comedy

The Tank is New York City's home for comedy, offering an attractive, flexible, idiosyncratic space that welcomes improvisation, sketch, stand-up and more. There is no single school or breed of comedy represented at The Tank. Rather we welcome all dreamers and clowns who want to make a good show happen. To submit a proposal to comedy at The Tank, please email Chris Booth at comedy@thetanknyc.org.


Pilot Season!

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 9:30pm
$10

The Tank's "Pilot Season" presents some of the best new comedy that New York has to offer. Once a month new improv, stand-ups, and sketch comedy groups present there latest sets. Hosted by Chris and Paul with music by Soce the Elemental Wizard - Pilot Season is your place to go to see the newest and hottest comedy acts that New York has to offer. Check out "Pilot Season"!

A Supreme Night of Comedy

Wed, 07/15/2009 - 7:30pm
$10

In honor of the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings in DC, Laughing Liberally goes to the mat to take on the courts in a night that does justice to political comedy.

Start Trekkin'

Sat, 06/27/2009 - 7:30pm
Sun, 07/19/2009 - 9:30am
$5

Start Trekkin'- New York is the premier long-form improv comedy troupe in New York City, performing improvised shows based on the original Series of Star Trek. Many say that what we do is magic...we call it science. But be you primitive minded subspecies, or super-intelligent beings with no moral fibre and an Oedipus complex, we'll still warp your mind to the far reaches of funny. www.start-trekkin.com

The Untitled Kondabolu Brothers Experiment

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 7:30pm
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 7:30pm
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 9:00pm
$5

The legendary Kondabolu brothers from Queens make another attempt to host a talk show with little to no scripting.

FAT BITCH!

Wed, 10/07/2009 - 7:30pm
Thu, 10/08/2009 - 7:30pm
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 7:30pm
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 7:30pm
$10

BACK BY ASTOUNDINGLY POPULAR DEMAND!!!

A One Woman Show in Two Acts
by Erica Watson

Yes! Erica Watson is a FAT BITCH! But society made her this way.

Act I: PENIS ENVY
Erica Watson has NEVER had an orgasm before during sex. And she's mad about it! In Penis Envy, she explores her jealousy of male sexuality and how it has manifested itself in and out of the bedroom. She confesses her fear of blow jobs, meeting men in STD clinics and why male strippers make her nervous! Can Erica and Penises get over their issues and become friends?

Act II: SUPER MAMMY
Look in the sky! Is it a bird? A Plane? No..it's Super Mammy! Erica explores white America's fascination with sassy full-figured Black women and how those media images have shaped her self esteem and interactions with men, especially Black Men. Erica will explore how her weight has shaped her view of the world, and how the world has viewed her shape!

Advance Tickets can be purchased from BPT
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/71301