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National Comedy Theatre

Fifteen dollars can get a person very far in New York City. It can pay for fifteen slices of edible cheese pizza, and it is perhaps the average cost of a general admission ticket to a museum (unless you get the 2 for $5 museum tix from High 5 :) ).  Yet, can fifteen dollars guarantee quality entertainment on a night out on the town? Yes, it definitely can. NYC’s National Comedy Theatre boasts a boatload of talent for only fifteen dollars. Located on 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue, this little theatre becomes the life of the party on Friday and Saturday nights. Having never gone to a live comedy show before, I was taken aback by the massive energy that the performers emitted.  It was powerful and it was fresh.

As I munched on my popcorn, I remained alert and nervous. I had chosen to sit to the left of the stage in the second row. I felt too close to the stage, too easy a target for the comedians to taunt. [click to continue…]

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I had wanted to see the Neo-Futurists for some time, but was always too busy/lazy and never got around to asking for tickets. This particular week, though, it just seemed to make sense for no particular reason whatsoever. The Neos would appreciate this reasoning, I think. Also, another show popped up this time on the freelancers’ weekly email from Eric (monsieur Editor-in-Chief at High 5) — an improv night at the National Comedy Theatre — which piqued my interest. I had never heard of the place, but I like comedy about as much as the next guy, so I figured it couldn’t be all that bad. Impulsively, of course, I got tickets to both. It was an odd pairing, to be sure. [click to continue…]

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