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

212-563-7488

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Best Comedy Club
Award Winner 2011

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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.

Improdome

11:00 p.m. every Wed.

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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 »

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 Yor... 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 »
HOT FOR HALEN

By Araceli Cruz | Wed, December 21, 2011

Comedian and actor Matt Oberg (as seen on Comedy Central’s Ugly Americans and 30 Rock, among others) has had an illustrious lineup of musical legends on his show, Hit Parade. There has been George Michael, Phil Collins, Guns N’ Roses, and now Van ... More »
FOR THE HOLIDAYS

By Araceli Cruz | Wed, December 14, 2011

Find the holidays depressing? Maybe you’ve just been missing the right holiday comedy show. The 38th Annual J Hobart B All-Star Christmas Spectacular, a send-up of the big, splashy TV Christmas specials from the ’70s, is an over-the-top night of l... More »
THE TWILIGHT ZONE

By Araceli Cruz | Wed, November 09, 2011

Tonight, all across this nation, eager teens and slightly disturbed grown adults will be lining the blocks of movie theaters for the opening of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1. This might make you feel bewildered and very, very old. The Peopl... More »
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