NY Laughs Festival returns to Lower Manhattan from June 4 through June 7 with stand-up heavyweights, rising comics, and open-air performances across downtown venues. A free kickoff show, “Comedy in the Square,” runs June 4 from 6 pm to 9 pm on Union Square Park’s North Plaza, turning the park into an open-air comedy club with a concert-style stage, seating, standing room, and nearby food and drinks. The lineup includes Mark Normand, Matthew Broussard, Emma Willmann, Caitlin Peluffo, and Usama Siddiquee, with live music before stand-up begins. The festival is presented by The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club alongside nonprofit comedy organization NYLaughs and expands with new venues and additional programming.
"The NY Laughs Festival is back from June 4 through June 7, bringing a substantial lineup of stand-up heavyweights, rising comics and open-air performances to venues across downtown Manhattan, including a massive free kickoff show right in Union Square Park."
"Presented by The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club alongside nonprofit comedy organization NYLaughs, the festival debuted last year and apparently went well enough that organizers decided to make the sequel even bigger and louder. This year's edition expands with new venues, additional programming and a lineup that reads like a perfect comedy podcast queue."
"The centerpiece of the whole thing is “Comedy in the Square,” a free outdoor show happening June 4 from 6 pm to 9 pm on Union Square Park's North Plaza. Organizers say the event will once again turn the park into a giant open-air comedy club, complete with a concert-style stage setup, seating, standing room and food and drinks nearby."
"This year's outdoor lineup includes Mark Normand, Matthew Broussard, Emma Willmann, Caitlin Peluffo and Usama Siddiquee, plus live music before the stand-up starts. (Last year's kickoff reportedly drew more than 1,000 people.)"
Read at Time Out New York
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