Upcoming Shows

  • May 18, 2013 10:00 pmMo Mandel
  • May 18, 2013 10:00 pmPHIT House Team Night
  • May 18, 2013 11:00 pmCagematch
  • May 19, 2013 12:00 amThe Bat
  • May 19, 2013 2:00 pmIt's My Party: The Women & Comedy Project
  • May 19, 2013 4:00 pmFighting Lupus Through Laughter
  • May 19, 2013 5:00 pmStill Standing Comedy Jam
  • May 19, 2013 6:00 pmLaff Out Loud And Friends Comedy Show
  • May 19, 2013 7:00 pmPhiladelphia Comedy Academy Contest
  • May 19, 2013 7:00 pmPHIT Conservatory presents: "Hydra"
  • May 19, 2013 8:30 pmThe Deans
  • May 20, 2013 9:00 pmAM Killers in the PM
  • May 21, 2013 7:00 pmSelect Start + Rowbit
  • May 21, 2013 8:00 pmA Bunch of Improv
  • May 21, 2013 8:30 pmPHIT House Team Harold Night
  • May 22, 2013 8:00 pmConklin's Comedy Night
  • May 23, 2013 8:00 pmLaff Therapy Thursdays
  • May 23, 2013 8:30 pmFigment Theater's The Vagabond Sessions
  • May 24, 2013 7:00 pmThe Comedy Works
  • May 24, 2013 8:00 pmThe N Crowd
  • May 25, 2013 7:30 pmSarcasm Comedy Club
  • May 25, 2013 7:30 pmComedy Sportz Philadelphia
  • May 25, 2013 9:30 pmSarcasm Comedy Club
  • May 25, 2013 9:30 pmThe Comedy Works
  • May 25, 2013 10:00 pmComedy Sportz Philadelphia
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Philly Comedy Round-up, Vol. 80

By Aaron Hertzog, on March 4th, 2013

News

Comedian Alex Grubard recently won the LOL at The Grand competition in Wilmington, DE. Grubard took home a cash prize for his win, but don’t hold that against him the next time he tells you that he doesn’t have any money.

A new humor blog, Kitty Kat Booty is being run by Philadelphia-area comedians and La Salle students Kyle Harris and Brian McCarthy. The blog aims to post original humor pieces as well as interviews with comedians. The site recently interviewed comedian Steve Hofstetter.

Shows

Monday Evening Raw makes its debut tonight at Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar (1200 E. Passyunk Ave.) The stand-up showcase will feature sets from: Ryan Crawford, M. Jacob Alvarez, Dan Vetrano, Jay West, and TJ Hurley and will be hosted by Mike Logan.

Free Improv at Connie’s Ric Rac returns this week with another improv showcase featuring 15-minute sets from eight groups. This month’s show will feature: Deleted Scenes, Those Two Nice Ladies, Cake Bear, Bad James, DupliCate, No Wait, Dennis, Frank, Caitlin, Stills & Nash, Kait and Andrew+

This Wednesday Accidents Will Happen will be taken over by The Panic Hour. The show will be hosted by Steve Miller-Miller, NA Poe, and David Piccolomini and will feature comedy from: Alex Pearlman, Blythe Randolph, Tim Unkenholz, Kevin Hebbeler, Robert X, Jay West,and Alison Zeidman. As always, the show will be followed by an open mic.

JP Boudwin’s sketch comedy showcase Now Time! will have its second show at L’etage (624 S. 6th St.) this week with a show featuring The Feeko Brothers, Daring Daulton, and American Breakfast.

Kevin Hart’s Plastic Cup Boyz tour comes to Tower Theatre (Ludlow St. and S 69th St. Upper Darby) this Saturday with a show full of home-grown comedy from: Na’im Lynn, Will “Spank” Horton, Joey Wells and LaVar Walker.

This Sunday Bedtime Stories Presents: Guy Fieri’s Phantabulous Phood Phestival at Connie’s Ric Rac. The show will feature sketches, characters, and all around weirdness around the theme of the Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives host.

All this week Philly Improv Theater will host shows at the Shubin Theater (407 Bainbridge St.) You can check out their full calendar online.

If you have any Philly comedy news worth mentioning – send it our way with an email to contact@witout.net

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