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Looking for something to do in New York? Check out a retrospective on a groundbreaking actress or consider a fun-filled children's day at the park. Comedy Aparna Nancherla Sunday at [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Get cozy with Feist at Brooklyn Steel or close-up with local opossums, skunks, woodchucks and birds of prey at the Urban Wildlife [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Check out the gothic pop of Sloppy Jane at Elsewhere, or take an entertaining nighttime stroll through Green-Wood Cemetery. Comedy Diwali Party [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Follow the antics of sentient footwear in ''Simon and His Shoes,'' or celebrate the career of Isabelle Huppert at Film Forum. Comedy [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Revel in the collaborative spirit of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center, or work out your dark energy with Rage [...]

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Digging Dumbo's Scene When it comes to gallery hopping, New Yorkers [...]

Usually this time of year, reporters and critics for The New York Times are busy covering dance, theater and musical performances at a breakneck pace. Not so this season, shut [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. Note: Because of the coronavirus outbreak and the state's ban on gatherings of more [...]

ON AIR FEST AT THE WYTHE HOTEL (Through Sunday) This annual celebration of audio storytelling includes more than a few comedians: Negin Farsad (right), host of the podcast ''Fake the [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'THE CROSSWORD SHOW WITH ZACH SHERWIN' at Caveat (March 7, 4 p.m.). Watch as [...]

GINA BRILLON AT GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB (Friday and Saturday, 8 and 10 p.m.) A Bronx native, Brillon (above) started performing stand-up while still a teenager, and was a winner of [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'ASIANS STRIKE BACK: A CORONAVIRUS COMEDY & SCIENCE SHOW' at Caveat (March 1, 4 [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. '#ADULTING WITH MICHELLE BUTEAU AND JORDAN CARLOS' at the Bell House (Feb. 25, 8 [...]

DANIEL SLOSS AT SOHO PLAYHOUSE (Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Monday to Wednesday, 8:45 p.m.; through March 1) This Scottish stand-up followed two Netflix comedy specials in 2018 with one [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'AN EVENING OF ROMANTIC COMEDY: A BOOK RELEASE SHOW AND PARTY' at Union Hall [...]

'NATE' AT IMPROV ASYLUM (Tuesday to Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; through Feb. 16). In case you missed it last year, Natalie Palamides's gender-bending take on toxic masculinity returns for a six-night [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'JENA FRIEDMAN: MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE' at Union Hall (Feb. 9, 5 p.m.). A former [...]

ROSS MATHEWS AT GRAMERCY THEATER (Tuesday, 8 p.m.) Mathews (above) has come a long way since first appearing on ''The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'' as Ross the Intern. Nowadays, [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'BJORK PRESENTS: BREAD' at Union Hall (Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m.). Natasha Vaynblat stars in [...]

HARI KONDABOLU AT CAROLINES ON BROADWAY (Friday and Saturday, 7 and 9:30 p.m.) This stand-up (above), a Queens native, wrote and starred in a 2017 documentary for TruTV, ''The Problem [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. ASIAN COMEDY FESTIVAL at the Peoples Improv Theater (Jan. 25, 5 p.m.-midnight; Jan. 26, [...]

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL (Saturday, 4 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 8 p.m.) Sal Vulcano, Brian Quinn, James Murray and Joe Gatto (above, from left) began their comedy [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'BETTER JEOPARDY!!' at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Hell's Kitchen (Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m.). The [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'BIG DEBATES, LIL ISSUES' at the Bell House (Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m.). If you're [...]

LAUREN MAUL'S 'TOO MUCH LOVE' AT SID GOLD'S REQUEST ROOM (Monday, 8 p.m.) In 2017, this comedian (above) mocked the likes of Harvey Weinstein, Mario Batali and Louis C.K. by [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 50 FIRST JOKES NYC at the Bell House (Jan. 3, 8 p.m.). For the [...]

DAVE ATTELL AT CAROLINES ON BROADWAY (Friday and Saturday, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8 p.m.) Earlier this year, Jason Zinoman of The New York Times described Attell (above) as [...]

You can still grab tickets for the Strokes at Barclays Center, jazz in the Village or comedy in Brooklyn. Here's where to groove, laugh and ring in 2020. ANNALEIGH ASHFORD [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. DAVE ATTELL at Carolines on Broadway (Dec. 26 and 29, 8 p.m.; Dec. 27-28, [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. MICHAEL BLACKSON at Sony Hall (Dec. 20, 8 and 10:30 p.m.). Born in Ghana, [...]

Comedy BACKFAT at Caveat (Dec. 13, 9:30 p.m.). Emily Winter, a contributor for NPR's ''Ask Me Another,'' and Larry Mancini, bass player for the Brooklyn punk band the Tracys, have [...]

TOM PAPA AT GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB (Friday and Saturday, 7:30 and 10 p.m.) A comedian in high demand, Papa (right) currently hosts a weekday radio show with Fortune Feimster on [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. THE 2ND ANNUAL JANELLE JAMES COMEDY FESTIVAL at the Bell House (Dec. 5-7, 8 [...]

CHANEL ALI AT CAVEAT (Wednesday, 7 and 9:30 p.m.) After blossoming on the Philadelphia circuit, Ali (right), who is now based in New York, quickly became a crowd favorite with [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. CHANEL ALI at Caveat (Dec. 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m.). After blossoming on the [...]

'FIRST IMPRESSIONS' AT CAVEAT (Monday, 9:30 p.m.) Everything you learned about dating through TV game shows is turned upside down and backward, then spun around again, in this live parody [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'FIRST IMPRESSIONS' at Caveat (Nov. 25, 9:30 p.m.). Everything you learned about dating through [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'GUTTERPLUM' at Union Hall (Nov. 16, 7:30 and 10 p.m.). In this hourlong one-hander [...]

SHENG WANG AT UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE AT SUBCULTURE (Friday, 9:30 p.m.) Born in Taiwan and raised in Houston, this former writer for ABC's ''Fresh Off the Boat'' (above) weaves captivating [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'ASTRONOMY CLUB: IT'S IN THE STARS' at Chelsea Music Hall (Nov. 8, 10 p.m.). [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. RACHEL FEINSTEIN at Gotham Comedy Club (Nov. 1-2, 8 and 10 p.m.). This stand-up [...]

'KREEPS WITH KIDS' AT ST. GEORGE THEATER (Saturday, 8 p.m.) The four stand-ups headlining this tour -- Robert Kelly; Ron Bennington, a SiriusXM host; Rich Vos; and Jim Florentine, a [...]

THE 12TH ANNUAL SCHTICK OR TREAT AT THE KNITTING FACTORY (Monday, 8 p.m.) At this holiday tradition, some of your soon-to-be-favorite New York City stand-ups portray some of your favorite [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'BLEAK CREEK CONVERSATIONS WITH RHETT & LINK' at the Town Hall (Oct. 29, 7:30 [...]

MARIO CANTONE AT CAFÐ CARLYLE (Tuesday to Thursday, 8:45 p.m.; through Oct. 26) This stand-up comedian and actor (above) became a New York City fixture in the 2000s, starring in [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. MARIO CANTONE at Café Carlyle (Oct. 22-26, 8:45 p.m.). This stand-up comedian and actor [...]

'DUMB PEOPLE TOWN' AT THE BELL HOUSE (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.) For this popular podcast, which YouTube considered developing into an animated series last year, Daniel Van Kirk reads news stories [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 'A CONVERSATION WITH ALI WONG' at Town Hall (Oct. 16, 8 p.m.). Phoebe Robinson, [...]

BIANCA DEL RIO AT CARNEGIE HALL (Sunday, 8 p.m.) This winner of the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (right) describes her drag persona as a cross between John Waters [...]

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. BIANCA DEL RIO at Carnegie Hall (Oct. 6, 8 p.m.). This winner of the [...]