soir with Henry Koperski” at Joe’s Pub on November 5.
- “The National Lampoon Radio Hour: The Podcast: The Live Show” at The Bell House on November 6 with Lorelei Ramirez, Meg Stalter, Maeve Higgins, Jo Firestone, Aaron Jackson, Cole Escola, Martin Urbano, Alex English, Rachel Pegram, and Brett Davis.
- “National Lampoon Presents the Lesbian Agenda” with Sophie Santos at The Bell House on November 6
- “Cabernet Cabaret with Catherine Cohen” at Club Cumming on November 6
- “Murray Hill: About to Break” at Joe’s Pub on November 6
- Moses Storm & Joel Kim Booster are at The Bell House on November 7
- The New Negroes podcast with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle will tape an episode at Littlefield on November 8
- Larry Owen & Friends at The Bell House on November 8
- Sarah Squirm‘s Helltrap Nightmare at The Bell House on November 8
- A live taping of The Podcast for Laundry with Brett Davis on November 9 at Union Hall
- A live taping of Marie Faustin and Sydnee Washington‘s podcast The Unofficial Expert at Union Hall on November 9.
- A live taping of James Adomian‘s The Underculture podcast at Union Hall on November 9
- “Tinder Live” at Littlefield on November 9 with Dan Soder, Connor Ratliff and Chase Mitchell
- “Let’s Go, Atsuko!” at Chelsea Music Hall on November 9.
- “North Coast Hip Hop Improv Comedy” at The Pit on November 9
- “Another Mother’s Day: A Star Studded Comedy Benefit Celebrating Moms for MIMSI” at The Bell House on November 10 with Karen Chee, Lucas O’Neil, Judy Gold, Chris Distefano and more.
- Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice at Union Hall on November 10
- TRINE with Bowen Yang, Mo Fry Pasic and Sudi Green at Freehand on November 10
- The NYCF will also mark the opening of the Williamsburg location of comedy club Old Man Hustle (in the old Videology space).
Check out the full 2019 NYCF schedule.