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Eugene Mirman, Fred Armisen, Robyn Hitchcock, John Oliver, Sarah Vowell, more appearing at 826NYC "Chat Spectacular"

New York nonprofit 826NYC is celebrating 10 years of providing students ages 6 – 18 with free literacy and writing programs. Part of this year’s festivities is a fundraising event happening March 5 at Town Hall called the Tenth Anniversary Chat Spectacular…

Comedy Bang! Bang! returns ++ Reggie Watts played w/ Birbiglia, Kitson & more for 826NYC, playing lots more

Wednesday night at The Bell House in Brooklyn, Eugene Mirman and Sarah Vowell hosted a comedy fundraiser for Dave Egger’s nonprofit organization 826NYC (head there for more information and to donate)…

Reggie Watts performing at benefit w/ Todd Barry & more this week, another w/ Daniel Kitson & more in July

826NYC is a nonprofit tutoring center dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, develop their writing skills in the realm of creative writing, expository writing and English as a Second Language…

Stephin Merritt, Eugene Mirman, Wyatt Cenac, Jonathan Ames, John Oliver & more plying 826NYC benefit in December

Eugene Mirman and Wyatt Cenac are already playing a Hurricane Sandy Relief benefit at The Bell House on November 25 for a special edition of Pretty Good Friends, and Jonathan Ames is doing one on Monday (11/12) at Union Hall, and now the three of them will be teaming up for a different benefit show with Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields), Sarah Vowell, Jonathan Frazen, Gail Collins, John Oliver, and Jon Ronson at Symphony Space’s Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on December 7…

Sarah Silverman & Reggie Watts playing a last minute show (which is on sale now)

Sarah Silverman @ the EMCF recently (more by David Andrako) In addition to her upcoming appearances at the New Yorker Festival and roasting Anthony Bourdain, not to mention the zillion shows she seems to be adding lately, Sarah Silverman has scheduled ANOTHER NYC show, but this one is much sooner…

826NYC Dueling Bingo, 'Tell Your Friends!' at Bell House, Kristen Schaal, Uptown Showdown & more NYC comedy news

Eugene Mirman at The Bell House, Sept. 2011 (more by David Andrako) I mentioned some upcoming comedy-type events yesterday, but here are a few more shows of note that I forgot to mention…

indie rockers DJing 826NYC Prom

Neon Indian at Governors Ball (more by Chris La Putt) 826NYC, the non-profit writing center for NYC students, is teaming up with Bowery to present ‘The Prom You Were Promised: A Benefit for 826NYC’ at Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 13…

Neko Case giving away her Mercury Cougar, played the Bell House w/ Lost in the Trees (and Marc Ribot) (pics & setlist)

“Managed to catch most of the Super Bowl and got to see the incredible Neko Case at the Bell House. Successful Sunday.” – Joe Saturday “Just spent 20 minutes discussing Vermont tax laws with Neko Case, Eugene Mirman and Marc Ribot…

Sondre Lerche, Here We Go Magic, Chuck Klosterman & others playing 826NYC benefits @ Coco 66

Sondre Lerche @ BV SXSW 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) Coco 66 will be hosting Show Off Your Sugar, a new monthly band & author series to benefit 826NYC, a non-profit writing center for students in NYC…

Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival 2009 lineup (Daniel Kitson & more), an 826NYC benefit (tickets), a new Sub Pop album

Secret Wars @ All Points West 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) So we’ve got the Del Close Marathon happening this weekend (8/14-8/16) and we’ve got the New York Comedy Festival happening in November…
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