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New York Comedy Festival, Day 3
Featuring Adam Carolla, Rosie O’Donnell and Joel McHale
Joel McHale (Photo: NBC)
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Today is my favorite day of the festival, mainly because I finally get to see Joel McHale and Donald Glover live. As in, not through glass tube or laptop, but actually in person! I’m not sure if my Soup/Community/Childish Gambino loving mind will be able to take. Fair warning, fellow patrons of Carnegie Hall.
Joel McHale
Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m.
The Soup. Community. That’s all you need to know. Plus, opening set from Donald Glover.
Adam Carolla
Carolines on Broadway, 7:30 p.m.
Beginning earlier this year, The Adam Carolla Show has been playing to sold out audiences on stages all around the country. The show features Adam performing his trademark comedy bits such as “What Can’t Adam Complain About” and “Why I Hate LA” together with a hilarious presentation featuring pictures and video of all the great stories fans have come to love about Adam and his buddies growing up in North Hollywood. Celebrities often join the show as well to be interviewed by Adam via Skype from locations all over the world.
Luis Jimenez
Hammerstein Ballroom, 8 p.m.
For more than a decade, millions of radio listeners have woken up early in the morning to laugh along with the Spanish radio superstar, Luis Jimenez. With his recent move to media giant Univision, Jimenez will bring his special brand of irreverent humor to an even bigger audience. The Luis Jimenez Show is the best way to wake up in the mornings, with the most popular radio morning host in the United States. The show is edgy and makes listeners laugh while at the same time getting the latest, wacky news from around the world. The show provides a daily fix of comedy, song parodies, celebrity interviews and daily topics.
Margaret Cho
Beacon Theatre, 8 p.m.
Margaret is touring as she works out a new stand-up show that features a healthy mix of new comedy and live music. In the spirit of Cho’s diverse identity and equally diverse career, her workshop tour will feature her burgeoning foray into the realm of comedy music. She will be showcasing songs from her forthcoming album, tentatively titled Guitarded, which will feature guest appearances by Patty Griffin, Jon Brion, Grant Lee Phillips and others. Cho’s workshop shows feature her trademark raunchy, socially relevant and politically-charged comedy, and also offer a unique chance to see her in a more intimate setting as she develops songs from her forthcoming comedy album.
Patrice O’Neal
NYU Skirball Center, 8 p.m.
Patrice’s stand-up has taken him all over the world and seen him appear multiple times on Late Show with Conan O’Brien, Late Show with David Letterman and Ellen. He was a regular on the popular Comedy Central series Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, hosted VH-1′s Web Junk 20 and is a regular guest on Sirius XM Radio’s “Opie & Anthony” show. Patrice has also performed half hour specials on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central. You can catch Patrice in the films The 25th Hour, In the Cut and Head of State.
Rosie O’Donnell
Town Hall, 8 p.m.
Broadcasting from a custom-built home studio near her kids and her crafts, Rosie O’Donnell has a daily two-hour forum to explore any topic, issue, or event on her mind on her own Sirius XM Radio Channel, Rosie Radio. The live, call-in format of Rosie Radio offers listeners the chance to connect and interact with her on an extraordinary level. The phone lines are open every day for Rosie and her listeners to talk about anything and everything: raising kids, losing weight, watching TV, hearing Rosie’s amazing stories and opinions and discovering Rosie’s most inspirational people. More fascinated by regular, everyday people than celebrity, Rosie wants everyone to participate in the conversation.