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Located downstairs at Comix at 353 W. 14th Street, Ochi's Lounge opens for pre-show hobnobbing one half hour before the first showtime seven days a week. There is no cover charge and a one item minimum food or drink purchase for every performance. Past performers in Ochi's Lounge have included David Cross, Jim Gaffigan, Zach Galifianakis, Judah Friedlander, Tom Shillue, Christian Finnegan & other famous faces.

Ochi's Lounge is the next level of Comix and is sure to change the way you think about underground comedy. Say goodbye to smelly co-ed bathrooms and run-down, musty venues that are the standard alternative comedy experience. Everything you love about independent shows produced by some of the MVPs of the comedy scene is now in a comfortable lounge with affordable and delicious food and beverages available.

There is no cover charge and a one item minimum purchase of food or drink for all shows.
Email Kambri Crews at kcrews[at]comixny.com with any questions.


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25 WORDS OR LESS - There are lots of great storytellers in the world of comedy. "Twenty-5 Words or Less" is not the show for them. Hosted by Matt Goldich, T5WOL features some of New York's best comedians telling their funniest one-liners. These jokes are the soul of wit! www.twenty5wordsorless.com.

AFTER DARK - Fellas loosen up those bow ties, ladies let your hair down. Start your weekend with a comedy night cap as host Harry Terjanian brings you the swingingest line-up of comedy thrillers and lady killers.

The first half is a swinging variety show featuring the best mix of club and alternative stand-ups, and sketch characters . Then we close out the show with a storytelling jam session featuring all of the nights performers telling real life funny tales of triumphs and failure (let's be honest mostly failures) based on audience suggestions. Can you dig that? I knew that you could. Click here for further info.

  AUCTION! - A show that acts as an alternative to the impersonality of Ebay and the seriousness of antiques roadshow. At "AUCTION!" comedians bring hilarious stories along with the objects theyr'e about, and you bring riot gear and a few bucks for the bid wars that follow. Host/Auctioneer Chris Sifflet and the funniest people in New York want to party with you. Click here for further info.

THE BACK ROOM - The Back Room is a provocative gay stand-up show featuring NYC’s best working and up and coming gay, lesbian and sexy comics. The show is always polished and sometimes a little dirty. We’re next to a rest room in the Meatpacking District, would you expect anything less? While in the crowd you can peer over and perhaps meet a hunky man or a sassy gal to your liking. You never know what will happen in the Back Room! Click here for more.

THE COMICAL UNZIPPED SHOW -- Come see the Comical Crew Raw and Uncensored by the FCC the way they are meant to be heard. Stand up each week from Danny, Myka, Chris and the rest of the crew, plus special guests will be dropping in that you've heard on the show, exclusive videos from Danny and the crew and the occasional giveaways of cool free stuff. Tune in to 87.9FM in Manhattan or Comicalradio.com each week to hear who's playing on the next show. Sponsored by Stand Up! Records, Myspace Comedy and Punchlinemagazine.com

You can also see our line ups and past live shows at myspace.com/zippercomedy

  CONVERGENCE - These days more and more comedians are using web-based projects to achieve their dreams. Host Thomas J. Kelly gives comedians a chance to combine those produced projects with their live work in "Convergence". This weekly stand up comedy / variety show focuses on funny people with unique projects and web-videos. Each week features a combination of surprise guests and live and video taped performances to create a really big show in a really small room. Thomas J. Kelly hosts the web radio show ThisShowAgain.com and is the warm up comedian for ABC's "The View". He is the creator of the web TV show LittleMerman.com and is developing IHateWeddings.com.

DTMT PRESENTS: THE LIL' SEANY BOY SHOW! -- Sean Donnelly, the world famous entertainer better known as "Lil' Seany Boy," has been thrilling audiences for over 3 decades with his unique blend of tomfoolery, rambunctious antics, and of course, hijinks. Join Lil' Seany each Saturday night as he and his cohorts from "Don't Touch Me There" present the city's best comedians AND teach you how to prepare quick and easy meals that the whole family will enjoy. Visit thelilseanyshow.com for more info and www.DontTouchMeThere.com for short films and commemorative plates.

DYKE'S ON MIKES - Made up of four hilarious New York based comedians: Leah Dubie, Jackie Monahan, Amy Beckerman and Gloria Bigelow, the show was accepted into the 2008 Women's Center Stage Festival. It has also been picked by Time Out New York as a BEST BET around town. Each “dyke” brings something different to the table but all are skilled in well-timed hilarity! It's estrogen-fueled FUN without the cramps and bloating!
FAMILY HOUR WITH AUNTIE SARA - The New York Post calls Family Hour one of NYC's top alt-comedy shows! The New York Press and Metromix.com also recommend our magically dysfunctional story-fest featuring comedians from Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, NBC and the movies talking about family in a manner that is not at all appropriate for actual families with actual children. Hosted by Sara Benincasa (Nerve.com, MTV News, Sirius) with Kambri Crews (The Moth, LoveDaddy.org). Click here for details.
 
FIRST FRIDAY ROUNDUP - On the first Friday of each month***, Kambri Crews and Scott Ramsey host a meet and greet networking party with $4 Lone Star Beer and FREE specialty cocktails (while supplies last or untill 8:00, whichever comes first. Anyone is invited to attend! Raffle prizes provided by Tex in the City. ***On hiatus and returning September 4th!
INTERMISSION - Are you the kind of person who can't decide between the comedy tent or the music tent at Bonnaroo? Then stop by Intermission, Mo Diggs and Matt Nagin's monthly showcase of comedians and musicians. Intermission is a stand-up comedy show with two musical intermissions by the musical guest for that month. It's like SNL with stand-up instead of sketch.
 

JAKE SEYMOUR TELETHON - Once a month, NYC entertainer Jake Seymour, alter ego of comedian Shaun Patrick Flynn, invites some of New York’s best musical comedy acts to help raise money for cancer research. Proceeds collected from the grueling 90-minute fundraiser are donated to the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Rock out and laugh for a good cause. For more information on the V Foundation, or to make a donation, please visit http://www.jimmyv.org.

  LATE NIGHT SUBSTANTIAL -- Dan Fontaine hosts a talk show where comedy comes first. Then the talk. LNS will also feature sketch/improv and guest of the week segments. So, come out and get the weekend started with free give aways and great food and drinks! Click here for more.
MISERY DATE: Online, Blind, and Simply Ridiculous Dating Stories - Are you single and frustrated? Perpetually the 3rd wheel? Sexless and the City? Anne Altman (Mortified, Two Can Anne) feels your pain because she's experienced the lion's share of terrible dates in this town: Cheap Guy, Gross Guy, Dumb Guy, Silent Guy, Militant Zionist Guy, "No Doubt About It" Guy (his favorite phrase), Creepy Vasectomy Guy, Yoga Guy, Guy Who Smelled Like a Hamper, Yellow Rubber Bracelet Guy, and she could go on. Oh, and she will--misery loves company, so she's invited some similarly disenchanted folks to share their miserable stories for a cathartic evening of laughs, pity, and a sliver of hope! Hosted by Anne Altman. annealtman.blogspot.com
NEW YORK SH*TTY -- The traditional "New York experience" is all but a mirage now, replaced by Chipotles, cosmotinis, and management companies starving for horizontal space. Although it's become a cliche to romanticize Ed Koch's New York - one rampant with drugs, crime, and bankruptcy - there does, nevertheless, exist a necessity to honor the city's two-faced ability to enthrall and excite you one day and wring you dry the next. Simply put, New York can suck - hard - and brother-sister duo Eliot and Ilana Glazer invite comedians, writers, bloggers, and performers to share their worst experiences in the new cathartic storytelling series New York Sh*tty at Ochi's Lounge.
NOUVEAU POOR - Economy got you down? Don't worry, we've got just the thing for you! Calvin S. Cato (Game Show Network, Naked Comedy Show) presents a wonderful blend of comedy and music with a speakeasy vibe. There are comedians who've been featured on MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and top comedy clubs in the city as well as musicians who've played at the top indie venues in New York City. Oh, and did we mention that everyone who comes to the show gets a free resume? So if you're unemployed, overemployed, or looking to hire someone who knows Microsoft Office, come by and check out the only show that has 100% Talent, 0% Health Insurance. Click here for more.
OCHI'S MOTEL - A weekly workout room hosted by Sean Donnelly & Blaine Perry and Aalap Patel & Matteson Perry. Ochi's Motel has rooms aplenty for anyone with 4.5 minutes of talent looking for a warm microphone. From touring pros to NYC's freshest stand-up, improv & sketch artists, the Motel has earned its reputation as "a stand-up place" for 5 years running. Email ochismotel[at]gmail.com to get put "in the hat" for the weekly, randomly drawn cast list. (Performers donate $5 to the week's prize kitty, 1 item minimum for all.)
ODD BAGGAGE - Grant Gordon and Helen Hong host a hodgepodge of alternative and mainstream comedians who don't quite "fit in." A fresh assortment of NY's funniest gather every other Thursday. The show also features “The Hot Minute”, where a volunteer comedy newbie gets 1 minute to make the room laugh for a free round of drinks for their friends.
  PERFORMANCE ANXIETY OPEN MIC - Edward Tyll (Mad Boys Tour 2008, Progressive Radio Network, ABC-TV) hosts this pro-show style, supportive open mic for developing talent to work out new, original comedy ideas or polish their set for a gig! Click here for booking info. Walk-ins welcome.
  PLEASE SOMEONE KILL ME - Emotionally Inappropriate Comedy that isnt scared of the dark hosted by Mama Spell with special guests Rena Zeger and Tom Nevin, video funnies and extended sets by Hilary Schwartz and Rachael Parenta.
  ROSIE THE RIVETER is a cultural icon of the United States of America, representing the six million women who entered the workforce for the first time during World War II. Rosie the Irreverent is a cultural uprising, representing women who aren’t afraid to tell it like it is and speak their minds. Like her fore mothers, she is strong, independent and will get the job done! She will also leave you laughing long after the show is over. We can do it! Click here for more.
SIDESHOW GOSHKO - Step right up and grab a seat as the freakish hidden lives of New York's top comedians and storytellers are exposed and put on display by host Leslie Goshko. There's live accordion music, a challenging trivia game, and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce! Click here for more.
  SNC: The Virgin Chronicles. You and your loved one. Sweaty. Nervous. Who's going to put it in? Was this a bad idea? Are we doing it right? And you think this is about sex. Twas a flashback of my first time cooking scrapple. Switzerland Neutral Comedy gathers at Ochi's every month to deliver first-times of everything - from the first time you went to Europe to the first time you went to a concert to the first time you went too heavy on the Cuervo. Come join us for the hilarity that is losing one's virginity to ANYTHING. And, yes, we are sure that someone will give great details of their two-minute escapade on Prom Night. Click here for more.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND - A bi-weekly competition where today's hottest up-and-coming comedians compete based on a new topic each show. The topic is given prior to the performance, and contestants must elaborate on a point of interest within their set. In the final round, the top two comics will face a short, completely improvised Q & A which will determine the winner. Al Alvarez and Jessie Richardson host.
STAND UP. LIE DOWN. Ever wonder what's really going on inside the head of a comedian? Get laughs and insights at the world's first onstage psychoanalysis of three comedians. Each comic does 5 minutes of stand up followed by a 13 minute "session".

And who better to do the analyzing than Dr. Lisa Levy, the self-proclaimed psychotherapist and creator of the breakthrough show "Psychotherapy Live!" "Riotously Funny!"-The London Times "A shrink with stage presence." -The New York Times www.lisalevyindustries.com

SUPEREGO @ OCHI'S - A stand-up comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest rising stars of the New York comedy scene. Join us downtown for cheap laughs! It's fantastic! Bring your friends!
THIRD FRIDAYS - Ritch Duncan is a local favorite who has written for Comedy Central, Public Radio International, and was the founding editor of the humor magazine "Jest." His monthly variety show will feature standup, improv, storytelling, music and readings, all specifically designed to compliment the experience of eating above average bar food in a comedy club basement.
TRIPLE MINORITY REPORT WITH ROBIN CLOUD is a monthly comdey show for folks that like their comedy raw and uncensored. Come hear jokes that will make you think "Did she just say that?" Featuring NYC's finest comedians who share tales from the front lines of life. Leave your white / brown / yellow / red / black / beige guilt at home and come and get your laugh on. The Triple Minority Report- its funnier at the bottom. Click here for lineup and booking info.
TRUE TALES FROM COLLEGE -- Adam Wade and Jake Goldman present this new monthly storytelling show with stories ranging from the absurd to the heartfelt, you'll hear true stories from comics, writers and everyday people. Hosted by Adam Wade and Jake Goldman - two very nice people.
UNDER THE STREET IMPROV -- Kim Schultz...actress, comedienne and hostess extraordinaire hosts this VERY funny, VERY made-up-on-the-spot, VERY influenced by you improvisation show. It features different VERY funny improvisers from Kim Schultz Improv and also select guests who will sing and scene themselves into your funny bone! Come check it out! Did we mention it was funny? Click here for more.
THE VIRGIN MIC -- NYLaughs.org presents Virgin Mic Night at Comix. If you're a virgin at the mic or you just want to put out some new material, come and bust it out at Virgin Mic night. We promise we'll be gentle. Hosted by Suzette Simon - corporate whore by day / born-again Virgin Comic by night. Now every first Friday at 7p at Ochi's. Advanced booking required. Email virginmicnight@nylaughs.org for info.
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