New York Comedy Club Blog

Quick LinksBuy Gift CertificatesPurchase an Unlimited Pass or Ticket PackageDonate!We know everyone is feeling the effects of Coronavirus on their lives and their wallets.  People across so many industries are feeling the pain of slow down or closure as more people must quarantine or isolate.  The restaurant, bar and live entertainment...
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New York is in our name and in our hearts. We love the city and want to keep it safe. So while we are devastated at the impact our closure will have on our staff & performers, and sad that we won’t be able to welcome our wonderful guests for some time now, we are proud to do our part to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.We know...
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It’s not every day you get to sit next to Kathy Bates's co-star from a Netflix series, but when you do, you can get a pretty good story out of it. “Disjointed” star and stand-up comedian, Tone Bell stopped by Pinch Recording the other day to record an episode of The New York Comedy Club’s Podcast, “This Is Not a...
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Yannis Pappas and Andrew Schulz go way back with us. Even before Scott & Emilio purchased the club, Yannis was a go-to headliner on shows they were producing independently. And Andrew has been a supporter of NYCC since day one, he's even been friends with our booker for over a decade! So when the pair proposed a bold experiment, we were...
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New York Comedy Club Turns FiveCelebrating five years of giving a classic comedy club a new lease on lifeWe’re celebrating five years of NYCC from July 31 - Aug 14, 2019.  Download the full schedule, or visit our online calendar and use code HAPPY for 2-for-1 tickets to most shows!July 31 marks five years since Emilio Savone and Scott...
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Teach People To be a Good FanLessons from NYCC’s Audience Engagement PanelNew York Comedy Club has recently launched a series of panels that are free to comics, where they get to ask a group of experienced comedians, as they say, everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Our second panel, organized by Candi Clare,...
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Write What You Know? Five Ways Your Bio Is Doing You WrongHow To Write a Good Comedy BioNick Angelo works for StandUpTix, an integrated platform for Comedy Clubs to sell tickets, advertise their shows, engage customers and manage comedian schedules. So he's seen a lot of comedian bios. A LOT.  Between industry folks looking you up...
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“New York Comedy Club is THE place to record your album.” That’s not coming from us, but from the many awesome record labels and artists we’ve had the pleasure of working with over the past few years.  We’re so proud that so many great comedians have chosen to record with us, and this winter was no exception....
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Service Industry Night Is Back!You work hard all week serving others... let us serve you!  Select Monday shows offer free admission to anyone working in service/hospitality, including bars, restaurants, hotels, and tour guides.  Plus, in a reverse tip, we'll give you 20% off your drinks bill.Just RSVP online and bring you badge,...
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FEDERAL FRIDAYJoin us In Supporting Furloughed Federal Workers!Join us Friday, January 18 2019 every Friday until the Government Shutdown is over in supporting Federal Workers who are furloughed or working without pay - there's something nice in it for you, too!Bring a donation receipt from Hunger Free America's Fed Food program to any...
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Emilio Savone and E Scott Lindner, owners of New York Comedy Club, are no strangers to renovations.  After taking over the original Midtown location, the pair spearheaded two round of major renovations - including moving and rerouting the audio system, upgrading the bathrooms and giving the entrance and front bar a complete facelift. So the...
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While New York Comedy Club has been making Gramercy laugh for decades, owners Emilio Savone & Scott Lindner took the reigns just four years ago in 2014.  In that time, they have transformed the club physically and in spirit with two renovations, a revamped sound system and a massive expansion of shows and showtimes.Corinne Fisher...
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Almost four years ago our owner Emilio Savone saw a little LA-based show called Roast Battle that had come to the city for the New York Comedy Festival and he fell in love.  A few months later, co-creator Rell Battle reached back out to find an east coast home for the show and a nationwide phenomenon was born. Over 200 battles later and...
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Here at New York Comedy Club, we're fortunate to have E Scott Lindner of Pinch Recording as one of our owners, so we can provide professional album recordings for some of the comics we love so dearly!  And this summer we've packed in a bunch already - and boy are they awesome! Keep a lookout for these albums becoming available on...
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We were so excited to watch Robby Slowik's network debut on Conan!  Doubly exciting because it was OUR network debut too!  Robby is the first comic to give us a shout out on a late night television set and we couldn't be more excited!Check out Robby's great take on national anthems and racism at zoos!
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