"Bad News: It's a Comedy Show" is uncontested as New York's best news-themed alternative comedy show. Carmen Lagala, Sam Evans, Brittany Carney, and Alex Ptak host a lineup of innovative, exciting comedic voices each week along with their own local news style twist.



For a small pledge of only $5.00, you can see the following comedians from Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim, HBO, and even help keep journalism alive:

03/15: POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO BAD NEWS



03/08: Emily Catalano (Conan), Jordan Jensen (Just For Laughs), Xazmin Garza (Sirius XM), Alison Leiby (Marvelous Ms. Maisel), Ray Barnaclo (Go Bananas Comedy Club), Lee Kimbrell (Go Bananas Comedy Club)

03/01: Natasha Vaynblat (Comedy Central), Billy Prinsell (Comedy Central), Saurin Choksi (Sirius XM), Bri Pruett (Just For Laughs), Zach Khandakji (Cherry Bomb)

02/23: Sydnee Washington (Comedy Central), Shane Torres (Conan), Katie Hannigan (Colbert), Lucas Connelly (Comedy Central), Josh Carter (Broad City)

02/16: Hari Kondabolu (Netflix, NPR), John Hastings (Comedy Central, BBC), Kenice Mobley (Stand Up NBC Finalist), Brian Allen Mitchell (Bridgetown Comedy Fest), Jake Adams (Baskets on FX)

02/09: Myq Kaplan (Last Comic Standing), Marcia Belsky (Comedy Central), Dan Perlman (Iliza Schlesinger Sketch Show on Netflix), Nick Chambers (Boston Comedy Festival), Natalie McGill (Redacted Tonight)



02/02: !! NO SHOW THIS WEEK !!

01/26: Caitlin Peluffo (Comedy Central), Hannah Boone (Adult Swim), Mike Brown (Comedy Central), Julia Johns (SomeECards), Derek Humphrey (Movies R Dumb Podcast)

01/19: Joe Pera (Joe Pera Talks To You on Adult Swim), Martin Urbano (Comedy Central), Sam Ruddy (Full Frontal With Samantha Bee), Eudora Peterson (The Special Without Brett Davis), Maurice Licorish (Cinder Block Fest)

01/12: Ryan Donahue (Kimmel), Chanel Ali (Girl Code), Moss Pericone (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj), Rachel Sennott (High Maintenance on HBO), Sagar Bhatt (CollegeHumor)

01/05: Kate Willet (Netflix), Eli Sairs (Roast Battle), George Civeris (Comedy Central Stand Up), Dillon Stevenson (Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas), Calvin Cato (AV Club)

12/29: Nina Tarr (Adult Swim), Adam Mamawala (Sirius XM), Mike Abrusci (The Chris Gethard Show), Jason Planitzer (Comedy at the Counting Room)

12/22: !! NO SHOW THIS WEEK !!

12/15: Gavin Matts (Comedy Central), Chanel Ali (Girl Code), Yedoye Travis (Comedy Central), Lucia Whalen (Asheville Comedy Festival), Sara DeForest (SXSW)

12/08: Dina Hashem (Comedy Central), Ranaan Hershberg (Sirius XM), Mia Jackson (Comedy Central), Kendall Farrell (Adult Swim), Jamie Clauson-Wolf (Chris Gethard Presents)

12/01: CANCELLED

11/24: Brett Davis (The Special Without Brett Davis), Kenice Mobley (Standup NBC Finalist), Carolyn Riley (Limestone Comedy Festival), Latif Tayour (Just For Laughs), Zane Golia (Jonathan Frakes Asks You Things)

11/17: Clare O'Kane (Comedy Central), Allen Strickland Williams (Conan), Olive Lynch (Vice), Amamah Sardar (McSweeny's), Wilfred Padua (Bridgetown Comedy Festival), Conner McNutt (Earwolf)



11/10: Mia Jackson (Comedy Central Presents), Michael Moses (Halifax Comedy Festival), Geoff Asmus (Just For Laughs), Ben Wasserman (MTV), Eitan Levine (AVN Award Winner)

11/03: Sarah Tollemache (Late Late Show with James Corden), Lawrence DeLoach (Winner Caroline's March Madness 2019), Cody Wilkins (Rundown with Robin Thede), Michelle Slonim (Gotham Comedy Club), Albert Kirchner (NY Comedy Fest)

10/27: Drew Michael (SNL Writer, HBO), Sam Morrison (Sirius XM, Bravo), Wanjiko Eke (10,000 Laughs Comedy Fest), Justy Dodge (Keith and the Girl), Yoni Heisler (NC Comedy Fest)

10/20: Katie Hannigan (Colbert), Jordan Jensen (JFL), Taylor Dowdy (Moontower Comedy Fest), Dannie Felts (High Maintenance), Charlie Rohrer (Easy on Netflix)

10/13: Matt Koff (Daily Show), Jes Tom (Standup NBC Semifinalist), Stephanie Weber (AV Club), Max Fine (Sirius XM), Jeremyah Schur (Comedy Night)



10/06: A Half Hour Special Set By Sam Evans (Just For Laughs)! Opening sets by Dan Yang (Fallon) & Gladys Dee (RISK)

09/29: Shalewa Sharpe (Comedy Central), Kath Barbadoro (Roast Battle), Fumi Abe (MTV), Brian Higginbottom (Crosstown Comedy Fest), Alex Giampapa (Boston Comedy Festival), Patrick Shroeder (Comedy Fight Club)

09/22: Aparna Nancherla (Corporate on Comedy Central), Dan Wilbur (IFC), Drew Michael (HBO), Hannah Boone (Adult Swim), Guitler Raphael ("The Alley" Webseries)

09/15: Natasha Vaynblat (Comedy Central), Dave Ross (Corporate on Comedy Central), Randall Otis (The Daily Show), Rallo Boykins (New York's Funniest), Jeremy Hammond (The Hard Times), Julia Johns (SomeECards)

09/08: Caitlin Peluffo (Comedy Central), Fareeha Khan (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), Caitlin Cook (5 Words Podcast), Andrew Tavin (College Humor), Tim Bridge (Winner of Vermont's Funniest Comedian Contest)

09/01: Kate Willett (Colbert), Usama Siddiquee (Comedy Cellar), Dan Soder (Netflix), YouJean Chang (New York Comedy Festival), Sherm Jacobs (Green Comedy Podcast)

08/25: Steve Rogers (Colbert), Clare O'Kane (Comedy Central), Taylor Garron (Reductress), Von Mychael (Showtime At The Apollo), Casey McGowann (Clam Pals)

08/18: Courtney Maginnis (Comedy Central), Nick Nemeroff (Conan), Charles McBee (Laughs on Fox), Justy Dodge (Keith and the Girl)

08/11: Jordan Jensen (Just For Laughs), Ismael Loutfi (Jimmy Kimmel), David Tveite (Last Comic Standing), Jess Reed (Keith and the Girl), David Piccolomini (Tinder Tales Podcast)

08/04: Ellington Wells (Comedy Central), Eudora Peterson (The Special Without Brett Davis), Nori Reed (Comedy Central's Clusterfest), Jake Head (Sirius XM), Brandon Daniel Garner (Let's Be Friends), Mike Szar (Limestone Comedy Fest)

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7pm Doors. 7:30 show. Follow the signs to the show room in the basement. Free drinks are raffled off every week!

If early tickets are sold out, you can still probably get in at the door!