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123 E. 24th St. New York, NY 10010

212-563-7488

http://www.thepit-nyc.com

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Best Comedy Open Mic
Award Winner 2012

123 E. 24th St. New York NY 10010

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Founded by an escapee from the Chicago cult of improv/Upright Citizens Brigade posse. Offers a packed schedule of cheap or free sketch comedy, plus classes in writing and improvising. Not at the same time, though.

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Improdome

11:00 p.m. every Wed.

Get involved in NYC's longest-running free improv jam.
The Scene

9:30 p.m. every Thu.

Comedians and improvisers perform a weekly showcase of one-act, totally improvised plays, hosted by Dan Hodapp and Micah Sherman.
Student Driver

7:00 p.m. every Sun.

Catch up-and-coming comics at Student Driver: Indie Road, a weekly improv battle featuring two indie teams, followed by improv from the comedians t...
Fresh

11:00 p.m. every Mon.

Jarrid Reed draws names from the Golden Bowl of Destiny to determine which audience members will take the stage at this weekly open-mic night.
The Saddest Sketch Show

11:00 p.m. December 14

Meredith Hackman's monthly show is back and sadder than ever. This upcoming show will feature the likes of Mon Petit Chou est Mort and Astronaut th...

Clueless Takes the Stage

By SARAH WILLETS | Wed, October 24, 2012

Pianist Ashley Rebecca King and singer Gregory von Portz (a/k/a Moon Pools) transport audiences to exotic locations every month via their comedy-injected lounge concerts. Tonight, the duo finds themselves in glamorous Beverly Hills . . . circa... More »
THE PLAYERS’ CLUB

By Angela Ashman | Wed, October 10, 2012

With SketchFest NYC on hiatus from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater this year, the Peoples Improv Theater saw it as the perfect time to launch their first-ever New York City Sketch Festival, four days of shows, workshops, and panels on the... More »
The Second Annual Indie-Pendence Day Festival

Wed, July 04, 2012

Hosted by comedy team Student Driver and presented by the PIT, this patriotic comedy extravaganza features 12 hours of back-to-back performances from more than 30 teams. The festival also includes a traditional Fourth of July Bring-Your-Own-Meat... More »
LAUGH LINES

By John Surico | Wed, March 14, 2012

There's always something more than a little awe-inspiring about great comedy done on the fly, and the Peoples Improv Theater (named Best Comedy Club in our 2011 Best of NYC issue) knows this well—which is why they’re hosting the first-ever New... More »
THE RAPTURE

By Araceli Cruz | Wed, December 28, 2011

Talk of the end of the world is indeed the theme of the night as we approach—gulp!—2012. At A Charlie Brown Apocalypse, a reading of a new comedy by Matt Fried (who has written for Comedy Central Insider and theapiary.org and has performed in the... More »
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2012 | Best Comedy Open Mic

As Steve Martin said, "Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke." Those who have ever spent time at a comedy open-mic night are probably all too familiar with the queasy feeling one gets when a terrible comedian is allowed to go on too long. But every Tuesday night at Bring It! At the Peoples Improv Theater, the show's charming host, Jay Welch, keeps each set to a mercifully short two minutes, and, as a result, everyone actually has a good time. The 80-minute show... More »
2011 | Best Comedy Club

When owner Ali Farahnakian moved his Peoples Improv Theater from a tiny place on West 29th Street to its spacious new digs in Gramercy late last year, he made the seemingly impossible happen--he turned the PIT into a comfortable, hip space with a stellar nightly lineup and, miraculously, didn't have to raise ticket prices. Still as cheap as ever, the shows range from absolutely free to $10. (Hooray for no drink minimums!) The space, formerly the home of the Blue Heron Arts Center and... More »

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The Peoples Improv Theater

123 E. 24th St. New York, NY 10010

212-563-7488

Description

Improdome

11:00 p.m. every Wed.

The Scene

9:30 p.m. every Thu.

Student Driver

7:00 p.m. every Sun.

Fresh

11:00 p.m. every Mon.

The Saddest Sketch Show

11:00 p.m. December 14

Clueless Takes the Stage

By SARAH WILLETS | Wed, October 24, 2012

THE PLAYERS’ CLUB

By Angela Ashman | Wed, October 10, 2012

The Second Annual Indie-Pendence Day Festival

Wed, July 04, 2012

LAUGH LINES

By John Surico | Wed, March 14, 2012

THE RAPTURE

By Araceli Cruz | Wed, December 28, 2011

2012 | Best Comedy Open Mic

2011 | Best Comedy Club

Lee219 | 1 Reviews

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