What to do on Wednesday Night? (8/20)

[Phil]

Hey all! Hope it's cool I post a boring question like this here, but - I'm arriving in NYC Tuesday night on business, I'm new to the club scene and have just recently gotten serious about comedy.

...got any recommendations for Wednesday night? I checked most of the popular clubs' sites and didn't find anyone I'm too interested in.

Thanks everybody!

[priceyeah]

It happens that Wednesday night is pretty good at the UCB Theater, in Chelsea. 8pm show is "2 Square" and 9:30 show is "I Eat Pandas." The first is Peter Grosz and John Lutz doing improv, the second is they improv a musical out of whole cloth.

http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/schedule/

If you don't find something else, it's a helluva second option!

[wrinkle_in_my_pants]

Joe DeRosa is doing a set at Comix on Wednesday night with some other peeps. Forgot who. He is a great comic. Highly recommend... I also like I Eat Pandas, so whatever floats yer boat....

[Lil G]

I Eat Pandas is a pretty fantastic group.

Immediately following that show at the UCB this Wednesday is "School Night," a free show starting at 11pm. Todd Barry is scheduled to perform and there's supposedly some huge special guest that can't be announced. For FREE!!

[Phil]

Awesome! Thanks for the recommendations, gals and guys!

...do I need reservations for any of these?

[priceyeah]

"Need" might be a little strong, but it can't hurt, and it's free to reserve (pay at the box office). Do it for each show from the UCBT calendar page. Name/email/confirm/etc.

[priceyeah]

Also, "2 Square" can be pretty sublime too. Lutz and Grosz are very good.

[Phil]

Todd Barry is scheduled to perform and there's supposedly some huge special guest that can't be announced. For FREE!!

Is that gonna get filled up pretty quickly? I noticed they don't take reservations online. Should I get there early?

[Lil G]

Is that gonna get filled up pretty quickly? I noticed they don't take reservations online. Should I get there early?

If you want a good seat, I would get there early just to be safe. I plan on getting there around 10:15pm or so.

[kefadur]

the peoples improv theater has free long-form improv shows on wednesdays from 7PM until approx 10:45PM
http://thepit-nyc.com/daily.html?y=2008&m=08&d=20

and the magnet theater has thursday night out ($1 PBRs and free pizza).
http://magnettheater.com/shows.html

[klaus_kinski]

If you want a good seat, I would get there early just to be safe. I plan on getting there around 10:15pm or so.

The guest is Sarah Silverman (and Todd Barry). So, yes, get there early

[disl]

not to mention "bobby & geth," which i assume is bobby moynihan and chris gethard (is there anyone else who could possibly be "geth"?) and sean conroy. big show!

[alivefromnewyork]

well, after coming into the city from flatbush (hour commute), we found out that sarah silverman pulled a galifianakis and bailed. major bummer.

[Lil G]

Bummer, indeed. Todd Barry was great, though. Sean Conroy and Donald Glover also very funny.