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[RISK!](https://www.risk-show.com/) is the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public. Created by Kevin Allison (MTV's The State, Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO), RISK! features true stories from people from all walks of life that are often more raw, real, and uncensored than…
World's Best Dads is a comedy show that celebrates the art of parenting. Whether you’ve got kids, know someone with kids, or just feel like adulthood hit you out of nowhere- this show is for you. Hosted by Willy Appelman, and featuring Michael Cruz Kayne, Tim Platt and Arthur Meyer.
The formula is simple: 1. Experts give fun talks 2. Comedians improv/e them, sight unseen The Result: A night where big ideas meet big laughs Talks by: **Paula Croxson** *(The Story Collider)* **Noah Guiberson** *(Facts Machine)* **Kristina Gustovich** *(Science Tonight!)* **Bridget Ierace** *(Astro On Tap NYC)*…
Scattergood: A Sketch Comedy Show brings together 12 Second City-trained comedians for a fast-paced and sharply funny night of original sketch comedy at Caveat. Following a nearly sold-out run of their show, Stressed to the Nines on the Second City Mainstage, Scattergood returns with an entirely new live sketch…
Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "What Is a 'Good' Wine? The Language of Wine Assessment" 🎤 Speaker: Professor Torrey Grant Join us for an engaging evening as Professor Torrey Grant uncorks the…
It is well known that Caveat is the place for nerdy comedy. We all know this! But the question remains: WHO is the best nerdy comic and/or comedic nerd at Caveat? Come watch Caveat's finest and funniest fight head-to-head-to-head-to-head presenting on topics both prepared and improvised. Then YOU decide who shall be…
It's time for the fourth installment of our annual debate show—an arena in which the most pressing topics of language have been debated and decided, including: - Are puns funny? - Should all brands be forced to use the same font? - Is it time to bring back old-timey grave epitaphs? - Should we replace "one hundred"…
Arguments & Grievances is a live comedy debate show where comedians argue about ridiculous topics with the audience deciding the victor. Born of Chicago’s alt-comedy scene, A&G built a cult following by taking the structure of a serious debate and smashing it into the chaos of stand-up. Past matchups include The…
Ever see a famous work of art at a museum and wondered, what does that painting even mean? Modern Whitney is a comedy panel show that attempts to answer that question. Join our comedians as they try to guess what famous art from different museums mean. Afterwards, a real art expert explains what that art actually…
Girlparty is back with all new sketches! Written by Meg Anand, Sam Higgins, Jake Huff, and Maggie Scudder. Girlparty has been featured in The New York Comedy Festival. They've also been writing comedy together since 2013, which is to say they are at least 12 years old. Instagram: @girlpartysketch
BOOKS AND BURLESQUE, Saturday, June 14 from 9:00 pm–11:30 pm. Doors 9:00 pm. Show: 9:30pm-11:30pm with an intermission If the show is sold out there will be a waiting list at the door We are excited to celebrate Pride with graphic nonfiction, naughty novels, and sexy performers! Featuring authors reading excerpts…
Calling all Wildcats, time to getcha heads in the game! We’re Still in This Together: An HSM 20th Anniversary Celebration is a variety show extravaganza that honors everything High School Musical through sketch comedy, musical parodies, and lots of singing and dancing. Inspired by the music, the characters, and the…
Roomies and Co is a production company that amplifies queer and female voices in the performance world. Our shows highlight all performance art to create a celebration of creation.
Actors are given a scene & learn their lines, improvisers are given nothing & must make it work. New York top improvisers and actors from Broadway, TV and beyond perform in scenes from Mamet to Moliere and everything in between. The actors will know their lines and the improvisers will improvise with no prior…
Kento the Clown restages his Okinawan grandmother’s funeral—with the audience as his family—in this joyful, participatory ritual about grief, culture, and learning to ask for help. Speaking of asking for help, this performance is also a fundraiser supporting the show’s upcoming Edinburgh Fringe run. Kento the Clown…
Not Your Motha's "Dating Game!" The Jewish Dating Game is a hilarious interactive dating game show with delicious prizes. Hosted by modern matchmaker, Linnea Sage. Watch people fall in love or sign up to be a contestant! A show for Jews and allies, singles and couples, all are welcome to this night of joy, fun, and…
Part karaoke, part confessional. STORY-OKE invites performers and audience members alike to share a true story about their connection to a song - or the song itself - then sing the hell out of it. Every song has a story. This month, we will have stories from neuroscientists, astrologers, actors and comedians from…
Cheap Date Live! is a night of smart, scrappy theatre and surprises. Every ticket helps support Society Theatre Company's members as well as their next full length play!
**ABOUT THE SHOW** In *Wuhan Clan Ain't Nuthin' ta Duck Wit*, Bernice Ye (aka Godmutha Ye) brings Wu-Tang energy to immigrant storytelling — reclaiming "Wuhan" as a symbol of resilience and reinvention through stand-up, comedy rap, martial arts, and multimedia swagger. This is a show about identity, ambition, and…
Facts Machine is a science comedy show (and science trivia showdown) by and for people who are curious about everything – but especially the things that make them laugh! Scientists by day and pub trivia hosts by night, Em, Noah, and Rob leverage their scientific curiosity and delight in obscure minutiae to bring you…
Major Fix is a PowerPoint lecture series in which New York City’s brightest creative minds present on their personal obsessions, followed by an audience Q&A. Past lectures include: Critical Height Theory, The Subtle Art of Online Stalking, and New York City Etiquette Tips From a Native New Yorker for Non-New Yorkers.…
Show Description: You’re invited to the 5th Annual passing out of REPARATIONS! Come join host and WildNOut Castmate, Sydney Duncan, as she celebrates Juneteenth with a blackity-black showcase of NYC’s best all-black improv and sketch teams with a surprise special guest stand-up set!
Talk Heavy Comedy is a curated stand-up experience where strong voices, real perspective, and sharp humor take center stage. For this special Juneteenth edition, Talk Heavy Comedy brings together a lineup of dynamic NYC comedians for a night rooted in culture, storytelling, and unapologetic expression. Hosted and…
On The Watchlist with Jay Servedio is a brand-new live late-night comedy series that blends biting satire with investigative curiosity. Inspired by The Daily Show but rooted in its own chaotic, absurdist voice, On The Watchlist dives headfirst into the week’s headlines, media manipulation, and political theater. Each…
Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "Gender, Fiction, and What We Say with the Stories We Tell" 🎤 Speaker: PhD Candidate, Alexandra Stamson Join us for a thought-provoking evening as philosopher and…
It’s time to be loud and proud, sweet Transylvanians!✨ 💋It’s Rocky Horror Picture Show! And since it’s pride month, you can expect a queer as Hell show!🏳️🌈 Come watch the cult classic the way it was meant to be seen; with a full shadowcast of actors and an audience yelling Asshole/Slut! Party poppers and snapping…
Every gay guy has his diva—Madonna, Janet, Britney, Bey, Gaga—but New York City comedian Michael John Ciszewski’s has always been Sophie, his mother. She’s a nurse, a mystic, and a loudmouth Jersey girl who loves Bruce Springsteen almost as much as she loves her idiot son. And now, Michael John’s on a mission to make…
Rouge Salon is pleased to offer absurd tales for absurd times; an evening of stories featuring shipwrecks, live burials, and vegetables responsible for continental conquests. Our speakers dare to stare absurdity in the face for the purposes of entertainment and enlightenment. OUR STORIES AND SPEAKERS Maryellen De…
EconLOL is an economics-themed comedy show that will teach you nothing about the economy, but will give you lots of opportunities to laugh at it. EconLOL brings together comedians and sometimes real life economists to make fun of economics (or something at least somewhat econ-adjacent) however they please. Line up to…
Join improv troupe The Bisque as they serve up a delicious comedy variety show featuring New York's finest, all to raise money for abortion access. Hearty comedy for a good cause? Say it with us: I'll Have... the Bisque! Hosted by improv troupe The Bisque, I’ll Have… The Bisque! features some of the best improv and…
WHAT! IS! UP, EVERYONE?! WELCOME to JO MARCH MADNESS: LIVE! - the March Madness where YOU decide who gets to marry Ben Langhorst (host) and save him from his sad, little life. JO MARCH MADNESS!!!! There are a bevy of beautiful male celebrities that Ben would let absolutely destroy his life. He sets up the matches,…
Science, Tonight is a late-night comedy talk show with guests scientists who are prepared, and improvisers who are not, to talk about science. Host Dr. Mark Popinchalk and the Science, Tonight reporting team are going to have their hands full keeping the show on the road as scientists and literal forces of nature…
Cupid called... he’s bringing the laughs. Whether you’re deeply in love, happily single, or "it’s complicated," your Valentine’s Day plans are officially locked in! Los Esketchis are back with Besos, Bromas, y Breakups—the ultimate bilingual variety spectacular. From sketch comedy and stand-up to a wild improvised…
Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: From Page to Screen: Hunger Games & The Art of Adaptation 🎤 Speaker: Professor Isabella Tecson Join us for an evening as Professor Isabella Tecson unpacks how The…
Struggling, out of work actor Will Sterling made a feature film entirely on his cell phone about a fictional version of himself, a similarly struggling, out of work actor making a movie on his cell phone about a struggling, out of work actor making a movie on his cell phone. It's a Russian nesting doll of creativity…
Featured on BBC Scotland. It's Love Island meets Whose Line Is It Anyway. Two singles are blindfolded. Will it be love at first sight or a slow-motion car crash? One blind date. Four comics. Unscripted, unhinged, unforgettable. Hosted by Douglas Widick (North Coast) and Kaila Mullady (Freestyle Love Supreme), with a…
Celebrate Pride with Boba Gays on June 26! Our all Asian, all queer comedy variety show returns for a night of stand up, sketch, and more BOBA than ever before (not kidding). Hosted by Alex Kim and Kenny Park Yi, this show brings together some of the most exciting queer Asian performers in NYC for an evening full of…
Moms Against Sketch Comedy performs entirely original, never-before-seen sketches. And they do it all on stilts! Moms Against Sketch Comedy is comprised of a group of friends from college and the period after college when you still make friends. Their work has been featured in: NY Comedy Festival's Comics to Watch,…
A "perfectly executed clusterf*ck masterpiece of a life story," Halal Habibis follows comedian Hanan Issa's wild journey growing up as a young Muslim woman born and raised in NYC. Having lost her mother at 9 years old, Hanan dives into her childhood and reflects on how the passing of her mother affected her attitude…
What happens when the master builder of New York, Robert Moses, loses his power and attempts to host a late night talk show? The Power Joker is one hour of driving comedy inspired by that horrible "genius" Robert Moses and his 1974 biography, The Power Broker by Robert Caro. Come see RM himself joined by a host of…
Mystery Science Theater meets Animal Documentary at Drunk Planet Earth. Hosted by Brian Morabito (Dropout) and Stephen Buckley (UCB), the twist of the show comes when the audience tries to stump the hosts with animal questions. Come for the animal facts, stay for the drunk hosts trying to remember what they know…
Every New Yorker has had a crazy NYC moment that makes them say, “Only in New York…” In celebration of PRIDE month, some of New York's best LGBTQ comedians and storytellers will share their most wild, improbable, yet totally true - Impossible New York Stories!
The Night of Your Life (no hyperbole). A night of standup, characters, and music featuring NYC favorites. The sort of show that makes you wonder: "when will comedy return?" FEATURING: Carly Kane Neel Ghosh Charlie Flynn Jo Sunday Mo Macsai David Colton Delaney Wellington HOSTED BY: Michael Colton
Camp Virgo is back with “Camp! Virgo” This summer we are returning to our roots for our two year anniversary. We’re going back to camp! Join us for a comedy variety show with acts sure to knock your freshly tie dyed socks off!
Face front True Believers! Crisis on Infinite Show is a sketch show themed around comic books and superheroes. Hosted by the ghost of Stan Lee, Crisis on Infinite Show seeks to answer questions such as "What if the Green Goblin was texting your ex?" "What if Storm was your substitute teacher?" "How does that A-List…
The 100% true and not at all made up story of the greatest cowboy who ever lived finally comes to New York City. A musical comedy the likes of which you could only dream about, Sumbitch will leave you breathless. Sumbitch! is the story of Pecos Bill, the greatest cowboy who ever lived. It's also the story of trying…
Deviant Acts is stand-up with a side of sabotage. Comedian Jeff Greenspan shares behind-the-scenes stories from viral pranks he’s pulled on corporate crooks, privacy creeps, and other modern messes. Before comedy, Jeff was BuzzFeed’s first Chief Creative Officer, worked closely with "Zuck" at Facebook, and was a…
<p>Lucie Pohl’s Immigrant Jam Comedy features NYC’s funniest immigrant and 1st gen comics, who will make you laugh so hard you’ll wish you were born somewhere else. Guaranteed not to have stolen any of your jobs, Immigrant Jam celebrates the beauty of everything cross cultural, deliciously different…
Host Sarah Ross brings together NYC’s comedians for a high energy show featuring stand up comedy followed by interviews. A balance of polished performances, late night talk show fun and the feeling of green room banter between comics! After each performer's set, Sarah joins them on stage to ask follow up questions…
Welcome to The Washington Roast—the viral hit comedy show where your favorite (and least favorite) politicians get scorched in savage, no-holds-barred roast battles. For over seven years, this politically incorrect spectacle has brought together top local comedians to portray real-life political figures—from Trump to…
Tom Delgado, a certified NYC tour guide and comedian, takes you on an entertaining tour through different aspects of New York each month with history, his comedian friends, trivia with prizes, and special guests. About Tom: Tom has a popular YouTube channel called tomdnyc, where he shows you around NYC and other…
12 Tons of Kit Kats were stolen in an audacious heist in March 2026. No one knows the true story, so we made one up. The Kit Kat Heist Musical follows 4 thieves as they take on the Baron Von Kit Kat and big chocolate the only way they know how - an epic heist comedy.
It's a new show about how to be a better New Yorker, from the journalists behind The New York Groove! Join Team Groove as we dig into citywide news, share explainers about how to do things in the city and chat with journalists, newsmakers and local comedians. You'll always leave the show knowing how to do something…
Dating Unhinged is a comedy dating game show that picks up where the apps leave off! 6 contestants, games, laughs, love(?) and more! Dating Unhinged is a comedy dating game show that picks up where the apps leave off. Cohosts Pete Ballmer and Isa Medina guide contestants through fun questions, games and digital deep…
Comedy meets catharsis in this personalized adventure that literally fights your figurative demons. Each performance of The Legend of You begins with an audience member sharing a problem they’re experiencing. We spin that problem into an improvised fantasy adventure of epic proportions, including original songs,…
LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF CVNTINESS! Like every immigrant, drag icon Emi Grate had come to America with a dream. And like every immigrant, she had been given a mix of impressions and information about the place and people she crossed an ocean to reach. To become the diva of her American Dream, she must now…
We are back with another edition of **Bangladesh Unplugged**, a stand-up comedy show and networking event by Bangladeshis for Bangladeshis. Bangladesh Unplugged is more than a comedy show. It’s a high-energy gathering of Bangladeshi professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives. It’s a space to connect, laugh, and…
This summer, no one can hear you scream, me scream, we all scream for ice cream. The Sidekick Troupe presents: The SummerWeen Radio Play Festival! We simply cannot wait for Halloween, so we're bringing it to you early. The SummerWeen Radio Play Festival is a collection of short, silly, and spooky radio plays written…
Set in the final days of a once-thriving shopping plaza, MALLWARE: a New Musical Comedy follows a mall manager, a pretzels shop employee, a national pretzel chain CEO, and a sentient mannequin as they face the reality of their concrete home crumbling around them. Exploring themes of nostalgia, purpose, and…
Ben Tumin, whose comedic breakdowns of history books were profiled in The New York Times, returns with a show that's part recap, part deeper cut. This installment of his Power Broker trilogy weaves together the best of Parts One and Two, so newcomers can get caught up. But if you caught both earlier shows, there's…
Pitch Roast Live️ brings comedy, startups, and venture capital together. A Shark Tank and comedy roast crossover episode. Real comedians and real VC investors roast real startup pitches. 4 founders, 3 comedians, 2 VC investors, 1 winner!
Three-Day Champion is a comedic storytelling show wrapped inside game show format that asks, if you were a three-day champion on a game show, what three stories about yourself would you choose to tell? In each episode comedian guests compete to tell their favorite, funniest, most revealing anecdotes for bragging…
Comedians go on job interviews with real life hiring professionals in an effort to get the job. The catch? They'll be assigned terrible fake resumes that they won't see until the show. Will these performers successfully crank up their corporate charisma and defend some truly terrible credentials, or will their…
In 2025, EMOJI sold out its debut run at NYC Fringe Festival. Now it's bound for Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August! 🥹 Part love letter, part stand-up set, part concert, and part iPhone commercial (jk!), EMOJI: The Hieroglyphs Of Our Time, or how I learned to stop worrying and send the risky text 🤷🏽♀️ explores…
A Queer, African & Indigenous American trio (HBO, Don’t Tell, Amazon Prime, NY Times – Critic’s Pick, Time Out), unite for a cross-cultural comedy hour dissecting identity, politics, and why Americans might, in fact, be the worst. Smart, sharp, and occasionally unhinged, these comics deliver a Venn diagram of…
Scholars across time have struggled to define Yesterday’s Horoscope, but it’s simply a two-woman comedy show with an astrological bent in which Kristina Gustovich and Jane Mitchell play the all seeing, all knowing, and occasionally withholding Skies. Inspired by all one-woman shows, this two-woman show features more…
For people who wonder "What if Wendy Williams was a comedian with a political science degree?", there's Do It Live w/ Chika. Do It Live features funny, candid conversations with New York political leaders and organizers, musicians, local business owners, comedians, and more. The show explores the city that we live in…
Tom Delgado hosts journalists, professors, comedians, and laypeople to educate the audience and solve the pressing issues of the day!
Arriving at an existential crossroads after the death of his father, Colin winds up getting sucked into a video game where the objective is simple - rewrite the past so he can be "perfect" in the future. Oh, and just a heads up - he will need your help...
-We'll improvise a musical of the events leading up to the crime based on audience suggestions - this murder is not premeditated. -True Crime the Musical was created and is performed by Beautiful Dreamers Comedy (Jillian Vitko and Maggie Lalley). This one-of-a-kind show uses audience suggestions of victim, location,…
On The Watchlist with Jay Servedio is a brand-new live late-night comedy series that blends biting satire with investigative curiosity. Inspired by The Daily Show but rooted in its own chaotic, absurdist voice, On The Watchlist dives headfirst into the week’s headlines, media manipulation, and political theater. Each…
The Story Collider is a storytelling show dedicated to bringing true, personal stories about science to audiences around the world. Each month we bring five storytellers to the stage to tell their stories of how science impacted their lives in touching, funny, and interesting ways.
Coming off of successful runs at The Second City - Chicago, UCB, and Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Jake Griffith is excited to bring Ripstickin' & Burpin' to Caveat! When confronted with a possible cancer diagnosis, Jake Griffith found himself looking back for any semblance of meaning in his short short life: from…
The NYC Pun Off is a wordplay tournament that is exactly what it sounds like. If you love puns, you'll love this. If you don't love puns... we can fix that. Worldwide Puns has been producing the Bay Area Pun Off for a decade — selling out every show since inception, including Cobb's Comedy Club as part of SF…
Law school. Death row. Clown school. Comedian and capital defense attorney Josh Pickar’s absurd take on the American death penalty, including how one lapdance took it down. A stupidly smart show about a shockingly stupid system.
Actor on Parole is a hilarious and deeply human true story about Ari Brisbon’s two years inside a minimum-security prison. With sharp wit and raw honesty, Ari traces the moments from his childhood and youth that led to the crime, the nerve-racking wait for his court date, and the unforgettable cast of characters he…
Ruined Live! Join Halle Kiefer and Alison Leiby for a live episode of the hit podcast [Ruined](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruined-with-alison-leiby-and-halle-kiefer/id1528202364) where we'll cover the hit summer film OBSESSION.
The dynamic ventriloquism duo Zack Binder & Ticklemuff are coming from Los Angeles to bring you an hour of whimsical, heartwarming comedy- only to be interrupted when Zack's raunchy, muppet girlfriend Jill Goldstein shows up...and all hell breaks loose. Strap in for a hilarious, emotionally therapeutic rollercoaster…
RaaaatScraps is the World's Best Improv Show from the people who produced Asssscat. Join a surprise guest monologist and NYC's best improvisers, many from The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, who have been seen on Broad City, High Maintenance, Succession, Severance, Somebody Somewhere, Difficult People, Search…
A comedy show about music. Like your Spotify Wrapped...but funny. A playlist of sketches. Each show in this series is inspired by a musical theme – the playlist could be any genre from punk and party anthems to 70s classics and Broadway musicals. Hear what musically inspired sketches College Radio has composed: It's…
Join our rowdy band of bards for a musical celebration of your favorite fandoms, from Shrek 2 to Baldur's Gate 3. Expect pop-culture parodies, queer covers of ren faire classics, and tons of audience interaction as we put the party back in adventuring party! Many guests come in costume or cosplay. Every show is a new…
______________________________________________________ *At Vocabaret, New York City’s most-decorated wordsmiths come together for an eclectic variety hour (and a half) of raucous wordplay, etymological deep dives, and alphabetic absurdity that investigates the intersection of language and everyday life, inspired by a…
The NYC Magic Ensemble presents a night of world-class magicians and mentalists at the Caveat Theater in Manhattan. Witness an evening of sophisticated illusion and psychological mystery that will have you questioning your own senses. Perfect for a remarkable date night or an unforgettable evening with friends. Just…
Join us at Caveat for “The Music That Makes Me Laugh”, a night of comedic songs across decades and genres from stage and screen. Along with the music, you’ll also enjoy musings from comedians, including standup inspired by the music and duets between singers who’ve rehearsed the songs and improvisers who haven’t!
The science game show that's academically rigorous and comically ridiculous. Science Communicator and Comedian Tom Lum will put his contestants through trials and games inspired by the wildest real scientific papers. Join us to see for yourself what Our Findings Show!
Hosts Courtney Maginnis & Tom Delgado celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their popular weekly stand-up show, Let's See, What Else!
Real-life ER doctor Aaron Bola welcomes chronically over-sharing comedians to tell stories of their weirdest diagnoses. He then does what he wishes he had time to do with their patients: break down the insane history of how the medical community has treated that condition, why that condition has been stigmatized, and…
[RISK!](https://www.risk-show.com/) is the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public. Created by Kevin Allison (MTV's The State, Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO), RISK! features true stories from people from all walks of life that are often more raw, real, and uncensored than…
In this one-act play, absurdist humor, clowning, puppetry, music, and animation bring to life the very real struggles and triumphs of navigating the three-ring circus that is the American healthcare system. We join Sharon, a middle school teacher (and the colorful cast of cancer cells singing, dancing and hiking…
Some of the greatest performers you will ever hear are NOT on stage - but in the office, hospital, café, or even working from home. For one night, we want to put a spotlight on the talents of those who are working regular (or even irregular) jobs and are NOT working in the entertainment industry. We're clocking into…
Performed by Dani Faith Leonard, this part TED Talk, part one-person show about sex and extremism blends deep research with sharp humor and wildly entertaining visuals. Dani has spent the past decade studying the history of sex. At the same time, she’s been directing a documentary about extremism in America.…
Meow! Calling all cat lovers—join us for a purr-fect variety show! Celebrate Meowloween with **Catbaret** NYC’s cat-themed cabaret, hosted by **Gemma Smith** and packed with comedy music, and burlesque (aka purr-lesque). *"You pawsitively won't want to miss Catbaret." — Time Out NY* **Highlights include:** *…
Meow! Calling all cat lovers—join us for a purr-fect variety show! Celebrate Meowloween with **Catbaret** NYC’s cat-themed cabaret, hosted by **Gemma Smith** and packed with comedy music, and burlesque (aka purr-lesque). *"You pawsitively won't want to miss Catbaret." — Time Out NY* **Highlights include:** *…