So far we've found nothing funny about the month of January, hopefully things will change starting this week. Check out our comedy picks: When something is called Bar Mitzvah Disco (the Variety Show) you just have to go. The BMD is brought to you by the one and only Movable Hype 6.0 host Nick Kroll, who may or may not be going by the name of Enrique Goldfarb - Northern New Jersey's #3 name in......

Shonali Bhowmik, Leader of indie band Tigers and Monkeys, member, Variety Shac...

Gothamist loves this time of year when the city clears out. The city was so empty this morning that even our local AM New York distributor by the F train was on vacation and we had to pick up the paper instead of having it handed to us. Thankfully there is plenty to do this week as a reward for our hard work. Tonight, Jon Benjamin and Chris Jureck join the ladies of Variety Shac......

Andres du Bouchet, comedian, host and creator...

Three times a year, comedians and comedy writers gather before a live, drunk audience to showcase 5-minute film shorts. SPOILER, a film project run by a creative bunch of rowdy, young filmmakers and emerging comics, feels more like a party than it does a festival. This SPOILER's theme is "Action" and features standup by Slovin & Allen (SNL writers) and Andrea Rosen (Comedy Central's Stella), films by Aziz Ansari (Comedian, Filmmaker), Late Night Ritalin,......

For those stuck sucking on the big apple's pit, this fundraiser for Free Arts NYC might be worth checking out. It's a two part panel discussion about people who came to New York and succeeded in finding fame and fortune. Among those sharing their stories tonight are: Peter Arnell, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Clodagh, Olympia Dukakis, Todd Eberle, Kim Hastreiter and David Hershkovits, Mary Ellen Mark, John "Lypsinka" Epperson, Jennifer Bartlett, Andrea Rosen and......