Laughing Liberally New York City Chapter Blog

Just when you thought you'd had your last laugh of 2008...the comedians of Laughing Liberally come together for one more night in honor of all those holidays going on these days.

HA-HA-HANNUKAH - Tuesday, Dec 23 & 7:30

A night of transdenominational laughter
about religions, politics & other topics
you don't discuss in polite company.
Presented by Laughing Liberally

Featuring Jews, Muslims, Christians,
Atheists, Sinners & More:

- Katie Halper
- Costaki Economopoulos
- Negin Farsad
- Scott Blakeman
- Harry Terjanian
- Elon James White
- Heather Gold

Join the fun at THE TANK @ chashama
217 East 42nd St btw 2nd & 3rd.
Tuesday - Dec 23rd
Doors 7pm; Show 7:30
Tix: $10 ($5 for list-members!)
www.thetanknyc.org

PLUS two special offers from Living Liberally:

1. Get your free drinks, tickets, gifts
& your mark of unadulterated liberal pride:
THE LIBERAL CARD -- http://theliberalcard.org
Buy yours today - of give one to a friend.

2. Tickets are now available for
THE LIVING LIBERALLY INAUGURAL BALL
Sunday, Jan 18th - 8pm
Rush - 6th Ave at 16th Street
http://livingliberally.org/inauguralball

From an absurdly bruising primary,
to a hilariously frightening election,
from a comically lame President,
to a tragically farcical bailout,
2008 has been a year that's made us laugh
...sometimes to keep from crying,
& sometimes out of sheer glee.

Join the a line-up of lefty comedians
as the LAUGHING LIBERALLY LAB
presents the last laughs of 2008.

Tonight - Tuesday, December 16th
7:30 doors; 8pm show
The Tank @ chashama
217 East 42nd btw 2nd & 3rd Aves
$10 (only $5 if you mention this list)

Featuring comedians from:
The Onion, 23/6, Huffington Post,
Comedy Central, MTV, This Week in Blackness:
- Baratunde Thurston
- Elon James White
- Harry Terjanian
- Jamie Kilstein
- Katie Halper
- Lee Camp
& Myq Kaplan

Ladies and Gentleman -

The last month has brought joyous laughter,
and we've had reason to celebrate.

Now, let's convene to laugh together.
There have been some dark times, but in the end,
those who laugh last, laugh loudest
...and laugh liberally.

THE LAUGHING LIBERALLY LAB:
The Laughs Last, Laughs Loudest Victory Romp
Tuesday, December 2nd
Doors 7:30; Show 8pm
The Tank @ chashama
217 East 42nd St, btw 2nd & 3rd
Admission: $10 / $5 for Laughing Lib list-members!
www.laughingliberally.org
www.thetanknyc.org

Featuring:
- Baratunde Thurston (The Onion)
- Lee Camp (23/6)
- Elon James White (This Week in Blackness)
- Harry Terjanian (MTV)
- Myq Kaplan (Comedy Central)
...and who knows who else may come by...

Questions? nyc@laughingliberally.org

Hi Folks -

Come get one last pre-election laugh
(& hope on Election Day we'll laugh loudest)
at a FREE show with Laughing Liberally TONIGHT.

LAUGH OUT THE VOTE @ The Laughing Liberally Lab
Monday, October 27th, 2008: 7:30pm
The Grisley Pear - 107 MacDougal
between Bleecker and West 3rd
Doors 7:30; Show at 8.

No cover - no drink minimum - no Neocons.

With Jamie Kilstein, Negin Farsad,
Costaki Economopoulos, Heather Gold and more.
Hosted by Elon James White
of ThisWeekinBlackness.com

...and check out our multiple Election parties:
-- Comix, 14th East of 9th - RSVP at ppnyc.org
-- The Tank @ DCTV - 87 Lafayette St
-- Rudy's - 9th btw 44th & 45th
-- Professor Thom's - 2nd btw 13th & 14th
Details: livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/NY/nyc

The economy is dropping,
McCain's poll is drooping
& his morals are sinking even lower.

Raise your spirits with laughter...

LAUGHING LIBERALLY
because it's better than crying.

Two shows, a debate watch, and free tickets
to the NY premiere of Oliver Stone's "W."

Read on...

1. The Laughing Liberally Lab - FREE
Monday, October 13th - Doors 7:30; Show at 8pm
The Grisley Pear - 107 MacDougal
between Bleecker & West 3rd.
No cover; no minimum; no Neocons.
Featuring: Lee Camp, Harry Terjanian,
Elon James White, Myq Kaplan & more...

2. The Hysterical Festival Laughing Liberally
& FINAL DEBATE WATCH Party
Wed, Oct 15th - 7:30 doors/8pm comedy/9pm debate
& Q&A with Lizz Winstead following the debate.
The Tank & DCTV - (note location!)
87 Lafayette between Walker & White
www.thetanknyc.org

Come enjoy an all-female line-up
as part of The Hysterical Festival.
Suggested donation: $5
Featuring Katie Halper, Erin Judge, Negin Farsad
Mindy Raf as Leibya Rogers and Maureen Langan
www.thehystericalfestival.com

3. SCREENING LIBERALLY invites you as our guest
to the NY Premiere of "W." - Oliver Stone's film
about the man who politicized so many of us.

The screening is Tuesday, October 14th @ 7:30.
The pass does not guarantee admission -
you have to arrive early to get your free seat.

Pick up your pass at Monday's Laughing Liberally
at the Grisley Pear - 107 MacDougal - 7:30 on.

Economic meltdown,
government stalemate
& "suspended" campaigns...

You deserve a Laugh.

Come Laugh Liberally:
1. Tonight - 7:30pm - with a special guest
2. Tomorrow - 8pm - before the VP debate

1.The Laughing Liberally Lab
with special guest IRIS BURNETT
Wednesday, October 1st
Doors 7pm; Show 7:30pm

Laughing Liberally returns with fan favorites
from Comedy Central, the Onion, 236.com and more.
This week features special guest IRIS BURNETT
author of "So, You Think You Can Be President."
With Katie Halper, Myq Kaplan, Lee Camp,
Scott Blakeman & Brian Longwell.

Join us for a night of smart, savvy & surprising comedy.
Sometimes you gotta Laugh Liberally to keep from crying.

The Tank @ chashama (note location!)
217 East 42nd Street, btw 2nd & 3rd
www.thetanknyc.org
Admission: Suggested donation of $10 to support The Tank

2. Biden v. Palin - Debate Watch & Comedy

No need to watch alone or sober
as Biden & Palin go their one-and-only round.

Thursday, October 2nd
The Tank @ chashama (note location!)
217 East 42nd between 2nd & 3rd Aves.
Doors 7:30; Comedy 8pm; Debate at 9pm.
FREE Admission

(Drinking Liberally will also be watching at
Rudy's - 9th btw 44th & 45th in the backyard
...The Tank is inside, and has seats;
both have cheap beers & will be awesome)

...and check out:
CRAFTING LIBERALLY - Sun, Oct 5th 3-5pm
at The Tank @ chashama - 217 East 42nd

"So a Rabbi walks into a Congressional race..."

If you think that's the set-up for a joke,
then you don't know about progressive politics
in the great state of New Jersey.

Laughing Liberally comedians
invite you two join them for
2 special election-themed events
...both this week!

1. Meet Rabbi Dennis Shulman,
Candidate for Congress, TONIGHT

2. Debate Watch Party - Friday

1. TONIGHT - Monday, Sep 22nd
8pm Event - Doors at 7:30pm
Rabbi Dennis Shulman is running for Congress,
and he wants to meet you.

Hosted by DL21C & Living Liberally
with Laughing Liberally's Katie Halper

The Tank @ chashama - (note location!)
217 East 42nd btw 2nd & 3rd
www.thetanknyc.org
Admission: $7

2. Friday, Sep 26th - 8pm
The First Presidential Debate
& Pre-Show Commentary with Laughing Liberally
Comedy at 8pm; Debate at 9pm

Barack "The Rock" Obama
and John "Lame, Same, Insane" McCain
face off in the first presidential debate.
Watch with drink in hand, in the company of friends.

And come early to enjoy the pre-bout punditry
of the comedians of Laughing Liberally
with special guest JOE QUINT
author of "72 Things Younger Than John McCain"

The Tank @ DCTV (note location!)
87 Lafayette St btw Walker & White
www.thetanknyc.org

McCain runs egregious lies?
Palin believes in creationism?
The Bush economy is tanking?

You need a laugh...

Laughing Liberally will return soon,
but in the meantime there are opportunities
to see Laughing Liberally comedians...

1. LEE CAMP & BARATUNDE THURSTON at Comix
2. KATIE HALPER with candidate Dennis Shulman
3. Laughing Liberally returns October 1st...

1.Laughing Liberally fan-favorite LEE CAMP
will be performing in a one-night-only show
at Comix Comedy Club in NYC.
The Fox-News-slayer will be performing
a full set for a new DVD.
With featured comic BARATUNDE THURSTON
Get tix at www.ComixNY.com
use the discount code "leecamp" to get them for $10.
You can check out Lee's comedy at www.LeeCamp.net

2. DL21C and Laughing Liberally host an evening
with congressional candidate RABBI DENNIS SHULMAN
...featuring comedian KATIE HALPER.
Monday, Sep 22nd - 8pm
The Tank @ chashama - 218 East 42nd btw 2nd & 3rd
Admission: $7
www.thetanknyc.org / www.dl21c.org

3. And stay tuned...THE LAUGHING LIBERALLY LAB
will return Wednesday, October 1st...

Plus: Debate watch parties!
Fri 9/26; Thurs 10/2; Tues 10/7; Wed 10/15
stay tuned to Living Liberally for details

You've seen Sarah Palin attack Barack Obama.
You've seen Mitt Romney smugly strut on the stage.
You've seen Rudy 9iu11iani believe that people like him.

You need to laugh...

1. McCain on the Rocks Watch Party - tonight!
2. Laughing Liberally at the Conventions
3. Lee Camp's special event coming soon

1. McCain on the Rocks - Tonight!
You want to watch the speech...
You can't watch it sober...
You shouldn't be drinking alone...

Come to the Drinking Liberally Watch Party
with special guest Markos Moulitsas Zuniga
founder of DailyKos.com.

We will be playing a drinking game
as McCain gives his speech.

Tonight - 7pm onward
The Tank @ DCTV - 87 Lafayette St
btw Walker & White, below Canal
www.thetanknyc.org

Free Admission, cheap drinks, big screen,
special guests, good company & more.

2. Comedians Lee Camp & Katie Halper
have been at the Republican Convention.

Lee found a leaked phone conversation
between John McCain & Sarah Palin:
http://www.236.com/blog/w/lee_camp/mccains_voice_mail_to_palin_le_8644.p...

And Katie's been doing analysis
of the 2 Vice Presidential candidates:
http://katiehalper.com/joe-biden-ten-times-more-boneable-sarah-palin

3. Laughing Liberally fan-fave LEE CAMP
will be performing in a one-night-only show
at Comix Comedy Club in NYC.
The Fox-News-slayer will be performing
a full set for a new DVD.
Thursday, September 18th
Get tix at www.ComixNY.com
use the discount code "leecamp" to get them for $10.
You can check out Lee's comedy at www.LeeCamp.net

If McCain's Paris Hilton ad isn't funny enough,
who's ready to laugh?

A Barack Obama Birthday Comedy Romp (8/4) +
and a Jobs With Justice Comedy Lab (8/6) =
2 Chances to LAUGH LIBERALLY.

1.
THE BARACK OBAMA BIRTHDAY COMEDY SPECIAL
presented by Shades of Black.
with performers from The Daily Show, 30 Rock & more.

Monday, August 4th (Obama's Actual Birthday)
The Tank @ DCTV (note NEW location)
7pm Doors; 8pm Show
87 Lafayette - btw Walker & White, below Canal.
livingliberally.org/laughing/chapters/NY/nyc
$5 cover; No Drink Minimum

Featuring:
Wyatt Cenac - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Michele Buteau - Last Comic Standing
Baron Vaughn - Live at Gotham
Reese Waters - Caroline's on Broadway
Donald Glover - 30 Rock
Elon James White - DC Comedy Festival

FEEL FREE TO BRING GIFTS FOR THE CANDIDATE!
Birthday party attire not discouraged

2.
LAUGHING LIBERALLY & JOBS WITH JUSTICE
Wed, Aug 6th - 6:30 doors; 7:30 show
Featuring Katie Halper, Harry Terjanian,
Baratunde Thurston & Lee Camp

The Tank @ DCTV (note NEW location)
87 Lafayette - btw Walker & White, below Canal.
livingliberally.org/laughing/chapters/NY/nyc

And stay tuned for more Living Liberally events
including...Convention Parties:
Aug 25-28 - Democratic Convention
Sep 1-4 - Republican Convetnion