New York Comic Con Presents 'How New York City Created the Comic Book' at Downtown Variety

Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour is back at UCB Theatre East Village on Monday, October 2 at 7:30 PM with a special New York Comic Con edition! 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 comedy scene. The show features native luminaries as well as a few welcome New York transplants.

This month's comics-themed Downtown Variety hosted by New York Comic Con features Myq Kaplan (Late Show, CONAN), Lorraine Cink (Marvel, Hero Complex), Greg Young (The Bowery Boys), and Peter Sanderson (comic book historian, researcher for DC and Marvel)! And in "NYC Trivia," audience members can win free pizza and comics from sponsors Two Boots and Forbidden Planet.

Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour takes place at 7:30 PM on Monday, October 2, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East Village, 153 East 3 Street, Manhattan, NY 10009. Admission costs $7 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/NTDVH52.