This should be a place to find out about great comedy shows around NYC, and then go out and enjoy some laughs together. There's lots of awesome comedy (and comedy fans) out there, so these events should be fun. Also, I'm a comedian myself, performing stand-up and sketch comedy. Feel free to check my stuff out at DontTouchMeThere.com Hope to see you all at some shows!

DFUZE.TV sponsors this open mic. It's Free! DFUZE.TV develops comedians from this group to showcase on our website. Check out DFUZE.TV, you'll probably see some fellow comics we have worked with. Come prepared and, if you have any bits you want to shoot, we will shoot them, upload them to the site, and create your very own channel!  We develop only up and coming comedians and have fun doing it, all while while getting them exposure. We are always looking for new talent to develop with. Be there, …

This group is created for funny freakin' people that haven't yet been noticed because NYC is just TOO FREAKIN' FAR to perform regular open mics. Writer's, aspiring comic, sketch artist's (whatever the hell that means), anxiety disordered people looking to avoid medication, funny and not so freakin' people are all welcome. Even if your passion is simply to become an alcoholic, we can use you as material...

Do you spend your days being serious, responsible, professional, respectable? Have a stressful job, have bills to pay, have people who depend on you? BEING A GROWN-UP IS HARD WORK!! Every now and then, we need to get out and play - whether it be for just an hour or evening - to reconnect with our inner child and to relax and reenergize. SILLY DATE! NEW YORK is a good clean fun Meetup group in New York City for singles and their friends. Members are fun, friendly, independent-minded and are inter …

A networking event should deliver more than just business cards. The Improvised Business Networking Group is for innovative networkers looking for a fun way to make connections. Using the vehicle of improvisation, instructors from The Peoples Improv Theater facilitate events that allow participants to meet in an exciting and educational environment. Our members make strong connections using the team building, public speaking, and communication techniques used to inject fun into the workplace …

Our one-of-a kind improv dating events Are fun and playful and anything but tense

When you come to West Side Talkers, You Don't Just Get A Toastmasters Public Speaking Club, You get An Experience! At West Side Talkers You get A One-Stop-Shop For All Your Public Speaking Needs. Our comprehensive program at West Side Talkers is designed to help you develop your public speaking skills, more quickly and efficiently. - And all this while having Fun! Here is a quick snapshot of what we do at West Side Talkers that is an enhancement of our Toastmasters program. (No other Toastmaste …

NO is the one word that hurts us the most. When we encounter another single person with the intention of asking them out we usually flinch and walk away because of the fear of the word no. Improv is about saying yes and . There are no mistakes in Improv.

This group is for people who love to laugh and have a good time. I love going to comedy shows, but I usually end up going to alone. I have to do the 2 drink minimum alone and have to laugh alone. So I decided to create a meet up so all of us can laugh before, during and possible after the show.

This is not a class. There is no teacher here - but you may learn a great deal. Our membership consists of working actors who drop-in regularly to develop their audition technique/material. Our members are trained in everything from The Method and Practical Aesthetics Technique to Chicago-style improv, Committed Impulse to musical theater. We get together to work on monologues and cold-reading skills. Preparing for a monologue audition? Try your material on us first with no pressure! Want to i …

Beginners Comedy Improv Class - Manhattan. No Experience Necessary! Next class Tuesday nights in May. Contact jacqueline Kabat for more info. In this fun workshop, we soothe our spirit and re-energize ourselves with laughter. Guided by comedy improv pro Jacqueline Kabat, we learn the basic principles of comedy improvisation to tap into our deeper dimensions and learn how to use these techniques to develop our personal potential in everyday life. Working together as a group to eliminate any indiv …

You may have been labeled soulless or hot-tempered as a result of your hair and complexion. You may have had the confusing experience of being ridiculed by kids while admired by adults. No matter what one's redheaded baggage is, when two gingers meet, there is a unique connection that no two peoples of another hair color share. Let's treat NYC to rare sightings of multiple gingers congregating together. We can meet up to do ginger specific activities, figure out what exactly are ginger specific …

Stand Up Comedians Henry Cruz & Keith Fuerstenberg (Train Wreck Comedy) will suggest regular get-togethers for affordable "Comedy" events and Live Stand Up Comedy in New York City...that will also include social time before or after the event.

The NYC Poetry, Puns & Pipes Meetup Group is all about bringing poets, comedians and singers together to first and foremost, have fun and entertain people. Secondly, we want to bring up-and-coming, undiscovered talents together. Who knows? Perhaps there can be some match-making where collaborative projects will result for exciting, more marketable work products (e.g., Books, CD, DVD, MP3, MP4, and live stage productions).

Do you enjoy comedy as much as I do, then this group's for you! What kinds of comedy do you say? Traditional, raw, edgy, unorthodox comedy. .Improv, stand-up let's see what's out there! Most venues are Free Yay!

Comedy fan? An experienced stand up? In the middle of your first improv class? It doesn't matter... The PHONING IT IN Comedy Collective is a group of like minded people in the NYC area of varying degrees of experience and commitment to comedy who have all banded together for one reason -- their passion for smart, funny and creative live comedy. Won't you join us?

This group is for anyone who enjoys stand up comedy but doesn't want to spend $50 at a comedy club. If you enjoy stand up and meeting new people over a drink this is a great group!

We are looking for aspiring stand-up comics who also work for any of the MTA agencies. LIRR, METRO-NORTH, MABSTOA, NYCTA, TBTA, etc. It doesn't matter your department, title, union, non-union, we just want to provide a space to share a good laugh and network.

Calling all would-be and actualized writers for stage and screen! Calling all improv'ers, actors, and those who are interested in trying dramatic improv for the first time! **** We also need a videographer **** The Plan: Writers come with the basics of a scene they have in mind. They know what takes place and who the characters are. It can be any genre. The actors (the writers themselves can be actors, if they wish) take the stage and improv the scene, following the plot points that the writer h …

Join us for our weekly Acting/Improv Class @ La Luz every Wednesday from 8pm-10pm! Explore the possibilities of yourself. What does your mind hold that your spirit has yet to release? Express yourself to the highest power with words, movement, interaction and internal discovery. It is a noncompetitive, supportive environment where both actors and non-actors are welcome. This class incorporates movement-based exercises, and group exercises to explore the primary fundamentals of improvisation, mak …

Every thing in this group is completely free. This group will have Meetups once every two weeks where we see some of the best standup comedy shows in Queens and Brooklyn. There will always be a mingle before the show, often with drink specials, so members can meet. And there will never be a drink minimum. And the comedians will always be pros (and usually famous).

Check us out at http://www.acersnyc.c... This is not a class. We're actors working together to provide each other with support on auditions and on goal setting. We provide a venue where you can take the techniques you learned in class and put them to use in preparation for an audition, whether it be for an agent, casting director, or manager. We provide suggestions after a performance, but they are merely suggestions, which you are free to accept or not. Ultimately, the choices you make for a p …

The purpose of this meetup group is to tawk about all things related to Comedy.  Who is your favorite standup?  Does Second City still have the same clout as 30 years ago?  What was the worst sitcom of the 1990s? We are using a new platform called "Tawkers" to have these regular discussions.  What would you like to tawk about?

Laugh, be creative, make friends, take risks and de-stress through improvisational theatre games and scenes. All levels and experiences welcome.