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John Mulaney’s seven-show Radio City Music Hall run begins this weekend (February 16 – 19, tickets) and he may warming up for them by doing drop ins at much smaller shows.

Comedian Aaron Glaser says he wants to sue UCB for gender discrimination, after dropping his $38 million defamation lawsuit against fellow comedian Jasmine Pierce for “falsely and intentionally“ accusing him of rape. Meanwhile, more accusations against him have come out.

The 2017 edition of Upright Citizen’s Brigade’s Del Close Marathon happens June 23 – 25, featuring round-the-clock improv performances across 10 stages, with over 650 shows and panels in the course of those three days.

Also: Margaret Glaspy, George Clinton, Main Source, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Robert Glasper, Denzel Curry, DJ Premier, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Capone-N-Noreaga, GZA, Bilal, and so much more.

Last week, Adult Swin oddity (is that reduntant?) “Too Many Cooks” took the world by storm with its brilliantly strange (eventually disturbing) homage to TV opening credits sequences of the ’70s / ’80s / ’90s…

It’s hard to believe it’s been well over a decade since the Upright Citizens Brigade first started their weekend-long improv marathon. Since its more modest conception as a two-day festival at one theatre, the Del Close Marathon has expanded exponentially, enjoying its biggest and most diverse year yet this weekend (June 27 – 29)…

One of the greatest recurring comedy showcases in this cesspool of a city gone soft has got to be Whiplash which takes place every Monday at 11pm at the UCB Theater in Chelsea…

The 15th Annual Del Close Marathon went down in NYC from 6/28-6/30, and it was certainly “bigger than ever.” With 420 shows on seven different stages, the marathon had no problem filling 56 straight hours with improv…

Notorious pot comic Doug Benson is releasing his new album, Gateway Doug on July 9th on ASpecialThing Records. The set was recorded in San Francisco on, of course, 4/20, and it promises to be a hilarious follow up to his last album, Smug Life…

Well, it’s that time of year again. No, not July 4. Not the official beginning of summer. Not even the weekend. I’m talking about the fifteenth annual Del Close Marathon, happening June 28 – June 30 in NYC…