Spooky season at Bordello Cocktail Club in Fort Greene! Stankface Comedy + Sound (@stankfacecomedy) presents The Chamber of Horrors: stand-up comedy, magic tricks, live music, tarot readings, photo ops and candy stations. Hosted by Simon U (@simonuforreal), music by Alberto Reyes (@albertoreyes__). George Hayward is on the lineup with Meka Mo and Jabari Elzie. Show starts at 8 PM. 21+. Early bird tickets here.
Free outdoor stand-up in Astoria Park, Queens! Training Day (@trainingdayycomedyshow) is the Wednesday night comedy show in the park, hosted by Jared Waters (@mrwaters__), seen on ABC and Don't Tell Comedy, and Farzin Moradi (@farrrzinmoradi), with JJ Curry. George Hayward is on the lineup. Meet at 19th Street and 24th Avenue. Show starts at 7 PM, it's outdoors, and it's FREE!
Join George Hayward for the NextPage Charity Show, a comedy fundraiser with Harlem Run in support of Next PAGE. Organized by Thomas Rainey (@idktom_27), who is running the 2026 NYC Marathon for the cause.
Next PAGE supports incarcerated and formerly incarcerated young people through literacy and creative writing.
Thursday, October 22 at 7 PM in Brooklyn. Venue, ticket details and full lineup to be announced. Follow @idktom_27 for updates.
End time is to be confirmed; calendar entries currently reserve three hours.
What the What Productions presents Back to School Comedy Show at One and One Comedy Lounge in Manhattan! Hosted by Rashad Bashir, featuring George Hayward and headliner Dion Domicello (@diondomicello).
Friday, October 23. Seating starts at 4:30 PM; showtime is 5 PM. Tickets are $20. Get tickets here.
The final round of New York Comedy Festival (@nycomedyfest) auditions at Comedy in Harlem (@comedyinharlem) in Sugar Hill! George Hayward is one of the finalists tonight. Paid by the Bell, hosted by Rashad Bashir (@rbashir_comedy): comics compete, the crowd decides, $50 cash prize to the best act, and the top acts go on to the festival show in November. Doors at 5 PM, show at 6 PM. 21+, two item minimum. Tickets are $7 online here.
A live comedy debate at Caveat (@caveatnyc) on the Lower East Side! Arguments & Grievances (@argueandgrieve), produced by Kevin Casey White (@kevincaseywhite), pits two comedians against each other over the world's least important arguments, and the audience votes on the winner. Jordan Doll (@jordandolladultman) defends the Sun and George Hayward defends the Moon. Show starts at 9 PM. 21+. Tickets here.
Come see George Hayward at The Comedy Zeitgeist (@thecomedyzeitgeist), hosted by Aditya Bhawal (@theadityaproblem), at Land to Sea (@landtoseanyc) in Williamsburg!
Wednesday, September 30. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets $15 here.
Flopsauce (@flopsaucemic), a monthly stand-up show at Secret Pour in Brooklyn! Hosted by Kayla Kirk (@kaylarkirk) and Emily Baker (@mleebaker), featuring Eric Gorday, Gavin Rogers, George Hayward, Amy Wieseneck, Grace Johnson, and Amelia Rithaler. Show starts at 7:30pm. FREE!
Steve Maloy (@steevemaloy) and Jeff Greenspan (@gspan) host One in 35 at Whiskey Cellar (@whiskeycellarnyc) in the East Village! There are 35 seats… at the end of the show, one seat number is drawn, and if it’s yours, your bar tab is on the hosts. Get tickets here for $12!
A gloving-stand up comedy show at Pine Box Rock Shop (@pineboxrockshop) in Bushwick! New York’s funniest comedians tell their jokes… then each comic performs a gloving set, with live gloving reviews from Infinite Puppet (@infinitepuppet) himself. Hosted by Victoria Chuah (@victoriachuah) and Joan Flaherty (@oatlybaristablend) of the J.U.I. show (@jokingundertheinfluence). Show starts at 9pm!
Sam Schild (@samschild_) presents Sam’s Picks (@samspicks_) — a comedy show with his favorite comedians — at Mood Ring (@moodringnyc) in Bushwick! FREE!
Comedy & Karaoke at Hart Bar (@hartbarnyc) in Brooklyn, hosted by Zack White (@whiteymcwhiteey) and Anthony Madalone (@mad_alone_comedy)! Hour one: comedians sing karaoke — they have to try. Hour two: YOU sing karaoke. You also have to try. 21+ and FREE!
Don’t miss this variety show at Medusa Bar (@medusabrooklyn), 618 Grand Street (Brooklyn), unlike any other you’ve ever seen! Curated by Sarah Creamin’ Onion (@sarahcreaminonion) and Billie Bullock (@heybilliebullock), this will be your kinda night! FREE!!
Get tickets here for $8 at The Rat NYC (@theratnyc). Blake (@blake_ung) and Samir (@littlelibraryboy) bring some of the best comics in New York for a Socratic seminar of stand-up and sketch comedy that will be etched into the stone of eternity… enter the Pantheon if you dare.
After voting in New York City, come enjoy some pizza and good vibes at Comedy Under Artichoke (@artichokecomedy) Artichoke Bazille’s Pizza in Bushwick (18 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn). NO COVER; show starts at 8pm.
Paid Protest (@paidprotestcomedy) show at QED Astoria (@qedastoria)! This one is a fundraiser for the Tenant Organizing Working Group. Tickets for $15 here.
I’m hosting for one of my favorite comedians, Erik Scott (@erikscottcomedy), when he headlines one of my favorite comedy clubs, Sesh Comedy (@seshcomedy) right here in the Lower East Side. Get tickets here ($20-$30).
I’ll be hosting for three amazing comics, Jon Dunne (@gitrdunne), Andrew Shankland (@mrshowbusiness), and Sam Otter (@usedtoyotacorolla) as they all run their 20 minute sets at one of the coolest independent venues in the city, Pine Box Rock Shop.
FREE; no cover.
Amazing show (@graveyardshiftcomedy) run by Gary Simons (@garyfromconnecticut) and Nick Hornedo (@nick.hornedo) at The Twisted Spine, NYC's First Bookstore for Horror and Dark Literature. Get tickets here ($15).
You’ve never seen a comedy show quite like this. All comedians are interviewed by a professional psychoanalyst and philosopher after their set. It makes you laugh and think. Get tickets here. $12 at the door or online.
Get Tickets at The Stand here.
9pm at Medusa. Read more here.
Come freeze with us in Long Island City! Free show hosted by Meka Mo and Jilberto Soto.
