NYC Top Comedy Choices for Thursday 8/5/10

Tonight's Recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with Top Picks noted and bothered over $ 12 marked with $) include: 

7:30 pm ($ 5): Sharp improvisors directed by James Eason "take an audience suggestion and break it into a million pieces funny," and veteran improvisors play with "Elements of monoscene, Deconstruction, and La Ronde," in the double- The bill Deconstruction and Sleep Over 

[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($ 5): TV & movie star Kristen Schaal (one of the funniest women alive, shining star correspondent on The Daily Show, co-star of HBO's Flight of the Conchords, Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, star of UK TV series Penelope: Princess of Pets, co-author of new bookThe Sexy Sexy Book of Sex), Reggie Watts (musical Improv comedy genius; ECNY 2009 Award for Best Musical Comedy Act in 2007 and Andy Kaufman Award; cast member of the new Electric Company; Jimmy Fallon; for video samples, please click here), and Carolyn Castiglia (VH1's White Rapper Miss CKC) joining the fresh, sexy, razor-sharp and gals of Variety SHAC 

[TOP PICK] [$] 8:00 pm ($ 29 & 2 drink min.): The host of the Jerry Seinfeld-Produced NBC comedyThe Marriage Ref who's appeared numerous times is David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno, Performed and has two Comedy Central specials (with a third to in the works), headlining tonight through Sunday at Carolines: Tom Papa 

[TOP PICK] [$] [discounted] 8:00 pm ($ 22.60 online if you use code VIPAUG, plus 2-item minimum): The co-creator of The Daily Show shares a double-bill with an acclaimed stand-up and writer for Jimmy Fallon, Both headlining tonight only at the elegant Comix Comedy Club: Lizz Winstead and Morgan Murphy 

[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($ 12): Sara Schaefer (brilliant, inventive, Luminous comic, Emmy-nominated staff writer for Jimmy Fallon, VH1's Best Week Ever), Nate Bargatze (Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central) , Rory Scovel (Comedy Central), Scott Moran, and Andy Haynes Performing at 92Y Tribeca's Comedy Below Canal 

[TOP PICK] [$] 9:30 pm ($ 20): One of the finest stand-ups & Storytellers in the country performs a Fundraiser for The Nature Conservatory: Mike Birbiglia's Sleep Walk Unplugged 

9:30 pm ($ 5): Daily Show Producer Jimmy Donn, Black20.com Performers & Jessie Cantrell, Sarah Walker, Mike & Ted O'Gorman and Pat Driscoll PERFORM sketch comedy Designed to make you "laugh, be Slightly offended, laugh again , cough once or Twice, recall a repressed memory, and a drink: "The Dan Ryan 

[$] 10:00 pm ($ 31.25 & 2 drink min.) A provocative comedy star who's Written for Richard Pryor, Red Foxx, and Saturday Night Live, and Performed is Chappelle's Show and David Letterman, headlining through Sunday at Carolines: Paul Mooney 

[TOP PICK] 11:00 pm ($ 5): Two Vibrant Troupe troupes, Doppelganger and Classic Masculinity, Competing for Laughs and audience votes at the raucous Cage Match.

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