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Just look at this line up - diversity in every sense of the word: nationality, religion, orientation... and the best part: ALL hilarious. ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER Have you ever spent an evening with comedians from the full spectrum of Jewish, Arab, Christian, and Muslim cultures—some of whom are also LGBT—hosted by a good ol’ gal from Texas? Now’s your chance! A hilarious experience that'll last you till next Passover, Easter, or Ramadan. GET TICKETS at http://www.rightdownthemiddleeast.com/ (and see the comics' bios, AND VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE LAST SHOW). DON'T MISS THIS ONE! FEATURING<click the names for more info> Danny Cohen (Comedy Central) Atheer Yacoub (Boston Comedy Festival) Olga Namer (Winner "Smart Aleck Comedy Festival") Tamer Kattan(America's Got Talent) Suzie Afridi (Comic Strip Live) Dana Friedman (Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand)
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Just look at this line up - diversity in every sense of the word: nationality, religion, orientation... and the best part: ALL hilarious. ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER Even people who differ on fundamental(ist) issues love to laugh. So, why not bring different viewpoints together and laugh with and at each other in good spirits? Right Down The Middle (East) No missionaries, just funny positions. www,rightdownthemiddleeast.com FEATURING<click the names for more info> Eman El-Husseni (CBC, Just For Laughs) Ricki Sofer ( L.A. Comedy Festival) Mehran Khaghani (MTV, Comedy Central) Dana Friedman (Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand) Ari Teman (ABC, CBS, The White House) Nataly Aukar (Broadway Comedy Club)
WHY IT'S A PICK:
Just look at this line up - diversity in every sense of the word: nationality, religion, orientation... and the best part: ALL hilarious. ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER Even people who differ on fundamental(ist) issues love to laugh. So, why not bring different viewpoints together and laugh with and at each other in good spirits? Right Down The Middle (East) No missionaries, just funny positions. www,rightdownthemiddleeast.com FEATURING<click the names for more info> Eman El-Husseni (CBC, Just For Laughs) Ricki Sofer ( L.A. Comedy Festival) Mehran Khaghani (MTV, Comedy Central) Dana Friedman (Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand) Ari Teman (ABC, CBS, The White House) Nataly Aukar (Broadway Comedy Club)
Ring in the holidays with diversity at this december spectacular! ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER Some of the hottest comics in New York City, come together for a night of Comedy to celebrate the holidays the only way it should be -with laughs. Mehran Khagani, Lorelei Erisis, Tammy Twotone, and more are just part of the line-up for a show that has been called 'groundbreaking'.
WHY IT'S A PICK: The BEST comedy is comedy with a CAUSE! This amazing line up is only made better by benefiting Lady Parts Justice League. ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER This hilarious evening of standup comedy is a fundraiser for Lady Parts Justice League (ladypartsjusticeleague.com). LADY PARTS JUSTICE LEAGUE is a coven of hilarious badass feminists who use humor and pop culture to expose the haters fighting against reproductive rights."Lady Parts Justice is the first not-safe-for-work, rapid response reproductive rights messaging hub that uses comedy, culture and digital media to sound an alarm about the terrifying erosion of access to reproductive rights. COMICS<click the names for more info> Carole Montgomery (Showtime, ABC, MTV, Comedy Central) Anna Reichert (Broadway Comedy Club) Sydnee Washington (MTV) Sam Morrison (The Duplex) and your headliner: Leah Bonnema (AXS-TV, Sirius XM) *LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE HOST Dana Friedman (Gotham Comedy Club, New York's Funniest Jewish Comic Competition) COST $15 advance / $20 door & 2 drink minimum - purchase tickets online here VENUE
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Love this line up of unique comedic voices in a fave neighborhood venue! ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER Queerly Comedic Is a stand up and storytelling show with a focus on LGBTQ voices. COMICS<click the names for more info> Cam Mesinger Jes Tom Dana Friedman Jeena Bloom Lorena Russi Serna Chelsea Moroski *LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE HOST Sammie James COST $8 - PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE HERE VENUE
WHY IT'S A PICK: The BEST comedy is comedy with a CAUSE! This amazing line up is only made better by benefiting SAGE: Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders. ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER An Evening of LGBT and Allied Comedy Goddesses and Heathens, benefiting SAGE: Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders: Featuring: Emma Willmann (The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert, Sirius XM Radio), Danny McWilliams (Funny Gay Males, The Howard Stern Show, The Joan Rivers Show), Tarik Daniels (Gotham Comedy Club), Taffy Jaffe (Ladies of Laughter Festival, Boston Comedy Festival), Jeena Bloom (Carolines On Broadway), Dana Friedman (The Stand, Broadway Comedy Club, Runner-Up Funniest Jewish Comic competition) COMICS<click the names for more info> Emma Willmann (The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert, Sirius XM Radio) Danny McWilliams (Funny Gay Males, The Howard Stern Show, The Joan Rivers Show) Tarik Daniels (Gotham Comedy Club) Taffy Jaffe (Ladies of Laughter Festival, Boston Comedy Festival) Jeena Bloom (Carolines On Broadway) *LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE HOST Dana Friedman (Gotham Comedy Club, New York's Funniest Jewish Comic Competition) COST $15 advance / $20 door & 2 drink minimum - purchase tickets online here VENUE
WHY IT'S A PICK: These ladies are bringing the funny as only they can to one of our favorite venues in the city! ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER Come watch the future of the galactic be lead by an all trans female comedic line-up. These ladies have been touring the galaxy and are ready to bring the funk to NYC. COMICS Jenna Bloom Autumn Raine Sammie James Dana Friedman Tan Tammy Twotone *LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE HOST Kitty Bella COST $7 - PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE HERE VENUE
WHY IT'S A PICK: What better way to celebrate the month of Pride than with this killer line up in one of the most fab gay bars in all of NYC!? ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER Queernucopia: An Evening of LGBT Comedy Goddesses And Heathens, after a hugely successful show at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, returns with an outstanding evening of hilarity, diversity, and really good lighting. Our Pride month show, features an all-lineup including Molly Kornfeld (Boston Comedy Festival), Mehran Khaghanii (Last Comic Standing, MTV, Comedy Central), Julianna Meagher (The Stand, Broadway Comedy Club), your hostDana Friedman (Gotham Comedy Club, New York's Funniest Jewish Comic Competition), and headliner Julia Scotti (America's Got Talent). A group of comics this amazing doesn't gather under one roof very often. Make it a Pride Celebration. COMICS<click the names for more info> Molly Kornfeld (Boston Comedy Festival) Mehran Khaghani (Last Comic Standing, MTV, Comedy Central) Julianna Meagher (The Stand, Broadway Comedy Club) and headliner Julia Scotti(America's Got Talent) *LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE HOST Dana Friedman (Gotham Comedy Club, New York's Funniest Jewish Comic Competition) COST $10 advance / $15 door & 2 drink minimum - purchase tickets online here VENUE
A delightfully diverse line up in a venue called the Unicorn? We can't think of a better escape from reality this month.
ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER
An evening LGBT and allied Comedy featuring a nilarious lineup including two Jews— an Orthodox Jewish transsexual among them—a recovering Catholic-Real-Queen-of-Kings County, A recovering ex-Fundamentalist-cult-child, a hilarious bisexual woman, and just a straight-up fall-down-funny lesbian! We could all walk into a bar together for a single joke, but there'll be MANY laughs to be had for a suggested donation of only ten dollars, and NO DRINK MINIMUM!!We've got gay, lesbian, trans, bisexual, and hetero-ally represented. We've got Jewish, recovering-Catholic, recovering Fundamentalist Christian, and atheist. There ain't no more diverse a show than this!
$10 suggested donation, but if you can't swing that, come anyway!
COMICS<click the names for more info> Dan Abraham (Gotham Comedy Club) Marisa Riley (The Stand, NYC) Garry N. Hannon (star and co-producer "The Real Queens of Kings County") Dana Friedman (The Stand, Broadway Comedy Club Brooke Arnold (Growing Up Fundie) *LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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This book gives excellent profiles of some of the groundbreaking comedians who were literally the comedy-grandparents of today's most popular comics. Check out the table of contents. If you don't know everyone in it, find their work on YouTube or elsewhere, then read in depth "behind the scenes" stories about each one of them.
Dana Friedman is, in all likelihood, New York’s first Orthodox Jewish, transsexual comic. Her performances address a wide variety of topics, including many outside the very unusual norms of standup comedy.
She has appeared with or opened for Janeane Garofalo, Lizz Winstead, Yanis Pappas, and other major headliners at clubs and theaters all over the New York tri-state area, and occasionally beyond, when her parole officer is on vacation.
She hopes to one day headline the not-yet-invented Transapalooza Comedy Festival.
