WHY IT'S A PICK
WOWZA! One of the longest running and most beloved shows in the city knocks another one outta the park with this gem of a line up! ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER
Time Out NY: "One of the best weekly shows in the city."
Thrillist: "One of the best underground comedy shows in NYC."
We often have big name guests who drop by but we can't announce them publicly. Recent drop-ins include Maria Bamford, Hannibal Buress, Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Nick Kroll, Ilana Glazer, etc.
:: PRODUCERS Produced by Mark Normand, Matt Ruby, Gary Vider, & Jeremy Levenbach
WHY IT'S A PICK: Just check the credits for the comedians -- not to mention the delightfully diverse line up. Get there early for a seat; this one fills up fast! ABOUT THE SHOW - FROM THE PRODUCER TimeOut NY calls it a "puntastically named" show & one of the best shows in the city produced by a female comedian. Grin & Barrett has hot line ups of comedians who you have seen on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, Conan, Tonight Show, along with comedians who are up and coming.
Grin & Barrett is every second Thursday of the month at Beauty Bar 231 East 14th Street in Manhattan. Starts at 8:30 pm. The show is always free. COMICS<click the names for more info> Danny Cohen - Gotham Comedy Live Robyn Schall - SiriusXM Radio Katie Hannigan - Seeso Liz Barrett - Laughs on Fox Reg Thomas - Tru TV Matt Ruby - MTV's Girl Code, "Hot Flashes" on I-Tunes Chris Scopo - Fox Red Eye Maria Wojciechowski - Second City Ray Gootz - Carolines Maddy Smith - Stand Up NY Comedy Festival *LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE
about the show - from the producer Did you recently fall in love? Did you recently fall out of love? Are you completely freaked out by Happn? Well, if you answered yes to any on those things you must be a human and you must come to February's Side Ponytail! Hey look! Side Ponytail was listed as one of the top comedy shows by Time Out New York: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/comedy/the-best-nyc-comedy-shows-run-by-female-comedians
about the show - from the producer WonderVillage is a Friday night BYOB stand up comedy show in the East Village. This month's headliner is Josh Gondelman [Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Billy On The Street, co-author of You Blew It]
Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City. Onstage, Josh charms audiences using his good-natured storytelling and cracks them up with his sharp, pointy wit. He takes topics from surprise parties to his experience teaching preschool and makes them all equally hilarious. Offstage, Josh is a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, available here http://www.amazon.com/You-Blew-It-Awkward-Already-ebook/dp/B00SI028UY
In the past, Josh has written for Fuse TV’s Billy On The Street. His writing has also appeared in prestigious publications such as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker. He is the co-creator and co-author of the popular Modern Seinfeld Twitter account, and his own Twitter feed was named one of 2012′s best by Paste Magazine. The Ellen DeGeneres Show took notice of Josh’s joke writing skill and featured him as part of their “Tweetly Roundup.”
Additionally, Josh has performed at the Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, CO, and headlined at the Laugh Your Asheville Off Festival in Asheville, NC. More recently he has appeared in the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest. His debut standup comedy CD, “Everything’s The Best” was released in November of 2011 by Rooftop Comedy Productions.
