If you’re visiting New York, odds are you’ll stop by Times Square. Check out both of these iconic spaces on our Greenwich Village Tour! Caroline’s on Broadway *For any comedy historians and lovers, right next door to the Cellar is Café Wha, a popular club in the 60s where some comedy legends you might have heard of – Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers, Richard Pryor – have performed. Give them a call or check online to make a reservation! They have multiple shows every night with 5-7 comics having around 20 minute sets – and don’t be surprised if one of your favorites drops in for a surprise set. Excuse me while I name drop: Colin Quinn, Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Mike Birbilgia, Nikki Glaser, Dave Attell, Marc Maron, Chris Rock, Judy Gold, Michelle Wolf, Sarah Silverman, and so on have graced the stage of the Comedy Cellar. Jon Stewart isn’t the only person you might’ve heard of that has performed here. For example, Grundfest has mentioned that Jon Stewart “bombed for six months” when first performing at the Comedy Cellar. It was to be a place where comics have the chance to explore and to fail – both necessities in the creation of good comedy. It was founded in 1982 by writer and comedian Bill Grundfest with the goal of opening a sort of playground for comedians. It is an icon and staple in the comedy world and a place where many famous comedians – new and old – have honed – and continue to hone – their craft. Sounds great, right? But it’s so much more than that. The Comedy Cellar is a small, cramped comedy club in the basement of a building on Macdougal Street in Greenwich Village. Now let’s get to some shows you can actually book in advance! Comedy Cellar The tickets are distributed one per person at 7:00am – so be sure to line up well before then! Each Saturday morning before taping you can line up outside of Rockefeller Center to take a swing at scoring a stand-by ticket to the 8pm Dress Rehearsal or the 11:30pm Live Show. You can try your hand at stand-by tickets. How do you enter? Mark your calendars! Every August you have the chance to submit an email with your information explaining why you should be an audience member. You have to literally win their lottery to get any sort of advanced ticket.
In fact, tickets to SNL are such a hot commodity that scoring one is like winning the lottery. And if you’re looking for a hot ticket in comedy – and I mean hot ticket – this is right up your alley. Odds are you’ve heard of Saturday Night Live. Studio 8H, NBC Studios, 30 Rockefeller Plaza Fun fact: I have done this, but I ran away because I was shell-shocked. *First epic comedy spot entails spotting Billy Eichner of Billy on the Street on the streets of New York. Therefore, I’m going to take this moment to outline some of my favorite comedy spots in all of New York City. There is so much #content being made in this city, it’s hard to decide between which shows will make you laugh with them and which will make you laugh at them.
That being said, if you’re visiting New York with the aim of laughing, you might feel a bit overwhelmed and rightfully so. LA is a close second for me and mostly due to it being the home of The Groundlings, which gave us Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Will Forte – thank goodness. I would argue that New York City is one of two major comedy hubs in the United States – the other one being the Second City, AKA Chicago. By your probable reaction of “oof” to that mediocre joke, you might have guessed that – yes – the next page or two is dedicated to comedy! More specifically, comedy in New York City. Well, if you’re a human on planet earth you’ve probably heard of New York City, BUT this fact doesn’t make the theme of this blog as clear. If you’re a fan of comedy, odds are you’ve heard of New York City.
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