November 2001 Shows at 7:30pm, unless noted otherwise 1 Thursday @ 3:00pm and 8:15 pm Aspen Comedy Arts Festival Callbacks Get a first look at the solo and ensemble performers vying for a chance to perform at HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, the world’s premier comedy event. Afternoon showcase features Carmen Palaez’s Rum & Coke, playwright John Cariani’s Jimmy & Sandrine, and Matt Higgins’ Two Out Of Three. Evening showcase features a trip through time with Billy & Bobby and Joseph Edward’s Fly. 5 Monday The Rich Life Rich Ramirez explores what happens when a regular guy gets a chance to run his own small television station in this hip, urban New York Latino sitcom, developed and written with Chris Ryan, featuring Herb Quinones, J.D. Martinez and Ruth Otero. 6 Tuesday Alternative Tuesday Tom Shillue hosts the hottest free alternative show in town when Dan Cohen, John Corbett, Julius Sharpe, John Hodgman, Kurt Metzger and Sherrod Small take a shot at appearing on NBC’s Late Friday. 7 Wednesday Shotgun Wedding As host of an adventure show on The Discovery Channel actor/comedian Kevin Flynn was the consummate “Go-For-It” guy. Shark dive, bungee jump…no problem. But marriage…no way until he learned what was truly important in this funny and heartfelt one man show, directed by Tony Award winner Judith Ivey. 8 Thursday @ 8:00 pm Four Directions Talent Search Native American Showcase NBC and the Oneida Indian Nation proudly present an evening of Native American actors and comedians discovered during a North American talent search. Winners of the Four Directions Writers Search will also be announced. Help us welcome a group of performers with a perspective rarely heard in New York. 12 Monday We Built This City on Rent Control The Second City New York Training Center presents an original sketch comedy review combining social and political satire with music in The Second City tradition. Written and performed by graduates of the Revue Showcase class, Kevin Scott directs with musical direction by Noel Katz. 13 Tuesday Alternative Tuesday Veteran Conan O’Brien writer Janine DiTullio offers her distinctive brand of off-center stand-up when she welcomes local boys Frank Gia and Brad Trackman, LA returnee Chris Arcudi, Boston’s Dave Russo, and PSNBC sweatheart Tami Vernekoff to this week’s not your usual night of stand-up 14 Wednesday Shalom Bombay A Jew and and Indian walk into a bar. You can’t imagine what happens next, as Dina Pearlman and Vijai Nathan join forces for an evening of gut-provoking, thought-wrenching storytelling. 15 Thursday To Oz and Back Emerald City…nice place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there. Los Angeles actress Kim Castle’s one-woman show, written with Vito Montone, explains why. 19 Monday We Built This City on Rent Control The Second City New York Training Center presents an original sketch comedy review combining social and political satire with music in The Second City tradition. Written and performed by graduates of the Revue Showcase class, Kevin Scott directs with musical direction by Noel Katz. 20 Tuesday Alternative Tuesday It’s always a party with Ms. Suzi Felber, and tonight’s no different when she welcomes Andrea Rosen (in a rare non-choreographed performance), Toronto’s Gemini Award winner Jessica Holmes, Elliot Chang, Sara Contreras and sometimes Bert Fershners Mike Rock & Mark Hervey and friends. 21 Wednesday Happy Thanksgiving 22 Thursday Happy Thanksgiving 26 Monday We Built This City on Rent Control The Second City New York Training Center presents an original sketch comedy review combining social and political satire with music in The Second City tradition. Written and performed by graduates of the Revue Showcase class, Kevin Scott directs with musical direction by Noel Katz. 27 Tuesday Alternative Tuesday We always knew Aspen survivor Sean Conroy had that something special, and he proves it tonight hosting another fabulous all-female Alternative Tuesday, featuring Wendy Spero, Vijai Nathan, Lauren Engel, Jessica Curson and the unique dance stylings of Leigh Garrett & Katie Workum. 28 Wednesday Mr. Jumpypants The Courtship of Eddie’s Father meets Tron in this comic evening of sketch, film and song from the group that everyone loves to kiss (hard, and on the lips). Mr. Jumpypants is, of course, Ray Bokhour, Maia Guest, John Plummer, Ted Travelstead and Julie Wright. 29 Thursday Broads A little song, a little dancing, perhaps a reading or two, all comedy, all funny, all female, with the occasional man snuck in. Just how do Sharon Glassman and Elisa DeCarlo find these talents? Must be woman-power. Come on down and find out. Schedule subject to change. Back to top