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The Original Barbershop, Lower East Side ItвЂ™s everything that shouldnвЂ™t work, but somehow does. ItвЂ™s literally a barbershop with bad lighting and weird seating, but very intimate.

вЂњEvery Friday and Saturday, the Barbershop holds what the comics call a вЂHOT Show.вЂ™ That is, every comic in NYC has either done this show on the way or on the way to or on the way home from the Comedy Cellar.

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And by вЂthat kind,вЂ™ we mean going to the Upper East side, of course.вЂќД¬ost: free (Original Barbershop) Barbershop Comedy Show ItвЂ™s female-heavy and very indie, but a great date night if your date is open to, well, that kind of night. Complete with a live DJ, itвЂ™s a party of the hilarious variety.вЂќ Once, they even gave away a pet lobster, and then at the end of the show awarded another audience member with a free dinner вЂ¦ it was the same lobster.

ItвЂ™s more a party than a comedy show, with the crowd getting very involved and lots of gags. вЂњEvery Friday, Fat Baby has been running for a whopping six years. Which very well may be the reason why people like Michael Che and Chris Redd frequent as drop-ins.вЂќ вЂњEvery Tuesday, get a load of Petey DeAbreau, the best host in the game right now. The line-up is hand-picked by the hosts with one thing in mind: put these hipsters in their place and let them know itвЂ™s OK to laugh!вЂќ Sometimes itвЂ™s funny, sometimes itвЂ™s uncomfortable, but itвЂ™s always real. And the rules are simple: divulge EVERYTHING. The show starts with the hosts, Dan Davies and Matt Pavich, who discuss how their month went in front of the audience. вЂњThis first-Monday-of-the-month show making sure BrooklynвЂ™s hippest crowd doesnвЂ™t get too uptight. ItвЂ™s a comedy show in a railroad-style room with a delightful mix of nationally established acts, as well as NYCвЂ™s best up-and-comers doing time in a small, intimate room off Houston.вЂќ вЂњEvery Wednesday, this gig is run by Chloe Lebranche and Sara Armour. The hosts, Courtney and Tom, have a deep rapport and understanding of what it is to host a show, throwing out trivia questions and awarding the audience with signed pictures of themselves (as well as candy). After all, itвЂ™s in a basement in the East Village, so you know itвЂ™s gonna be good. Every Wednesday, this show has been going for three-and-a-half years and has garnered loads of regulars that will attest that itвЂ™s more of a hang with funny people than a rigid standup show. вЂњGood to get to this one early as seating fills up fast. No minimums, just a rich line-up of 4-6 comics to provide a diverse vantage on societyвЂ™s shortcomings for an hour and a half.вЂќ The ceiling is just inches above the comicвЂ™s head and theyвЂ™re bathed in that backroom 1930s red light. The comedy is approachable while maintaining a vibe where the audience feels like theyвЂ™re in on a tantalizing secret. вЂњThe first Tuesday of every month, this speakeasy get turned on its head. TheyвЂ™ve been featured on the likes of HBO and MTV, and have an impressive roster of comics in their rolodex, like Mark Normand (Amy SchumerвЂ™s opener), Ricky Valez of the Larry Wilmore Show, Sarah Tollamache from the Colbert Show, Ryan Reiss of Seth Meyers and basically anyone and everyone involved with SNL. To offer some insight about which ones are worth your time, we tapped some of the best comedy wranglers in the game: Matt Pavich, Dan Davies and Michael Stauffer, who run events like Question Party?! and the long-running Not Your Standard Bingo. But rest assured: you will laugh.ДЄnd while the go-to is always ye ole Comedy Cellar and with it hopes that Chris Rock might just happen to pop in, there are heaps of overlooked (and much easier to get into) venues all over the city. High-highs, low-lows, gut-busters, pity laughs - there are many way to laugh at an NYC comedy show.

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