These 68 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 14 at 7:30pm +12
Mr. Nancy's · Ridgewood • $0
Catch rising comedians and viral creators in a retro bar that feels like Twin Peaks met the 1950s. Expect sharp stand-up, surprise drop-ins, and a crowd that actually laughs.
October 15 at 8pm
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
Catch a late-night veteran in a room that barely seats fifty. Joe List brings his self-deprecating, Netflix-approved stand-up to Astoria's snug Grove 34, where big names drop by and every seat feels like the front row.
October 16 at 7:30pm
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
Fifty seats, zero bad views, and a lineup that mixes rising stars with seasoned pros. Grove Comedy Live! packs this snug Astoria room with the kind of stand-up where the comics actually feed off the crowd.
October 17 at 1pm (This weekend) +43
Kween · Astoria • $$
Sashay into Kween Astoria for a drag brunch that treats you like royalty. Award-winning queens serve lewks and laughs while the kitchen dishes out tasty plates and stiff drinks.
October 18 at 7pm (This weekend)
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
No scripts, no safety nets: just quick-witted improvisers building comedy from thin air. Grove 34's snug room packs in top city talent for a night where anything can happen.
October 19 at 7pm
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
Comedy gets weird in the best way: musical improv group HELL YEAH! headlines a night of experimental bits built to push the form forward, with two supporting acts testing fresh concepts.
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Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Nancy Blake’s Tavern + Tap · Jackson Heights
Thu, Oct 15 · 3:00 PM
Abracadabra Magic Diner · Ridgewood
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 12:00 PM
Fresco’s Grand Cantina · Astoria
Fri, Oct 16 · 11:00 PM
QED Astoria · Astoria
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 PM
Cassette · Flushing
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 PM
Tootles & French · Astoria
$$
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Colden Auditorium · Flushing
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:30 PM
Dada · Ridgewood
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:30 PM
Freda · Ridgewood
$
Wed, Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Sanger Hall · Sunnyside
$$
Wed, Oct 21 · 9:00 PM
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
The Barber Shop · Forest Hills
$$
Fri, Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Stepback Studio · Woodside
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Sanger Hall · Sunnyside
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Dada · Ridgewood
$12.51
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Dada · Ridgewood
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Sanger Hall · Sunnyside
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
QED Astoria · Astoria
$10
Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Kupferberg Center for the Arts · Flushing
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center · LIC
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Goldstein Theatre · Kew Gardens Hills
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Queens Theatre · Corona
$40-$55
Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Queens Theatre · Corona
$63-$73
Sun, Nov 8 · 7:15 PM
Footlight Presents · Ridgewood
$7.58
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
Queens Theatre · Corona
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 PM
Q.E.D. · Astoria
Fri, Nov 20 · 8:00 PM
Rockaway Theatre Company · Breezy Point
$25
Thu, Dec 3 · 8:00 PM
Culture Lab LIC · LIC
$25
Sun, Jan 24 · 7:00 PM
Melrose Ballroom · LIC
$49.87
Albatross Bar · Astoria
$$
Q.E.D. · Astoria
Fresco’s Grand Cantina · Astoria
YANT STUDIO - Queensbridge · LIC
Flushing Town Hall · Flushing
MoMA PS1 · LIC
Flushing Town Hall · Flushing
QED Astoria · Astoria
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center · LIC
$50
Q.E.D. · Astoria
The Secret Theatre · LIC
Q.E.D. · Astoria
154th Street · Queens
$39.19
Medusa Art Studios and Events · Astoria
Queens Theatre · Corona
Q.E.D. · Astoria
43 Bar & Grill · Sunnyside
$$
The Local Bar · Astoria
$
Terraza 7 · Elmhurst
The Secret Theatre · LIC
Fresco’s Grand Cantina · Astoria
Q.E.D. · Astoria
Grove 34 Comedy Club · Astoria
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