NAT TOWSEN'S DOWNTOWN VARIETY HOUR Begins 6/6 at UCB Theatre East Village

Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour begins the fourth year of its at UCB Theatre East Village on Monday, June 6, at 8 PM. Host Nat Towsen (VICE, Nickelodeon) combines the disappearing, eclectic lower Manhattan culture in which he grew up (around the corner from the theatre, in fact) with interviews, informative presentations, and the best of the NYC alt-comedy scene. The show features native luminaries as well as a few welcome New York transplants.

This month's Downtown Variety features comedian and New York Times best-selling author Baratunde Thurston (The Daily Show, The Onion) and visiting west-coast comedian Keith Lowell Jensen (China International Comedy Festival, Stand Up! Records). In the monthly "Downtown History" segment, Towsen will interview organizers for NYC Shut It Down, a part of the Black Lives Matter movement, whose protest temporarily shut down Downtown Variety's March show. Guest trivia host Jamela Zarha Williams will present a special edition of "NYC Trivia," in which audience members can win free pizza and comics from sponsors Two Boots and Forbidden Planet. Brewery Ommegang, another sponsor, will provide free beer to audience members at the bar while supplies last.

Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour takes place at 8 PM on Monday, June 6, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East Village, 153 East 3 Street, Manhattan, NY 10009. Admission costs $5 and patrons of all age are welcome (those 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Tickets will be available in advance at bit.ly/NTDVH1