Jim Mendrinos, Rachel Lenihan, Sean Donnelly, Paul Mecurio, Brian McFadden!
Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM · The Comic Strip, Manhattan
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The Venue
The Comic Strip
1568 2nd Ave
An Upper East Side stand-up club operating since 1975, with a long showcase tradition and a stage tied to early careers from Eddie Murphy to Chris Rock.
Tickets
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Shape The Night
Before
Heidelberg RestaurantOne of two German businesses left on the Second Avenue stretch that used to be full of them, open since 1939 and still run by a family. Schnitzel, sausage, potato pancakes and beer served in boot-shaped glasses if you ask for the big one. The dining side takes reservations but the front takes walk-ins. It is loud in a way that has nothing to do with a sound system.
8:00 PM · Jim Mendrinos, Rachel Lenihan, Sean Donnelly, Paul Mecurio, Brian McFadden!
After
The PenroseA bar on Second Avenue in the 80s that keeps its kitchen going until 3am and the bar until 4am. Cocktails and beer, burgers and fried chicken sandwiches late, eggs benedict and flapjacks at weekend brunch. There is a patio out back where leashed dogs are welcome. Walk-ins are the norm; only groups of four to ten take a booking.