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John Oliver is hosting/taping a “New York Stand-Up Show” at NYU’s Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Saturday & Sunday – January 14-16…

“Stand-up Comedian and Daily Show correspondent, John Oliver, hosts a unique series of stand-up comedy shows for Comedy Central which feature some of America’s most influential stand-up stars and great upcoming comics. Season 2 is sure to be amazing. Headliners this year include Greg Behrendt, Pete Holmes, Al Madrigal and Maria Bamford as well as these great comics Brendon Walsh, Kyle Kinane, Anthony Jeselnik, Marina Franklin, Jen Kirkman, Deon Cole, Mike Lawrence, Kumail Nanjiani, Rory Albanese, Glenn Wool, Moshe Kasher, Rory Scovel plus more tbd…”

Sign up for free tickets to the Comedy Central event.

Wyatt Cenac is doing something similar. Free tickets available.

Free weekly series Whiplash continues every Monday night at NYC’s UCB Theater. Tonight’s special guests are John Oliver, Rory Scovel & Mike Lawrence.

Reggie Watts and Daniel Pinchbeck are having “An Open Dialogue About the Future” at Cameo Gallery tonight (1/10) (doors at 9pm). On January 17th, 2011, Daniel Pinchbeck will host a screening of “2012, Time for a Change” at the same venue.

The Wednesday night free “Big Teriffic” show has been happening again at Cameo Gallery, and it will happen again on 1/12 and 1/19 (and probably after that!). Max Silvestri, Gabe Liedman, and Jenny Slate host. Other special guests perform too.

Hannibal Buress still hosts the free show every Sunday night at Knitting Factory. 1/16 promises Rory Scovel, Ben Lerman, Jermaine Fowler, John Mulaney & Rob Shapiro

Monthly show Variety Shac with Andrea Rosen returns to UCB on January 13th with special guests John Mulaney, Aasif Mandvi & Negin Farsad.

Joe Mande breaks out at Caroline’s this Tuesday, January 11th. Tickets are on sale.

Neil Innes of Monty Python and The Rutles fame plays Highline Ballroom on May 10th. Tickets are on sale.

Did you miss all six appearances Patton Oswalt just made in NYC? If you live in Fargo, North Dakota you’re in luck.

Did you miss the opening weekend of Daniel Kitson‘s show at St. Ann’s Warehouse? Well, you have until January 30th to correct that!

Aziz Ansari‘s Carnegie Hall show happens on January 22nd. Tickets are still on sale.

Louis CK has a new CD and DVD entitled “Hilarious” which gets relesaed this Tuesday, 1/11. That’s the cover art above. Have you seen it on Comedy Central? Well, the DVD is ” uncensored and feature an additional 40 minutes of content not aired on TV.” Check out the trailer/e-card thing below…