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In Order to Not Work a 9 to 5


A refreshingly honest and engaging exploration of the pursuit of passion...one odd job at a time.

Shakespeare Translate: The Complete Works


SHOW INFO Doors  2:00 PM Show  2:30 PM Tickets $15 early bird  (until Nov 24, 02:30PM) $18 standard $23 at the door $10 livestream 21+ ...

Titi Lee: Good Girl Gone Baddie


Titi Lee: Good Girl Gone Baddie  with special guest Jess Elgene “ Funny and so gloriously queer ” - Bechdel Theatre Titi Lee is breaking ...

RaaaatScraps: The Best Improv Show in the World


RaaaatScraps is the World's Best Improv Show w/ a surprise guest monologist and NYC's best improvisers.


RELATED STORIES

Fun in Moderation Comes to the New York Comedy Festival at Caveat


by Stephi Wild - October 27, 2024

Fun in Moderation is a New York City-based sketch comedy team comprised of Austin Elias-de Jesus (UCB), Kendall Bowden (Nick's girlfriend), Nick Ryan (Kendall's boyfriend), and Syd King (Good Girls Gone Sad). ...

VILLIAN ERA Returns to New York Following Edinburgh Fringe Run


by Blair Ingenthron - October 04, 2024

After a critically-acclaimed run in Edinburgh, Star Stone's VILLAIN ERA, directed by Ryan Cunningham will return to New York. An autobiographical tale about Stone's own experience facing public-shaming and cancel culture, VILLAIN ERA will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Caveat beginning ...

Kento Morita Joins SHOW UP, KIDS! at Q.E.D. Astoria


by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2024

Actor and comedian Kento Morita takes the reins of the hapless host in the long-running, interactive family comedy 'Show Up, Kids!' in Queens at Q.E.D. in Astoria at 11 a.m. on Saturday mornings, September 21 & 28. ...

3 KIDNEYS NO COLON Comes to Caveat Next Month


by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2024

After a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dave Piontkowski is bringing his groundbreaking comedy show, 3 Kidneys No Colon, to Caveat on October 3rd at 7pm!...

Queer Duo Comedy, Straight Icons, Returns To NYC Following Development At Ars Nova


by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2024

Anne-Marie Pietersma & SMJ's play, STRAIGHT ICONS, returns to NYC with performances on September 13 and October 14...

3 WHITE GUYS NAMED JOHN Comes to Caveat


by Stephi Wild - July 19, 2024

”3 White Guys Named John' is the fantastical and totally true solo show of how John Hughes, John Mayer and Jon Bon Jovi inspired Andrea Coleman, a black woman from the south, at pivotal moments in her life to go where she felt terrified to go thereby altering the course of her life. ...

Sketch Comedy Team Fun In Moderation to Play Caveat This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - June 16, 2024

Fresh off performances at the Austin and Philly Sketch Festivals, Fun in Moderation is BACK at Caveat with all new sketches, games, and stand-up from Esther Fallick (New York Comedy Festival)....

Caveat NYC to Showcase TIME TO KILL Sketch Comedy Residency


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 12, 2024

Experience top-tier sketch comedy with 'Time to Kill' at Caveat NYC, featuring writers and producers from The Daily Show and The Tonight Show. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

DISCOUNT: THE DISCO VARIETY SHOW To Bring Comedy, Drag & More to Caveat


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2024

DISCOunt: The Disco Variety Show brings dazzling dance, comedy, drag, and burlesque to NYC's Lower East Side. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

TIME TO KILL To Launch Sketch Comedy Residency At Caveat


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 29, 2024

'Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show!' is now a monthly Saturday prime-time sketch comedy residency at Caveat. Learn how to purchase tickets to the show. ...

Past Shows

Lizzy Sunshine


With her co-star unaccounted for, ever-positive Lizzy Sunshine carries a vaudevillian double act alone. This show-within-a-show ends with a twist, revealing the farcical fate of addiction's little ...

Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show! (2024 NY Comedy Festival)


The 2024 New York Comedy Festival features “Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show!” With comedians from The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, and more ...

Fun in Moderation


Presented by The New York Comedy Festival Fun in Moderation is BACK with all new sketches, stand-up, games, and more! Fun in Moderation is a ...

New York Comedy Festival Presents: Bada Swing!


The boys are back, baby! Michelle Chan Bennett and Josh Nasser are Bobby Bingus and Tommy Linguini, two 1960's crooners whose careers, livers, and opinions ...

LaughMasters: The Most Serious Comedy Competition


LaughMasters is a one-of-a-kind comedy competition that mixes pre-filmed challenges with onstage banter to bring audience members a rollicking good time. This installation’s lineup is ...

The Power Joker: A Rober Moses Comedy Show


What happens when the master builder of New York, Robert Moses, loses his power and attempts to be a stand-up comedian? The Power Joker is ...

Men, Come Inside of Me


Internet sensation and dancing philosopher/comedian, Toni Nagy, is coming to Caveat in NYC with her solo show, “Men, Come Inside of Me.” This one-of-a-kind comedy ...

3 KIDNEYS, NO COLON


After a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dave Piontkowski is bringing his groundbreaking comedy show, 3 Kidneys No Colon, to Caveat on October 3rd ...

Boyband Breakup: The Musical
Boyband Breakup: The Musical
9/14 - 9/27/2024


Boyband Breakup is a musical sketch show about the chaotic, on-stage collapse of multi-ethnic boyband, the Groove Guys. But who causes the breakup?! Sing along ...

Doctors Without Boundaries


ER doctor Aaron Bola and friends welcome chronically over-sharing comedians to tell stories of their weirdest diagnoses. The doctors then do what they wish they ...

The Flash Follies: A Lightning Fast Showcase of Music & Comedy


The Flash Follies: A Lightning Fast Showcase of Music & Comedy , is an hourlong, one-night-only showcase of talent featuring the members of the cast, ...

Shakespeare Translate: The Complete Works


Two Clowns Google Translate Shakespeare entire work 15 times and perform them to the highest of standards. What are you going to do about it? ...

In Order to Not Work a 9 to 5


A refreshingly honest musical comedy: chasing dreams in NYC, one odd job at a time.

Comedytown
Comedytown
7/19


This month we have Lucas O'Neil (Comedy Central), Jared Goldstein (Netflix), Sabrina Wu (The Tonight Show), Molly Ledbetter (NY Comedy Festival), & improv from Lisa ...

Gina and Tina and Jennifuh Go A-Stealin'


The Three Stooges meets the Jersey Shore in this staged comedy about a trio of broke, big-haired women attempting a life-changing robbery.

Doctors Without Boundaries


ER doctor Aaron Bola and friends welcome chronically over-sharing comedians to tell stories of their weirdest diagnoses. The doctors then do what they wish they ...

Fun in Moderation


Fun in Moderation is a New York City-based sketch comedy team comprised of Kendall Bowden, Nick Ryan, Austin Elias-de Jesus, and Syd King. The show ...

Reali-tease Burlesque Presents...Pumped! The Vanderpump Rules Parody


Join Reali-tease Burlesque for an evening of Vanderpump Rules-inspired entertainment as we transport you from the Lower East Side straight into the heart of West ...

The Last Neighbors Presents...


The Last Neighbors builds improvised One-Act plays with grounded characters and unexpected plot lines, based off the title created by their audiences! From capers and ...

Trans Voices Cabaret's Pride Show


Trans Voices Cabaret, NYC’s premier cabaret featuring transgender and nonbinary seasoned performers and rising stars in the musical theater community, returns to Caveat in Manhattan ...

Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show!


Writers and producers at The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, and more of the best comedians in New York City come together for "Time to ...

Leo Still Dies In The End


In April 1999, a six-year-old was allowed to watch the 1997 classic “Titanic” on a VHS after her mom taped it off of HBO. Over ...

Scandalton: LIVE!


Scandalton LIVE! The Jane Austen RPG Show. Ever wanted courtside seats to a courtship? Done waiting for the next season of Bridgerton? In Scandalton LIVE!, ...

Young Douglas: A Sketch Show!


Young Douglas is a fully stocked sketch comedy team that will get you buzzing with laughter. They're joined on this show by comedians Julia Schroeder ...

Lil Miss Kate - Ward of the State LIVE!


Audio comedy podcast ‘Lil Miss Kate - Ward of the State’ is producing their first-ever live show at Manhattan’s ‘Caveat’ theater. Written and Produced by ...

How To Give Up on Your Dreams


Learn the art of giving up - because who said it can't be fun?!

Catbaret! A Purrfect Variety Show


Meow! Calling all cat lovers—join us for a purrfect variety show at Caveat!

A NIGHT WITH FOUR SKETCH TROUPES: A COMEDIAN'S DOZEN


Caveat presents a sketch comedy night with four NYC based troupes performing a variety of new, hilarious, and exciting material! Including performers you've seen at ...

Send In The Clowns: Comedian Sing Sondheim


It's Stephen Sondheim's 94th birthday and we've booked some clowns! Celebrate with host Orli Matlow (Adult Swim) and a lineup of comedians paying exuberant homage ...

Greener Pastures Variety Hour


humor and satire website greener pastures presents a night of humor readings, improv, sketch comedy, stand up, character work, and music with guests alison leiby ...

America's Next Top Glow Up Runway Project


In this show, six comedians navigate challenges in either makeup and fashion. Three compete in makeup, three compete in fashion and then the top two face ...

Guilty Pleasure: A Solo Show about Solo Sex


ONE NIGHT ONLY Raw, vulgar, and hilarious. Amanda Melhuish takes us on her mostly true journey to master masturbation and orgasm for the first time. ...

Coming Out to Dead People
Coming Out to Dead People
12/30 - 1/10/2024


After Ricky's mother was diagnosed with cancer, he was faced with a question: Is now the right time to come out to her? After receiving ...

All Of Us Are Asian


Get ready for a night of laughter and connection in “All of us are Asian”, an improvised comedy show about the joys and challenges of ...

Welcome To The Big Show
Welcome To The Big Show
10/9 - 10/14/2023


Gara Lonning's first Stand Up Hour is coming to NYC for three nights at Caveat in October! Fresh off his successful 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Run, ...

The Soy Pony Sketch Show


Soy Pony is an NYC-based sketch trio comprised of writer/actors Katrin Nugent, Chrissy Bisbee, and Elly Silberstein. Together, they make up the perfect person- a ...

Benny Go Home


Carnival Girls Productions announces the staged reading event of the season! A dejected big city playwright escapes down the Jersey Shore only to take on ...

The Future Within Us


How do you envision the future? What aspects of that world are already here? The Future Within Us kicks off the 5th Climate Change Theatre ...

Fun In Moderation


Fun in Moderation offers a famously good time. This show is an all-night party featuring sketch comedy, stand-up, games & surprises. Written and performed by ...

Muslim Girls DTF


What do Muslim women think? Since nobody ever asked, Aizzah Fatima (HBO's High Maintenance, Dirtry Paki Lingerie) and Atheer Yacoub (Comedy Central) created the web ...

ACAB: Angry, Crazy & Black! Sydney Duncan’s One Woman Show


Character comedian, Sydney Duncan invites you inside the mind of an angry and crazy black woman. Through characters, impressions, and storytelling, this show is all about ...

Before The Drugs Kick In


A 62-year-old woman in an insane asylum closes her eyes and becomes a 28-year-old stand-up comedian. But not just any stand-up comedian, a comedian who ...

Carlos and Shannon Take a Completely Ethical Vacation


Comedians Carlos Nolla and Shannon Constantine (UCB) have planned the perfectly ethical summer vacation -- or, they will by the end of the night! With ...

Comedytown


Comedytown is BACK this month featuring standup by Brittany Carney (Comedy Central), Steven Castillo (SNL), Auguste White (SNL), musical comedy by Kyle Gordon (Comedy Central), ...

Trans Voices Cabaret's Pride Show


At Caveat June 24, Trans Voices Cabaret will bring its new Pride show to the stage. Set for 9:30 PM, the evening of music, solidarity, and celebration will feature TVC ...

REPARATIONS! A Juneteenth Celebration of Black Improv Comedy


You’re invited to the 2nd Annual passing out of “REPARATIONS!” Come join host, WNO's Sydney Duncan, as she celebrates Juneteenth with a blackity-black showcase of ...

Learn to Crossword!


Think you can't crossword, just because you didn't grow up yachting on a German river while singing opera? You CAN! A New York Times puzzle ...

Duty Free Live!


“Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!” is a comedy show bringing international game show formats to (unauthorized) life by New York’s best comedians. Led ...

Comedytown
Comedytown
5/25


Join us in person or via livestream! Comedytown is one of the hottest traveling variety shows nationwide. Join us this month for standup, music, and ...

Duty Free Live!


“Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!” is a comedy show bringing international game show formats to (unauthorized) life by New York’s best comedians. Led ...

Duty Free Live!


“Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!” is a comedy show bringing international game show formats to (unauthorized) life by New York’s best comedians. Led ...

Praying For Godot


Rogue lesbian nuns conduct their own improved version of the Catholic Mass in “Praying For Godot” at Caveat Theater, 9:30PM March 22nd, 2023 The Good ...

Charming Disaster: SUPER NATURAL HISTORY Album Release Show


On March 4, goth-folk duo Charming Disaster will present a live musical performance to celebrate the release of their latest album: Super Natural History , ...

Duty Free Live!


“Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!” is a comedy show bringing international game show formats to (unauthorized) life by New York’s best comedians. Led ...

Old Pros Show


On Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 9:30pm, Old Pros , a non profit media organization working to change the status of sex workers in society, ...

Duty Free Live


“Duty Free Live! Unauthorized Imported Game Shows!” is a comedy show bringing international game show formats to (unauthorized) life by New York’s best comedians. Led ...

Bloody Mary: LIVE!


It's the resurrection of the century, bitches. Fresh off a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival '22 , teen Queen Mary Tudor takes ...

Old Pros Show


Title: Old Pros Show is Raising Money and Awareness for Sex Worker Rights!    On Wednesday, November 30th at 9:30pm - Old Pros , a ...

Bird: A Solo Show


*Content warning: sexual abuse* ‘Punk rock bad ass’ Kylie Vincent straight off her 8 month long United States tour and one month run in Scotland ...

Duty Free Live


Hong Kong and Canadian Game Shows Brought To Localized and Unauthorized Life In “Duty Free Live!” at Caveat Theater, November 21st, 2022 LOWER EAST SIDE, ...

How to Restaurant


A sketch show about two objectively awful people giving horrible advice on how to behave in restaurants! Written and directed by comedians Jared Eimicke & ...

MEGA THE PODCAST With Jason Mantzoukas


MEGA is a satirical podcast from the staff of a fictional mega church. Hosted by Holly Laurent and Greg Hess, the show features a rotating ...

Duty Free Live!


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 2022   Japanese and British Game Shows Brought To Localized and Unauthorized Life In “Duty Free Live!” at Caveat Theater, October ...

The American Songbook: Redacted Record Release


Lots of singers perform the great American songbook, comedian/songwriter Rob Paravonian, famous for his viral YouTube hit Pachelbel Rant, takes out the “great” and finds ...

A Drinking Game NYC presents ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES


A toast, to the glorious mysteries of life, to all that binds an audience as one, to mirth, to merriment, to manslaughter, to ADDAMS FAMILY ...

Bird: A Solo Show


Punk rock bad ass Kylie Vincent straight off her 8 month long United States tour and one month run in Scotland for The Edinburgh Fringe ...

Five Times In One Night
Five Times In One Night
9/1 - 9/5/2022


In this comedic quintet, five couples explore the delights and disappointments of their sex lives. Whether they are the first two people on Earth or ...

Portly Lutheran Know-It-All


Portly Lutheran Know-It-All is a solo show well worth the Reformation. The show mixes standup, storytelling, and light Bible study.Written and performed by Matt Storrs ...

A Drinking Game NYC present TWISTER


Only one of us has ever seen an F5... until July 29th! Join A Drinking Game NYC as they lovingly recreate this iconic film while ...

The Star Wars Movie Quiz


Rebels vs Empire. Jedi vs Sith. Your team vs. the rest of the audience.Know your Jabba from your Jawa, your Lando from your Mando, and ...

We Stan Together


We Stan Together is a hilarious liveshow and pop culture academic symposium that examines entertainment gossip and mass media trends with academic rigor. Smart people, ...

THE DATA SCIENCE SPECTACULAR with ANDREA JONES-ROOY, Ph.D.


WHAT:A live and livestreaming informative comedy show about data and decision making in the real world. WHO: Hosted by Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D: data science professor, ...

Vintage Basement w/ Max & Nicky, ft. JOE PERA + MORE!


After a three-month safety hiatus, twin brothers Max and Nicky Weinbach are back with their monthly neo-retro night of stand-up comedy and music. Max & ...

Current Ex Boyfriend Presents: The Secret to Love, Happiness and Other Easily Attainable Dreams


In this show an expert in the business of love will share hot takes and sound advice that will inspire improv comedy, which will inspire ...

We Stan Together


We Stan Together is a hilarious pop culture academic symposium that examines entertainment gossip and mass media trends with academic rigor. Smart people, dumb topics.Caitlin ...

Adult Sex Ed Holiday Show


Hosted by Dani Faith Leonard, ADULT SEX ED is a comedy show that plugs the holes in your education through storytelling, deep dives, and hilarious ...

Queer Ole Christmas Opry


It's time for another Queer Ole Opry, but this time with a Christmas TWIST! See burlesque and drag with a whole lotta camp, humor, and ...

SH!T SHOW: Holiday Edition


A special holiday edition of the comedic storytelling game show about the times that made us go, "OH, SH*T!" Created and hosted by Neil D'Astolfo ...

Half-Full: Comedy from the Staff at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee


Half-Full: Comedy from the writers, correspondents and staff at Full Frontal with Samantha BeeThe Emmy-award winning staff at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee celebrates their ...

A Drinking Game NYC presents GHOSTBUSTERS


When its time to get the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster back together, who you gonna call? A Drinking Game NYC! Join us as we lovingly ...

Nore Davis: LIVE!


In the last year, Nore Davis has released his third comedy album Too Woke, filmed his first Comedy Central Half Hour Special which aired in ...

Queer Window


Queer Window is an LGBTQIA+ themed sketch show written, performed, created, produced, and conceived by an all-queer cast that was forged in the flames of ...

CubaAMP Benefit Show


Join us for a night of comedy, music and more in support of CubaAMP: an organization working to empower Cubans in Cuba to take back ...

The Goss: Live!


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A Drinking Game NYC presents INDEPENDENCE DAY


"Hello, everyone! WE'RE BAAACK!" Let's welcome each other back to Earth with A Drinking Game NYC as they lovingly recreate this iconic film and turn ...

Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory
3/13 - 5/7/2020


What happens when a TED talk about chaos theory goes wildly off the rails? CHAOS THEORY is a comedic, immersive experience exploring the underlying chaos ...

A Drinking Game NYC presents INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE


Don't mail your ticket to the Marx Brothers and don't call us Junior, because up next is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! Come fly ...

A Drinking Game NYC presents BACK TO THE FUTURE


Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads! Just plutonium and beers. Join A Drinking Game NYC as they lovingly recreate this cult classic film ...

The Billie Holiday Project


The Billie Holiday Project evokes the electric and intimate feeling of experiencing Lady Day live in a 1930s Jazz Club. Drawing from some of Billie's ...

Dirty Bingo Night! A Fundraiser + Convo with Trust Women Wichita & Lizz Winstead


Dirty Bingo Night! A Fundraiser + Convo with Trust Women Wichita & Lizz WinsteadTHU // JUN 06 // 06:00PMThe Trust Women abortion clinic was founded ...

NYC's Secrets & Lies


"Money makes the world go 'round" is a widely-used saying invented right here in New York City so this month New York City's Secrets and ...

New York City's Secrets & Lies


Can you tell the difference between a secret and a lie when it involves New York City history? This month, were spinning tales about What ...

Hypatia and the Heathens: A Musical Bacchanalia


If the civilization around you were rapidly collapsing, what would you save? “Hypatia and the Heathens: A Musical Bacchanalia,” is a new interactive party musical ...

New York City's Secrets and Lies


Can you tell the difference between a secret and a lie? New York City's Secrets and Lies is an original storytelling show that has a new ...

An Inconvenient Talk Show
An Inconvenient Talk Show
8/6 - 12/3/2018


Al Gore has been trying to make climate change sexy for 30 years. But after two depressing movies, he’s finally found the answer: A Late ...

Illegal Ink: The bizarre story of NYC's Tattoo Ban


A stellar lineup of five historians and tattoo artists who lived this history tell the story of the tattoo ban in NYC that lasted from ...

Videos


Carol of the Balls in Off-Off-Broadway Carol of the Balls
The Stonewall Inn (12/14 - 12/18) Tracker
PHOTOS
Piano Panties: A Cheeky Cabaret Show in Off-Off-Broadway Piano Panties: A Cheeky Cabaret Show
Sid Gold’s Request Room (7/2 - 12/30) Tracker
Emote: An Original Musical by Tim Carullo and June Spiegel in Off-Off-Broadway Emote: An Original Musical by Tim Carullo and June Spiegel
54 Below (11/19 - 11/19) Tracker
Guys And Dolls in Off-Off-Broadway Guys And Dolls
Church Of The Good Shepherd (11/15 - 11/23) Tracker
Tin Church in Off-Off-Broadway Tin Church
Chain Theatre (10/23 - 11/23)

NEW PLAY Tracker
PHOTOS
Cool Stories vol 9 in Off-Off-Broadway Cool Stories vol 9
Marjorie S Deane Little/The YMCA (11/22 - 11/22)

COMEDY NEW PLAY Tracker
Agency for the Lost by Serena Norr in Off-Off-Broadway Agency for the Lost by Serena Norr
The Tank (1/28 - 2/2)
In Order to Not Work a 9 to 5 in Off-Off-Broadway In Order to Not Work a 9 to 5
Caveat (11/23 - 11/23)
VIDEOS
The Civilians: Sex Variants of 1941 in Off-Off-Broadway The Civilians: Sex Variants of 1941
NYU Skirball (11/14 - 11/24)
 THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Lillie P. Bliss and the Birth of the Modern NOVEMBER 17, 2024 – MARCH 29, 2025 in Off-Off-Broadway THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Lillie P. Bliss and the Birth of the Modern NOVEMBER 17, 2024 – MARCH 29, 2025
The Museum of Modern Art (11/17 - 3/29)
Starr Struck with Kay Starr!! in Off-Off-Broadway Starr Struck with Kay Starr!!
Don't Tell Mama (11/17 - 11/24)
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