Shane Torres is taping his new special on March 18th in NY

You have yourself just one week to get some tickets to see Shane Torres tape his new stand-up special. Shane… MORE
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Second City is opening a new theater in Brooklyn

Since Second City first opened its doors in 1959, the comedy institution has become a revolving door for so many… MORE
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Jimmy Kimmel Live returns to Brooklyn for tapings Oct. 15-19, 2018

Jimmy Kimmel Live is heading back to Brooklyn this month. Kimmel announced the news on Friday’s show. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to Brooklyn for five original shows, Monday-Friday Oct. 15-19, 2018. His guests in Brooklyn will include Adam Sandler, John Krasinski, Cardi B, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mike Birbiglia and musical performances from St. Vincent, BeBe […]

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Marianne Ways: Comedy Booker, Producer, and Consultant Extraordinaire

Over the years, Littlefield in Brooklyn has become a go-to spot for Monday night comedy in New York. It was once the home of Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal’s Hot Tub before the duo moved the show to LA. Night Train with Wyatt Cenac then filled the spot with a show that The New York […]

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Wyatt Cenac battles gentrification in Brooklyn in new web series, “aka Wyatt Cenac”

Wyatt Cenac put together a new web series for topic.com called aka Wyatt Cenac. The series is the directorial debut… MORE

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David Letterman, Tracy Morgan, Amy Schumer, and More Will Appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live: Back to Brooklyn’

Jimmy Kimmel is bringing his late night show back to Brooklyn this month, and today ABC revealed the guest lineup. David Letterman, Billy Joel, Tracy Morgan, Amy Schumer, and Howard Stern will all show up as guests, and Paul Shaffer will sit in with Kimmel’s house band every night. The episodes will be taped at […]

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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Returns to Brooklyn for a Week of Shows in October

Jimmy Kimmel is bringing his ABC late night show back to Brooklyn this fall. According to Deadline, Jimmy Kimmel Live will tape a week of episodes from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House from Monday, October 16th through Friday the 20th. It will mark the third time Kimmel’s taped a week of Brooklyn shows […]

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Save the dates: Jimmy Kimmel Live returns to Brooklyn for week of shows October 2017

BAM! Jimmy Kimmel Live and his ABC late-night TV crew are returning to Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House for a third time this October, filming five shows from Oct. 16-20, 2017. In his two previous visits to BAM, Kimmel has filmed segments near his childhood home in Brooklyn, as […]

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Here’s the Lineup for the 10th and Final Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

After ten years, the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival is returning one more time in September. The final festival runs from Friday, September 15th through Tuesday the 19th in various Brooklyn venues, and the lineup includes Bobcat Goldthwait, Jon Glaser, Caroline Rhea, Mike Birbiglia, Janeane Garofalo, Aparana Nancherla, Wyatt Cenac, and more. Check out the schedule […]

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Union Hall closed indefinitely after electrical fire

Shortly before midnight on Friday, an electrical fire broke out in a packed Union Hall. Nobody was hurt as the venue in Park Slope Brooklyn evacuated and FDNY arrived on scene. But the popular bar and concert/comedy venue is closed indefinitely now. Shows scheduled through at least April 15 have been postponed or outright cancelled. […]

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