NY Comedy Fest Brings the Fun for Five Nights this Fall
Some of NYC’s most hallowed venues – The Apollo, the Beacon, Carnegie Hall – are about to house some of comedy’s most colorful wits. Boasting five nights of humorous if less than high-brow observations on fat people, cynicism, Honey Boo-Boo Child, and other cultural markers that make us tick, the New York Comedy Festival scheduled for November 7-11 features a lineup packed with the funniest names in standup: from opening-night headliner Ricky Gervais to Man-Show alum Adam Carolla to the recently reunited cast of Ben Stiller’s ’90’s sketch comedy show – which, yes, includes the incomparable Janeane Garafolo. Otherwise known as, reason enough to book tickets.
With over 100 shows featuring lesser-knowns in addition to primetime heavy-hitters, this year’s collaboration between Comedy Central and Carolines on Broadway (one of the festival’s top venues) has offerings for every taste, and price range. We have a few ticket links to some of the bigger name performances below, but be sure to visit the festival’s website for additional ticketing info on their featured acts.
New York Comedy Festival Tickets 2012
New York Comedy Festival Lineup
Main Acts
| Date | Time | Comedy Act | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/2012 | 8:00 PM | Key & Peele | NYU Skirball Center |
| 11/7/2012 | 8:00 PM | Ricky Gervais | Town Hall |
| 11/7/2012 | 7:30 PM | Marlon and Shawn Wayans | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Stand Up for Heroes | Beacon Theatre |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Artie Lange | Town Hall |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:30 PM | Aziz Ansari | The Apollo Theater |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:30 PM | Patton Oswalt | Town Hall |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:30 PM | Brian Regan | Live in New York |
| 11/9/2012 | 8:00 PM | Marlon and Shawn Wayans | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:30 PM | Bill Maher | Beacon Theatre |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:00 PM | Marlon and Shawn Wayans | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:00 PM | Aziz Ansari | Carnegie Hall |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:30 PM | Jim Gaffigan | The Apollo Theater |
| 11/10/2012 | 10:15 PM | Jim Gaffigan | The Apollo Theater |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:30 PM | Adam Carolla | Town Hall |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:30 PM | Rob Delaney | NYU Skirball Center |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:00 PM | Kevin Hart | Madison Square Garden |
| 11/10/2012 | 10:15 PM | Kevin Hart | Madison Square Garden |
| 11/11/2012 | 7:30 PM | Marlon and Shawn Wayans | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/11/2012 | 7:30 PM | Robin Williams | 92nd Street Y |
Featured Acts
| Date | Time | Comedy Act | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/2012 | 7:00 PM | Thomas Dale | Stage 72 |
| 11/7/2012 | 9:30 PM | Katie Goodman | Stage 72 |
| 11/7/2012 | 7:30 PM | My Damn Channel | The Ace Hotel |
| 11/7/2012 | 8:00 PM | Best of NY Sketch | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/7/2012 | 8:00 PM | Tell Your Friends! | Union Hall |
| 11/7/2012 | 9:00 PM | UCB Tourco All-Stars | UCB East |
| 11/7/2012 | 9:30 PM | Bridget Everrett | Joe’s Pub |
| 11/7/2012 | 7:00 PM | Comics to Watch | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/7/2012 | 6:30 PM | Next Big Thing | The Paley Center |
| 11/7/2012 | 8:00 PM | Big Terrific | Cameo |
| 11/7/2012 | 8:30 PM | Homo Comicus | Gotham Comedy Club |
| 11/7/2012 | 9:30 PM | The Day After | Greenwich Village Comedy Club |
| 11/7/2012 | 6:00 PM | Fixing Joe Podcast | The Stand |
| 11/7/2012 | 8:30 PM | The Laugh Button | The Stand |
| 11/7/2012 | 10 PM | The Aussie Invasion | The Stand |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Zizzle Zazzles | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/8/2012 | 9:00 PM | Best of “Fresh Out” | UCB East |
| 11/8/2012 | 7:00 PM | Celebrity Autobiography | Stage 72 |
| 11/8/2012 | 9:00 PM | The Dark Lords of Comedy | Union Hall |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Pete Holmes | The Gramercy Theater |
| 11/8/2012 | 10:30 PM | The Meltdown | The Gramercy Theater |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:30 PM | Sebastian Maniscalco | Gotham Comedy Club |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Glasgow International Comedy Festival | Stand Up NY |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Seth Herzog | The Ace Hotel |
| 11/8/2012 | 10 PM | Legion of Goons | The Ace Hotel |
| 11/8/2012 | 7:00 PM | Sue Costello | The Creek and The Cave |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Cookies | The Creek and The Cave |
| 11/8/2012 | 9:30 PM | But Wait… Here’s The Best Part | Greenwich Village Comedy Club |
| 11/8/2012 | 6:00 PM | Legion of Skanks | The Stand |
| 11/8/2012 | 8:00 PM | Cringe Humor Show | The Stand |
| 11/8/2012 | 10 PM | The Aussie Invasion | The Stand |
| 11/9/2012 | 9:00 PM | The Stepfathers | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/9/2012 | 10:30 PM | The Law Firm | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:30 PM | TimeOutNY Live | UCB East |
| 11/9/2012 | 9:00 PM | Diamond Lion | UCB East |
| 11/9/2012 | 10:30 PM | Gentrify | UCB East |
| 11/9/2012 | 8:00 PM | Keith and the Girl | The Creek and The Cave |
| 11/9/2012 | 10 PM | Say Anything | The Creek and The Cave |
| 11/9/2012 | 6:00 PM | Denis Leary | The Paley Center |
| 11/9/2012 | 12 AM | The Yannis Pappas Show | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/9/2012 | 8:00 PM | Ali Wong | Santos Party House |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:30 PM | Ben Roy | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:30 PM | Who Killed Woody Allen? | Stage 72 |
| 11/9/2012 | 8:30 PM | Sebastian Maniscalco | Gotham Comedy Club |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:30 PM | Solid gold | The Ace Hotel |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:00 PM | Nick Turner | The Creek and The Cave |
| 11/9/2012 | 9:30 PM | The Downtown Dirty Show | Greenwich Village Comedy Club |
| 11/9/2012 | 8:00 PM | The Beards of Comedy | The PIT |
| 11/9/2012 | 3:00 PM | Lunatic Radio | The Stand |
| 11/9/2012 | 10 PM | Ari Shaffir | The Stand |
| 11/9/2012 | 12 AM | The Aussie Invasion | The Stand |
| 11/10/2012 | 10 PM | Ari Shaffir | The Stand |
| 11/10/2012 | 12 AM | The Aussie Invasion | The Stand |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:30 PM | Jerrod Carmichael | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/10/2012 | 9:00 PM | Death by Roo Roo | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:00 PM | Best of “Tales of the Cosmos” | UCB East |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:30 PM | Best of “If You Built It” | UCB East |
| 11/10/2012 | 10:30 PM | Airwolf Improv | UCB East |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:00 PM | Party Machine | Union Hall |
| 11/10/2012 | 6:30 PM | The Ben Still Show Reunion | The Paley Show Reunion |
| 11/10/2012 | 1:00 PM | “Women Aren’t Funny” Film | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/10/2012 | 12 AM | The Big Show | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/10/2012 | 5:00 PM | The Jerky Boys Podcast | Gotham Comedy Club |
| 11/10/2012 | 4:00 PM | NY’s Funniest Stand-Up | Carolines on Broadway |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:00 PM | Hannibal Buress | Santos Party House |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:30 PM | Susie Essman | Stage 72 |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:00 PM | Sebastian Maniscalco | Gotham Comedy Club |
| 11/10/2012 | 7:30 PM | Nikki & Sara & Friends | The Ace Hotel |
| 11/10/2012 | 10 PM | The Dirty 30! | The Ace Hotel |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:30 PM | The Downtown Dirty Show | Greenwich Village Comedy Club |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:00 PM | We’re All Friends Here | The Creek and the Cave |
| 11/10/2012 | 10 PM | Conspiracy Theory | The Creek and The Cave |
| 11/10/2012 | 10:30 PM | Morgan Murphy | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/10/2012 | 6:00 PM | Ari Shaffir | The Stand |
| 11/10/2012 | 8:00 PM | Big Jay Takes the Stand | The Stand |
| 11/11/2012 | 10 PM | The Aussie Invasion | The Stand |
| 11/11/2012 | 7:30 PM | Asssscat 3000 | UCB Chelsea |
| 11/11/2012 | 8:00 PM | Kyle Kinane | UCB East |
| 11/11/2012 | 4:00 PM | The Art of Stand-UP | MoMA PS1 |
| 11/11/2012 | 9:30 PM | Political Soul | Greenwich Village Comedy Club |
| 11/11/2012 | 7:00 PM | Life in a Marital Institution | Stage 72 |
| 11/11/2012 | 8:00 PM | Sebastian Maniscalco | Gotham Comedy Club |
| 11/11/2012 | 7:30 PM | Froduce | The Creek and The Cave |
New York Comedy Festival Average Ticket Prices
| City | State | Venue Name | Date | Avg. Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | NY | Town Hall | 11/7/2012 | $111.00 |
| New York | NY | Town Hall | 11/8/2012 | $134.50 |
| New York | NY | Beacon Theatre | 11/9/2012 | $111.35 |
| New York | NY | Madison Square Garden | 11/10/2012 | $189.04 |
New York Comedy Festival Comedians’ Standup Routines
Ricky Gervais
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXTq2_3LfXM
Adam Corolla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1xDdKZ_agw
Bill Maher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifiqTlpJgsc
Patton Oswalt
Robin Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWDMpvkeIZE
